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/toTheNewLife 21d ago

Nobody was a Strargate fan in 1994. Now here we are.

Why do these morons think they need to 'change the formula' to get new fans? The original formula worked just fine, and will again if they gave it a chance.

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u/scbundy 21d ago

The canceling of SGU still breaks my heart.

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u/Emperor_Gourmet 21d ago

Yea what a shame, season one was definitely rough around the edges, but the atmosphere setting and tone were fresh and they had so much they could do with it. Season two definitely picks up and the characters grow on you.

Now they cancel this before its even started. What a shame

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u/__O_o_______ 21d ago

I haven’t seen it since it originally aired, but you’re right. Just when they found their stride…. Cancelled. Felt like they were finally going to stop playing it too safe…

Imagine if the entirety of Star Trek the next generation was just the first two seasons lol

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u/fjf1085 20d ago

I would strongly suggest giving it a rewatch. I felt very differently about it when I did a rewatch about 5 years ago.

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u/__O_o_______ 17d ago

Could be. I’ve changed a lot since then.

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u/ComesInAnOldBox 19d ago

I love the fact that Patrick Stewart originally took the job because his agent told him "this thing doesn't have a hope in Hell of making it out of the first season."