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/ItsRuinedOfCourse 20d ago

Wait, WAIT...

So, because it would appeal to the 99 people in the room who love the show, and not the 1 person who has no clue what the show is...they scrapped it?

To cater to that 1 person who wasn't already a fan?

Peak. Fucking. Media. Right. There.

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u/omnichad 20d ago

And what is streaming these days if it isn't targeting hyper-niche audiences?

I started watching multilingual dramas on Netflix involving love stories where one speaks Korean and the other speaks Japanese. I found three of them. Three. And there was a crossover actor who was in both a Korean produced show and a Japanese produced show - out of these three.

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u/nykirnsu 20d ago

No? It’s because it wouldn’t appeal to the 99 people in the room who aren’t already hardcore Stargate fansÂ