I like the concept of series that are developed with the idea of reaching an end. It was a European style that's been adopted by some cable networks like HBO and Showtime. A kind of PBS Masterpiece Theater approach.
You don't wait for the program to burn out. It reaches it's climax and has an end. I prefer that.
I "miss" very few tv shows of the past. Max20characters 58 months ago.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.