Particularly shows like Kevin Sorbo's Hercules that had network runs before the advent of streaming. Being episodic & self-contained made a lot more sense in a time before bingewatching entire seasons.
Particularly once classic shows hit syndication & re-runs, there was no guarantee that multiepisode storylines would ever air in the proper sequence ever again.
Iirc, Hercules and Xena also didn't have the most stable network backing either. So there was even more risk of inconsistency with production and release cycles.
Not sure how much of the cast actually lived near the filming locations either. New Zealand and possibly Australia.
Particularly shows like Kevin Sorbo's Hercules that had network runs before the advent of streaming. Being episodic & self-contained made a lot more sense in a time before bingewatching entire seasons.
Particularly once classic shows hit syndication & re-runs, there was no guarantee that multiepisode storylines would ever air in the proper sequence ever again.
That sort of stuff was left to afternoon soaps, generally
Iirc, Hercules and Xena also didn't have the most stable network backing either. So there was even more risk of inconsistency with production and release cycles.
Not sure how much of the cast actually lived near the filming locations either. New Zealand and possibly Australia.