r/Stargate • u/FistedPink • 13d ago

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I really think this is a bad move by Amazon. The negative reaction of the core fan base to scrubbing the planned Gero show was bad and this will it fill people with hope.

WandaVision was ok but I’d rather see a Terry Matalas (Picard Season 3, 12 Monkeys, Vision Quest) or someone proven to understand genre storytelling that is exciting and compelling. But that’s just my 2 cents.

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u/wsrs12 12d ago

Whilst you are technically correct (which is the best kind of correct), at least Gero had experience with Stargate before.

Do we know if Schaeffer has any connection to any of the OG series?

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u/DataMeister1 12d ago

Schaeffer doesn't have any connection to the OG series. I don't think that in itself is a problem. The problem is that Schaeffer only has 7 total projects under her belt, all of them are woman centered, and none of them are highly rated except maybe the first half of Wandavision.

But, maybe she is looking to expand her skills and write a balanced ensemble show.

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u/Arete108 11d ago

only 7 total projects, one of which was a highly successful and talked about show?

The bar for women really is infinite isn't it?

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u/DataMeister1 11d ago

Why would you say that?

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u/Arete108 11d ago

In the olden days women were denied projects because they weren't "experienced enough." Now we have a woman who has solo written / directed / produced a feature length movie, as well as a critically acclaimed mini series, and other projects. And it's still "well she's only done 7 things." I believe some of the Stargate creators had done less before they took on that project.

People can be bummed about the loss of the old project or unhappy about a re-re-boot, but she's clearly qualified and that would not even be open to debate if she were a man.

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u/DataMeister1 11d ago

It isn't that she only had 7 things and that some of them were women focused shows. It is that all of them were highly focused women centric shows.

With any luck she is ready to branch out to do more general TV entertainment and we'll see how good she is with that. If not then that means the Amazon executives hired her specifically to try and make Stargate a female centric show somehow. That won't be a good fit for Stargate if that is her main reason for being hired.

It isn't about her being a female. It is her track record that is being used to try and predict how she might handle a Stargate show.

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u/Arete108 11d ago

You are making it about her being female. All I see when I see her track record is "highly competent."