nostr:npub1dmtdwwdvke3czk75530tzv62l0z7lgjav2penlfnvqpfxxzh0nfscv5vfc I think this applies a lot to episodic shows. Star Trek especially. There are stories with really interesting ideas that get cut off to make it fit into the show and run length.

THing is though, if it didn't get those cuts, the idea might never have been aired in any form at all.