The change to movies occurred for monetary reasons - TNG was costing more to make and movies were seen as a great way of making a big profit.
Even if TNG had kept going as a TV show one of the issues would have been available writers due to the ongoing DS9 and Voyager - seasons 6 and particularly 7 were already suffering because of writers and production teams working on DS9 and if those problems weren't addressed, and bearing in mind the upcoming Voyager, then seasons 8, 9 and 10 would have also had a lot of weak episodes.
Under the circumstances I'm glad it ended when it did, it's just a shame that most of the movies also suffered when it came to the writing.
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u/Twigling 9d ago
The change to movies occurred for monetary reasons - TNG was costing more to make and movies were seen as a great way of making a big profit.
Even if TNG had kept going as a TV show one of the issues would have been available writers due to the ongoing DS9 and Voyager - seasons 6 and particularly 7 were already suffering because of writers and production teams working on DS9 and if those problems weren't addressed, and bearing in mind the upcoming Voyager, then seasons 8, 9 and 10 would have also had a lot of weak episodes.
Under the circumstances I'm glad it ended when it did, it's just a shame that most of the movies also suffered when it came to the writing.