SyFy Goes Off Script With Reality TV

[MelMWells]

My bet is they ditch the current formulation and come up with something COMPLETELY different within the next five years. Anyone remember when Spike used to be TNN -- the Nashville Network? I sense something similar coming here.

This would not surprise me at all...

I'm sick of channels like Sci-Fi, History and the Discovery channel. All they have on now is dumb things like American Morons with motorcycles or the Swamp Idiots.

The only thing I ever watch on them anymore is Mythbusters and even that hasn't been on lately.

The only channel that still has some decent programming on it is the International History Channel and most of them are old shows.

Yes, I remember when the History channel had really interesting stories and documentaries on it. Now it's just dumb...

They had no choice to change their Logo from Sci-Fi to what it is now, the word Sci-Fi and similar was coined by Forrest J. Ackerman (Author of "Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine") and the "Sci-Fi Channel" name was in Violation of his copyrighted phrase, so they were forced by law to change it from what I understand, not by choice.

I was wrong, I just looked it up... they "rebranded" their Logo because they could Copyright "Sy Fy" but not Sci-Fi since that was already Copyrighted...

I agree though, I personally preferred the science fiction/fantasy shows and movies they used to offer rather than a lot of the junk they show now...

I didn't realize that at all WoW!

 

[the_batdemon]

So...the SciFi (intentional refusal to accept change) channel is going the way of MTV? Maybe they should put 8 strangers in a hotel room at a con and film that?

BTW, how is anything going to be shocking to Tommy Lee? He snorted ants for gawds sake.

 

[wuher da brewer]

This just in from Syfy:

What happens when Eight Con-goers must share the same hotel room? Hilarity and hijinks ensue! Catch an all new reality show this June!

 

[the_batdemon]

I'd actually watch.....with these oft used stereotypes "cribbed" from MTV:
-the con virgin
-"I'm just here for the panels and art show"
-Creepy guy with too much camera equipment.
-Anger management issue guy....possibly a Klingon
-the Jaded, been to too many cons person
-the one too many drinks and "no costume" is my costume person (fan favorite of course)
-the we can change the world,using the power of the Force person
and
- I'm just here to score person

or it could be done Jersey Shore style....get drunk, party..hook-up

either way, they'd all have to work Larry Young's booth for 3-4 hours each day. (*see Larry's comments con booths: http://www.therpf.com/f12/rpf-con-booths-112059/#post1614226)

 

[MelMWells]

This just in from Syfy:

What happens when Eight Con-goers must share the same hotel room? Hilarity and hijinks ensue! Catch an all new reality show this June!

That sounds really dumb...:thumbsdown

 

[wuher da brewer]

Yeah, both of my posts were in jest. The last one was directly referencing the_batdemon's above mine.

I know I hate their pseudoscience shows because I think far too many people are susceptible to bad science, I dislike reality shows and have even weaned myself from the cooking challenges I used to watch and I really don't understand the appeal of wrestling on the Syfy channel. Why isn't it on Spike or FX where it would make more sense? When you add in the fact that Syfy has been canceling some of their original programming, I start to have a real problem with what is left on their dial. I miss when they used to have regular times for classic shows not randomized daytime blocks that make it hard to follow any given show with out a season pass on the DVR.

 

[Wes R]

We should have a funeral service on here for the scifi channel as it's pretty much just a shriveled corpse at this point and I think Discovery and history are on life support just barely their old selves.