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testingtor t1_jcqx0gw wrote

Actors are locked in to multiyear contracts before season 1, usually seven seasons but its expected to renegotiate after 3 or 4. Creators usually can leave if they want but the network almost always has the right to continue without them.

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TheNerdChaplain t1_jcrinjm wrote

Patrick Stewart famously signed onto Star Trek The Next Generation for seven seasons, after being told it would only go one; nobody wanted a spinoff of a beloved show from the 60s. He didn't plan on staying in LA that long.

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twbrn t1_jcusz3h wrote

IIRC he's mentioned that he didn't even really unpack his bags for six months.

"Chaos on the Bridge" is a great documentary on the disaster zone that was the creation of Star Trek TNG, and the first couple seasons of its production before it found its footing.

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