tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post885690868942478766..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: A Name Change for The Sci-Fi ChannelAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-54206166310085592002009-03-21T00:55:00.000+00:002009-03-21T00:55:00.000+00:00I've actually been looking as SPACE - Canada's equ...I've actually been looking as SPACE - Canada's equivalent - and been much more impressed with their attitude to the genre. It's very funny that their BSG trailers have been much stronger than the Sci-Fi Channel's.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-7313592693013136652009-03-18T15:37:00.000+00:002009-03-18T15:37:00.000+00:00I gave up on Sci-Fi aka syfy when they cancelled F...I gave up on Sci-Fi aka syfy when they cancelled Farscape. Then added wrestling. They might as well change the name - geeks are too good for them, and they do NOT represent good science fiction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-13812325820962932592009-03-17T12:51:00.000+00:002009-03-17T12:51:00.000+00:00I agree. First two seasons were awesome because it...I agree. First two seasons were awesome because it was 2/3rds military/civilian relationships and politics and 1/3rd badly thought out pseudo-religious psychobabble starring Baltarr. By the middle of season 3 the balance started to tip more and more, and now it's at the point where, after 4 and a half seasons, I'm questioning whether I can be bothered to watch the final few episodes. I so wish they had just stuck with the good stuff...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-44548655933183435492009-03-17T07:37:00.000+00:002009-03-17T07:37:00.000+00:00I have to say that I am not a bit surprised by thi...I have to say that I am not a bit surprised by this. If they are terrible at what they are supposed to do (tv programming) how can you expect them to be good at anything they do?<BR/><BR/>Besides, how come all good TV series get cancelled after a few seasons while crap like Smallville and Mutant X fills the TV screens? It must have something to do with the audience as well.<BR/><BR/>And last but not least, BSG was great in its first two seasons. The mystic Lost like part in the last two disappointed me to the point that I don't really feel bad about the show ending.Sideritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900117719824630437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-30078511374930794072009-03-17T04:04:00.000+00:002009-03-17T04:04:00.000+00:00Hah this is too funny. I think it isn't a great id...Hah this is too funny. I think it isn't a great idea but it's their own funeral.<BR/><BR/>Though I do like that Sci-fi had Stargate (new one coming) and airs Doctor Who for us since I don't get a BBC. Of course, Battlestar was their gem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-18978504108359884382009-03-17T00:00:00.000+00:002009-03-17T00:00:00.000+00:00What a pillock... "That's how you'd text it" - wel...What a pillock... <BR/><BR/>"That's how you'd text it" - well, I don't know about the rest you, but I wouldn't. <BR/><BR/>It's kind of like the 2012 Olympics logo. Surely no-one's pleased with it except the person who came up with it and the person who signed it off. <BR/>Also, anyone who's (re)branding and uses the word 'hip' in the marketing jargon should instantly know that they're not. Being up to speed with 'today's yoof' and the word 'hip' as describing cool are mutually exclusive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-8258787653144285582009-03-16T23:44:00.000+00:002009-03-16T23:44:00.000+00:00I just read on BrokenToys.com that "Syfy" has a lo...I just read on BrokenToys.com that "Syfy" has a lot of dirty meanings in slavic languages, veneric disease, dirt and so on: http://www.brokentoys.org/2009/03/16/a-brief-comment-contained-within-an-image/#comments<BR/><BR/>I am sure Landor Associates checked that carefully... not. ;)Longaschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315739202508784897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-54385369260506318342009-03-16T23:32:00.000+00:002009-03-16T23:32:00.000+00:00Reminds me of the £1 million the BBC apparently sp...Reminds me of the £1 million the BBC apparently spent changing their logo in the late 1990s. As far as I can tell it was achieved by highlighting the letters 'BBC' and un-italicising them.