This is the best part about the name change, and it has me rolling.
This is, indeed, an interesting coincidence. "Syf" (sing.) or "syfy" (plur.) in polish means filth, scum, acne and also syphilis:http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/syf[wiktionary.org]. Makes also an interesting metatextual link to another recent Slashdot submission because of the common saying "syf i malaria" (syphylis and malaria) denoting a complete and utter mess, SNAFU etc.
Did you hear about those people who were putting up big money so they could shoot a porn film on the Virgin (company) space shuttle? Could you make a reality show out of the ISS? It probably wouldn't be very good, they're so busy all the time it'd be hard to get tension high.
Every time I think I'll regret having my cable service shut off, another reason pops up to make me realize why I (mostly) stopped watching TV in the first place.
The Sci-Fi Channel was only ever great for making fun of their original movies. I mean, how could the world continue without masterpieces like Boa vs. Python?
The Sci-Fi Channel was only ever great for making fun of their original movies. I mean, how could the world continue without masterpieces likeBoa vs. Python?
Yes, but without them I would not have great memories of dubbed anime and other such things. The big tragedy is that children now will not get such memories.
Remember, back in the day, TV stations were very diverse. Even before cable, there was UHF. Most geeks have some sort of memory of watching really weird, obscure, or rare stuff during off-hours on weird channels. Maybe you would see a weird video at 2am on MTV. Maybe you saw Star Blazers when nobody else knew about it. Maybe, like me, you saw Gigantor at 5am on sci-fi.
As TV stations homogenize, and as the Internet takes over, that particular experience will fade away. That felicitous encounter with some great art is no longer possible. On the Internet, for all its greatness, you only find something if you are looking for it. Thats good, as it puts you in control, rather than you being programmed by the television. But even so, that abhorrent programming has the potential to expose people to new worlds they would otherwise never see.
Sci-Fi Channel was one of those networks that had a high hit-rate of exposing people to cool stuff, back in the day. By going away from sci-fi, and going towards being just like every other cable network, another generation of people will not share that experience.
The Sci-Fi Channel was only ever great for making fun of their original movies. I mean, how could the world continue without masterpieces likeBoa vs. Python?
Yes, but without them I would not have great memories of dubbed anime and other such things. The big tragedy is that children now will not get such memories.
Remember, back in the day, TV stations were very diverse. Even before cable, there was UHF. Most geeks have some sort of memory of watching really weird, obscure, or rare stuff during off-hours on weird channels. Maybe you would see a weird video at 2am on MTV. Maybe you saw Star Blazers when nobody else knew about it. Maybe, like me, you saw Gigantor at 5am on sci-fi.
As TV stations homogenize, and as the Internet takes over, that particular experience will fade away. That felicitous encounter with some great art is no longer possible. On the Internet, for all its greatness, you only find something if you are looking for it. Thats good, as it puts you in control, rather than you being programmed by the television. But even so, that abhorrent programming has the potential to expose people to new worlds they would otherwise never see.
Sci-Fi Channel was one of those networks that had a high hit-rate of exposing people to cool stuff, back in the day. By going away from sci-fi, and going towards being just like every other cable network, another generation of people will not share that experience.
Just like you never experienced radio dramas and shows.
Just like you never experienced radio dramas and shows.
Which is very sad.
Sad thing is, this type of "It's a shame people won't experience this" just means that you (us) are getting older and are now the equivalent of the old "Back in mah day" nut to the new generations. They won't share your experience, but they will have new and different stuff to fill in the void.
Just like you never experienced radio dramas and shows.
Which is very sad.
Why is that sad? even if you had it available, when would you have found the time to listen to the various shows, watch your oddly timed weirdness on tv, do your homework, participate in afterschool activities, etc.? There is always programing/media/experiences that people once they hit their 20's and over look back and think that what they had was so much better than what is currently available. One generations' is no better/worse than any other and kid (thanks to the series of tubes) can now watch a lot of what we used to watch (just on their own time rather than 5:00 a.m.) if they so choose. Also, Scott, for someone that doesn't watch TV, you pretend to know a lot about what is available on it.
Wow....this is just stupefying. What good would come of this name change? Do they really think they'll grab non-geeky people in if they just turn the name into a homonym? Non-geeky people will still know what the name means. Sorry about all the complaining, but this just absolutely ridiculous.
I read somewhere that they're probably doing it so they can trademark their name, seeing as Sci-Fi is a generic term and not trademarkable. I have not particular reason to think this is any more true than the official explanations they have given, but it is an interesting idea.
Just like you never experienced radio dramas and shows.
Which is very sad.
Sad thing is, this type of "It's a shame people won't experience this" just means that you (us) are getting older and are now the equivalent of the old "Back in mah day" nut to the new generations. They won't share your experience, but they will have new and different stuff to fill in the void.
Mind you, at least there are podcasts out there now that are replays of old (public domain) radio shows. The "felicitous experience," sadly, is harder to come by. It still occasionally happens on public access networks, but those are having their own problems nowadays.
Mind you, at least there are podcasts out there now that are replays of old (public domain) radio shows. The "felicitous experience," sadly, is harder to come by. It still occasionally happens on public access networks, but those are having their own problems nowadays.
There was a classic sci-fi radio podcast that I listened to for a long time. It was really good. I was really excited about this one radio version of the Journey to the Center of the Earth. However, they posted the episodes out of order, and left some episodes out. That pissed me off, so I stopped listening.
The change happened today. Still a stewpyd idea. There was still a small part of me that believed they'd realize that this is a mistake and go back on it. Sylly me.
Apparently, Hulu doesn't give a shit about the name change. From today:
Today I saw and advert for the same show which was also using the old name. My guess is that all these things were done in advance and they just didn't bother to redo them.
I've never seen Dresden Files. Is it worth watching?
The first season is on Netflix streaming. My boyfriend made me watch an episode and got me into the series. I love how his wand is a drumstick and/or hockey stick.
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Who's for starting a campaign to change the common pronunciation to Syfy [Siffy]?
Could you make a reality show out of the ISS? It probably wouldn't be very good, they're so busy all the time it'd be hard to get tension high.
Remember, back in the day, TV stations were very diverse. Even before cable, there was UHF. Most geeks have some sort of memory of watching really weird, obscure, or rare stuff during off-hours on weird channels. Maybe you would see a weird video at 2am on MTV. Maybe you saw Star Blazers when nobody else knew about it. Maybe, like me, you saw Gigantor at 5am on sci-fi.
As TV stations homogenize, and as the Internet takes over, that particular experience will fade away. That felicitous encounter with some great art is no longer possible. On the Internet, for all its greatness, you only find something if you are looking for it. Thats good, as it puts you in control, rather than you being programmed by the television. But even so, that abhorrent programming has the potential to expose people to new worlds they would otherwise never see.
Sci-Fi Channel was one of those networks that had a high hit-rate of exposing people to cool stuff, back in the day. By going away from sci-fi, and going towards being just like every other cable network, another generation of people will not share that experience.
There is always programing/media/experiences that people once they hit their 20's and over look back and think that what they had was so much better than what is currently available. One generations' is no better/worse than any other and kid (thanks to the series of tubes) can now watch a lot of what we used to watch (just on their own time rather than 5:00 a.m.) if they so choose.
Also, Scott, for someone that doesn't watch TV, you pretend to know a lot about what is available on it.
I think I might check out the book series.