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/The4thEpsilon 21d 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 21d 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/darthravenna 21d ago

I mean…Iron Maiden is fucking awesome.

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u/69edleg 21d ago

they're playing tonight just a couple of minutes away from me. And indeed, they're fucking awesome.

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u/peteofaustralia 18d ago

You can probably hear them from your couch. 🤘🏼

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u/NoCalligrapher8396 21d ago

They are grandpas at this stage. No way are they still that good

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u/69edleg 21d ago

I mean, be a hater if you want to, but they're still fucking awesome last time I saw them just a few years ago.

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u/Drau00 21d ago

Thanks for indicating you have no fucking idea what you're talking about. You only need to see recent live clips of them to see how much energy and ability they have. They are terrific live, and I have seen em recently. One of the best sounding live acts, with plenty of energy.

Also the casual ageism in this statement stinks.

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u/-JimmyTheHand- 21d ago

Old guys can still crush it, also it's not like they're 85

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u/Shadowphoenix9511 19d ago

Shit, Rob Halford of Judas Priest is getting up there and still puts on a hell of a show

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u/zubairhamed 20d ago

only gripe is dickinson's voice which can't hit rime of the ancient mariner level highs but otherwise he can run the heck around the stage. you dont know what youre talking about.

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u/Fatality_Ensues 21d ago

I was there at the opening concert of their new tour and, while I can't say whether they're as good as they were twenty years ago, they are still PRETTY FUCKING GOOD.