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Current Talk '08 II / Re: DS VS Star Trek? Why So Little Respect For DS?
« on: November 25, 2008, 07:43:54 PM »
First of all, I love Star Trek and was a fan before I was even allowed to watch DS. I turned 8 exactly 2 weeks after it went off the air. I got into DS via the Marilyn Ross books and shortly after that by watching the reruns on WLVI 56 out of Boston. I got my share of teasing for being a "trekkie".
I think the reason that DS has not been as popular is the nature of the show. It's much easier to syndicate 79 hour long episodes. In order for DS to succeed on TV, it has to hook a nonsoap opera audience into watching it. Early Barnabas runs quite slowly compared to most of what is on in TV-Land. It takes a special viewer to appreciate Trek. It takes a special viewer with a lot of patience and a large attention span to really get into DS. That's my two cents any way.
I think the reason that DS has not been as popular is the nature of the show. It's much easier to syndicate 79 hour long episodes. In order for DS to succeed on TV, it has to hook a nonsoap opera audience into watching it. Early Barnabas runs quite slowly compared to most of what is on in TV-Land. It takes a special viewer to appreciate Trek. It takes a special viewer with a lot of patience and a large attention span to really get into DS. That's my two cents any way.