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I think DS9 and some other shows of the era really hit the sweet spot here. They were mostly contained episodes, but there were overarching narratives lurking in the background, sometimes occupying an episode or two, or a subplot here and there, blowing up around season finales and premiers, although once war broke out the ones that didn't do much to acknowledge it admittedly felt a bit out of place. That method of storytelling also forced the writers to at least consider character developments that had occurred in prior episodes and not simply ignore them in the name of the quest for syndication.
The modern format can make for some truly great TV (Andor, e.g.) and freeing up the run time without reducing the budget can mean beautiful looking shows, but they don't work well when you're basically filming an overlong first draft of a movie script, rather than writing a story (or two or three) that's meant to occupy 8-12 hours. I also agree with the others who say that a gap of more than a year (and even that much, really... it used to be three or four months) puts all but the most anticipated shows at a huge disadvantage, and god help you if you cast kids in S1.
Do you have thoughts on Babylon 5? If you haven't watched it, you will love it. It's compared alot to DS9 but I think both are good shows in their own right. Tho what you said is also very true about B5 except that during the war, there are no episodes that don't acknowledge it I think.
I enjoyed B5 and would consider it one of the shows that did things well. The production values haven't held up quite as well (except for the prosthetics and hair, which are easily Star Trek quality I think), and I never fully warmed to either station commander, but for what it was trying to be and within the constraints of its budget, it is a really good show.
I did stop watching after the "original" finale though. I didn't see where it was likely to get any better and I wasn't quite invested enough to tolerate a significant downturn.
Sheridan was a real dick to Lyta. She went above and beyond he just kept shitting on her until she lost it.