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-71956506486864889042009-03-16T21:07:00.000+00:002009-03-16T21:07:00.000+00:00reminds me of when they re-branded The Post Office...reminds me of when they re-branded The Post Office as Consignia. <BR/><BR/>If you have a name everyone recognises just change it to a name that the marketing twats decide is cool and froody (pricetag $1,000,000) that no-one uses and change it back to the original after a year (pricetag $3,000,000)<BR/><BR/>I'm off down the shops to buy some Opal Fruits and a Marathon.Swainsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12868686527341125913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-47556775442235115942009-03-16T19:50:00.000+00:002009-03-16T19:50:00.000+00:00I caught wind of this earlier today thanks to The ...I caught wind of this earlier today thanks to <B>The Swivet</B>, and I've since been pondering the implications of some of the comments by Brooks in the TVWeek article.<BR/><BR/>The best (worst?) is this gem: "'The name Sci Fi has been associated with geeks and dysfunctional, antisocial boys in their basements with video games, and stuff like that ....'"<BR/><BR/>(I mean, my video games are played right in the living room, but I digress ....)<BR/><BR/>Regarding <I>Battlestar Galactica</I>, certainly one consequence of the show has been its ability to cross a number of audience/demographic lines -- noted by several TV critics and commentators, who like pointing to how BSG is more than good SF, it's just good (and relevant) television. Clearly, part of the SCI FI channel's problem is its sense of the current audience for SF, whether that's <I>Star Wars</I> or <I>Star Trek</I> or BSG and so forth.<BR/><BR/>Another problem is the sample group it went to on this issue. It would be intriguing to know the gender breakdown of the "18-to-34 techno-savvy crowd" used to spur the change to "SyFy." More importantly, though, "SyFy" is "cooler" and "more hip" because, well, because "'this is how you'd text it.'" Texting is the basis for "techno-savvy," then?<BR/><BR/>Instead of attempting to distance itself from its cultural associations, why doesn't the channel embrace them? I mean, those dysfunctional, antisocial geeks came up with stuff such as BSG and <I>The X-Files</I>, didn't they? Hmm.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if this will backfire on the channel ....Mike Johnstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428761379918258628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-39622085733283955902009-03-16T19:42:00.000+00:002009-03-16T19:42:00.000+00:00Truly retarded. But I expect no less from anyone e...Truly retarded. But I expect no less from anyone employed as an executive at the Sci-Fi channel.Papasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420805982310944054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-90890667712637528282009-03-16T19:32:00.000+00:002009-03-16T19:32:00.000+00:00Blimey ... I nearly swallowed my gum!And, Chris Wo...Blimey ... I nearly swallowed my gum!<BR/><BR/>And, Chris Wooding's comment just about finished me off!<BR/><BR/>LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-55479249721493537562009-03-16T19:26:00.000+00:002009-03-16T19:26:00.000+00:00Sad. Aside from Battlestar you are right, the prog...Sad. Aside from Battlestar you are right, the programming is TERRIBLE and I don't think the powers that be would have a clue what good science fiction was if it bit them in the ass.<BR/>Note to SciFi channel programmers: An endless parade of bad monster movies is not considered good science fiction!<BR/>Lame new logo. I'm a graphic designer and I could have come up with that in 10 minutes or less. Pathetic attempt at trying to be "hip".ProperVillainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581031330925898668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-21320637179763183292009-03-16T19:07:00.000+00:002009-03-16T19:07:00.000+00:00LOL.That just reeks of coke-addled advertising guy...LOL.<BR/><BR/>That just reeks of coke-addled advertising guys adding up up the results of a bunch of polls and then convincing themselves they've had a good idea before banking an enormous paycheque and rolling off in a limo to down bottles of champagne while eating sushi off some Russian prostitute's thigh.<BR/><BR/>So, so lame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-6770650411586145552009-03-16T19:00:00.000+00:002009-03-16T19:00:00.000+00:00SyFy - cool & innovative. Modern. Communicatin...SyFy - cool & innovative. Modern. Communicating... whatever.<BR/><BR/>SciFi-Channel and www.scifi.com just cannot compare with SyFy and ... will they use SyFy.com instead of the lame scifi.com, too?<BR/><BR/>Oh ... my ... god ... !Longaschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315739202508784897noreply@blogger.com