Will 52 episodes a year be enough?

[Ray Hardgrit]

This fan doesn't watch everything. So I would hope other fans could practice a measure of self-control and not watch everything just because "Star Trek" is in the name.

I've enjoyed the Star Trek show set on a space station instead of a ship, the comedy cartoon with the obnoxious main character, and the series for literal children with the cute pet. I feel like if they ever make a Star Trek series that isn't my kind of thing, they've probably made it wrong.

 

[STEPhon IT]

Disney is milking Star Wars to maybe its own peril and I feel as copycats in an industry, who never likes being first but rather be second by copying trends, Viacom All Access + should follow suit. If subscriptions increase by cranking more Star Trek title pieces it may stop declining fans from unsubscribing and stay on.

 

[shapeshifter]

What, not the summer type?

It's not that, I can do both. Especially since the animated content seems slated to be their summer fare.

 

[FederationHistorian]

Star Trek did well with 30 weeks. If DIS, PIC and SNW were all replaced by a single series, it would be like the old days again. Those 30 episodes are also 15 Long Treks a year; 5 trilogies or 3 quadrilogies, a duology & a standalone. Now, tack on an animated series like LD and it’s extended to 40 weeks.

P+ does not seem to see the value of the subscription audience taking a breather to digest what they’ve just watched, nor thinks any Trek series is going to have the level of appeal that the casuals are going to be waiting with baited breath for the next season. So instead, they are going to oversaturated the brand, at the risk of burning out long time fans, for a small minority of diehards.

If P+ understand these risks, then they can do whatever they want.

 

[fireproof78]

I've enjoyed the Star Trek show set on a space station instead of a ship, the comedy cartoon with the obnoxious main character, and the series for literal children with the cute pet. I feel like if they ever make a Star Trek series that isn't my kind of thing, they've probably made it wrong.

I've enjoyed the show set on the station, didn't enjoy several ship based shows, and have found the cartoons to be enjoyable.

If they make something not for me it's just not for me. It's not wrong to not like a Star Trek show.

 

[F. King Daniel]

How many Marvel and DC shows are out there? Stuff like Jessica Jones and Doom Patrol is great. Then you get all the ones you see one episode of and never again. Trek isn't there for me yet, but if it happens it happens.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

Netflix alone had six Marvel shows (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Defenders, The Punisher) going, while a bunch of other series like Agents of SHIELD were on. Meanwhile DC's Arrowverse once had Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning and Batwoman running simultaneously, putting out 23 episodes a year each (kind of), in addition to other DC shows like Titans, Doom Patrol, Teen Titans Go! etc. You can get a lot of TV shows out of a shared universe if they're varied enough.

 

[StarMan]

I don't need a weekly Trek fix myself. If I'd done up a wish-list when TV Trek first came out of hibernation, a new episode each week wouldn't be a priority.

I'd be content with 10 episodes a year if they were properly good; it'd leave you chomping at the bit for more. But yeah, it's the age of Trekkake - messy, relentless and only a small percentage shooting above average.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

That's a bit different. Walking Dead at the moment has two spin-offs, one of which has already ended. There is another spin-off coming in the summer, plus two others in development. Not to mention, Walking Dead itself will be ending later this year.

So basically, it's going to be Law & Order, with endless spin-offs.

But shifted to the Star Trek Franchise.

 

[fireproof78]

Good.

 

[Mudd]

I think they should scale back the number of episodes to match the number of good writers they can find to write them.

So, five or six eps a year, then?

 

[Therin of Andor]

What might help is having one of the streaming giants (Amazon Prime seems like a candidate for that, Jeff Bezos is a massive Trekkie) buy them up. I doubt there would be as much Trek coming forward then tho.

Amazon Prime Video is already screening "Picard" internationally.

 

[Therin of Andor]

So I would hope other fans could practice a measure of self-control and not watch everything just because "Star Trek" is in the name.

I make a point of at least watching them all, even though I love some series and only appreciate others. But if one isn't watching, one could easily miss something wonderful.

 

[Mudd]

I watch maybe 20-25% of Paramount's current Trek output. Nothing I read on the boards suggests I'm missing anything, and I'm sitting through a fair amount of mediocre for some good stuff.

 

[Alexander Corrino]

Amazon Prime Video is already screening "Picard" internationally.

I know. That's why it would make sense to have the rest of it all on there as well eventually should Bezos decide to buy it all up.

 

[shapeshifter]

So basically, it's going to be Law & Order, with endless spin-offs.

But shifted to the Star Trek Franchise.

So long as it is all Star Trek, why the implied aversion?

In my mind I am like; Wait. They are going to give me Star Trek beyond my wildest dreams? Winning!

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

So long as it is all Star Trek, why the implied aversion?

In my mind I am like; Wait. They are going to give me Star Trek beyond my wildest dreams? Winning!

I want Quality before Quantity.

Once you get Quality situated, then you can work on Quantity.

 

[fireproof78]

So long as it is all Star Trek, why the implied aversion?

In my mind I am like; Wait. They are going to give me Star Trek beyond my wildest dreams? Winning!

I'm inclined this way. If the quality is lacking in one show, too bad, so sad, moving on. Star Trek is a variety platform. I don't expect top tier entertainment.

 

[Therin of Andor]

I know. That's why it would make sense to have the rest of it all on there as well eventually should Bezos decide to buy it all up.

Nah, "Picard" will eventually move to Paramount+. Australia had no P+ when "Picard" Season 1 was ready to premiere.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

I'm inclined this way. If the quality is lacking in one show, too bad, so sad, moving on. Star Trek is a variety platform. I don't expect top tier entertainment.

I don't expect top tier entertainment, not every week, but if I ever stop hoping for it then I will have lost all faith in the series. Star Trek should always have the resources and the talent necessary to make it a real contender to be the absolute best science fiction franchise on TV.