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[[Sci Fi]] original series tend to be [[Cult Classic|Cult Classics]], and the network has a history of salvaging [[Too Good to Last]] shows from other networks and renewing them. Unfortunately, they also have a history of [[Screwed By the Network|canceling their own cult classic shows prematurely]].
They were the American broadcaster of ''[[
The channel was recently renamed '''Syfy''' - in the US, the UK and France (see [[Bite the Wax Tadpole]] below). As said executive Tim Brooks: “The name Sci Fi has been associated with [[Take That, Audience!|geeks and dysfunctional, antisocial boys in their basements with video games and stuff like that]], as opposed to the general public and the female audience in particular." Sci Fi Channel president David Howe added, "It gives us a unique word<ref>Which is trademarkable and does improve Google searches</ref> and it gives us the opportunities to imbue it with the values and the perception that we want it to have." Unsurprisingly, the renaming was almost universally ridiculed, especially since "Syfy" is pronounced exactly the same as "Sci Fi", the term the executives think has such negative connotations. Some mockingly suggested that they should've renamed it "Skiffy"...which was what critics already called the channel. Fans continue to state that the real reason they changed it was so they could simply [[Money, Dear Boy|get copyright royalties from a word no one else uses.]] They've also taken to calling it "Syphilis" (see [[Bite the Wax Tadpole]] below).
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Sci Fi produced original films vary greatly in quality, from fan favourites like the ''Firestarter'' films and adaptations of lesser known comic books like ''[[Painkiller Jane]]'' to the more [
See [[Sy Fy Channel Original Movie]] for more.
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* ''[[Alice 2009 (TV)|Alice]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Andromeda]]''
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined
* ''[[Being Human Remake (TV)|Being Human]]'' (remake)
* ''[[Bionic Woman]]'' (reimagining)
* ''[[Black Scorpion]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Chase]]''
* ''[[The Chronicle (TV)|The Chronicle]]''
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