There was some uncertainty after TNG’s season 3 finale “The Best of Both Worlds part 1” if Picard or the show itself would return.

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  • ummthatguy@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Apparently it was initially all in one go:

    Although the cast members were contracted for eight seasons,[52] Paramount ended The Next Generation after seven, which disappointed and puzzled some of the actors, and was an unusual decision for a successful television show. Paramount then made films using the cast, which it believed would be less successful if the show were still on television.[53] An eighth season also would likely have reduced the show’s profitability due to higher cast salaries and a lower price per episode when sold as strip programming.[52]

    Per Wiki

    • aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Huh. I wonder if cast contracts were separate from the show’s renewal status.

      Because even though they had eight-year contracts, the show was supposedly on the chopping block after three seasons. If it had been cancelled, what would they have done for the remaining five years?

      Maybe what I heard had more to do with DS9 and Voyager.