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Title: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Jeff on January 05, 2011, 04:23:26 AM
Did anyone here know that they ran the final five episodes if Caprica tonight as a marathon?

I found it completely by accident and set the DVR to record but not before missing the first two.

Where was the promotion for this so fans would know ahead of time?


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: sinisteri on January 05, 2011, 04:43:07 AM
Actually,

I saw commercials for it over the weekend. Not sure how much the advertised before the weekend. And holiday weekend is not best time. I was more disturbed that the ran 5 brand new episodes like that. Was the show bad in their opinion or was that an ambitious stunt?


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Light Warrior on January 05, 2011, 03:50:35 PM
The show got canned and I think they only ran those episodes to hold to what little sci fi cred they have left after canceling both Caprica and Stargate Universe.


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Jeff on January 05, 2011, 04:17:33 PM
The show got canned and I think they only ran those episodes to hold to what little sci fi cred they have left after canceling both Caprica and Stargate Universe.

Oh wow - I didn't realize they cancelled Stargate Universe too.  Now I'm really wondering what's going on over there.  They used to be my favorite place to go for Sci Fi shows.  Not so much anymore.   >:(


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: G:The Last Man on January 05, 2011, 10:00:55 PM
I find it funny that Syfy hosts WWE Smackdown! too..... ::)

The integrity of this station is suspect.....although I like to watch a little pro wrestling every now and then for the hilarious storylines!


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Perry on January 05, 2011, 11:00:05 PM
The integrity of this station is suspect.....

When they went from "Sci-Fi" to that stupid "SyFy" crap is when I knew my time watching that station was approaching its end.

And Jeff, you don't set your DVR to "record all new shows" of all the shows you watch?


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Gay Titan on January 06, 2011, 12:37:09 AM
Caprica Season 1.5 is being released in a few months. It's in my Netflix queue already.

As for SyFy, I am loving Sanctuary!!!


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Jeff on January 06, 2011, 05:21:54 AM
The integrity of this station is suspect.....

When they went from "Sci-Fi" to that stupid "SyFy" crap is when I knew my time watching that station was approaching its end.

And Jeff, you don't set your DVR to "record all new shows" of all the shows you watch?


Yes I do but I am a victim of poor timing.  For Christmas I got a new HD TV and upgraded my DirecTV and DVR to HD service.  Well, Caprica got cancelled before my upgrade therefore after the upgrade there wasn't any Caprica in the guide to setup on the new DVR.  Not that it mattered, I thought, since the show was cancelled and they weren't showing the final episodes...or so I thought.  Just bad luck I guess but I'd rather blame SyFy.  ;)


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Light Warrior on January 06, 2011, 06:27:21 AM

Oh wow - I didn't realize they cancelled Stargate Universe too.  Now I'm really wondering what's going on over there.  They used to be my favorite place to go for Sci Fi shows.  Not so much anymore.   >:(

The announcement came down a few weeks ago.  They plan to finish season 2 then that's it.  There've been a lot of theories about what's going on there about the competencies of the execs behind things.  Myself, I'm all for doing what you need to do to get ratings, but you have to hold to your premis.  You don't put live action on the cartton network, and you don't put wresting on the sci fi network.


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Sith_Chimera on January 07, 2011, 04:58:02 AM
Sounds like Sci Fi (yeah, I call it that, instead of SyFy) is going the way of Cartoon Network (oops, meant CN) and TechTV (oops, meant to say G4) in terms of airing the things that actually made them popular in the first place. I only watched that network for Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis, anyways.


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Jimmy T on January 19, 2011, 04:02:19 PM
Well, remember when MTV played music? ;)


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Perry on January 19, 2011, 04:13:47 PM
Well, remember when MTV played music? ;)

And when they were relevant.  ;)


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Wg2100s on January 21, 2011, 12:01:01 AM
I miss the old Sci-fi channel of 15 yrs ago when the channel lived up to it's name.


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Gay Titan on February 09, 2011, 12:40:11 AM
Even though it's another American remake of a British show, is anyone watching "Being Human"?


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Perry on February 26, 2011, 12:21:02 PM
Even though it's another American remake of a British show ...

Hell, what isn't anymore.  :D

I just found out that one of my new SHOWTIME tv shows 'SHAMELESS' was originally a British comedy. I can see it being over there ... it has the perfect British dry/raunch factor  :D

We (the U.S.) are even getting show's from Australia now with WILFRED starring Ellijah Wood (and it looks stupid funny)  :)

... is anyone watching "Being Human"?

This is another of those shows, much like SMALLVILLE, that are just not for people like me. You know, the pompous, arrogant asshole type.
 :D


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: G:The Last Man on February 26, 2011, 02:19:22 PM
Even though it's another American remake of a British show, is anyone watching "Being Human"?

I actually find myself enjoying Being Human quite a bit, and for once I prefer this version over the original British version. A vampire, ghost, and werewolf living in the same roof! What's not to like? Don't answer that Perry!

And since Perry brought it up, the show Shameless is great. The way this family scrapes by amazes me! It's sad and funny at the same time.


Title: Re: What the Frak is wrong with SyFy???
Post by: Perry on February 26, 2011, 03:49:11 PM
A vampire, ghost, and werewolf living in the same roof! What's not to like?

Well for one ...

Don't answer that Perry!

Drats !!!!

 ;D