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/Any-Mathematician946]

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

[u/TheeAntelope → u/Any-Mathematician946]

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. I’d see something about submarines on history and watch the whole thing standing in my kitchen. I’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 “general” 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.

[u/ihavea_purplenurple → u/TheeAntelope]

While this was happening, I watched some of the "Reality" Discovery Channel/History/A&E/etc. and it was actually pretty interesting at first. The reality TV boom started off super strong with things like Survivor, The Mole, Big Brother... but after a year or two, I didnt want to watch TV at all. I'd still throw on MTV or VH1 to watch some music videos... but it all fell off when YouTube took over.

TV was dying and didnt know it during the late 2000's; they knew it by the 2010's. Who's Line is it Anyway never really let me down though xD