Stargate SG-1 Writer Joseph Mallozzi calls out executives for treating fans poorly:
"Throughout my career, I've been dismayed by the contempt some genre executives have held for fans, routinely underestimating their power to make or break a show. I've watched this repeat too many times, across too many shows, to be talking about any single one of them. Yet despite the mounting evidence over the past few years, they continue to dismiss the data, repeating the same miscalculations time and again. But technology has rewritten the rules, and the power dynamics are shifting. Today’s fans are organized, strategic, and highly data-literate - effectively turning the platforms' own metrics against them. As the bets get bigger and the audience grows sharper, it will be fascinating to see how this plays out."
Is it about time these corporate suits get with the program?
@AmazonMGMStudio Maybe it's that decade where they released the weird movie that no one thought would have BROAD appeal which ended up being a smash hit spawning decades of hit TV shows and movies.
That'd be the 1990s with Stargate
Stargate SG-1 writer posts this warning to corporate entertainment:
"Do NOT mess with fandom. It’s a double-edged sword. Do right by fans, and they’ll follow you to the ends of the Earth. But betray them, and they will cut you!"
Did some properties learn this lesson the hard way?
Do NOT mess with fandom.
It’s a double-edged sword. Do right by fans, and they’ll follow you to the ends of the Earth. But betray them, and they will cut you!
#savestargate
I'm sorry. I'm useless and have no friends so this won't travel far. But I also support this. It brought my dad and I closer together. I hyperfixated on Wraith and Dr. Beckett from SGA. We were excited, now we're sad.
it's been 7 days after the article from @variety confirming @AmazonMGMStudio is going back on their word and cancelling new Stargate.
The majority of my X feed is still Stargate fans calling them out for betraying the creatives and the fans.
please keep it up! 🫡🫡🫡🫡 I LOVE YOU ALL.
#SaveStargate
Hey, Amazon. If you think a new Stargate series won’t perform well, consider that fans continue to religiously watch episodes from 20+ years ago.
My wife and I have the Blu-rays in constant rotation and usually watch an episode every night. We’re in the middle of our 21st marathon (currently SG-1, Season 6, Episode 4 - Frozen). Not a week goes by without Stargate playing in our house. Our daughter has watched it countless times and knows the intro music by heart.
Stargate has seen us through good times and bad. Rain and shine. Elation and heartbreak. It has a quality that hasn’t been available on television in decades. It will always be part of our lives and that’s a testament to its greatness and why it should live on with new episodes that preserve the spirit of the original.
You want a hit? Rethink the absurd decision to cancel the new series with the original team. Give them what they need to do their work. Then release it and check the numbers. Afterwards, remaster the original Blu-rays in 4K as an anniversary edition and release it alongside the new series.
You will be met with the enthusiasm of a fan base like no other.
Take a chance on this team. Take a chance on the fans. You will not be disappointed.
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#SaveStargate #Stargate
-buy a studio that has a popular IP
-IP has a built in base of millions of loyal fans
-false start reboots and rumor's for 10+ years
-hire an OG writer to finally reboot series
-make announcement, 90% of fan base is hyped
-we're super serious this time
-have a 3 month writers room come up with the story
-go into pre production hiring top industry vets
-release more info hyping up the fans
-cancel project 6 months later
-profit?
These are the people in charge of what we love.
I am done with @PrimeVideo and @AmazonMGMStudio
I will not be supporting any other reboot, if the OG writers can't bring their vision to the screen I have no interest in watching someone with no connection to Stargate fumble their way into making a series with "broad appeal"
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
It's Day 2 and we demand @AmazonMGMStudio to either...
1) Let the Stargate creators make a new show
2) Release the rights so fans can do it
And no, Hammond won't take your silence as an answer