But she wanted to create it and she refers to the fact that she played a part in creating it, in the novel.

That's so true. I watched the first two seasons at the insistence of a friend, and I remember I used to worry whether they'd be running out of plot soon because of the amount they used to put in each episode.

I disagree completely as well, and I'm saying this almost ten years later. I enjoyed the acoustic side a little more.