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.
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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IcedRaktajino@startrek.website · 20 pts · 266d
I'm not ready for it to end (even though I knew it was coming and is still a year and a half or more away) 😥
reddig33@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 266d
How many episodes total, after the final season airs?
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website · 10 pts · 266d
I suppose it will be 46 when all is said and done.
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 266d
So only 2 traditional seasons worth of episodes.
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website · 3 pts · 266d
Define "traditional."
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 266d
Basically pre-netflix. Cable and syndication, not streaming. Where TV seasons were usually between 23-26 episodes.
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website · 3 pts · 266d
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.
trolololol@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 265d
Did you just re define tradition in the way everyone else does? 😶
ohulancutash@feddit.uk · -8 pts · 266d
But at least half of those would be slop.
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 266d
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.
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website · 2 pts · 266d
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.
prismatic@ttrpg.network · 7 pts · 266d
The slop ratio hasn't gotten better from abandoning that format.
skribe@piefed.social · 2 pts · 266d
But it's cheaper for the studios. That's why it's here to stay - until something cheaper comes along.