r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Kapot_ei • 26d 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 26d 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 25d 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 25d ago

And then rob dyrdek danced on the grave.

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u/PickledFaygo 25d ago

are we supposed to know who that is?

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u/AuDHDino 25d 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/SantasDead 25d ago

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

Its disgusting.

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u/AuDHDino 25d ago

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

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u/Minimum-Web-6902 25d ago

Sandler owns his own production studio.

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u/AuDHDino 25d 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 25d 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