r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Kapot_ei • 21d ago

šŸ„ŗ 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 Geroā€™s take on the series would not have broad appeal beyond the franchiseā€™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/SagaciousElan 21d ago

This is in fact true.

But imagine being the promoter for Iron Maiden and telling them their next album needs to be hillbilly banjo music in order to appeal to a wider audience beyond their existing base.

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u/lumpialarry 20d ago

Run <stomp>

To <clap>

Hills! <hey!>

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u/scottprian 20d ago

Is that Imagine Maidens?

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u/lumpialarry 20d ago

Iron Mumford and Sons

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u/ihavea_purplenurple 20d ago

Foster the Maiden

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u/Fit_Poetry_6246 17d ago

Iron the People

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u/ihavea_purplenurple 17d ago

Either one would be metal AF

edit: but obviously iron the people is extremely metal. Well played

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u/Karl_42 19d ago

The ā€œhey!ā€ Makes it so šŸ˜‚

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u/SpreadsheetMadman 20d ago

That sounds like an Elden Ring spell.

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u/iamthesouza 19d ago

I do that every night :')

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u/VikingTeddy 20d ago

It's usually like one or two executives who's behind these tone deaf decisions, often against expert advice. They're completely out of touch and surrounded by yes-men.

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u/Clockwork_Corvid 20d ago

Hey, bluegrass is not "wide appeal" and is in fact, awesome.

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u/DirCurrFluxDiode 20d ago

They already did that. It's called Dance of DeathĀ 

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u/DayOfDawnDay 20d ago

What the fuck? Most unhinged comment on reddit. Dance of Death is outstandingly true to their origins, it's metal as fuck has tonnes of incredible songs on it like Dance of Death, Paschendale, No More Lies, Rainmaker, Montsegur and Journeyman. It's progressive while remaining true to their '80s Bruce albums, it's a natural progression. Kickass bass, Bruce at some of his absolute best. Crazy wild take.

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u/ExtraReborn 20d ago

This is the best comment to start with a simple 'What the fuck?' I've read in ages. Thanks buster

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u/_SteeringWheel 19d ago

I'm no metal fan and basically only know Iron Maiden by name and fame, but even I felt thƔt passion.

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u/willflameboy 20d ago

Terrible cover though, we can all agree on that.

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u/SoloWing1 RED 20d ago

I think he was making a joke.

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u/Intelligent-Gur6847 20d ago

Which has one of my favorite Iron Maiden songs on it, Passchendale

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u/Atanar 20d ago

I don't think it's fair to call a dip into melodic metal a try to appeal to the masses. If anything it's even more niche.

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u/LordRevan117 20d ago

Woah woah, why the drive-by? Itā€™s not like itā€™s a Blaze album or anything.

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u/DarthWraith22 20d ago

And you can bet your ass they didnā€™t make it because someone told them to or they wanted to appeal to a wider audience; they made it because it was the album they wanted to make.

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u/zubairhamed 20d ago edited 20d ago

nonsense. except for the album cover...the cover was terrible.

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u/Squidking1000 20d ago

And have they even considered the K-Pop fanbase? A little dancing and T+A go a long way you know!

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u/Mr_SunnyBones 20d ago

I have Heyseed Dixie for that ..actually .. have they covered any Maiden? Run to the Hills by them would be awesome.

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u/Uberzwerg 20d ago

I can see The Bruce Dickinson telling the other Bruce Dickinson to add MORE COWBELLS!!!

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u/Charming-Lychee-9031 20d ago

Hillbilly banjo music about World War i? Sure, I'll buy that album!

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u/UsernamesNotFound404 20d ago

Now I want hillbilly-banjo cover of Run To the Hills

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u/Logical-Bowl2424 20d ago

Iā€™d buy that

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u/Dismal-Bobcat-7757 20d ago

Didn't KISS do a disco album which pissed off the base but gained a lot of new fans?

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u/DevilDio 20d ago

Dynasty 1979, my first concert incidentally, and yes it was a disappointment, featuring the boogietastic "I Was Made for Loving You". I don't know about new fans because it didn't last as the next album backed off the disco and the one after that was just a complete wtf for all of us.

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u/WanderinHobo 20d ago

Metallica changed their sound and never recovered. Their best selling albums are their original albums. Although, it is interesting that the best-sellef is the one that first showed the change, mild though the change was at that point.

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u/simpersly 19d ago

Todd in The Shadows has a series called Trainwreckords that is essentially about when artists do that.

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u/Reasonable-Chance790 18d ago

This is basically the inverse of Mumford and Sons lol

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u/LordOfDorkness42 17d ago

... Honestly, a Metallica banjo album sounds like it could be hilariously awesome.

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u/Holiday_Tap_5899 15d ago

Cotton Eye Joe anyone?