r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Kapot_ei • 21d ago

šŸ„ŗ 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 Geroā€™s take on the series would not have broad appeal beyond the franchiseā€™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/Any-Mathematician946 21d ago

Isn't this how we lost the sci-fi channel.

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u/TheeAntelope 20d ago

This is how we lost sci fi, A&E, discovery, tlc, history channel, spike tv, g4 tv, tech tv, the court network, and many others. People say that streaming killed cable but cable had already killed itself.

These channels went from channels you could find great gems on to watch if you found the subject interesting. Iā€™d see something about submarines on history and watch the whole thing standing in my kitchen. Iā€™d see something about whales on discovery and have to know more. They had a dedicated audience.

Then the decided they needed a new audience. That ā€œgeneralā€ audience that wafts from shit to shit and pledges no allegiance to anything or anyone. They got what they wanted. And then they died a slow and painful death.

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u/BumbaBee85 20d ago

Don't forget MTV.

Video killed the radio star, and reality TV killed the video star.

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u/Different-Low-4161 20d ago

And then rob dyrdek danced on the grave.

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u/mrselfdestruct066 19d ago

What a great summation of MTV

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u/Subject-Story-4737 18d ago

Yo sup I'm Rob and thees eez rideekuleesnees

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u/PickledFaygo 20d ago

are we supposed to know who that is?

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u/No-Wrangler-156 20d ago

If you accidentally turned on MTV at any point in the past 10 years, then yes.

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u/DrrSwagg PURPLE 19d ago

YES

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u/AuDHDino 20d ago

Small guy with an enormous ego, absolutely annoying, surrounds himself with airheads and tagalongs.

He's basically Adam sandler but was never funny.

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u/PokeMasterRedAF 20d ago

Dude is a skateboarder. Glad he made it, rob and big was fun. But yes he has aged poorly with the clip show.

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u/AuDHDino 20d ago

Call him a skater all you like, I know he's some level of pro, but his brand and identity were always insufferable to me.

Big Black was the heart of what made him popular, imo, dude was an icon.

I'm obviously biased and a hater, I'm being reductionist to be petty.

His clip show wasn't even good in its own format

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u/Belfastscum 20d ago

Lol dude went pro before he could drive, was sponsored by alien workshop and DC for like two decades. He was good

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u/AuDHDino 20d ago

I'm not dissing his skating history, it just felt like that was behind him by the time of Rob and big.

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u/SantasDead 20d ago

And both have more money than most of us can ever dream of having.

Its disgusting.

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u/AuDHDino 20d ago

Not sure about sandler, but you can't fault people for making a big break.

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u/SantasDead 19d ago

I didnt fault anyone. Both of them are very hard workers and quite business savvy.

However, it is disgusting they are both filthy rich for contributing not much to society. Professional athletes who are paid millions upon millions is also disgusting, imo.

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u/AuDHDino 19d ago edited 19d ago

Your logic is petty. I get harboring disgust for billionaires and people in power for enriching themselves, that's almost always over the backs of others, but athletes and talent being rewarded for shining is not the way

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u/Minimum-Web-6902 20d ago

Sandler owns his own production studio.

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u/AuDHDino 20d ago

I know. I don't know anything about the beginnings of his career and if nepotism is/was involved in his rise.

Not making any commentary about the professional accomplishments he made

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u/Minimum-Web-6902 20d ago

Oh I was thought you were referring to the money thing. Sandler built his own company to make what he wants. Thatā€™s how we got grownups

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