Here Come The ‘Lost’ and ‘Desperate Housewives’ Copycats

Just one month into the new television season and there are already hints television executives are up to their old tricks cloning successful television series. Not quite understanding that people really do want variety, not warmed over versions of current hits, network execs can’t help themselves and have begun searching for “quirky female dramas and big-concept thrillers.” Next year, we can expect train wrecks like Lost in Suburbia.

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