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Title: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: bhodi on August 24, 2006, 07:29:54 AM http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/8/prweb427756.htm
Quote Effective November 1, 2006, the SCI FI Channel will change their name to SurgeTV, to reflect the changing demographic thrust of the successful long-running cable channel. In addition, deals are currently working out to bring back ECW for a three-times a week run in prime time, as well as reruns (Pre-WWE) of professional wrestling events. it's dead to me. Edit: update here (http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/24/someone-has-it-in-for-the-sci-fi-channel/) indicating this was a hoax. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: Merusk on August 24, 2006, 07:40:59 AM It was dead to me years ago.. this just makes it official. But then I knew it was going to die when 1) they dumped all of the sci-fi shows 2) the (then) new president of the network said something about how sci-fi was too niche* and 3) they started dropping good, original sci-fi shows wih decent ratings.
Expect BSG to not have a season 3, and I'll be surprised if season 2 even finishes. Another quote Quote While much of the original programming the SCI FI Channel has produced will remain on air through the next year, SurgeTV expects sweeping changes to the network, shifting away from the so-called "nerd" demographic. This means that SurgeTV will try to appeal to it's growing number of "extreme" viewers by removing all of it's current re-run programming and replacing it with a new "brand" - Xtreme Surge At Night. Effective November 1, 2006, SurgeTV will begin broadcasting reruns of Hogan Knows Best and original WWE programming. Filling out the early morning hours will be the ground-breaking American (English language channel) debut of Lucha Libre sporting events. X-TREEEEEME * It may just be fuzzy-memory but I seem to recall her pretty much insulting the entire viewing demographic once, too. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: bhodi on August 24, 2006, 07:45:04 AM *runs screaming to the top of a hill and screams SUUUURGGGGEEEEEEE*
Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: ClydeJr on August 24, 2006, 08:12:48 AM So its supposed to turn into SpikeTV v2.0? Thank god. I was just thinking the other day we need more shows on TV dedicated to large sweaty men in speedos rolling around on each other.
Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: Signe on August 24, 2006, 08:28:27 AM I think it sounds very exciting.
Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: Roac on August 24, 2006, 09:17:01 AM I needed to watch less TV anyway.
Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: HaemishM on August 24, 2006, 09:19:44 AM What... the... fuck?
Why not just turn the goddamn thing into the Mountain Dew channel? Fuck me, I thought SpikeTV was a stupid idea, this sounds like the retarded brainchild of hydroencheplitic snowboarders and 90-year old marketing corpses. But I guess it puts some sense into their cancellation of SG-1. I expect that neither BSG or Doctor Who will continue past 2007. Fuckers. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: Tebonas on August 24, 2006, 09:24:38 AM Dr. Who? The Brits will hopefully carry it on their own if needed. We are talking about BBC people here that grew up with that series.
But else I agree. Scifi Wrestling channel? In what demented mind those two things go hand in hand? Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: Roac on August 24, 2006, 09:33:03 AM But I guess it puts some sense into their cancellation of SG-1. Shit, I missed that. Wow, that... I really don't get it. They've done work to change out some of the cast, and it looks like they've pulled it off. There has been a drop in ratings lately, but I take that to have more to do with SciFi's screwing of the Friday schedule, and otherwise the Friday lineup is the moneymaker for that channel. Everything looks good, so lets change it? Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: Merusk on August 24, 2006, 09:35:47 AM Bonnie Hammer's (http://corpinfo.universalstudios.com/bio.asp?Bio=34&sheet=1) you know, the woman who brought the USA network to such stunning heights as it's at today. Oh wait she did that using wrestling, too (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hammer20aug20,1,1706187.story?page=1&coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true).
But hey.. those guys with their online petition (http://www.petitiononline.com/eulogy/petition.html) finally got some changes, didn't they. Too bad it wasn't the 'right' direction. Oops! Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: Righ on August 24, 2006, 09:40:27 AM Out of interest, now that the market is vacant, is the name "Sci-Fi Channel" freely available, or would I have to buy that?
Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: HaemishM on August 24, 2006, 09:46:54 AM Dr. Who? The Brits will hopefully carry it on their own if needed. We are talking about BBC people here that grew up with that series. Sure, the BBC will keep producing it, as Sci-Fi had nothing to do with that. But Sci-Fi was the only one willing to broadcast it over here, which means I'd have to torrent the goddamn thing. I repeat, fuckers. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: Rasix on August 24, 2006, 09:53:30 AM This is bad that I have to hope NBC somehow decides to take over BSG. This is quite possibly the stupidest thing I've ever heard happen to a station.
