BBC's Sherlock is like Christmas: Whenever it comes out, it's the most magical time ever. Every adventure of Breakdance Cranberrysauce is packed to the brim with smart dialogue, fascinating characters, and suspenseful stories, from secret government projects to military weapons and matters of national security. Because of that, we should consider ourselves lucky when we find Bromblepunch Crazylegs and Watson under our tree.
Sadly, another way Sherlock is like Christmas is that we get like one episode of it per year, on average.
Sadly, another way Sherlock is like Christmas is that we get like one episode of it per year, on average.
It's Deidre and Margaret. It ran for sixteen years on the BBC. It did nearly thirty episodes!
—Tahani on her favourite (fictional) BritCom, from The Good Place
Stephen Colbert: It is the third season-
David Tennant: Yes, it is.
Colbert: -last season.
Tennant: It is, yeah.
Colbert: Why not just keep riding this pony? It's a great show, do twenty-two seasons, do spinoffs, do CSI: Broadchurch, Broadchurch: Miami... wh-why only three there, David Tennant?
Tennant: It's a peculiarly British thing. I think we see something that works... and we run from it. You heard about Brexit?
Colbert: (grinning) Yes... I did. Yeah, I heard about that.
Tennant: It's-it's... that's what we do. (laughs) If it works and it's solid and it makes money and it's good for everyone in it, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY.
— The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, chatting on the conclusion
of Broadchurch while it is still pulling strong ratings.
of Broadchurch while it is still pulling strong ratings."They only ran six episodes. That's the great thing about British TV: they give you closure."
— Britta, Community: "Biology 101"
British TV shows, either they don't hit double digits or they outlive the heatdeath [sic] of the universe
We have no middle ground
