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Well, now we will never now. This project also had Brad Wright and Joseph Mallozzi from the original series onboard as consultants & writers and they were apparently very excited about the new show's pitch. They could've been saying this for appearances but then they just could've just declined to join the team if they didn't like Gero's (who they know very well) vision for the future of the franchise (especially considering that they've made their own pitches before).
The main reason why Wright and Mallozzi took only "consultant" roles has to do with guilds/unions. SAG/WGA are very particular about "ensuring writers get a fair chance" meaning producers can do little writing if they're primarily producers (writers and actors can, on occasion, produce, as a way to step into the role, and producers can occasionally write, but you can't have a producer who sits in the writer's room and strongarms all writers).
And indeed it's a shame they've been rugpulled. I was so excited about the new show, and Amazon has to fumble it just to make some newcomer useless moneypit feel important for a moment.