讀美國劇作家Pamela Douglas著作"Writing the TV Drama Series"部份內容如述"Well, I don’t think $5–$20 million to produce a single hour is all that cheap, or more than $100 million for a full season."劇作水平達至世界級才能獲得如斯製作成本，如斯成本才能製作世界級劇作，循環也。
