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Originally Posted by twistedmosaic
I like the new change. Now it won't piss me off so bad that timeslots that could have TNG reruns have instead been filled with "Ghost Hunter: Can you believe we made this whole episode for $30?"
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That's the silver lining here. It hasn't really been a Sci-Fi channel for awhile, so at least they're no longer pretending.
Honestly, I've pretty much always thought the Sci-Fi channel sucked. The only show I've ever liked is Battlestar Galactica, and even if I liked Farscape and Stargate, those are only three shows. I realize it's the "in" thing for cable channels to try their hand at original programming, but the Sci-Fi channel was much better overall when it concentrated on syndicated Sci-Fi classics. Just a couple original shows, plus lots of Star Trek, Lost in Space, and Doctor Who reruns are all they really need. Sure, it wouldn't make huge profits, but I'd think they'd be better off making modest but consistent profits over the huge dip they're going to take now that BSG and Stargate are gone.
As for the rebranding, that's pretty terrible too. Do they think the people who are turned off by the name Sci-Fi are going to somehow be duped by the name SyFy? Fuck no. So, they've managed to give up their brand without getting anything new out of it.
Funny thing is, when onodrim and I read about the rebranding - totally separate from each other - we came to the exact same conclusion: why call it a stupid name like SyFy? Why not rename the network "Imagine?" It fits their expressed goals much better, and the word was clearly on their mind already.