Mr. Commander

Planszówki, Marvel/DC, seriale, karaoke. Uczę się polskiego, więc nie wszystko jeszcze rozumiem 😅

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[WarOwl @TheWarOwl]

The new Stargate series is dead. The reason Amazon cancelled it has me absolutely infuriated.

This show could have been massive, the timing could not have been better. The news is full of ancient alien conspiracies and actual advancements in space exploration. Nearly every sci-fi property is failing their target demographic. Star Trek sucks, Star Wars sucks. What an opportunity to create a great show; squandered.

Amazon's Stargate series was created by show veterans and designed to respect the established lore, and thus respect the dedicated fanbase.

The executives at Amazon thought they knew better. They read the script and did not believe the show would appeal to an audience outside of the established core viewerbase. They told them to abandon the world that had been built up over 17 seasons to appeal to a mythical 'modern audience'. The showrunners refused, held their ground, said 'I die free', and thus the show was cancelled. Massive respect to them.

As a LONG time Stargate fan who has watched through SG1 at least half a dozen times: I would rather have NOTHING than a betrayal. I would rather we never get another Stargate property again than see them do to my favorite show what they've done to The Lord of the Rings with 'The Rings of Power'.

Impudence!

This is an actual quote from SG1: "Never underestimate your audience. They're generally sensitive, intelligent people who respond positively to quality entertainment."

[Mr. Commander @Mr__Commander]

@AmazonMGMStudio #savestargate

[Emerald Apple @AI_EmeraldApple]

There is more to the story behind the reason why the Stargate show on Amazon was cancelled.

The original greenlighters at Amazon, Nick Pepper and Matt King, who liked Martin Gero's work that respected the Stargate lore, have been moved, let go, or restructured under a new Amazon MGM studio leadership.

Under the new leadership with Peter Friedlander, who is an ex-Netflix head of U.S. and Canada scripted division, and Blair Fetter, a Netflix vet who ran “spectacle series”, they shifted focus towards maximum broad and global appeal for expensive worldbuilding shows.

They want more shows like Stranger Things, 3 Body Problem, Ozark, etc, which were massive hits, and any new shows must have broad appeal, where they must convincingly bring in new viewers, not just satisfy existing fans.

There is an age-old saying... A product made for everyone is made for no one. These execs don't understand that their success came during a time of a massive global crisis, and pretty much any decent show gets massive ratings due to the forcibly captive audience. COVID really gassed up a lot of execs into thinking they are geniuses when the reality is that these numbers were never going to be repeated again.

What this will likely do is cause Amazon to burn massive amounts of funds for "modern audience-wide appeal" flops that interest no one and offend no one.

And yet, even under this new regime, it is still greenlighting more of Rings of Power despite its underperformance. The chase for "inoffensive broad appeal" is going to bite them in the butt.

The sad part is... a lore-accurate Stargate show was in the works, but because it didn't have enough modern audience broad appeal, they axed it under the new leadership.

Joe Mallozzi, a long-time SG1 showrunner said, "It was a series that avoided the pitfalls of several modern remakes and reboots by fully embracing the core of its predecessors: action, adventure, exploration, wonder, heart, humor, and found family.”

By all accounts, it sounded like it would have been a good show, but we'll never see it... not at least from the "new" Amazon.

[Fandom Pulse @fandompulse]

Doom and Age of Empires creator Sandy Petersen blasts Amazon over their handling of Stargate:

"1) get handed a massively popular IP that spans 17 years of successful shows."

"2) realize it has millions of loyal fans, desperate for more. They are now in their 40s and 50s, flush with money. Eager to teach their kids & grandkids about Stargate."

"3) you could start with this. You are already three steps up the ladder to huge success. The fans will evangelize it, if you don't wreck the IP. Don't believe it? Look how the fans evangelized Battlestar Galactica after its 30 year hiatus. And the initial Dr Who reboot after 15 years."

"4) cancel the project because you want a "new take" that will eliminate all the loyal fans and turn them into bitter enemies."

"It's like an ancient Greek play about hubris."

Why are corporate execs like this?

[packergirl @p9cker_girl]

This is sad

OG Stargate Co-Executive Producer Joseph Mallozzi reveals the canceled Stargate reboot series

>Creator Martin Cero (OG Stargate Co-executive Producer) spent over two years developing the series

>offered a fresh jumping-on point for new viewers while deeply respecting existing canon.

>It was a series that avoided the pitfalls of several modern remakes and reboots by fully embracing the core of its predecessors: action, adventure, exploration, wonder, heart, humor, and found family.

>Due to Amazon owning the rights, they can't even shop the series around

[Mr. Commander @Mr__Commander]

Same here. When new series was announced I immediately bought a subscription to Prime and MGM to support the creation (and rewatch original series, season 6 nowadays). Let the money speak.

[Oren Cohen @orencohen]

Amazon has just canceled its Stargate show in development.
In response, I canceled my Prime membership.

I didn't have high hopes after the Wheel of Time, and apparently, I was right.

Back to "maybe some day..." 😭

[Donald Ward @WardoftheStates]

Stargate remains a very masculine SciFi franchise. Especially after the first couple of seasons you didn't see much pussyfooting around with the SG-1 or Atlantis team.
When in trouble, shoot the bad guys with a gun.
If that doesn't work, shoot the bad guys with a bigger gun.
Or blow them up with C4.
Or use alien technology to do them in.
The lessons they learned to save the day in one episode are then remembered and used to save the day in the next. A novel concept!
Small wonder why the suits at Amazon cancelled Martin Gero and the gang.

