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eobardtame t1_iy9loz0 wrote

Reply to comment by ZanyDelaney 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

As I understand it the same thing happened to the original Star Trek series. It was a "loss" on prime time but its syndication allowed it to be aired cheaply on many other networks and led to a resurgence of popularity.

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ZanyDelaney t1_iy9z2q3 wrote

Those 1960s single camera filmed series had such a good technical quality it future proofed them too. Star Trek and Jeannie favoured uniforms so the clothing fashions didn't date so obviously (too bad about the hairstyles.)

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