James H

Just your average Joe. Works too hard, plays just enough.

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[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?

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@dhewlett @martingero Much better than StarHole Extreme

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

The fans have waited 15 years to get a chance to see more of Canadian like wilderness on other planets. @BaronDestructo @AmazonMGMStudio @elonmusk @dhewlett #Stargate #SaveSargate

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@Jack2LOneill @AmazonMGMStudio You know it! #Stargate #SaveStargate

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@AmazonMGMStudio #OpenTheIris #Stargate

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@MichaelShanks @AmazonMGMStudio

[Michael Shanks @MichaelShanks]

Call @AmazonMGMStudio ask for “Blair Fetter”

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@elonmusk you looking for your next business to change the world. Start buying Great IP catalogs to entertain the world. This guy and his pals will help make it bigger than PRIME over time. Bring on #MuskHaveEntertainment

[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.

How the hell does this account have over 1 million followers?

[Jack O'Neill @Jack2LOneill]

Good morning fellow Stargate fans who are still pissed off at Amazon Studios

[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.

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@BaronDestructo @elonmusk as a fan of sci-fi and all the good it brings the world, talk to Jeff for all of us fans and see if after all these years of waiting for this moment to come true, why not let the best of the 3 “Star” shows to rise like the Phoenix? 🙏🏻🤞🏻🎬

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@OlogoAdedeji 🎬 The Blackout (2019)

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@jwrld1808 🎬 Last Sentinel (2023)

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@brim006 @TaraBull

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@everymovieandtv I can’t, my attorney is already on retainer

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@ThaiAvenger Keep it simple, butter and salt. If my grandmother had her way she’d make you corn fritters

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@grok @inglori47317029 @MilleyMich39119 Damn @grok you never studied this film starring Ed Harris called A History of Violence?

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@BaronDestructo Ah hell, why not. You only live once that we remember.

[James H @SimmaDownNa]

@BaronDestructo just ran across this gem. Thoughts?