Earlier this week, Variety reported that the long-anticipated Stargate reboot project by longtime franchise scribe Martin Gerohas been axed by Amazon after an initial "full series" order back in November. The military science fiction saga may have begun on the big screen with Roland Emmerich's Stargate back in 1994 (a film meant to spawn an unrealized trilogy), but it found new life on the small screen with Stargate SG-1 only a few years later, launching a multi-series television empire that ran for nearly 15 years. While many (including this author) were thrilled at the prospect that Stargate could return with some of the same creative minds involved, it appears Amazon MGM Studios felt differently — and that decision may just prove disastrous as fans and franchise staples alike have expressed their disdain for the news.

Prime Video's most recent high-profile cancellation keeps making headlines, with many fans reacting strongly, and it's easy to see why. Just days ago, reports emerged that the reboot of one of the most respected sci-fi franchises of all time had been scrapped only a few months after receiving a series order, bringing the project to an abrupt end before production could fully get underway. Unfortunately, this isn't the first time Amazon has pulled the plug on a major project early in its development, and it likely won't be the last.