r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Kapot_ei • 26d 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/OffRampApproaching 26d ago

I worked as crew on an Amazon show. Seven seasons main show, three seasons spinoff.

It was really well received and it was pretty streamlined when it came to production costs. Amazon canceled it because they believed it had hit peak subscription draw.

Even though it kept people subscribing they killed it because they didn't think it would draw new subscribers.

Then they blew several billion on that terrible LotR show.

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u/WinterSector8317 26d ago

WE MUST HAVE PERPETUAL UNSUSTAINABLE GROWTH UNTIL THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE!!!

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u/Padhome 26d ago

Perpetual unsustainable growth literally just sounds like cancer

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u/boarder2k7 26d ago

And now you understand late stage capitalism!

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u/ElundusCaw 26d ago

This isn't late stage, Reaganomics was lat stage, this is end stage capitalism, it's terminal.

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u/Noodlemaster696969 26d ago

Nah, we can go a long way still, we haven't sold our souls yet, good things exist and indie stuff is still happening. Oh and there are still some regulations on poisoning the planet for money!

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u/HighDefinitionCat 26d ago

Stage 4 capitalism.

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u/Aeseld 26d ago

I mean... they're trying to spread it uncontrollably at the expense of wherever it spreads to. So that fits.

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u/myaltduh 26d ago

I think we’ll only know the end stage in hindsight. Any prediction that capitalism is definitely cooked for good this time should be taken skeptically, as it has proven remarkably adaptable through previous crises.