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  • Re: Amazon Has Axed Its New Stargate Series

    From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, June 03, 2026 17:41:06
    On 2026-06-03 00:50:08 +0000, shawn said:

    Amazon Has Axed Its New Stargate Series https://www.gateworld.net/news/2026/06/amazon-axed-new-stargate-series/

    YIPPEE!!!
    I wish I could say common sense had prevailed for a change, but from
    the article, it obviously hasn't.




    Amazon MGM Studios has backtracked on its plan to reopen the Stargate
    with a new series from writer and executive producer Martin Gero,
    Variety has reported and GateWorld has confirmed. The show was to
    stream globally on Prime Video.

    The show was announced in November in a video from the studio, with
    Gero and fellow Stargate TV veterans Brad Wright and Joseph Mallozzi
    taking the news straight to the fans.

    Citing an anonymous source with knowledge of the situation, Variety
    reports that executives at the studio were concerned that Gero?s take
    on the series ?would not have broad appeal beyond the franchise?s
    already dedicated fanbase.? This is a key component in reviving a
    legacy IP, as it can be difficult to justify a large price tag (such
    as a big-budget streaming series) if a project only reaches existing
    fans, and fails to grow the audience.

    Which is the entire reason why they should never make idiotic "reboots"
    in the first place - they have absolutely nothing to do with the fans
    (hence all the moronic changes), but are simply a cash-grab by the
    greedy makers with no actual creative talent themselves. If they want
    to make such a different show for a new audience, then make a *new*
    show, and not senselessly try to hitch it up to an existing franchise.
    :-\






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