If it makes you feel better, i’ve heard that the old, longer series made for a hellish schedule for cast and crew members. Not sure that this is the motivation, but shorter seasons are probably humane at least.
(I do think the shorter seasons mean we lose out on a lot of character development, but that’s just my taste. I’m much more interested in character and world building than plot in most cases.)
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Reply to comment by blatantninja in TIL During the 20th century TV series that reached 100 episodes were generally preferred for syndication, since that meant stations could run 20 weeks of programming without repeating a story. In recent years that number has fallen to 88 episodes. by UndyingCorn
If it makes you feel better, i’ve heard that the old, longer series made for a hellish schedule for cast and crew members. Not sure that this is the motivation, but shorter seasons are probably humane at least.
(I do think the shorter seasons mean we lose out on a lot of character development, but that’s just my taste. I’m much more interested in character and world building than plot in most cases.)