For all that the streaming era has given us, there are still a lot of genuinely annoying things about it, most notably when it comes the business and production of TV. Now, six to eight-episode seasons of popular series are commonplace, usually dropped as single-release binges instead of spread out over weeks, and it’s not unheard of for it to take multiple years for new batches of episodes to arrive. Gone are the days of extended seasons, regular release schedules, and weekly watercooler debriefs online (or in person, what a concept) with friends.

Even a franchise giant like Star Trek isn’t unaffected by these changes. While we’ve had more Trek properties than ever before in recent years, the series has struggled to adapt to the streaming format, and the modern era of the show looks qu

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