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Thread: SciFi renamed SyFy
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07-18-2009 #1Veteran Poster
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SciFi renamed SyFy
Does anyone else find this absolutely absurd?
They have sucked the nerd out of SciFi channel over the years. But this is ridiculous...
I can almost see them renaming Comedy Central, "The LOL Channel."
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07-18-2009 #2Hung Angel Platinum Poster
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Yeah, I agree the new name sucks. Someone told me the channel wanted a copyrightable name and "SciFi" is not a copyrightable abbreviation. I'm too lazy to actually run this story down, so can anyone confirm it?
"...I no longer believe that people's secrets are defined and communicable, or their feelings full-blown and easy to recognize."_Alice Munro, Chaddeleys and Flemings.
"...the order in creation which you see is that which you have put there, like a string in a maze, so that you shall not lose your way". _Judge Holden, Cormac McCarthy's, BLOOD MERIDIAN.
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07-18-2009 #3Professional Poster
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Yup, that is the stupidest thing I've heard of. SciFi is short for "Science Fiction". WTF is SyFy supposed to mean?
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07-18-2009 #4Veteran Poster
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Really? I mean how about "George W. Bush has been elected president"? Far dumber.
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07-18-2009 #5Vasto Lorde Gold Poster
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bad name change
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07-18-2009 #6Gold Poster
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http://www.hungangels.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=43544
Yeah it f**king sucks.
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07-18-2009 #7Veteran Poster
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I don't know, I may not like it, but as a branding issue I understand it may have been necessary to change it to something else. We have a tendency to slap some pretty negative terms on stuff without a clue why something is happening. Are you really going to have trouble understanding what SyFy is standing in for?
I'd be more upset if they dropped their cool little identification clips. Love those little transformation clips to death.
Just one more nice guy finishing last...
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07-18-2009 #8Junior Poster
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I think it's fine. I thought it was meant to be more weird rather than having the proper abbreviation. If they just wanted a new name they probably could've had something better.
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07-18-2009 #9mmmmm beefy Platinum Poster
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Lame , At least they haven't started reality t.v. on ... Oh god they did.
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07-18-2009 #10Junior Poster
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well on the tv guid thing i always got scifi channel mixed up with the sci(science) channel. maybe they wanted to differentiate somehow
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