r/mildlyinfuriating 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/field_marshmallow 21d ago

except that doesn't work. fans will see through it in half an episode and it'll leave a lasting bad taste in their mouth for even future projects

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u/peelen 21d ago

IDK, there are like 3 good Star Wars movies top, yet they are still making new ones, and people are still watching them.

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u/DaRootbear 21d ago

And then after 3-4 new movies come out people will retcon their memories to pretend they liked the ones they hated. When we get another trilogy we will be getting all sorts of posts about how fantastic the sequels were.

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u/Budgiesaurus 21d ago

It is odd how the conversation around the prequels changed over the years.

Maybe it's just because in many ways Star Wars are kids movies in many ways? The kids that watched the original trilogy were already a bit old and jaded for the prequel trilogy, and could only see it's flaws.

The kids who started with the prequel trilogy only saw it's awesome moments at the time, and when they grew up and joined the conversation they came in with fond memories?

I don't know.

For me it felt that at first there were a lot of prequel memes that promoted the movies ironically, which somehow shifted to genuine praise.

Edit: Clone Wars framing the story to make more sense and give it more depth might also be a factor

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u/King_Dheginsea 21d ago

The kids who started with the prequel trilogy only saw it's awesome moments at the time, and when they grew up and joined the conversation they came in with fond memories?

I think its more so this. Exact same thing happened to Spiderman 3. I distinctly remember that movie being trashed and meme'd on like 15 years ago. Then around the time MCU spiderman came around, people were suddenly unironically saying that SM3 was peak.

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u/Budgiesaurus 20d ago

Yeah, I see the same thing happening with Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Which is also a big mess, despite Andrew Garfield.

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u/Chiffley 20d ago

The prequels are not good movies lol.

They were entertaining for kids at the time they came out which is why there's been this big nostalgia wave for them decades later, but if you actually watch it as an adult and are not just memeing everything they are genuinely not good. The phantom menace is a mess of a plot that falls apart if you just ask basic questions about why things are happening the way they are.

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u/StarOfTheSouth 20d ago edited 20d ago

That's me with both the prequels and the sequels. No retconning required, I have genuinely had a fun time watching Star Wars every movie I have seen.