Here and there I hear talk from people wondering why "Heroes", "Veronica Mars", "Battlestar Galactica" and other great shows take long breaks in the middle of their seasons between a set of new episodes and any remaining new episodes. While not technically 'on hiatus' (the term applies only to shows where production has been shut down for some period), these breaks in broadcasting new episodes are primarily a marketing ploy, pure and simple, for production companies and/or networks who are culturally biased against producing madami episodes for a ibingiay season.
Let me explain further: in the USA,...
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