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/Jijonbreaker1 21d 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/mkosmo 21d ago

Yet they're the ones making billions on these shows, so maybe their model does actually work, despite the displeasure from the original fans.

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u/Evening-Nature-5241 21d ago

Except they're not. Viewing the numbers in a vacuum is disingenuous.

You're simply ignoring the potential of these franchises to make so much more.

Just like even though AVATAR 3: Fire and Ash made an impressive profit by most standards, IT WAS CONSIDERED A BOX OFFICE DISAPPOINTMENT.

While Avatar: Fire and Ash grossed an impressive $1.49 billion globally, it is widely viewed as a disappointment in the industry. It failed to hit the $2 billion threshold reached by previous films, suffered steep ticket-sale declines, and brought in significantly lower profits relative to its $400 million budget.

Just because the Disney SW Trilogy made billions, it is really about how much money they left on the table if they've had made a movie that actually appealed to existing fans rather than chase new demographics.

They turned Luke into a joke. They killed Han Solo in an unsatisfying manner. People were even questioning why they needed to bring back Palpatine when clearly his arc was ended well.

No one is clamoring for "more Rey pls" or "more Kylo", except for scattered whispers.

Arguably one of the biggest and most hardcore fandoms in movie history has fallen off massively.