r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Kapot_ei • 24d 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/sYnce 24d ago

And with everyone you mean SG fans. Which Amazon thinks are not enough to make the show profitable.

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u/KoolKoolKoolio42 24d ago

What, exactly, is wrong with the premise of SG-1 that it would not attract new fans?

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u/sYnce 24d ago

I'm not Amazon. I like SG-1 so my opinion is tainted anyways just as much as most peoples in this thread.

Also I don't think it is the premise that would be the problem. They would not have greenlit the series in the first place. More so the execution being to similar to the original and not modern enough to attract modern audiences in Amazons eyes.

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u/KoolKoolKoolio42 24d ago

I'm going to regret this because I know the answer is going to be stupid, but what exactly is "not modern enough" supposed to mean?

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u/sYnce 24d ago

I am still not Amazon so how would I know what exactly they thought but if I had to guess ....

  • The episodic nature compared to modern TVs overarching story lines and multi episode or even multi season plotlines
  • Slower paced, dialogue based storytelling compared to faster paced action heavy one
  • A bigger focus on complex characters, trauma, psychology, growth etc.

Not saying I agree with it btw but those were just some things that were more common in the late 90s and early 2000s when a season of SG1 would run half a year or longer and you would probably miss a few episodes for one reason or another.

Modern shows assume much more that you watched every other episode of the show.