Bite me, SyFy Channel!

[joebelknapwall]

Dear "SyFy," or whatever other silly thing you're calling yourself these days,

You suck. Seriously, you suck with a capital uck. God forbid you let Caprica have a little breathing room to find its feet. God forbid you let a story unfold and grow. I guess you need all that bandwidth to regale us with more Ghost Hunters, to keep dumb people on the edge of their seat, or more spectrum space for cheesy made-for-TV disaster movies with CGI effects straight out of a high school computer class. Ah, and don't forget about wrestling and "ultimate" fighting. We need lots more of that. You know, because you're not just about "sci" (ence) "fi" (ction) anymore—you're a brash modern network on the go, ready to give us cutting edge programming like...umm, like another grim outing in the tired Stargate franchise, or maybe another rerun of Ghost Ship. At least you're not broadcasting endless repeats of the worn-out Star Trek franchisees or making loathsome versions of beloved multicultural books where you make everyone white. I mean, that would be terrible! Heck, y'all should hire Marina Sirtis to do a Southern accent and make a movie about blowing up France and then the world. That would be awesome, right?

It's okay, though. The last five hours of Caprica, which you inexplicably pulled, and then belched out in a wad tonight, were riveting. I was actually riveted, which is unusual for me. Ends with a bang and a great big teaser to something we'll never see, but hey, at least I can watch some more crappy Japanamation afterward (and yeah, I know you're supposed to say "anime" or some such noble-sounding thing, but it's all just endless rehashed Marine Boy to me. So sorry.). Couldn't be bothered to wrap it up, or give us an inch. Thanks, SyFy. You truly suck.

Let's see, let me just edit the channel listing on my TiVo and...bye bye SyFy. Say "hi" to TLC in TiVoblivion while I'm ignoring you.

Sheeesh.

Comments

[tuscendi.livejournal.com]

I wanted nothing more to do with SciFi when it changed it's name to SyFy. That was enough. It's disgusting. They should be brought up on charges of endangering the morals of minors or treason.

Thanks for the heads-up on what they did (long ago) to Ursula Le Guin. I loved her novels. As it happens I never saw Earthsea.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_candide_/]

Here here!

I could deal with a science-fiction channel that mixed in some Anime (especially if it's the better stuff). I could deal with a science-fiction channel that was only 1/3 to 1/2 sci-fi, with a heavy fantasy component to their programming.

But the horror-film crap? The freakshow-of-the-week movies? No. "SyFy" ceased being interested in science fiction sometime in 1998, and has been going downhill since then.

They don't get it that the reimagined BSG was the main thing bringing in viewers. Because, y'know, they're supposed to be a science-fiction-themed channel…

TLC, SyFy, The Science Channel, Cartoon Network … they've all abandoned their original, core purpose in the name of "improving ratings." (Logo is following suit by turning into the Buffy-rerun+RuPaul-network.) Instead, they generate reeking crap, driving away their core audience.

If epinoid didn't want it, I'd cancel our cable account.

[fabulist.livejournal.com]

I occasionally watch one of SyFry's "original" movies, just because it's almost entertaining to sit there and imagine how anyone in the universe would have greenlit the wretched messes.

My satellite subscription is pretty much all about TCM at this point.

[luthien-amandil.livejournal.com]

How wicked was that for a finish! Totally couldn't imagine how they were going to recover from that Willy / Bill situation. Can't wait until Blood and Chrome comes out.

[fabulist.livejournal.com]

I would have been happier if Willy had been secretly shipped off-planet and hidden, but that was my instinct as a writer.

Alas, I'm not going to be onboard for Blood and Chrome, because I'm just not letting SyFy screw me over again. They had their chance and they blew it.