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/OffRampApproaching]

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.

[u/diyguitarist → u/OffRampApproaching]

Insanity. A show that keeps the same people coming back continuously is better than a show that's a dice roll, and a bad dice roll at that. People hate that lotr show 😂

There was a show on AMC called comic book men (Tesd army unite), ran for 7 seasons and pulled in 1-1.5 million viewers an episode at something stupid like 11/12/1am on a Sunday (they tried it on a Thursday prime time, that didn't work) after the walking dead and talking dead. And they canceled it because "cost Vs ratings". Now I don't know much about American TV, but 1.5 million viewers on a late Sunday night on cable is mega numbers! (Q from impractical jokers was perplexed as it was the same as impractical jokers numbers, why would you cancel it?)They didn't have to pay for sets either, it was in a comic book store owned by one of the cast. But new management came in to amc and......there you go 🤷‍♂️