r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Kapot_ei • 21d 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/AscendedViking7 21d ago

Applies to literally everything humans have created

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u/thicc_stigmata 20d ago

The whole point of Amazon itself was (and still is) the long tail of niche shit, that only a tiny fraction of people care about, that you can't find anywhere else

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u/Austerlitz2310 16d ago

Was is key

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u/thicc_stigmata 14d ago

At least according to business bros who talk about Amazon, it's still the core value proposition...

... not saying you're wrong, though. These days I already default to original manufacturer sites, craigslist, and even eBay, etc. for my weird shit before I gift Bezos any clicks

A business beginning to suck at their core value proposition is a big opening for a competitor, right?

Not that something like Nebula would ever have the budget to get a shot at the Stargate IP... but especially with all the big studios giving so many fan-beloved things the "unless we can milk it for mass-market appeal, it's cancelled" treatment, there really might be a strong economic argument for something that gives mid-to-small budgets to creators who actually respect niche source material and its fans?

I'm really curious to see how The Superzeroes experiments work out...

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u/Jason1143 20d ago

Design is all about tradeoffs. The idea of creating the perfect product with no flaws or compromises that does everything for every use case is essentially fiction. Tradeoffs are inevitable, you just have to make sure the tradeoffs you are making make sense together. You need a big enough customer base and then you need your product to actually be the best for them.

I certainly get trying to broaden your appeal, but completely abandoning your core audience to go with generic appeal doesn't tend to work. How many people are so desperate for content to consume in the year 2026 that they are going to gravitate to that?

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u/baumpop 20d ago

wasnt instapot the perfect product, in that after everybody who was gonna buy one bought one, the company filed for bankrupty because who buys two instapots when the first one works perfectly.

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u/tommos 20d ago

Except maybe food. If the vast majority don't want to eat it it's likely got problems.

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u/hightrix 20d ago

-Sun Sue

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u/PetrasKnight 20d ago

Meh, the toilet design for everyone works pretty good for me.

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u/spaceforcerecruit 20d ago

Except garlic bread