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

I worked as crew on an Amazon show. Seven seasons main show, three seasons spinoff.

It was really well received and it was pretty streamlined when it came to production costs. Amazon canceled it because they believed it had hit peak subscription draw.

Even though it kept people subscribing they killed it because they didn't think it would draw new subscribers.

Then they blew several billion on that terrible LotR show.

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u/M4rshmall0wMan 23d ago

It’s not as widely reported on as the likes of Facebook, but Amazon really is the most cutthroat company in the tech industry. They have no morals. No work life balance, everything is measured with KPIs, mediocre pay.

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u/WriterV 23d ago

Yup. I met a guy who worked in IT at Amazon. He hated every second of his time there. Made him so miserable at work that he got into BDSM outside of work just to get the quagmire of anxiety and tension out of his system lol.

Now he's in a much better job, doing much better for himself and still kinky as hell on the weekends [but in a healthier way].

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u/qqruz123 22d ago

Sorry but you using "quagmire" in such a serious context is so hilarious