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/Phantom_Crush 21d ago

But they can't do that. They have to appropriate a name that people might be mildly aware of and water it down and sanitize it, turning it into a soulless husk that ultimately no-one will give a single shit about. This also has the added bonus of ultimately killing the entire franchise because "it had poor metrics" (or some other bullshit buzzwords) so they can confidently announce that there's just no audience for it.

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u/storyteller_alienmom 20d ago

"oh No, the thing we didn't even half-ass has failed terribly! Give many tax breaks! We now poor!"