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The problem (with most of the shows affected) wasn't so much the overall direction, which would already have been given a rough draft, but more with the "filler" week to week episodes that are used to make up a full 20+ episode seasons run. Those were the episodes that really suffered. Just thrown together by whoever wanted to have a go I reckon :joker:.

Its also the reason it more or less destroyed Heroes, because it didn't really do those episodes, it was all about one long narrative. A lot of shows are now, but not so many back then. But it ended up veering wildly off course and never found its feet again.

Only care about the new Star Trek series out of that list.

Didn't most shows just have a severely reduced episode count rather than just drafting in anyone who could cobble together a script?

Bit if both, depending on the network. I'm pretty sure the CW (might still have been WB back then?) shows still had mostly 20 episode runs at least when they're usually around 22/23. But yeah, Heroes went from 20+ episodes to 11 episodes and there was a huge quality drop too, it never recovered.

Ironically, I actually think it would have worked better as a more tightly plotted 13 episode show in the first place (they had obvious budget issues with the special effects), and if it was just starting today, it probably would be. But... New shows having lower episode counts per season seems to be half of what's caused this new strike :think:.

No strike!

The unions came to a last minute deal

Thank **** for that.