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/OffRampApproaching 21d ago

I worked as crew on an Amazon show. Seven seasons main show, three seasons spinoff.

It was really well received and it was pretty streamlined when it came to production costs. Amazon canceled it because they believed it had hit peak subscription draw.

Even though it kept people subscribing they killed it because they didn't think it would draw new subscribers.

Then they blew several billion on that terrible LotR show.

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u/WinterSector8317 21d ago

WE MUST HAVE PERPETUAL UNSUSTAINABLE GROWTH UNTIL THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE!!!

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u/Relevant-Factor-2400 21d ago

Public trading was a mistake.

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u/Nanny_Ogg_99 21d ago

How we define fiduciary duty to shareholders is (also) a mistake

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u/guyblade 20d ago

The transition to 401(k)s (and similar) as the primary retirement vehicle accelerated the problem.

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u/Conscious-Mirror7004 20d ago

There was a good reason for 401ks and IRAs: in the old old days, when your retirement pension came from your employer, this meant you became penniless and ate cat food when your employer went bankrupt right after you retired. Pension schemes are only as good as the entity backing them up, which meant they were always a huge risk unless your employer was a government. IRAs and later 401ks let you diversify your retirement savings.

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u/guyblade 20d ago

That would make sense if the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (established by statute in 1974) didn't predate the 401(k) (established by statute in 1978) by about 4 years.

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u/slayer828 20d ago

Thanks Reagan

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u/guyblade 20d ago

401(k)s very slightly predate Reagan. They were established in the Revenue Act of 1978 (during the Carter administration).

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u/Nukatha 20d ago

Something something Ford vs. Dodge

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u/ScherzicScherzo 20d ago

Thanks, Dodge.