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Seems like the only shows that get 22-episode orders are crime procedurals and sitcoms that don't come with heavy VFX budgets. Yup, everything was struck at the end of season 3, and I think contracts all lapsed. Thinking back to season 3, that prolonged production period due to the pandemic...

It's not necessarily about the number of episodes, but the model of storytelling. Red Dwarf only had six-episode seasons but still made the most of out of deliberately-loose continuity, having a new plot each week, a focus on consistent characters confronting chaotic situations (as opposed to...

The Berman Trek model, which was the most successful period in Star Trek's history in terms of ratings, was 26 mostly standalone episodes a year. The Orville, with a network supporting it and the showrunner of some of that network's hit programs, managed to do 36 episodes in three seasons...

Shouldn't a science vessel have better sensors than a war ship? It's called the Cloak Gap.

Exactly. The Grissom was a science vessel in Federation space being surprised by an attack from a cloaked warship. No need to make the captain or crew fops or second rate -- but they did anyway. "I'm the one who's out on a limb here!" A idiotic remark from the commander of a ship to say to a...

Yeah, right. In his commentary Nimoy straight up says he made sure that the others Starfleet members were seen a second rate and below par. He makes no "bones" about it. It's the first thing he says when Grissom appears. How anyone could deny it was blatant, obvious and intentional is bizarre...

Pretty much all the scenes on genesis are a rushed mess. When David opens Spock's tube the interior is filled with debris and the robe is covered with dust/dirt. Seconds later David reaches into it to remove the robe and the interior is immaculate. And if you look at the script the largest cuts...

Totally agree. Once Roz was brought back in I think the show was poised to really take off. Also guest spots for Cheers alumni was being planned. Sadly George Wendt passed away so that one will never happen. Would have been great for Norm to walk into Mahoneys and everyone say Norm! Lol

...was filmed in front of a live audience, unless Kelsey Grammer took such a payday for himself that there was no money left to make a show. It is ironic it became a ratings success after getting cancelled. But Paramount seem to want to have their cake and eat it but forgot to buy themselves a...

Don't have to. I was born a ESPer.

If you find out that you could potentially turn yourself into a ESPer, all you need to do is expose yourself to "Strange Energies" intentionally at the Galactic Barrier. Would you do it? You know the odds of success & failure from past attempts by other folks. Unfortunately, it's a relatively...

Besides, on the general bit about the show "declining" in rating during Capaldi...it totally makes sense, given the show began huge under Tennant and Smith (and indeed peaked, as mentioned, by the time Day of the Doctor), and it is as simple as "the Doctor as a really old, grumpy and...

I'll be honest here: The Berman era might be THE definition of "Star Trek". Yes, Kirk & Spock are pop culture icons. But the TOS storytelling... not so much. Very much everything that defines modern Trek is rooted in the Berman era, from the tropes, to the rules, to the aesthetics. So much so...

I used to do the monthly sales charts for Diamond Comic Distributors, and I have an anecdote about the Capaldi Collapse. Titan Comics, after they picked up the Doctor Who comics license from IDW, was initially quite successful with Doctor Who comics. They had an aggressive plan -- ongoing...

...Vulcans are Natural Touch Telepaths. Both species could've contributed to the creation of the ESPer Standardized Tests to validate ESPer Ratings / Capability within Humanity. And Miranda might've been that special 1 of 1 through sucessive generations of genetic tweaks. The Show hasn't shown...

No; again, "Where No Man..." established that many humans had low-level esper abilities and that there was a standardized test for determining an individual's "esper rating." KIRK: And you, are you feeling all right? DEHNER: Yes. Mitchell, too, except for his eyes. We're trying to find a reason...

STARSHIP MARK IX (Cruiser) The Fourth Generation Starship Commission was formed on AD 18462.4, tasked with creating a coherent strategy for the replacement of the Mark V Frigates and Mark VI Cruisers before those ships began reaching the end of their useful life. (Both Star Fleet and the...

So why haven't they shown Human ESPers being naturally born in all this time? There's been plenty of episodes since the very first one. The subject matter hasn't bothered to come up again. In TNG (Unnatural Selection), the human kids that have TK & TP were Genetically Engineered to have those...

Yes. He and Dehner were low level ESPers before the barrier.

Essentially, it means that while Mitchell could guess things he shouldn't know otherwise correctly at a higher rate than most people, he had never and could never manipulate objects with his mind or create them out of thin air before he got zapped.