This came as no great shock to me, but our producer, Jonathan Wilson, just got off the phone with a production vice president at the History Channel, and the conversation went something like this:

Wilson:  “So when are you going to make ‘Courage’ part of your lineup?”

‘History:’ “Well, we don’t really do drama.  We have an hour a week, and we have to be really careful about it.”

Wilson: “Careful?”

‘History:’ “Yes, we don’t license anyone else’s stuff.  Okay?’

Wilson: “Okay.”

Now, I’m a big believer that any private company should be able to produce and provide just about anything it wants.   Continue Reading »