- > 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
It was popular because of who? The fans! No one needed the Disney-ization of Stargate. This is probably a good thing.
- For those who don’t know (which seems to be the entire comment section at the moment), the new show is/was not a remake, they intended to follow on from the existing series.
I was pretty optimistic after watching the announcement [0] that this would be a decent show.
Here’s hoping they’ve developed it enough that they can shop it around.
[0] https://youtu.be/e82uV9sBt4I?si=ZY3qO4o8r1DH5voG
- > 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.”
in other words, it would have been good
by calmbonsai
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- We didn't want a "fresh perspective" on Stargate. We just wanted more classic Stargate.
Not at all related, "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy". ;)
- Why do they even make announcements that they're going into production and then casually cancel the show? Do they not know they are completely toying with the emotions of fans? Giving false hope is worse than no hope.
by pointlessone
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- Broad appeal? You can’t do anything good aiming for broad appeal. People like too different things, they all don’t mash together well. If you add to many tings that appeal to different people you end up with incoherent mess. Instead of appealing to everyone you end up pissing off everyone in many different ways.
Look at the Ring of Power. Did it have broad appeal? Maybe, first 2 episodes brought in 25 million viewers. The whole first season was watched by 150 millions, despite season completion being ~40%. For reference, X-Files pulled in more only in 1 of its 11 seasons with most under 20 mil, and Friends lowered in 20-25 mil with only one season being about 30 mil. So the numbers are impressive but do you know anyone who loves the Rings of Power? Anywhere near to how people love SG-1?
by mynegation
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- I am still mad at them for cancelling Wheel of Time.
by diabllicseagull
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- Massive fumble imho. I'm still sad about the SGU cancellation. It had so much potential for the third season.
If Amazon won't commit to a new Stargate show it should at least release it for others to do so. Currently, it's keeping the franchise hostage.
- Amazon? I'm sure Macgyver would've had to be a woman. And make her gay.
by chicagobob
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- That's a bummer. I literally started my latest rewatch because of this news.
by spicymaki
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- Good! Did you really need more Stargate? Just watch the classic movie, and 200+ episodes of SG-1 and then 100+ episodes of Atlantis. Let these franchises rest.
- The new Quantum Leap was terrible and most of the new Star Trek shows were equally as bad.
Maybe this is a good thing.
by gamblor956
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- Given the many commenters who are decrying a potentially "woke" version of the show simply because it might feature a female lead character who might act like a competent officer...
...This is probably for the best. Studios try to avoid catering to the incel fandom, as that scares away everyone else who might otherwise be interested.
Also...SG-1 and Atlantis both featured competent women. Carter, Fraiser, and Weir were smart but not strong. Teyla was strong but not too bright. Most of the guest characters were minorities. The show was woke as heck.
by dyauspitr
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- They would probably ruin it anyway. The new commander would probably be a woman and be totally bland like the lord of the rings thing they did. I don’t know anyone that has watched that.
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by OutOfHere
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- If you haven't seen Stargate SG-1, it was one of the greatest shows. I would rather rewatch it than watch a bad remake. Stargate Atlantis was not half bad either.
They will likely hire the cheapest script writer, who in turn will likely offload it to the cheapest LLM, resulting in derivative work that is not in any way creative or inspiring.
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