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Originally Posted by Chris
The one thing they're not going to do when they make this new series is turn it into 23 hours of fan****. The most successful formula Star Trek has is the Five Year/Continuing Mission as shown in TOS and TNG. Weekly episodes, each presenting their own self contained story, with little to no reliance on a story arc. I believe CBS wants this to be a commercial success and therefore they're going to make it accessible.
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That's one thing that I don't like about modern Sci Fi. Over reliance on the story arc.
As you say, they put the casual watcher off as (in terms of time) it becomes a major investment to watch a series you may or may not like. You can't just dip in with the odd episode and muddle your way through the series..
That's one thing I liked about TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise. They had story arcs (particularly DS9), and while it did help if you knew the story arc, most stories contained enough that you could enjoy them without following every episode.
Modern Sci Fi seems to rely almost exclusively on the story arc, which I think is why it doesn't get great viewing figures.