Too many of the American series seemed to be written by ticking boxes.
Do we have the divorced or widowed dad, with kid/kids, that are getting in the way of the job? Maybe throw in a new GF to get in the way of the plot and stretch the series out a few episodes. None of these have anything to do with the theme, plotline or outcome.
If a cop, is he a rogue cop?
Then we need the pointless sex scenes and, of course, everyone but the geeks or nerds needs to be dead drop gorgeous.
Then squeeze it all, with a successful outcome, into 40 minutes. Does 40 minutes need any padding?
Enjoying Man in the High Castle at the moment.
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