Quote Expect BSG to not have a season 3, and I'll be surprised if season 2 even finishes. Season 2 did finish. Season 3 should happen no matter what the fallout from this monumental pooch screw. I mean.. it looks like they've got a decent chunk of it filmed. This just fills me with rage. BSG getting an early axe would be worse than anything HBO's ever done or even Fox for killing Firefly and Wonderfalls. .. I slipped into some alternate dimension didn't I? I mean come on.. sci-fi to dude-stuff? :sad_panda: :sad_panda: :sad_panda: Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: Merusk on August 24, 2006, 10:07:34 AM Quote Expect BSG to not have a season 3, and I'll be surprised if season 2 even finishes. Season 2 did finish. Season 3 should happen no matter what the fallout from this monumental pooch screw. I mean.. it looks like they've got a decent chunk of it filmed. This just fills me with rage. BSG getting an early axe would be worse than anything HBO's ever done or even Fox for killing Firefly and Wonderfalls. Oh right.. I forgot I skipped watching Season 1. Add one to each season number. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: bhodi on August 24, 2006, 10:43:14 AM Hoax. Details here:
http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/24/someone-has-it-in-for-the-sci-fi-channel/ Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: tazelbain on August 24, 2006, 10:54:19 AM Good One!
*high five* EDIT: Regarding SG-1 cancelation: Michael Shanks as Cylon Model #1. :-o Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Sky on August 24, 2006, 12:08:30 PM Glad to see my BS detector still functions properly. Too bad SG-1 is still cancelled, though. Teal'c needs to be written into Atlantis STAT.
Quote So, according to this plan, Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis will take a break in September and return in March, and BSG's season will run from October to March Look, another reason I dislike that BSG garbage.Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV Post by: Yegolev on August 24, 2006, 01:54:14 PM Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Yegolev on August 24, 2006, 01:55:00 PM Look, another reason I dislike that BSG garbage. You can't blame BSG for Beau Bridges, as much as you might want to. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Surlyboi on August 24, 2006, 01:58:42 PM BSG is the best fucking show on TV right now.
The only redeeming value of SG-1 is Claudia Black and Lexa Doig. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Margalis on August 24, 2006, 02:11:20 PM ECW could never run three times a week. It was obviously fake.
Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: HaemishM on August 24, 2006, 02:32:25 PM Hoax. Details here: http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/24/someone-has-it-in-for-the-sci-fi-channel/ The worst part about it being a hoax is that is was believable. Sci-Fi has done some dumbass things recently, putting ECW on being one of those. It wouldn't have surprised me a bit had it been true. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Merusk on August 24, 2006, 05:09:45 PM Hoax. Details here: http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/24/someone-has-it-in-for-the-sci-fi-channel/ The worst part about it being a hoax is that is was believable. Sci-Fi has done some dumbass things recently, putting ECW on being one of those. It wouldn't have surprised me a bit had it been true. I was about to post something similar. Yeah, they got me but only because it was plausible in some way. It doesn't speak well of your company/ agency/ channel when most of your target customers think that ill of you. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: bhodi on August 24, 2006, 06:56:33 PM Hoax. Details here: http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/24/someone-has-it-in-for-the-sci-fi-channel/ The worst part about it being a hoax is that is was believable. Sci-Fi has done some dumbass things recently, putting ECW on being one of those. It wouldn't have surprised me a bit had it been true. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Johny Cee on August 24, 2006, 08:28:34 PM I was taken in.
Mostly because I've browsed through the joke that Scifi calls it's daytime lineup. They play some pure shit series back to back to back all day. Do they still do 5 episodes back to back of "cheap but bad/outdated cancelled TV series" during the afternoon/evening? Not to mention the piles of straight to DVD movies.... Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Righ on August 24, 2006, 08:59:09 PM Yes, though in their defense, there really is a lack of decent sci-fi out there, if what you want to do is fill a cable channel with it.
Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Xerapis on August 24, 2006, 09:32:23 PM It doesn't need to be decent. Just sci-fi.
There, now it's easier for them :P Damn, I wish I could get the sci-fi channel in Korea. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Johny Cee on August 24, 2006, 10:01:07 PM I kind of liked when they used to play alot of the classic old horror movies. The Christopher Lee Hammer movies and whatnot. Sure, it was silly.... but it was much better than 6 hours of Sliders or the 9th repeat of SG-1.
