'Yes. I think the whole purpose of these spec companies is to...

'Yes. I think the whole purpose of these spec companies is to provide salaries for the directors'.

Yes that exact thought occured to me too a while ago. Especially when the HC commentary runs along the lines of 'well, that well was really always considered a long shot' in the aftermath of a long waited for, complete duster. And I'm not trying to tar everybody with the same brush, but sometimes I think it's like a band that has made a dud record - and they know it - but they still have to promote it. Or a vinyard that has turned out a really crappy wine, and they have to promote it with flowery descriptions nontheless!

karoshi.