To be fair, 5 seasons has become a miracle for any scripted television to attain, period. Heck, even 3 is lucky these days.
Also, I have a feeling they’ve known 5 seasons was the length for a while and have written the ending in a way that allows them to end the show largely on their own terms.
I have a feeling they’ve known 5 seasons was the length for a while
I get the impression that they expected to be done after five, but they expected a full 10-episode run for each. They're on record saying that Paramount tried to cancel them after 4, and they were able to negotiate the abbreviated fifth season.
They can't carry it on forever, sadly. It's the nature of a prequel show.
Kirk and Spock's actors are currently older than Nimoy and Shatner were when TOS ended.
@Blackmist Yeah but they don’t look it. Deforest looked 70 in the first episode.
This is also true. WWII hit hard.
The days when doctors had a preferred cigarette brand didn't help either.
what i would like is a followup with Capt. Una, so we can separate ourselves from TOS.
Most enjoyment for me since Voyager.
Best of the new stuff but I feel mean to lower decks for saying that.
Discovery was great, but felt like a space show with Trek slapped on sometimes. SNW felt more Trek than the others to me.
Let’s not forget that it’s thanks to Discovery that we got all the Nu Trek like SNW, Prodigy, Picard, LD, and Academy.
I agree with the second part.
Loved season 1 and also 2. Season 3 really wasn't progressive anymore and had a message about conforming. Such a stark contrast with the first seasons.
Season 3 was just pure riding on nostalgia without any message on its own. It's a hollow shell, which is really disappointing considering the first two seasons were so good.
Wait, it's being cut short? Noooo. What's its current status? I love SNW.
will end after S5
Oh, have I got spoilers for you… the story actually continues, with TOS!!
Awesome! Which episode is a musical one?
@LoganFive @startrek@startrek.website @startrek@lemmy.ml My favorite as well, by a mile. I wanted it to run for a decade or more and transition into a similarly-styled reboot/retelling of TOS.
@maxleibman @startrek@startrek.website @startrek@lemmy.ml
That would have been amazing. 😻
Insert hangmen meme with Pike and with Archer here
"First time?"
The Hanging Men, with Archer
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