From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article <10gno6a$2nibm$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Your Name   wrote:   
   >On 2025-12-01 10:53:42 +0000, Dumas Walker said:   
   >   
   >>>   
   >>> From: nobody@dizum.com   
   >>   
   >>> monster of the week could be copied from other franchises   
   >>> would be better than Disney Who slop   
   >>   
   >> Considering the lack of imagination or originality, I am surprised that   
   >> RTD2 didn't already fall into the MotW troupe.  Quite easy to use   
   >> basically the same script over and over.   
   >>   
   >> I am a fan of the original Twilight Zone.  I am also a fan of the   
   >> original Outer Limits.  Outer Limits was quite often MotW format, which   
   >> is why I much prefer the Twilight Zone.  Granted, the Outer Limits   
   >> wasn't that lazy with it and did usually come up with original stories.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>  * SLMR 2.1a * DEL *.* How DARE you erase my tribbles!   
   >   
   >Some shows start out as 'monster / mystery of the week' (at least   
   >mostly since they often have longer background ideas as well), but then   
   >they change into long story arcs, and that's when they often fail or   
   >lose a lot of their initial audience. Most people can't be bothered   
   >having to watch every single episode, so 'monster / mystery of the   
   >week' means they can catch episodes whenever they want without missing   
   >"important" details. It's only the hard core fans who want these long   
   >story arcs ... supposedly, or at least that's what the fools making the   
   >shows like to believe.   
   >   
   >One 'great' example ,is "The X-Files", which started out as a 'monster   
   >of the week' show, but then about season 2 or 3 altered to become the   
   >boring alien conspiracy nonsense and Mulder/Scully romance silliness   
   >... at that point the viewer numbers dropped.   
   >   
   >   
      
   What about new X-Files?   
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