Originally Posted by Paul Markham

All these shows are so formatted they've lost their appeal.

Tired jokes, tired band that's only there for decoration, celebrities selling their latest product and they do them too often, is it every week night or close?

That's what kill a lot of US TV series, they find a format and flog it to death for years and years. Too many episodes, too many series and too many writers.

Take UK The Office, and compare it with the US version.