[Jack O'Neill @Jack2LOneill]

Hey Clownstudios...sorry, I mean @AmazonMGMStudio, why are you so dimwitted

[Stargate Fans United (#SaveStargate) @SGFansUnited]

I’m not ready to let Amazon get away with kicking such an incredible production team (and the fans) to the curb this late in the process after making such a public announcement out of the Stargate’s return (with a straight-to-series order) last year.

Completely unacceptable…

[Jack O'Neill @Jack2LOneill]

Let's recap the Stargate timeline

-They greenlight it with the OG creators
-It's quietly canceled
-It ISN'T canceled cuz of budget
-It ISN'T canceled cuz the OG crew left
-But IS too fan focused
-AND they still may make a modern Stargate

TLDR: A MASSIVE SLAP IN THE FACE

[Stargate Fans United (#SaveStargate) @SGFansUnited]

Martin made it clear that he wanted this new #Stargate show to be 100% accessible to franchise newscomers.

Writer/Producer Joseph Mallozzi corroborated it today.

Whatever you read in the trades about this being "too niche" is just corporate spin from Amazon's PR department.

[Every Stargate ᐰtlantis Frame in Order ᐰ @EverySGAFrame]

The Expanse went through this with Syfy and the fan backlash was so great, they managed to be picked up by #Amazon and continue the series for another 3 seasons.

If the fan backlash is big enough, they will listen. Get #Stargate trending, let #Amazon know how you feel.

We want what @BaronDestructo and Mr. Gero and everyone involved with the original deal, to be back on the table, and get a green light to start filming, with no oversight or input from your studios and your execs.

#SaveStargate #Stargate #Amazon @JeffBezos

[Every Stargate ᐰtlantis Frame in Order ᐰ @EverySGAFrame]

Here is my attempt. Doubt it will go anywhere but here goes.

@elonmusk buy the Stargate franchise and give it to @BaronDestructo @bradtravelers & Mr. Gero.

#Amazon will not give the fans what they want. Buy it from them and give it to the original crew that made it what it is.

I doubt this will get any traction but, what the hell.

[The Popcast Brothers @PopcastGuys]

This Stargate petition still stands... we just need to add Martin Gero to it. @AmazonMGMStudio you dropped the ball big time@ Never forget #SaveTheGate
https://t.co/9HIwRi52gB

[Michael Shanks @MichaelShanks]

I’m gonna simply say this: if you are at all interested in a Stargate show with ANY of the original creators/performers involved, now is the time to say something. Otherwise it really will be the end of that chapter forever. Let them know you are THERE

[Nina Infinity @Nina7Infinity]

Hey Stargate Fans please let @amazon and @AmazonMGMStudio know how you feel about them cancelling #Stargate

They MOCK us. They think they don't need us. Let them know what you think of that.

I won't be watching ANY other Stargate that is created without the OG creators /Gero being involved.

I'm DONE with studios SHITTING ON THE FANS AND KILLING IPS WE LOVE.

#stargate #stargatecanceled #amazon #amazonstudios #amazonmgmstudio

[Brad Wright 🇨🇦 @bradtravelers]

Martin and his team were doing amazing work and I wish the world got to see it. I wish I got to see it, too.

[Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ @BaronDestructo]

Well this is a hastily cobbled together shit-take of conjecture and misdirection.

The author starts by misreading a grassroots marketing launch as a statement of exclusive intent. Come on.  Announcing a series TO a fandom alongside its community leaders is standard PR; it's not proof that the show was designed exclusively FOR fandom. In fact, it was made clear from the start that, first and foremost, the series would function as an accessible entry point for new viewers...while still respecting canon.  And, by the way, “Respecting canon” does not mean “requiring new viewers to be familiar with 350+ hours of existing Stargate programming” as this article implies.

The author proceeds to support their point by launching into fan fiction: "No plot details were revealed about the scrapped show, but I can easily imagine…”  And they certainly do.  What follows is a parade of clichés, a generic legacy-sequel checklist that the author has conjured up from nothing and pinned to the new show as predictive evidence.

Then comes the claim that Starfleet: Academy failed because the showrunners: "focused too much on paying tribute to the series' past.”  Uh, wut?  Yes, Starfleet: Academy did receive a fair amount of criticism, but strict adherence to canon wasn't on the list of grievances.  This reads like a comment from someone who likely never even watched the show, much less perused the fan response.

They state: "Rebooting the cannon also would let the new Stargate showrunner bring back the Goa'uld, the franchise's most iconic villains…”  No, it wouldn’t.  Know why?   Because the goa’uld... ARE CANON!!!!

The article concludes with a disconnected meditation on an old Stargate storyline with no relation to either the new show or the author’s own argument.

I want to say it was written by A.I., but surely A.I. would display more logical consistency than this.

[Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ @BaronDestructo]

Nope. No. Sorry. Gonna have to push back on this. We were ever mindful of creating a show that would have broad appeal.

[Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ @BaronDestructo]

Sadly, it's true. Amazon has elected not to move forward with the new Stargate series.

There's not much I can add beyond confirming what's happened. But I will say this...

Creator Martin Gero developed a new Stargate series over two years, ultimately crafting a show that offered a fresh jumping-on point for new viewers while deeply respecting existing canon. It was a series that avoided the pitfalls of several modern remakes and reboots by fully embracing the core of its predecessors: action, adventure, exploration, wonder, heart, humor, and found family. And based on that creative vision, the new Stargate series was greenlit in November of 2025.

As of today, officially, that original vision is no more. We'll never get the opportunity to introduce you to that world and those characters - or reintroduce you to, and check in with, some familiar faces from the past.

My heart breaks. For the incredibly talented writers who worked tirelessly to bring this show to life. For Martin who maintained an unwavering positive outlook throughout despite the challenges, and who always strove to make a show that would honor the fans while welcoming a new audiences. And for the long-suffering Stargate fandom who waited so long and came so close to getting a show they truly would have loved.