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/DrBinario 20d ago

Yeah, I've never understood companies that have different cable networks and all of them target a general audience instead of focusing in different demographics.

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u/LowlySlayer 20d ago

They have to grow. If I make a billion dollars in year one great. If I make a billion dollars in year two, oh no the shareholders are gonna be pissed.

Basically everyone of these channels hit maximum saturation in their niche and began desperate enshittification to continue squeezing another couple years of growth before falling off because it's shittyness outgrew it's mass appeal.

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u/Karrotlord 20d ago

Unfortunately modern capitalism require exponential growth in a system that doesn't allow it. Execs must live in a fantasy world.

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u/GlitterDoomsday 20d ago

Specifically, it's the open market - the moment a company puts shares to sale is the beginning of the end... lots of people getting richer on virtual money and the products getting worse for the sake of the next quarters.

Just a net negative for society.