sane-writing t1_j14ciy9 wrote on December 21, 2022 at 4:05 PM

Reply to comment by PNW_pluviophile in [WP] Humanity finally lands on Mars and to their horror, they discover dinosaur fossils. It turns out that the dinosaurs evolved into an intelligent spacefaring race that left Earth 65 million years ago. by Palpatine88888

Yes, I remember watching that episode. But my idea is another one :-)

PNW_pluviophile t1_j14p1cn wrote on December 21, 2022 at 5:26 PM

I think they kinda screwed up by letting that storyline dead end.

sane-writing t1_j14q1fp wrote on December 21, 2022 at 5:32 PM

to extend that idea didn't fit into the structure of a tv show of that time. They had a main plot they kept working on, each episode had a sub-plot, and for special events like the season ending, they split the story into two episodes to keep as many viewers as possible. But a second main plot, covering multiple episodes, maybe an entire season, just didn't work, the episodes had to be enjoyable even if someone missed the last five ones.

considering that, they delivered the best they could, I guess