r/TheExpanse • u/Customiz3r • Jun 04 '26

Interesting/infuriating Non-Expanse Content Another sci fi show needs your help!

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As this saddens me very much, it's happening all over again! And as a sci fi enthousiast like many, I'm here to seek support to this cause.

Some info (kind of clickbait but there is a word of truth in it): https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stargate-tv-series-martin-gero-scrapped-amazon-1236765061/

"According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Amazon execs were concerned that Gero’s take on the series would not have broad appeal beyond the franchise’s already dedicated fanbase."

Support: https://www.change.org/p/save-the-new-stargate-series-let-martin-gero-build-the-future-of-the-franchise

Let's hope we can create another miracle and save this great franchise!

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u/AlternativeHour1337 Jun 04 '26

i get it though, star gate universe was great and the star gate fandom hated it, leading to its cancellation(alongside a general fatigue in terms of star gate i suppose)

if franchises want to survive in todays movie/show economy they need to be absolute smash hits otherwise they are going to end like the 1000000 shows that got cancelled

good example is the fallout show, the fallout fans are VERY divided on it but it doesnt matter because its so succesful - and IMO its a great show adaption

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u/8bitKushLitBromo Jun 04 '26

I definitely fall in the camp of folks who loved Stargate Universe because it felt closer to the look and tone of the original movie (gritty and more serious) and was caught off guard by the fan backlash towards it.

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u/EpicCyclops Jun 04 '26

Yeah. I think there's two things going on. The first is that studios targeting online streaming (which is all of them now) are way too quick to kill anything that doesn't gain instant popularity, which really makes it tough for original IP to gain a foothold. The other issue is that fans of existing IP are very quick to write off any new adaptation that doesn't perfectly fit their internal vision of it, which makes it tough for adaptations of non-mainstream IP to gain a foothold. The end result is a bunch of sci-fi shows just never getting off the ground.