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Maybe We Love British TV So Much Because American
Literature Is Too Dark For TV
MEDIA Posted: July 5, 201512:15 pm
The executive producer of Masterpiece:
"This is a huge generalization, but
[American novels] have tended not to have
all the elements that make it good for
television, whether it's too interior or there's
not enough action."
http://www.artsjournal.com/2015/07/maybe-
we-love-british-tv-so-much-b-
cause-american-literature-
is-too-dark-for-tv.html

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Maybe We Love British TV So Much Because American Literature Is Too Dark For TV

  • 1. Maybe We Love British TV So Much Because American Literature Is Too Dark For TV MEDIA Posted: July 5, 201512:15 pm The executive producer of Masterpiece: "This is a huge generalization, but [American novels] have tended not to have all the elements that make it good for television, whether it's too interior or there's not enough action." http://www.artsjournal.com/2015/07/maybe- we-love-british-tv-so-much-b- cause-american-literature- is-too-dark-for-tv.html