ThunderPeel2001 Posted March 18, 2009 ...or an astoundingly ineffectual and silly name? You decide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted March 18, 2009 SyFy reads like a channel exec saying SciFi, but belming while they do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted March 18, 2009 'Feedback from 18-34-year-olds in focus groups indicated that "SyFy" was the way many would refer to the network in text messages.' If I could offer a third option; fucking retarded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted March 18, 2009 Seems silly to me. And I can see why PA's Tycho got indigestion from reading this: It's just horrible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted March 19, 2009 I'm noticing a lot of public statements by companies at the moment that are only really meaningful internally. The kind of .biz speech that makes people want to hurt stuff or kill themselves during meetings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Posted March 19, 2009 Haha, SyFy is already cringe-inducing beyond belief, then "Imagine Greater" just drives home the retarded post-Apple marketing bullshit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted March 19, 2009 "We want to trademark our name, but some idiot decided to name our channel using actual words, which fucked us, so we made up some horrible bullshit. Also we charged hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so, I bet." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted March 19, 2009 Goddamn that's nasty. But maybe it's a 'Wii' thing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted March 19, 2009 You mean we'll still occasionally be thinking "Man that's a dumb name" in a few years time? The Nintendo Poo would have been a more appropriate name, given the frequency we switch ours on with*. * Yeah, I know, I'm not the intended audience ¬¬ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted March 19, 2009 Grab House of the Dead and Madworld. That'll change. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted March 19, 2009 The Nintendo Poo would have been a more appropriate name, given the frequency we switch ours on with. Silly! Puu is going to be the follow-up machine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LOPcagney Posted March 19, 2009 In general, with the exception of BSG, SciFi's (or SyFy's) programming isn't worth worrying about anyway. I don't understand their business model. They spend hundreds of thousands of dollars producing bad C-Movies and Ghost Hunter spin-offs, I guess you can still find syndicated shows like some of the Star Treks but my point is, in my mind, the decision to change the name to SyFy is maybe closer to the identity the channel has already built for itself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted March 19, 2009 Silly! Puu is going to be the follow-up machine. Ah, Puu. The new generation in Homer entertainment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marek Posted March 19, 2009 SyFy works a lot better as a brand. The tagline, the logo and all that corporate mumbo jumbo are horrible though. "It made us feel much cooler, much more cutting-edge, much more hip, which was kind of bang-on what we wanted to achieve communication-wise". ??? Kill yourself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted March 19, 2009 Once some guy in one of my college classes told me about how he is a great screenwriter and working on a script that is very intellectual and will be big one day. He said he's going to put the "Phi" back in "SciPhi" because apparently it used to be Science Philosophy. I don't know, it must have been one of the dumbest and most bloated things I've ever heard, discounting Alan Moore. (TROLL!) Anyways SyFy sounds like a NuMetalGothIndustrialBand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted March 19, 2009 Oh, god... You always wish you had a hammer handy in those cases, don't you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n0wak Posted March 19, 2009 "Syfy" does NOT read well in Polish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted March 20, 2009 Do share! /me hopes it means something wonderfully offensive, like "prolapsed anus" or similar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted March 20, 2009 http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/3/18/ No idea what it really means though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted March 20, 2009 Not sure about the Polish, but a French friend insists that Zizzi, which is a UK chain of restaurants, means "penis" in her native language. Rather unfortunate for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted March 20, 2009 For the sake of pedantry, it's the direct French equivalent of the English slang "willy". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted March 22, 2009 Jesus, that's so incredibly lame! I can't believe it. Well, their food is shite, so at least French people will be warned away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites