man, i've heard that argument before and it's complete bullshit. it annoys me that people can be in denial like this. tell me why then downton abbey had a second season that sucked? how bout how to live your life? how bout skins? fact of the matter is, the brits can't write a long season or multiple seasons even though they try to. ricky gervais knew he couldnt write a good season 3 so he ended it there. i can respect that. look at the american office though, seasons 2-5 was phenomenal and that's like what 80 amazing episodes compared to a paltry 12 episodes and 2 45min specials in the uk version. i haven't seen season 2 of the uk version because franky, season 1's comedy was too dry for me, so i can't say if it was good or not. i didn't like the american office season 1 neither because it copied the uk too much. let's think about whether a short and sweet season is better than a long one. would mad men be better if it was 6 episodes? why is it that every episode in mad men is so good and i always want more? why is it that every damn episode in the long ass 24 season american office so good? it turns out you really can have quantity and quality if you're good enough. it's not a matter of pride at all, it's just the truth as i see it. i'm constantly searching for good shows to watch. it doesn't matter who makes it.