WTF SYFY!

[jennickels]

I am so fed up with this station.  A couple years ago I fell upon it and started watching episodes of Enterprise that I missed when it first aired.  Then I got hooked on SGA and SG-1 since they came on right after.  That is when Sci-fi (as it was back then) actually aired them as per the schedule.  I stuck around because they introduced Eureka and

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[campylobacter]

The SyFy network has been FUCKED UP even before changing its name from SciFi.

[misswelles]

I know its ridiculous. They cancel so many fantastic shows these days - like V and Dollhouse, and loads of others that I can't think of right now, and now Eureka... In favour of what, continous repeats of Sharktopus?!

[jennickels]

Flash Forward got canceled after setting up a 2nd season (getting ready for a 2nd flash forward) and then decided to cancel the show.

SGU got canceled and I actually liked the show especially the 2nd half of the last season. I thought it was getting really good.

V was getting interesting, too.

Don't get me started on Dollhouse and Joss' luck with FOX. At least they gave him 2 seasons this time.

They'll try to say well at least Eureka is getting 5 seasons but I can't see what the point of canceling it was when it's one of the better rated show.

If they quit producing all the crappy B movies that no one but 12yo boys like they might have money to make the more interesting scripted shows.

[misswelles]

Ooh Flash Forward, how could I have forgotten that? That was getting so good. Any yes V was so good too. Yes I feel so sorry for Joss, he really doesn't have the best of luck.

Seriously I don't understand why you could cancel something that clearly is a good solid TV sholw - it has 5 seasons already, so its proved it can last, and obviously has the fanbase.

Exactly. Thats mine and my boyfriends's thuoghts exactly. If all the channels and Hollywood in general stopped making rubbish movies, and concentrated on doing a few really good ones, or in case of the TV stations good quality shows then we'd all be better off. Who wants to watch repests all the time when you can go out any buy the boxed sets anyway?

[jennickels]

Yeah, about all I watch on cable is syfy, TNT and occasionally USA. We have free HBO, etc right now and I don't watch them at all (my husband does but we're not keeping them once the free thing is over). I rarely look at any other channels.

The real reason we keep the cable is for the kids. They'd drive me nuts if we didn't have Nick and Disney and Cartoon Network, lol.

[misswelles]

Yes and its sad but weirdly interesting to see happen. I once did one of my Masters papers on the branding andidentity of the Sci-fi channel (as it was in 2004-5) and it was really interesting to look at their scheduling, output and their advertising and who they were aiming this at. And the concept of niche programming. Between then and now it seems to have changed so much. there used to be so many good programmes on then, and the adverts seemed to appeal to an intelligent audience, asking questions like what does it mean to be human, and who are we. Tying these in to the output.

Now sadly the movies showing about 10 times a week aren't even B Movie status!

[bluewillowtree]

Yeah, this just sucks. I don't understand; isn't Eureka one of their higher-rated shows? I guess I shouldn't be surprised at this from the people who canceled Farscape, which was one of the best shows on television ever, but it's been so long since then that I let myself get sucked back in. *sigh*

I definitely am worried about my other SciFi shows, especially Haven. The fans will have to stay vigilant this year like we were last year, when we flooded the network with emails, postcards and a petition demanding a second season.

They're getting as bad as Fox with canceling good shows, though I will say that at least SciFi gives them more of a chance than Fox does; Fox shows don't usually even get a full season...

But back to SciFi - the concept of a science fiction reality show? Um, just NO. I'm biased by my general loathing of reality TV, but sci-fi is, by definition, not reality, so it just makes no sense. I get that the network has been trying to move beyond sci-fi since its stupid rebranding, but that's what we, the viewers, are

[jennickels]

No kidding about syfy forgetting its roots. I think BBCA has more scifi than the syfy channel (just saw Star Trek:TNG was on followed by Doctor Who.

Discovery Science channel shows episodes of Firefly.

There's more science fiction on every other channel other than Syfy, lol. That has to say a lot.

[misswelles]

Yup, I'm from the UK, and I see more Sci fi programming on Sky 1/2, - Star Trek (DS7, Enterprise, Voyager, TNG), SG1, Atlantis and SGU, Universal and Watch (Sanctuary) rather than on the syfy channel where its supposed to be. If you don't have nich programmes on the channel then why have the channel in the first place? Why have a mandate to show these types of programmes and cancel every sci fi programme going?!