The original post: /r/television by /u/Darkhawk2099 on 2025-04-28 23:43:54.
we regularly have these discussions about shows that fell apart after a while (looking at you Walking Dead), but i remember an era when series would have terrible early seasons, yet networks would have faith and keep the show running until, eventually, it became great.
an obvious example of this is the 90s Star Trek shows, where they all had bad to mediocre early seasons, then significantly improved by the midpoint. that sort of thing is a rarity now when networks kill shows quickly if they aren’t immediately a success.
other good examples?