Those are the same titles translated from the French release a couple of months ago, which apparently aren’t accurate to the English versions.
S2 apparently on Netflix June 30
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Those are the same titles translated from the French release a couple of months ago, which apparently aren’t accurate to the English versions.
Releasing one episode a week isn't necessary for a show to become popular and stick around in the public consciousness. Stranger Things typically releases all of its episodes at once (except for the latest season) and it's the biggest show in TV right now. Fallout dropped all at once and was a massive hit.
Aside from maybe the occasional two-episode premiere, every Trek show releases weekly and none of them are talked about as much as those shows are.
Aside from maybe the occasional two-episode premiere, every Trek show releases weekly and none of them are talked about as much as those shows are.
Yes, Bribule gives it away, in English it would be Bribble
I prefer the weekly release schedule over the massive drop of an entire season.
Each episode makes for good chatter amongst friends and Trekkies about the newest released episode.
Each episode makes for good chatter amongst friends and Trekkies about the newest released episode.
The thing with streaming is that even if they release one episode at a time, what will eventually happen is that the episodes will ALL be available for streaming... that's kinda the 'end goal' of streaming TV shows to start with.
This only gives us the ability to stream it when we want to and watch a few episodes together if we want to in the same day, as opposed having to wait from one week to the next (a method which seems outdated).
But the setting has fundamentally changed.
Even if they stream one episode every week, not everyone will be watching it. Some people will be weeks behind, and others will wait until all episodes have been dropped so they can watch them at their own pace.
One can still make individual threads per episode to avoid spoilers, and people can still choose to talk about each episode independently, as opposed to having one discussion for all 20 episodes.
Personally, I'm glad all episodes are dropping at the same time. Mind you, I CAN binge watch everything in a span of a day or two, but even when I was watching S2 on France TV website, it took me several days to go through it all properly - mainly because I had other stuff to do, but at least I was glad I didn't have to wait for the trickle of each episode (because to be fair, it doesn't make sense to do it like that - if everything it done and ready for broadcast, just push it all for people to view at their own pace - it made sense BEFORE streaming to release one episode per week due to different programming schedules so everything can FIT together, but with streaming where people choose what to watch and when to watch it, its a bit unnecessary.
They should release one episode, then keep an eye on social media, forums etc. and wait for everyone to finish discussing it before releasing the next episode. This is a flawless system that works for everyone!
Its personal preference. Week to Week theorizing and anticipation I think is fun on the message forums but that's me. I also like binging shows that are exposition heavy and fit better to watch in a binge format. I like both for different reasons. There's also a marketing/ratings /subscribers strategy the studios consider in terms of timing and retaining the initial run numbers over a longer calendar time period. I'm not sure it's quite as outdated as you think. Its a hybrid. In fact most of the active shows I currently watch drop weekly including recent shows like Gentleman in Moscow and critically acclaimed Shogun. For strict bingers, you could always wait untill all the episodes finishes dropping before starting to watch all at once.
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If a corporation like Disney that's all about the Dollar and Nothing Else does weekly episode releases of their shows, that's all I need to know it's clearly the more profitable way to release shows. Likewise the fact that Amazon switches to weekly episode releases once one of their shows is a proven success. IE, The Expanse, The Boys and Reacher had their first seasons (or fourth in the case of The Expanse, the first which was on Amazon) released in their entirety. Then all subsequent seasons had their episodes released weekly. Even Jack Ryan switched to weekly releases for its final season. If it weren't a profitable method of release, we wouldn't see so many streaming services engaging in it.
They haven't said.
I assume around the same time as previous seasons.
You inspired me to check when the previous seasons started, and it turns out that Lower Decks seasons tend to come out exactly 378 days after the last. So if the pattern holds season 5 will start on September 19th.
Nothing wrong with that.
I binged a whole season of VOY in a single day about a decade ago.
