31.   Each series has its own style, approach and emphasis.

32.   Eighteen previous first-round series has to indicate a trend.

33.   Even the new family series have the scent of teen spirit about them.

34.   If pride counts, the series has a gut-wrenching moment or two left in it.

35.   If the series has to end there, at least let the news conferences go on forever.

36.   In Toussaint and Potts, the series has formidable actors who can handle thoughtful, sensitive material with amazing grace.

37.   Karl said Monday he wants the Minnesota series to have an edge to it.

38.   Like spy novels, espionage series have to have intriguing stories and interesting characters to stay afloat.

39.   Melissa and her mother, Joan, thought the series should have an episode about the emotional struggles of adolescents with HIV.

40.   No series has the budget to reproduce big-money action sequences, but things can stay current.