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{{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
The SCI FI Channel 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.
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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 Sci Fi nature]] of the [[WWE]][[ECW]] show.)
[[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
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 [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 [[Sci Fi]] 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.
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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=== List of Sci Fi Channel Series: ===
* ''[[Alice
* ''[[Alphas]]''
* ''[[Andromeda]]''
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (reimagining)
* ''[[Being Human Remake
* ''[[Bionic Woman]]'' (reimagining)
* ''[[Black Scorpion]]''
* ''[[Caprica]]''
* ''[[Chase]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Destination Truth]]''
* "[[Dream Machines]]" Syfy's answer to American Chopper
* ''[[The Dresden Files (TV series)|The Dresden Files]]
* ''[[ECW]]'' (WWE version)
* ''[[
* ''[[Eureka]]''
* ''[[Exposure]]''
* ''[[Series/Face Off|Face Off]]'' (reality series not related to the [[Face Off|film]])
* ''[[Fact Or Faked Paranormal Files]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Flash Gordon (TV series)|Flash Gordon]]'' (2007 series)
* ''[[FTL Newsfeed]]''
* ''[[Ghost Hunters]]'' / ''Ghost Hunters International''
* ''[[Series/Good Vs Evil|Good Vs Evil]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Hollywood Treasure]]''
* ''[[The Invisible Man (TV series)|The Invisible Man]]''
* ''[[Legend Quest]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[The Lost Room]]''
* ''[[Mad Mad House]]''
* ''[[Marcels Quantum Kitchen]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Mission Genesis]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[The Outer Limits]]'' (remake)
* ''[[Outer Space Astronauts]]''
* ''[[Painkiller Jane]]''
* ''[[Proof Positive]]''
* ''[[
* ''Scream Of The Banshee''
* ''[[Scare Tactics (TV series)|Scare Tactics]]''
* ''[[The Sci Fi Series Collection]]'': Umbrella title for a slot in which '''very''' short lived series like ''[[Short Runners|Otherworld, Logan's Run, The Immortal, Probe, and Future Cop]]'' were run, with commentary by the creators/stars of said series.
* ''[[
* ''[[Sightings]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Stargate SG
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Taken (TV series)|Taken]]''
* ''[[Tin Man (TV series)|Tin Man]]''
* ''[[Total Blackout]]''
* ''[[Treasure Island]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Tripping the Rift (Animation)|Tripping the Rift]]''
* ''[[Welcome To Paradox]]''
* ''[[Warehouse 13]]''
* ''[[WCG Ultimate Gamer]]''
* ''[[Who Wants to Be
* ''[[WWENXT]]''
* ''[[WWE Smackdown]]''
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