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100 episodes means syndication... and with the number of local and cable channels out there, almost any decent show with 100 hour long episodes will make it and turn some seriously good coin.
Almost all hour long drama type shows suffer greatly starting around season 3 or 4... look at shows like The West Wing or NYPD blue, both of which had to make major changes, character additions and removals, and such to try to keep the shows fresh. Not every show can be a Law and Order, running 12+ years without an issue, even with no original cast members remaining.
As a side note, the last original principle cast member (Dr Carter) from the show ER is leaving at the end of this year, after 12 years. That they have managed to keep this soap opera cum drama show running this long is testimony to "changes".
weena, Ally McBeal was the ultimate "can't keep this up". The reasons so many people enjoyed Ally was because her relationships were disfunctional and short lived. When she moved into more solid relationships, the fun factor dropped. The other half being that no matter how goofy you are, you have to keep topping yourself with more goofy... and I think they overdid it and burned it all off in a couple of years.
Alex
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