I really hoped that Scifi would have picked up Dead Like Me. Didn't seem to be much in the way of effects budget, and locale was standard city. The language would have to be toned down (they loved to say "fuck").... but the series seemed to be picking up plot/story steam at the end of season 2. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Sky on August 25, 2006, 06:43:06 AM Look, another reason I dislike that BSG garbage. You can't blame BSG for Beau Bridges, as much as you might want to. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: HaemishM on August 25, 2006, 07:44:07 AM Yes, though in their defense, there really is a lack of decent sci-fi out there, if what you want to do is fill a cable channel with it. True, but that still doesn't explain how they can foist both wrestling and Shannen Doherty on us. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Signe on August 25, 2006, 07:49:02 AM I keep forgetting the channel exists. They always have it in a really weird place in our channel listings. I think I only really watched Stargate on it which I stopped watching after the frowny bloke grew hair. I have no idea why that bothered me so much. Anyway, I saw an advert that they have a new show named "Eureka"... is it good? I meant to check it out, but I forgot.
Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: HaemishM on August 25, 2006, 08:11:10 AM Eureka is quite good, well worth the effort to seek it out.
Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Dren on August 25, 2006, 08:31:28 AM They implied that the current viewers of Sci-Fi wanted wrestling. To me, I figured something was up since I know of no Sci-Fi fan that is a big pro wrestling fan. They certainly wouldn't prefer just dropping all Sci-Fi for all Pro Wrestling. That smelled funny.
I didn't think it was a hoax though. I just figured there was some shenanigans going on in the board room is all. Being a hoax is even better. Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Signe on August 25, 2006, 09:03:36 AM Eureka is quite good, well worth the effort to seek it out. Can I just jump in and start watching? Or are the episodes dependant on each other making it hard to follow if you haven't been watching? Sci Fi channel does a lot of "marathons" though, don't they? Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: HaemishM on August 25, 2006, 09:32:49 AM I think you could probably jump right in, as the episodes are mostly self-contained. There is an overarching plot(s), but you've only missed about 5 shows and they are in the background right now. Just torrent the others or try to catch a rerun.
Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Morat20 on August 25, 2006, 09:39:15 AM I'm still surprised they're cancelling SG-1 after starting out the cast swap. Their biggest problem was that the show was getting too expensive to produce -- which had to be mainly salary based, since Atlantis would have roughly equivilant production costs. Swapping in Browder and Black and removing the higher-salary folks (especially ones like Shanks and Anderson who wanted out) seemed like the right moves to control costs, and freshen up the show.
So why go through all that just to cancel? Where's the expense? Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Roac on August 25, 2006, 09:46:46 AM I'm still surprised they're cancelling SG-1 after starting out the cast swap. Their biggest problem was that the show was getting too expensive to produce -- which had to be mainly salary based, since Atlantis would have roughly equivilant production costs. Swapping in Browder and Black and removing the higher-salary folks (especially ones like Shanks and Anderson who wanted out) seemed like the right moves to control costs, and freshen up the show. So why go through all that just to cancel? Where's the expense? It's even stranger than that though. I mean, they are reusing sets between them, so the actual production cost is reduced by having both shows. Cost for Atlantis will go up after SG1 isn't around to help carry the burden. Also, it is my belief that there is probably an increase in the Atlantis ratings because people want to watch both more than they want to watch just one. That's called something in marketing, but I can't recall it right now (where product X is only ok on its own, but also helps boost sale of product Y). Title: Re: Sci-Fi channel changes it's name to SurgeTV <-- HOAX Post by: Morat20 on August 25, 2006, 10:43:43 AM It's even stranger than that though. I mean, they are reusing sets between them, so the actual production cost is reduced by having both shows. Cost for Atlantis will go up after SG1 isn't around to help carry the burden. Also, it is my belief that there is probably an increase in the Atlantis ratings because people want to watch both more than they want to watch just one. That's called something in marketing, but I can't recall it right now (where product X is only ok on its own, but also helps boost sale of product Y). I know what you mean -- it took a long time for me to start liking Atlantis on it's own, and I wouldn't have watched it if SG-1 hadn't come on prior to it. Maybe they're just cancelling because, after 10 years, they're just out of good ideas. Seems kinda strange that they'd bring in the Ori and just fix that in two seasons. You could have done that one for as long as the Gould -- it's a good background thread that doesn't have to be in every episode. But hell, they've got spaceships and Asgard tech, and treaties with the Jaffa -- there's not a lot of mystery left in the ole' galaxy. It seems like Browder and Black can't seem to catch a break. :) |