Mystery Science Theater, 3000. A guy and two robots trapped on a ship and forced to watch bad movies… and the fun of listening to them rip said movies apart.
syfy also show anime. but, they don’t anymore. they show piranha shark attack. that channel used to be cool, but now, it is unwatchable like tlc, discovery, history, fox, etc….no wonder netflix and the internet is gaining popularity.
I’m going to miss Eureka. Its quirky goodness has been a mainstay for me for the past 6-seasons. And, I will definitely miss Erica Cerra and Sally Richardson-Married.
The conundrum is that those who are out of touch with reality don’t know that they’re out of touch with reality BECAUSE they’re out of touch with reality. You have to have some grasp of reality to have awareness. This explains cable networks and their self destructive choices.
Don’t forget that SciFi used to carry kids’ programming. First it was the Animation Station, which was replaced with the BKN syndication package. That got unceremoniously dropped for paid programming and re-runs.[]They very nearly made it up with MonkeyBar TV, a random collection of shows based on Hasbro properties + Kaiju Big Battel. []That got canned, too. I guess SciFi doesn’t have any sort of respect for younger audiences.
LOL! OK I admit, I am still miffed about them cancelling Farscape, esp when the original plans was for just one more season to complete the story :/ I can think of quite a few shows I liked that got axed pretty quickly – for what wrestling and ‘reality’ shows? Cancelled cable a long time ago…
All these boneheaded decisions seem to stem from some sorely misguided idea that they’ll attract a wider audience. There are many head-in-the-sand approaches to this end:1- Copy what everyone else is doing.2- Swear by demographic studies.3- Copy what everyone else is doing.4- Hire new executives who immediately kill projects that were already in motion, because they don’t reflect their choices and they can’t take personal credit for them.5- Copy what everyone else is doing.
This is awesome. I love MST3K, even have a piece of the set from the end of show auction. I’ll say this for those horrible “made for SyFy” movies – since MST3K was like watching bad movies with your wise-cracking friends, my wife and I will TiVo the bad SyFy movies and crack wise while watching them. It’s like making our own MST3K episodes. Meanwhile, there is always Cinematic Titanic and RiffTrax, where the old MST3K crews are still cracking wise.
I still miss Farscape. I will miss Eureka. I do watch Warehouse 13 and Alphas. And if I want a good laugh, I sometimes (though pretty rarely) watch one of those silly syfy movies.
LeoAutodidact almost 12 years ago
Ah, THAT explains much!
johnzakour Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Okay, sci fi gave me my start. The sci fi channels web site was the first to publish any of my work, but still I had to bust them a little.
hawgowar almost 12 years ago
Mega shark vs giant octopus. Piranhaconda, Dinocrock vs Godzilla’s nephew, etc. Pure camp.
Dwilesjr almost 12 years ago
I now love Madame Shannon more then ever
BigSlurpy almost 12 years ago
Good. Now put a hex on FOX for leaving American Idle ON!
glenn_harper almost 12 years ago
MS3TK?
Solitha Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Mystery Science Theater, 3000. A guy and two robots trapped on a ship and forced to watch bad movies… and the fun of listening to them rip said movies apart.
vwdualnomand almost 12 years ago
syfy also show anime. but, they don’t anymore. they show piranha shark attack. that channel used to be cool, but now, it is unwatchable like tlc, discovery, history, fox, etc….no wonder netflix and the internet is gaining popularity.
qazman_714 almost 12 years ago
WOW, Madam Shannon is good. Once they cancelled MST3K I stopped watching the Sci Fi channel. Eerie.
Richard Amidei Premium Member almost 12 years ago
and the wwe.
StoicLion1973 almost 12 years ago
I’m going to miss Eureka. Its quirky goodness has been a mainstay for me for the past 6-seasons. And, I will definitely miss Erica Cerra and Sally Richardson-Married.
57-Don almost 12 years ago
Great strip today!
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 12 years ago
The conundrum is that those who are out of touch with reality don’t know that they’re out of touch with reality BECAUSE they’re out of touch with reality. You have to have some grasp of reality to have awareness. This explains cable networks and their self destructive choices.
Ironhold almost 12 years ago
Don’t forget that SciFi used to carry kids’ programming. First it was the Animation Station, which was replaced with the BKN syndication package. That got unceremoniously dropped for paid programming and re-runs.[]They very nearly made it up with MonkeyBar TV, a random collection of shows based on Hasbro properties + Kaiju Big Battel. []That got canned, too. I guess SciFi doesn’t have any sort of respect for younger audiences.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 12 years ago
Then think of it at its best. You need not worry about sullying it with misguided network programming.
runar almost 12 years ago
The most dreaded six words in the English language: “An original SyFy channel feature movie.”
KJCaufield almost 12 years ago
LOL! OK I admit, I am still miffed about them cancelling Farscape, esp when the original plans was for just one more season to complete the story :/ I can think of quite a few shows I liked that got axed pretty quickly – for what wrestling and ‘reality’ shows? Cancelled cable a long time ago…
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 12 years ago
All these boneheaded decisions seem to stem from some sorely misguided idea that they’ll attract a wider audience. There are many head-in-the-sand approaches to this end:1- Copy what everyone else is doing.2- Swear by demographic studies.3- Copy what everyone else is doing.4- Hire new executives who immediately kill projects that were already in motion, because they don’t reflect their choices and they can’t take personal credit for them.5- Copy what everyone else is doing.
goatroper almost 12 years ago
Too bad SyFy doesn’t pick up Terra Nova since Fox cancelled it
docnuke almost 12 years ago
This is awesome. I love MST3K, even have a piece of the set from the end of show auction. I’ll say this for those horrible “made for SyFy” movies – since MST3K was like watching bad movies with your wise-cracking friends, my wife and I will TiVo the bad SyFy movies and crack wise while watching them. It’s like making our own MST3K episodes. Meanwhile, there is always Cinematic Titanic and RiffTrax, where the old MST3K crews are still cracking wise.
smjlucky1 almost 12 years ago
I still miss Farscape. I will miss Eureka. I do watch Warehouse 13 and Alphas. And if I want a good laugh, I sometimes (though pretty rarely) watch one of those silly syfy movies.
cmmunson Premium Member almost 12 years ago
I’d add Caprica to the list too.