so why do Trek series end after 7 seasons?
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bjlevine — 9 years ago(August 12, 2016 11:09 AM)
In the case of TNG, there was no network. The show was syndicated. Paramount did want to continue making Trek movies, but they were a little leery about whether audiences who had just had 7 years of TNG would go for a feature movie, hence the crossover concept.
In retrospect, it probably would have been better to wait a couple of years and then do a TNG only movie, but that would have made it a 5 year gap between films.
DS9 was also syndicated. Voyager and Enterprise were aired on UPN. Voyager was the anchor show for UPN (as Phase II was intended to be for the Paramount Network), which may explain it's 7 year run. Enterprise was cancelled in 2005 after 4 seasons, and UPN went off the air in 2006. Most people think it's last season was it's best.
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cjh8504 — 9 years ago(August 14, 2016 05:42 PM)
They were actually. They were all signed up for an 8th Season, as a matter of fact. But, they decided to, what with DS9 and VOYAGER on the horizon, to have three Trek shows at once was a little over kill, I guess.
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cjh8504 — 9 years ago(August 15, 2016 05:19 PM)
Well, they could've postponed VOY. TNG was still very popular. I would've rather seen an 8th season of TNG than the movies.
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Nakitaakita-1 — 9 years ago(August 15, 2016 07:14 PM)
I was just going to watch one of the movies but my stupid DVD player ducks. I have to get a new one ASAP.
I was going to watch some of season 3, but I put the disc in and realized that instill remembered the episodes too well.
I guess I have to stay with Don Matteo for a few more years.
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Nexus71 — 9 years ago(August 14, 2016 08:46 AM)
Because of the bible it says there will be seven fat years and then seven meagre years so they had the fat years with TNG and they were not going to risk for seven meagre years with Star Trek until they released VOY.
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jakeconhale — 9 years ago(August 15, 2016 01:47 PM)
As I understand it, budget.
Each season, the actors either receive or negotiate a pay raise, over time, this becomes a larger portion of the budget and eventually becomes unfeasible to maintain. (more to the actors, less to actual production)
This was a major issue with Stargate:SG-1. The original plan was to end SG-1 with O'Neill's departure and start a sequel series called Stargate:Command. This would introduce the new characters and more political feel of the show while simultaneously resetting the actor's pay grades. This ultimately didn't happen and I think to the franchise's hindrance, as it would have also allowed the series to welcome new viewers who didn't want to slog through the previous 8 seasons just to get up to speed.
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Tolyngee — 9 years ago(August 15, 2016 02:16 PM)
Envisioning a 7 year run for any series seems incredibly problematic.
Seven of Nine.
Any coincidence?
(Then again, showing two more seasons of nothing more than Jeri Ryan's spectacular breasts would be better than a lot of shows airing on tv!!!)