Hey, want to watch VD tonight?
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Well, some people like to watch VD. How else can you explain E!, MTV, VH1, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, etc?
Between all of the “reality” shows and pseudo-celebs that we are supposed to care about, it’s amazing that we haven’t been given the gift that keeps on giving, by which I mean eye herpes, from our televisions. To have a network that was designed to cater to geeks in their parents’ basements turn their backs on them just goes to show that no matter how hard they try to convince us that geeks are cool, we aren’t. I see this “rebranding” as an effective Purel bath in which the undesirable viewers will be chased off by inane programming that is neither science or fiction. Well, it will eventually be overtaken by “reality” programming so in a sense, it will be fiction. It’ll just the really crappy kind.
Actually the copyright argument is one of their stronger. As a long time wrestling fan, feel free to laugh, I remember about five years ago when the World Wrestling Federation had to change their name to WWE due to a legal dispute with the World Wildlife Federation. Despite the fact that no koala’s have ever been confused with the Undertaker. Its possible that some num nuts locked up the rites to the Sci-Fi copyright. This happened to Fox a few years ago, which is why they had to start releasing films under the name Fox 2000. They settled quickly and got their name back, but it is possible.
Based on some of the other programing, and origonal movies. they put out I don’t blame them for wanting to distance themselves and try something new. Name me one decent original movie they’ve done? Even Stargate they got second hand.
Stargate was awesome, but you’re right; it was second hand. And they ended it. Just like they ended Invisible Man, Andromeda, Farscape, Lexx, and a load of other shows they were given. Their best shows were not developed for them, but they bought the rights after the fact . . . and promptly ran them into the ground (Enterprise anyone?).
I did not know that’s why the WWF had to change their name. It might sound like a dumb question, but wasn’t the wrestling federation around before the Wildlife Federation? I can understand how a series of acronyms would get confusing, but wouldn’t it be different for a full name?
Several of the shows you mentioned did not come to Sci-Fi until syndication. Enterprise had already finished its run, I believe on the ratings powerhouse of the UPN, before it came over. With that fantastic track record of series, plus original films, its no surprise they want to go in a different direction.
The Wildlife fund was started in 1961, until 1970′s the WWE was known as WWWF the World Wide Wrestling Federation.
That’s right. I never actually followed Enterprise past the opening credits of the first episode. And to be fair Farscape and Lexx (while not yet in syndication) weren’t made for a US network anyway.