Eh, it sounds like SciFi channel reps want to eat lunch with the football players and cheerleaders to me… why else would they try to fix something that isn’t broken?

And there’s no trademark issue at all. Discovery, the History Channel, and Food Network all have trademarks and merchandising.

So the one thing that seemed to make sense, doesn’t.

Syfy? Fail.

You’re absolutely right. I didn’t mean to make it seem so black and white, except I wanted to point out that your preference to science-based genres is exactly what Syfy is looking to move away from.

Perhaps nothing will change with their programming, or quality of original shows (or the lack thereof, as some would argue), but intent weighs heavily…

..and they intend to move away from the “geeky” image that brought them the viewership they have today.

I take exception to that. I have absolutely no interest in any non-science-based genres. Clarke’s three laws state that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,” and that’s exactly what I am interested in, whether it be the “gods” of the Stargate genre, or even the “Force” of Star Wars, I always enjoy someone figuring out that incantations are not the solution.

Perhaps I am not part of the subculture of which you speak; I do actually believe on God. I just happen to think of Him as exceptionally clever, not a wizard.

Oh who am I kidding, these people made “Anonymous Rex.”

In an attempt to justify it to the masses, instead of just saying “we want to earn more $$ so we can have greater control over the brand” they’ve given us a handful of bullshit reasons.