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Sci Fi Channel Changing To SyFy Channel 7/7/09 - What does this mean? email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2166)   ranked 13 out of 4,980 in watching television6 months ago

I have been watching the Sci Fi Channel today for the annual 4th of July Twilight Zone Marathon and I have been seeing a bunch of commercials advertising that the Sci Fi Channel is changing to the "SyFy Channel" on July 7, 2009. I wonder exactly what this means.

I did some investigating as this peaked my curiosity. It appears that the Sci Fi network is wanting to change its "nerdy" image and be more youthful and hip. They targeted a group of 18 to 34 year olds and passed the name "SyFy" to them. They loved it, saying SyFy is actually is how you’d text it in a conversation or text message.

The channel is making the name change on 7/7/09 and is also launching the new series “Warehouse 13” the same day. They also stated that the international Sci Fi channels will transition to the new "SyFy" name over the next six to twelve months. The website www.SciFi.com also will make the change to www.Syfy.com.

Personally,
, I think this is a rather stupid idea. I like the name "Sci Fi" Channel. I don't like SyFy. It is more phonetic as opposed to actually representing the actual words "Science Fiction". I feel as though they are "dumbing it down" for the general public.

So what do you think of this change? I mean as far as I'm concerned, the only people who truly watch the Sci Fi Channel are the geeky, nerdy people. They really aren't the teenage crowd that visit the mall and text their "BFF's".

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tags:  sci fi, name change, syfy, twilight zone, geek
 
11. myLot reputation of 96/100. Canellita (3207)   ranked 281 out of 4,980 in watching television   5 months ago

It means someone crazy must be in charge since neither the word science or the word fiction have a Y in their spelling.


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2166)   ranked 13 out of 4,980 in watching television  5 months ago

You are definitely right! It just does not make sense.

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12. myLot reputation of 99/100. happythoughts (2120)   ranked 2,639 out of 4,980 in watching television   5 months ago

I dont understand why they would do that. Maybe Im to old to understand it,I am not a teenager any more, but why use letters that have nothing to do with it at all. What do they possibly have to gain from this? I like a lot of the shows on the sci fi channel but the commericals are beyond dumb, now it looks like that is the direction of the entire station.


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2166)   ranked 13 out of 4,980 in watching television  5 months ago

It is because that is how it sounds, like to rhyme with "my". I personally don't like it and don't want them to change it. I just don't understand why marketing people do things like this.

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13. myLot reputation of 99/100. andalond (3388)   ranked 175 out of 4,980 in watching television   5 months ago

I think the other way of writing the Sci-Fi Channel was better because at least you get an idea of what you are watching. Who will actually understand SyFy? thumbdown


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2166)   ranked 13 out of 4,980 in watching television  5 months ago

I know, right? Sci Fi means Science Fiction. The other abbreviation means nothing to me.

Thanks for your comment and have a nice day!

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14. myLot reputation of 91/100. arcidy (4976)   ranked 722 out of 4,980 in watching television   5 months ago

I have no idea what this means but I heard it somewhere to that they were changing the name wich is pretty stupid if you ask me. But I doubt anything is going to change with this channel it will probally be the same just a different name im guessing.


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2166)   ranked 13 out of 4,980 in watching television  5 months ago

I hope the only thing they are changing is the name. I like the prorgamming on there right now.

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15. myLot reputation of 19/100. pmbhuntress (699)   ranked 1,985 out of 4,980 in watching television   5 months ago

Even my kids noticed it today when we were watching the stargate movies that they had changed the name of the channel its the first time I had watched the channel in about 2 weeks so hadnt even heard anything. I couldnt believe they had changed it. I liked the way it was, but they always change the good stuff saying it will make it better but it never does make it better.


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2166)   ranked 13 out of 4,980 in watching television  5 months ago

No, changes like this don't usually make anything better.

glare

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16. myLot reputation of 89/100. revellanotvanella (1945)   ranked 223 out of 4,980 in watching television   5 months ago

Sci-Fi WANTS the teenboppers??

What is this--no Trekkie would stand for it!! What a sell-out is what I think and can we please stop trying to obliterate the English language completely with these tweets or whatever you call so called 'texting' code--I'm actually an avid texter but feel no need to include three letter 'words' in every sentence and someone should stop this! If anything they'll just brew up some new conspiracy stints for us believers and give us to talk about because---SyFy??? blink,

what does that translate into SNYFY--aka "SONY FINANCIAL HLDGS INC! Nothings suprises me, especially in this industry.

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