Comment on ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Wraps Production – Watch Anson Mount’s Final Set Tour

• halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Basically pre-netflix. Cable and syndication, not streaming. Where TV seasons were usually between 23-26 episodes.

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  • ValueSubtracted@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I mean yeah, those days are gone and they’re not coming back.

    I don’t think there was any “tradition” to it - it was just the dominant model at the time, and is now on its last legs.

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    • trolololol@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Did you just re define tradition in the way everyone else does? 😶

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  • ohulancutash@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    But at least half of those would be slop.

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    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Many of those filler episodes are where the character development for anyone beyond the primary bridge crew happened. And that’s sorely missing from modern Trek.

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      • ValueSubtracted@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I’ve gotta say, with the exception of DS9, “traditional” Trek was fairly allergic to character development. Growing and learning were rarely a priority, to put it mildly.

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    • prismatic@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      The slop ratio hasn’t gotten better from abandoning that format.

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      • skribe@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        But it’s cheaper for the studios. That’s why it’s here to stay - until something cheaper comes along.

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