But most of the time, I usually pace myself and binge watch multiple episodes in a day of something I like (and a whole season in a span of a few days or possibly a week), then I do something else (research, work, gym, etc.) and have something to watch for lunch and afternoons when I'm resting.
So, going through a whole season of a show in a single week is actually not bad... especially if a show has 20 episodes or more... so, keep it up.
I did say watch it when you want...
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As reported by Bob Iger, Disney+ has been struggling with viewer numbers, even on their high end shows, and is trying anything to boost them. To my knowledge, this model has not proven effective.
Think about it, there's no "Logical Financial Benefit" to release a entire Brand New Season of any show in 1x Drop.
Once the Final Episodes are almost done with final post production, weekly slow drip is still the best way to retain customers.
This way no viewers can "Binge Watch" then cancel once they are done.
You release each episode on a sequential consecutive weekly basis, then move onto the next great show in that genre.
There is for companies to retain subscribers.
I understand the appeal, but the data just doesn’t support that. Netflix has blown away the competition in the streaming wars by several orders of magnitude with an algorithmically refined model of release based on viewership. That is what they continue to do.
I say with instant gratification, shows released at once probably stick in people's head longer than shows which are dropped one at a time.
That makes no sense. A show that releases weekly and has a chance to build anticipation for successive episodes over 10-20 weeks will always have a longer presence than a season that gets blasted out in one go.
I mean yeah, that's how it should be, but in my own personal experience on social media I find the opposite to be true. People on Bluesky were talking about Fallout for a good month or two after the entire season dropped, including talking about how there should be more Fallout. So the instant gratification, and the subsequent longing created after burning through the material so quickly, seems to generate more long-term interest.
As a viewer, I always prefer to have the next episode available immediately, so that I can go on to it right away if time allows. The unfortunate truth is, though, that I don’t usually have a lot of time available for TV. Even though Fallout was released all at once, it took me a little over three weeks to get through the season… and it was only eight episodes. Being a very spoiler-adverse person, trying to avoid spoilers on “drop all at once” seasons becomes difficult.
I have come to appreciate the weekly release model, though. I’m actually glad that Star Trek generally follows that model, since it allows me to keep up with everyone else. I can follow along in the episode discussion threads and see how everyone else reacted to the episode, and where our views matched or differed, which is part of the fun. If Trek seasons were released all at once, the conversation would have well moved on by the time I was ready to jump in.
Not to mention, I see how it’s better for P+, since a 10 week release schedule will typically require 3 months of subscription. I only stay subscribed while new Trek is airing, and based on my Fallout example, I could probably get through 10 episodes in about one month.
For Prodigy, I think my ideal release schedule would be weekly, but with two episodes per week. The shorter run time of the animated shows means that a single episode is over before you know it. Releasing two at a time would give you roughly the same amount of content per week as the live-action shows.
Vox had an interesting article a couple days ago about this very topic:
https://www.vox.com/culture/353427/why-does-tv-feel-so-underwhelming-yet-so-overwhelming
I have come to appreciate the weekly release model, though. I’m actually glad that Star Trek generally follows that model, since it allows me to keep up with everyone else. I can follow along in the episode discussion threads and see how everyone else reacted to the episode, and where our views matched or differed, which is part of the fun. If Trek seasons were released all at once, the conversation would have well moved on by the time I was ready to jump in.
Not to mention, I see how it’s better for P+, since a 10 week release schedule will typically require 3 months of subscription. I only stay subscribed while new Trek is airing, and based on my Fallout example, I could probably get through 10 episodes in about one month.
For Prodigy, I think my ideal release schedule would be weekly, but with two episodes per week. The shorter run time of the animated shows means that a single episode is over before you know it. Releasing two at a time would give you roughly the same amount of content per week as the live-action shows.
Vox had an interesting article a couple days ago about this very topic:
https://www.vox.com/culture/353427/why-does-tv-feel-so-underwhelming-yet-so-overwhelming
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