> Those were long seasons, 22 episodes each. 22 episodes of 42 minutes each used to be standard for a season. 24 episodes was also pretty common. Granted, no

> Those were long seasons, 22 episodes each. 22 episodes of 42 minutes each used to be standard for a season. 24 episodes was also pretty common. Granted, not all written by one person, but JMS had been planning a 5-season series for a long time before any network picked it up.