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Line 1: {{creator}} [[File:~~syfy~~SYFY.~~png~~svg\|~~frame~~thumb]] {{quote\|''A channel where new sci-fi shows are [[Spin-Off\|created based on old sci-fi shows]], retreaded and reassembled like crusty multi-colored play doh that is drying out. Also includes new movies where [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever\|giant CGI animals]] are [[B-Movie\|sent on a rampage]] after actors with [[Dying Like Animals\|no will to live]] ([[Dull Surprise\|or act]]).''\|''[[Cracked.com\|Cracked]]''}} '''Syfy''' is a channel owned by [[NBC]] Universal. It airs in the United States, the [[United Kingdom]], Germany, France and a dozen or so other countries. Founded in 1992 under the name "Sci Fi Channel", the network's initial remit was to air various kinds of [[Speculative Fiction]], from science/fantasy and paranormal to their own produced movies and shows. Since then the network has expanded to show [[Anime\|Japanese animation]] and [[Professional Wrestling]] (which caused a heavy fan backlash due to the [[Network Decay\|non-science-fiction nature]] of the [[World Wrestling Entertainment\|WWE]]/[[ECW]] show.) Syfy's original series tend to be [[Cult Classic]]s, 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 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and had gotten a lot of flack for cutting out 4 or 5 minutes from every episode to jam more commercials in. [[The BBC\|BBC America]], which [https://web.archive.org/web/20100213140147/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/28/goodbye-sy-fy-doctor-who-on-bbca/ became current home of the series in May 2009] (after being a repeat broadcaster of the SyFy episodes), does not, or does so to a lesser extent. They now get the same flack from anime fans for doing this to the anime series they air. This was particularly bad with ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'', as every single episode's [[The Stinger\|post-credits scene]] was cut, despite several of them being essential for the story to make any sense at all. Syfy-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 [[wikipedia:B movie#C movie\|C grade]] [[Disaster Movie\|disaster movies]] and [[Attack of the Killer Whatever]] movies. The label funds many film developments - directors and producers go to Syfy for funding for [[Speculative Fiction]] works where they would have trouble gaining network attention. Syfy movies are made with a budget of only 1 or 2 million dollars making their development surprisingly profitable. Unsurprisingly, these movies are very divisive. Line 27: * ''[[Alphas]]'' * ''[[Andromeda]]'' * ''[[Battlestar Galactica ~~Reimagined~~(2004 TV series)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (reimagining) * ''[[Being Human (USA)]]'' * ''[[Bionic Woman]]'' (reimagining) Line 80: * ''[[Treasure Island]]'' * ''[[Tremors]]'' * ''[[~~Tripping the Rift (Animation)\|~~Tripping the Rift]]'' * ''[[Welcome To Paradox]]'' * ''[[Warehouse 13]]''