[pabianice]

SyFy (SciFi) gambled on a steady sizable audience. The hard truth is that the majority of scifi is junk or, at best, watchable once. There is simply not enough watchable scifi to make a network schedule. “Sanctuary” has also vanished, and that was marginal at best. On the other hand, “I Shouldn’t Be Alive,” while a great show, is on The Animal Planet. Need to fill those schedule slots.

[Rebelbase]

““Sanctuary” has also vanished”

Oh no. Where will I get an Amanda Tapping fix?

[GonzoGOP]

SyFy (SciFi) gambled on a steady sizable audience. The hard truth is that the majority of scifi is junk or, at best, watchable once.

That doesn't seem to jive with the success in syndication of Star Trek (TOS, TNG, DS9, Enterprise), Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica and Stargate (SG1, Atlantis). And lets not even talk about Firefly that failed dismally on network but became a cult classic on DVD. Eureka also did very well, but they kept moving the schedule around until they killed it.

I think the problem is that they went cheap and started running wrestling and reality TV because they were cheap to produce. You complain that sci-fi is watchable once (despite the fact that people are still watching 1969 Star Treks episodes) but they replaced it with wrestling. They also lost two big shows to BBC America. BBC is running the new episodes of Dr. Who and they also picked up the Star Trek reruns.

If they had to do reality TV bring back Battlebots. At least it would be Sci-Fi related reality tv. The problem is that the people running Sci-fi aren't sci-fi fans. They keep trying to go with the reality TV because that is what is "IN" now. Except that their audience (lets face it nerds with disposable income) aren't part of the in crowd. If you want to know what nerds will pay for head to your local comic fest or Star Trek convention. There is money changing hands, and there is an audience. But they aren't going to respond to the same Glee in Space, or another remake of Gilligan's Starship (ST Voyager, SGU)

[runninglips]

Syfy loses because of the incessant commercial breaks. Even with the DVR running, I tire of skipping the numerous commercials.

[longtermmemmory]

Scifi has enough good material. (even bad material see MST2000)

When the suit (wasn’t it a female?) changed it to Syfy then it was just plain pointless.

SGU stopped the nanosecond they were pushing alternative lifestyles.

Galactica could not survive on nice effects.

Caprica? who cares.

Ghost hunters? all fake.

[discostu]

Sanctuary didn’t vanish, it was on hiatus, been back for a month. In July the wave of returns hits: Eureka, Warehouse 13, and Haven with the start of Alphas (which seems to be yet another hero show).