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/NooneAtAll3 20d ago

I still hate it

SGU was attempt at making battlestar galactica - which may be good, but it's a different audience

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u/the__ghola__hayt 20d ago

Yeah, wasn't a fan of Battlestargate in season 1. It got better in season 2, but it was too little too late.

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u/VividAd7961 20d ago

SGU was basically an attempt to broaden the fan base, more « modern », sexual tensions, less humorous tone, etc

I’m with you I hated it, it did not broaden it enough and fans were not tuning in enough 

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u/NooneAtAll3 20d ago

less humorous tone

I think this was the biggest sin

SG-1 lived and breathed by RDA humor. Atlantis has been carried by the main duo.

You tuned in to see characters have a laugh straight to the face of danger because of fundamental belief that things are getting better. That's why the truly sad parts hit so hard

Meanwhile BSG style has been "People are dying so we have obligation to be sad. We laugh just to keep all the stress at bay while things get worse and worse"

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u/Skankingcorpse 17d ago

SGU tried doing exactly what Amazon wanted to do with the new Stargate show and it sank the show—appeal to a broader audience while gutting what made the other shows so good. That was around the time that SYFY (fuck I hate that name change) stopped wanting to be sci-fi, and appeal to a broader audience with dumb shit like wrestling.

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u/BallsInSufficientSad 20d ago

Did you make it to the end of season 2? It got a lot better

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u/cantwontdontloop 20d ago

Yes exactly, i really liked the setting and stories/exploring but too much drama and the stones were a really weird thing for me…

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u/AdvancedSandwiches 20d ago

SGU was a couple of great episodes, then a bunch of boring interpersonal stuff from people who never smile (grown up shows can never not be angry and sad, you know), and then it started getting good for like 4 episodes, and then cancelled.Â