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Title: Was the "Five Actor Rule" Ever a Burden for the Writers?
Post by: Roland on August 05, 2009, 07:30:13 PM

I wonder if there weren't times when the writers might have been able to move the plot along more effectively if they weren't tied down to the no-more-than-five-or-six-actors-allowed-per-episode rule set up by the show's producers.  Were there times when they had to delay a crucial scene to a later episode because it would have involved paying an additional actor or two?  It seems like it might have been a bit of a strain to have to work under such conditions.

Anyone ever read any comments on this topic?  Thanks.