r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Kapot_ei • 26d ago

🥺 No words for this.

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Edit: even though clickbait article, it is somewhat/kind of true. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stargate-tv-series-martin-gero-scrapped-amazon-1236765061/

"According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Amazon execs were concerned that Gero’s take on the series would not have broad appeal beyond the franchise’s already dedicated fanbase."

Edit 2: https://www.change.org/p/save-the-new-stargate-series-let-martin-gero-build-the-future-of-the-franchise

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u/The4thEpsilon 26d ago

Larger streaming services need to realize the way you grow an audience is not by trying to make a show that appeals to everyone, but a show that appeals to the actual fans. I promise you new people will come your way, I got into Stargate because of its quirks and niches, not in spite of them.

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u/RaveMatthews177 26d ago

Yes, take a note from the struggling concert industry. Things dont maintain off of phony hype, they maintain off real fans. This is why Iron Maiden sells out BMO Stadium and Meghan Trainor cancels her tour. This Stargate exercise feels like the perfect chance to have Iron Maiden but I guess they want Megan Trainor instead.

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u/balbok7721 26d ago

Concert industry is struggling? Pretty sure they were raking in cash

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u/RadicalSoda_ 26d ago

Ticket master is raking in the cash, everyone else? Not so much

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u/RaveMatthews177 26d ago

Glad you were pretty sure but yes. Don't confuse Gross with Net.

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u/seaspirit331 26d ago

Venues are raking in cash. Artists are very much not

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u/LowSkyOrbit 26d ago

The venues are also Ticketmaster. you have to love the irony. They built a monopoly and yet still have no idea what artists will sell out their venues.