Sorry, ‘Stargate’ Faithful: the Amazon Revival Just Hit a Big Snag
Amazon's planned revival of the Stargate franchise has encountered a significant setback. The new series, led by writer Martin Gero, was scrapped due to concerns about its appeal beyond the existing fanbase. Despite this, Amazon is still looking for new ways to develop the franchise in the future.
- ▪The Stargate franchise includes a 1994 film and multiple TV series, including the popular Stargate SG-1.
- ▪Amazon greenlit a new series from Martin Gero, who has a history with the franchise.
- ▪The series was canceled due to concerns about its broad appeal beyond dedicated fans.
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Some sci-fi fans might hear Stargate and think only of the 1994 feature film starring Kurt Russell and James Spader. But others will be well aware that the film, about an archaeologist and an Air Force colonel tapped to explore a mysterious ring that’s actually a wormhole for interstellar travel, spawned an entire franchise.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000766680","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"io9","SECTION":"television","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"television","TAGS":"stargate","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); The TV series Stargate SG-1, which debuted in 1997 and ran for 10 seasons, plus…
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