My letter to them. I've never written a disgruntled letter before and they probably won't read it so I'm sharing on here:
Dear Amazon Studio Executives,
I'm sure you have been hearing from a lot of very passionate Stargate fans recently. I hope, while passionate, none crossed a line. But if some did cross a line, please understand their passion likely got the best of them because Stargate is something they love and they feel betrayed by your studio for killing it. That said, being overly disrespectful doesn't represent the Stargate fandom as a whole or the lessons the series taught its fans, so I apologize on their behalf.
That said I too am extremely frustrated with the decision to shut down the new Stargate project. Especially when I heard one of the reasons was that it was going to hold too closely to the original lore which was deemed to focus too much on the original audience and not on some almost mythical modern audience.
Firstly the original series was hugely successful, and the vast majority of its original audience are not only still living, but also more likely to be in the age range where they have much more disposable income, like myself. They also now have children they want to share the series with. There is also an enormous vacuum for this type of positive, realistic sci-fi show. This was a series that guided many of our morals, our understanding of right and wrong, courage, loyalty, honor, patriotism, respect, education, science, hope for the future, unity, how our differences can be our strengths, teamwork. I could go on forever. It was an enormously positive influence on millions over the span of two decades.
When Stargate aired it was my brother and I that bonded over the show. Today from those two fans, the new Stargate series would have had myself, my brother, his two sons, my wife, and two close friends of mine all excited to watch every episode. That was 2 original fans that would now be a diehard audience of 7. There is more than enough potential to create a very successful series just with the original fans and the people they shared the show with. But I believe it goes beyond that. If the show held true to the original it would spark the interest of an entirely new generation even if they don't have an original fan to introduce them. Like I said there has been a huge vacuum in the market for this type of series. Nothing like it really exists today and the sci-fi and television world is weaker for that. Many are longing for this type of series even if they don't know it yet because they were never introduced to it.
So many cherished shows and movies that have been rebooted by major studios have not been the commercial success the studios expected them to be. I believe the evidence is clear that their lack of success has been in large part because the original audience is often abandoned or an afterthought in some attempt to capture an illusive market of new fans. But in the attempt to target a more general audience you make the show average, unoriginal and destroy all the magic that made the show so special. So the original fans hate it and new potential fans are introduced to a show that just isn't very special. Instead it's a show built for the average audience in every way, making it average and boring. Studios are focus grouping art to death in some attempt to please an average that doesn't exist as a real person. In the end the show loses the qualities that would earn it a new audience while also alienating the original audience.
Please I beg of you, give this new series a chance. Reconsider your choice to cancel it. Allow the creators of the project to continue to run it and fulfill their vision. They have already proven themselves capable of creating a beloved series and one of the most successful and loved sci-fi shows ever created. They know what they're doing. Please give them a season. I am confident it will be a success. You have a loyal fan base that would buy up all the merch you want to sell if it means they will have an authentic Stargate series back in their lives. Please don't walk away from this and alienate so many Stargate fans.
In the meantime I'm sorry to say, I have canceled my Amazon Prime and will not be renewing if the project is not continued. Or at least release the rights to the series so it can be continued by those that love and understand the series and why so many care so deeply for it.
Sincerely a Stargate fan
My letter to Amazon Studio:
Dear Amazon Studio Executives,
I'm sure you have been hearing from a lot of very passionate Stargate fans recently. I hope, while passionate, none crossed a line. But if some did cross a line, please understand their passion likely got the best of them because Stargate is something they love and they feel betrayed by your studio for killing it. That said, being overly disrespectful doesn't represent the Stargate fandom as a whole or the lessons the series taught its fans, so I apologize on their behalf.
That said I too am extremely frustrated with the decision to shut down the new Stargate project. Especially when I heard one of the reasons was that it was going to hold too closely to the original lore which was deemed to focus too much on the original audience and not on some almost mythical modern audience.
Firstly the original series was hugely successful, and the vast majority of its original audience are not only still living, but also more likely to be in the age range where they have much more disposable income, like myself. They also now have children they want to share the series with. There is also an enormous vacuum for this type of positive, realistic sci-fi show. This was a series that guided many of our morals, our understanding of right and wrong, courage, loyalty, honor, patriotism, respect, education, science, hope for the future, unity, how our differences can be our strengths, teamwork. I could go on forever. It was an enormously positive influence on millions over the span of two decades.
When Stargate aired it was my brother and I that bonded over the show. Today from those two fans, the new Stargate series would have had myself, my brother, his two sons, my wife, and two close friends of mine all excited to watch every episode. That was 2 original fans that would now be a diehard audience of 7. There is more than enough potential to create a very successful series just with the original fans and the people they shared the show with. But I believe it goes beyond that. If the show held true to the original it would spark the interest of an entirely new generation even if they don't have an original fan to introduce them. Like I said there has been a huge vacuum in the market for this type of series. Nothing like it really exists today and the sci-fi and television world is weaker for that. Many are longing for this type of series even if they don't know it yet because they were never introduced to it.
So many cherished shows and movies that have been rebooted by major studios have not been the commercial success the studios expected them to be. I believe the evidence is clear that their lack of success has been in large part because the original audience is often abandoned or an afterthought in some attempt to capture an illusive market of new fans. But in the attempt to target a more general audience you make the show average, unoriginal and destroy all the magic that made the show so special. So the original fans hate it and new potential fans are introduced to a show that just isn't very special. Instead it's a show built for the average audience in every way, making it average and boring. Studios are focus grouping art to death in some attempt to please an average that doesn't exist as a real person. In the end the show loses the qualities that would earn it a new audience while also alienating the original audience.
Please I beg of you, give this new series a chance. Reconsider your choice to cancel it. Allow the creators of the project to continue to run it and fulfill their vision. They have already proven themselves capable of creating a beloved series and one of the most successful and loved sci-fi shows ever created. They know what they're doing. Please give them a season. I am confident it will be a success. You have a loyal fan base that would buy up all the merch you want to sell if it means they will have an authentic Stargate series back in their lives. Please don't walk away from this and alienate so many Stargate fans.
In the meantime I'm sorry to say, I have canceled my Amazon Prime and will not be renewing if the project is not continued. Or at least release the rights to the series so it can be continued by those that love and understand the series and why so many care so deeply for it.
Sincerely a Stargate fan
Israel is not our ally. They're a foreign government that has stolen our nuclear secrets, nuclear triggers and uranium. And they built weapons of mass destruction with them. They also stole our most sensitive intelligence through Jonathan Pollard.
They have robbed us of $320 billion. They made us waste $8 trillion fighting their wars in the Middle East.
The way they pulled off these heists is by legally bribing almost our entire Congress and being the top donor to presidents from both parties.
Their co-conspirators are the national media who cover up all these crimes and pretend that Israel is an innocent victim who desperately needs our help. When they are the exact opposite. They are an aggressive empire that takes our money and military and uses it to attack their neighbors and take their land.
We have to stop this inflitration of our country by a foreign nation that has taken control of the power structure in Washington. We are occupied.
@JennyStiven If you want to write to Amazon MGM Studios directly (ATTN: Peter Friedlander), please be respectful and specific. Give them every reason to think the decision was strategically wrong - not that Stargate fans are toxic and shouldn't be listened to.