@deluxe_fox@laurennkara It’s because the building owners want to do a massive disruptive renovation to the building or something like that (probably not demolishing it due to more recent renovations) and they have to wait for the leases of alll the tenants in the tower to end. 10+ year leases happen.
The cancellation of the #Stargate revival by @AmazonMGMStudio is peak out-of-touch executive logic.
Former Netflix execs like Peter Friedlander and Blair Fetter killed a fully developed, franchise-respecting show because they claimed it lacked "broad appeal." They are chasing the mythical "Four-Quadrant" hit at the expense of a guaranteed audience.
For those outside the entertainment industry, the "Four Quadrants" are the major demographic groups studios use to project an audience:
1️⃣ Males
2️⃣ Females
3️⃣ Under 25 years old
4️⃣ Over 25 years old
A true four-quadrant show appeals to everyone. Modern executives are obsessed with finding these massive, algorithm-driven megahits right out of the gate. If a show doesn't project to hit all four quadrants on day one, they scrap it to chase a wider demographic.
The irony? Stargate is one of the rare legacy IPs that already built a four-quadrant audience organically. This isn't just a 14-year TV run; this franchise started with the original movie in 1994. That is over three decades of deep, multi-generational history.
It isn't just a niche, hard sci-fi show. It has grounded military action and deep mythology, but it survived on the character-driven, "found family" dynamics that appeal to every gender. It has the dedicated legacy fans who watched it in theaters and live on TV (the Over 25s), and a massive streaming generation that binged the entire franchise online (the Under 25s).
You don't buy a legacy IP just to throw it away because it doesn't fit a new spreadsheet metric. It's time to stop ignoring the massive audience standing right in front of you.
#SaveStargate #StargateSG1 #AmazonMGM
Stargate needs YOUR help! ✨This your daily reminder to keep asking Amazon MGM to reverse their latest decision regarding the show. Respectfully put out there WHY.
We and MANY others want Stargate from the OGs @martingero@bradtravelers@BaronDestructo who gave us fans HOURS of Stargate television over the years.
The show WAS aimed at a broader audience. It was marketed as such in the initial video drop for the announcement.
You can respect what’s come before and start a new.
Stargate Atlantis did it. Stargate Universe got there in season 2. This team knew how to do what you needed Amazon?
Executive musical chairs should not be the reason this got cancelled. It was fine before? Why not now?
We need to bring this back! So NEW fans can enjoy this franchise with us. #stargate
@dieworkwear Look fair point on the outfit itself... but picturing the change myself... it doesn't "feel right for him"... there's something about these little stylistic choices he's making that create the "approachable man of the people" aura that just beams out of him.
@uwukko@bruvimtired@raycast I mean… solid choice… but the “slap my Mac” app is the more hilarious first thing to install… especially if you use the goat sound pack…
@FFairing@CantEverDie Yeah but there’s obviously a difference between that sort of traditional speculative investment and the HFT liquidity dominated world of CDOs and other increasingly complex financial instruments designed to offload risks to all but ensure the profits accrue to certain players.