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Offline Nebula

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'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« on: July 08, 2009, 10:08:24 AM »
heh....

Well all of us who watch the "Sci-Fi Channel" will now have to start getting used to calling it the "SyFy Channel"
The name change was for them to get something unique to own. >.>
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Offline JimmyB76

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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2009, 10:15:32 AM »
oh ffs how tacky lol
(the more proper) Sci-Fi Channel has just lost a few respect points from me...
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Offline ECGadget

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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2009, 04:30:03 PM »
why? I've never seen it, soo...
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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2009, 11:32:08 PM »
'Syfy'

 :hurr

EDIT: Damnit, why was mythread combined with Neb's?  Mine came first.  :arms:
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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2009, 12:04:50 AM »
I just watched the "Eureka" marathon, and I must say the commercial breaks were entertaining.
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Offline Aeries

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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2009, 01:20:17 AM »
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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2009, 01:30:18 AM »
Quote from: Aeries on July 11, 2009, 01:20:17 AM
Quote from: Phaser on July 10, 2009, 11:32:08 PM
'Syfy'

F*ck that sh*t. Period.

Seconded. I've brought this up on a few forums I'm a part of, and the consensus is that they changed the name from Sci-Fi in order to justify the fact that there's...really hardly any sci-fi on this channel anymore. Ghost hunter shows (complete BS) and ECW. I mean, come on - wrestling on the Sci-Fi Channel?
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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2009, 01:31:52 AM »
Quote from: Joshmaul on July 11, 2009, 01:30:18 AM
Wrestling on the Sci-Fi Channel?

EPIC FAIL.  :arms:
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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2009, 01:39:44 AM »
well Wrestling is fiction :P
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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2009, 05:10:32 AM »
Disgusting name.
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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2009, 11:00:05 AM »
i was wondering why sci-fi is now sy-fy so childish
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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2009, 04:22:20 PM »
Perhaps there is an "i" shortage because of the recession?
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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2009, 04:35:15 PM »
Yeah, cos its all going into iPods and iPhones and iPlayers and every other rip off beginning with i! :P
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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2009, 09:46:08 PM »
Will this affect Sci-FI UK?

The only sci-fi show left on there is TOS (it'll get moved to Virgin 1 sooner or later, just you wait!). Everything else is not worth watching so it wouldn't bother me one bit.

SG-1, Atlantis, BSG, A Town Called Eureka, LOST, TNG, VOY, DS9, ENT, Chuck and TSCC are all shown on either Sky 1, Sky 2 or Virgin 1 so I'm set.

Basically, they can take Sci-Fi UK and shove it up their collective a**es!

(Again, I want TOS on Virgin 1. They've got everything else Trek so its only a matter of time)
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Offline Ryles

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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2009, 03:28:17 AM »
The official explanation for the name change is that its "cooler," "unique," and... drum roll please: "is actually this is how you?d text it.?
Source: http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/03/sci_fi_channel_aims_to_shed_ge.php  :roll:


Though to be quite honest... I always just texted it as Scifi. However, with the cancellation of Atlantis and the ending of BSG, I have no reason at all to text anything related to the network to anyone anymore. Which is all well and good considering that I stopped actually watching it around the time I noticed they were airing pro wrestling and movies/shows that weren't in any way, shape, or form science fiction.  :arms:

Considering this is off topic.. maybe we need a new thread just ranting about this? lol.
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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2009, 07:16:40 AM »
 Well, not EVERY Trek series, but yeah I'd love TOS-R on Virgin 1 very soon.

I never watch Sci-Fi channel any more... except the odd TOS episode.
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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2009, 08:07:08 AM »
Virgin are quite annoying with there showings though...they show the first 5 season of Voyager, say it'll come back in June except when it does, its a completely different time table and they're showing it from season 3!

So I'm watching and recording the X Files instead. :)
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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2009, 09:52:38 AM »
Meh, I don't care what they call it, I quit watching scifi when BSG ended. 
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Offline Tuskin38

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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2009, 11:26:08 AM »
I'm watching it for Eureka.
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Offline JimmyB76

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Re: 'Sci-Fi' to 'SyFy'
« Reply #19 on: July 15, 2009, 11:54:10 AM »
Quote from: Trim on July 12, 2009, 09:52:38 AM
Meh, I don't care what they call it, I quit watching scifi when BSG ended. 
ya same here...
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