Single Episode Stories Go on the Back Burner?

[RJDiogenes]

I think it's kind of a shame that no (liberated) Orion characters figured into the 24th century shows. Does anyone know why, of all possible uses, Quark never had any Orion dabo girls (except apparently in a relaunch novel)?

We never saw much of the Andorians or Tellerites in the 24th century, either, and they're supposed to be founding members of the Federation. I was always hoping that more elements from TOS would be incorporated into the modern shows, but it seldom happened.

 

[Shalashaska]

Fuller already confirmed there will be an overall story arc for the season as a whole, but each episode in itself will be relatively self-contained.

I imagine if he went the other way and did something like Hannibal where each season would be split into two story arcs, it'd be nice to have a standalone palette cleanser halfway through the season where they could bring in a famed sci-fi author, someone like Neil Gaiman with Fuller's experience working with him on American Gods, to write another City on the Edge of Forever or The Inner Light.

 

[Tim Walker]

I like the Wagon Train format of characterization. There would be a few recurring characters, but each episode would focus on a guest star. The story would be about that guest star's character-a member of the wagon train, or someone met along the way. (This kind of show has a Roaming the Earth trope). That guest star character may have a life changing experience, even if the recurring characters did not.

I can imagine combining that general format with a variety of episode lengths. Some may be two-parters, others trilogies, with an occasional stand alone.