When I think about it, the original series was really focused on Kirk, Spock and McCoy. But the other characters still came across, even if they weren't in every episode (Chekhov wasn't even on the show until later and was never a big role). Same with Next Generation, DS9, Strange New Worlds, even Voyager. I think part of it was the formula - most episodes had a "main" story and a secondary character-type story. But Discovery I couldn't even tell you most of the characters' names.
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