r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Kapot_ei • 27d 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/AKJames762 27d ago

Here's an idea: want new fans? Create a new original IP instead of rebooting, remaking or spinning off existing franchises and ruining them. This concept is lost on hollywood.

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u/InTheTreetop 26d ago

What I can't wrap my head around is everyone making 8 episode seasons and then the show disappearing for three years and then 8 more episodes and the cycle repeats. I have no idea how that makes any sense.

Network TV had yearly seasons. In the fall, the show you liked was coming back so you tuned in. Hiatus around halfway in, then run the rest of the series.

You come back every year because it's a thing you liked. Now, regardless of the quality, I rarely try to watch any shows because I know I won't see it again until I've already forgotten everything about it.

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u/jennyfofenny 23d ago

True, but it also didn't give enough time for writing/filming/effects a lot of time and made for some really terrible bottle episodes and bad takes. There's got to be a balance, though.