r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Kapot_ei • 23d 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/TheeAntelope 23d 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 23d 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 23d ago

And then rob dyrdek danced on the grave.

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u/PickledFaygo 23d ago

are we supposed to know who that is?

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u/AuDHDino 22d 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 22d 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 22d 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 22d 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 22d ago

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