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Originally Posted by Sunred

Aside from General Hospital (which, according to what I googled, has been airing in America since the 1960s non-stop ), for sure.
Not a lot of consecutively long-running sci-fi series come to mind like Super Sentai, and I was hoping to see Super Sentai No. 100 by the time I become super old, but yeah, retreading concepts and motifs can only be done so many times, and I think it's time to let it catch a breather and maybe come back strong in the future.
Heck, Metal Heroes had its hiatus (except for the guest appearances and movies) since Kuuga aired if I recall, and fast-forward to now, we have confirmation of Gavan returning in some form again since the Type G era, for lack of better words. Sad to see it go, but inevitable given its circumstances. And even if Toei won't be making them at the moment, there will be tons of parodies and fanfics of all sorts to keep us inspired and entertained in the meantime.

Sometimes a hiatus is good for a property. One property that comes to mind American wise is Scooby-Doo. There has been some Scooby-Doo related project in production since 1969, even older than both Super Sentai and Kamen Rider. However, it has never been directly linked from one production to another. Instead there is usually a period of 2-6 years between production releases. Sometimes giving a franchise a bit of a break helps creatives return with more fresh ideas in the future. I honestly think that Super Sentai would benefit from revisiting previous seasons since Super Sentai is so old and massive there are plenty of seasons that have more to offer but weren't fully explored due to the nature of a soft reboot every year.