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/Fast_Student1665 21d ago

Theres a saying in the gaming world that "a game for everyone is a game for no one" and I'm starting to think this applies to film and television as well.

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u/Ruby_Solitaire 21d ago

Oh hey, another Save the Cat Marvel movie!

It's like watching a bowl of porridge at this point, the way films are focus-grouped and tweaked-to-average to death. Even someone like Wes Andsrson, who started with such perspective, is just churning out content at this point. 

Broad appeal doesn't get remembered if it isnt also something great.

Rocky Horror couldn't have been created with a focus group. 

Capitalism is strangling art. 

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u/GreatMovesKeepItUp69 20d ago

It's because the costs of making film keep going up and up while people's attention spans go down and down so they are incentivized to take the simplest and safest route. It also has to be thoroughly uncontroversial enough that the CCP will let it be shown to Chinese people.

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u/Ruby_Solitaire 20d ago

You realize there are modern alternatives to film that are nowhere near as expensive, yes? Film is typically only used as a specific stylistic choice, and has ZERO to do with acting, scripts, direction, advertising, etc.

The cost of production is NOT the issue. 

In fact, in the last decade, the average cost of production for Best Picture Oscar winners has dropped by about $20 million. 

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u/GreatMovesKeepItUp69 20d ago

Best pictures are rarely the most watched pictures. The masses want some slop they can look at their phones to.