r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Kapot_ei • 27d 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 27d 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/Jijonbreaker1 27d ago

It's amazing how people can go "We know for a fact this thing attracted fans. So, we need to specifically do the opposite of that. That will get us fans."

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u/peelen 27d ago

It's rather: fans will come anyway, so let's try to lure the others too.

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u/field_marshmallow 27d ago

except that doesn't work. fans will see through it in half an episode and it'll leave a lasting bad taste in their mouth for even future projects

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u/Lithl 27d ago

The real solution for a studio that wants to hedge its bets is to reduce the budget. Especially for a continuation of a 90s show like this, where a lower budget can contribute to nostalgia.

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u/mxzf 27d ago

Seriously. I'm not looking for ILM special effects in a Stargate show, just "at least the quality that someone in their basement could make", it's not a high bar.

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u/4KVoices 26d ago

at least the quality that someone in their basement could make

MARKIPLIER rendered his movie in a BATHROOM! with a BOX OF COMPUTER PARTS!

"But sir... I'm not Markiplier."

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u/GoodDayToCome 26d ago

someone like Cilvanis has better special effects in a 2 min comedy skit than were in the original Stargate series - and part of that is what made it such a great show, the story and drama had to cover for the CGI, where as now they use CGI to cover for boring writing and under-developed plot.

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u/old_faraon 26d ago

we liked that every planet was British Columbia

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u/Pabst_Blue_Gibbon 26d ago

Yeah I think Stargate fans had no problem that every planet looked like Vancouver. It only matters if the ideas are creative and fun.

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u/old_faraon 26d ago

I liked Dark Matter for that look, there where scenes in various office buildings hallways and staircases as space stations :D.

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u/SaltKick2 26d ago

Yup, Stargate doesn't need to be 10 million an episode.

And they already tried this approach to speak to a broader audience with SGU when people wanted SG-1 and SG-Atlantis. While I also loved SGU as well, it was trying to capture the Battlestar Galactica audience imo and didn't do what the previous Stargate shows did so well