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That's an interesting idea. I think one of the issues that the large media corps have yet to address (or even publicly identify?) is the effect of having a show vanish from the public eye for months, or even years, at a time. I don't even know how you'd quantify that, but I think there's something to it.
Star Trek isn't immune to that, either, now that the number of shows has dwindled to two (or, more accurately, zero).
Then again, Disney seems to have run into the opposite issue with Star Wars, with its constant presence seeming like background noise, so there has to be a balance that needs to be struck.
A couple of "mini-Fluxes" per year could be pretty fun, though it may come at the cost of character development, which can already be pretty thin when spread across 8-10 episodes.
Venture brothers, 7 seasons over the better part of 20 years if you count from the original airing of the pilot. A year or two between seasons wasn't unusual.
I was hoping the shorter production batches might eliminate the show disappearing off screens for years. In a lean season maybe there would be a single four-episode serial and a holiday special? But with enough traction to at least hit the December mark, I could see a year go by without a multi-parter, and the show remaining in the public consciousness.
But, let's be serious. Shows like Who and Trek can be off screens for a decade and still be relevant to viewers. With 60+ years of TV and film presence available on streaming or physical media (and despite the BBC's eccentricities cincerning international streaming deals), I'm fairly confident their cultural cache will tide them over.
All that said, and with the amount of DW media that I've hoarded for myself, I still want to see regular, new material. If that realistically turns out to be one serial in spring, one in autumn, and one xmas special for the casuals — you know, I could live with that.
There was a time I would have agreed, no question. But lately...the seismic shifts in pop culture have been so significant, I legitimately have no idea.
At the every least, I think the back catalogue would have to be actively marketed - simply existing doesn't seem to be enough any more.