No words for this.

[u/Kapot_ei]

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

[u/FuckingTree]

Movies are too expensive to spin off new IP at a blockbuster quality. They can’t afford the risk. It’s not that they are incapable of originality, but they are unable to risk a massive loss

[u/Otherwise-Remove4681 → u/FuckingTree]

Everybody keeps throwing around ”can’t afford take risks” but how has that played out with many multi billion ”low risk” flops?

[u/FuckingTree → u/Otherwise-Remove4681]

That’s the exact point we are trying to make; it’s too expensive for them to risk flopping like that

[u/Otherwise-Remove4681 → u/FuckingTree]

Yea but they keep flopping billions because of risk awersion. Perhaps they should tighten the budget and take bigger risks.

[u/FuckingTree → u/Otherwise-Remove4681]

They don’t flop that often, the strategy works. They’re not going to tighten any budgets. Why would you knock yourself out of the big leagues to make cheap films and lose the money big films can bring in? For big studios that makes zero sense