The path of a series on traditional tv too often follows the path: 1. New show is popular 2. Gets renewed 3. Season 2 or 3 they decide to slow the story line a

The path of a series on traditional tv too often follows the path: 1. New show is popular 2. Gets renewed 3. Season 2 or 3 they decide to slow the story line and just have individual episodes where a problem pops up and is resolved with no advance of the overarching plot. 4. By seasons 4 the actors are now famous and getting too expensive to continue. Some drop out, new people come in. 5. It gets cancelled with many things unresolved.