Words!

[sylvari]

 glaucos
 
  Sent me this blog post and I have to say I agree.


 a snippet from An Open Letter to the Sci Fi Channel

  Dearest Sci-Fi,

Why are you not way more awesome?

Don't get me wrong, when you're good—like with Battlestar Galactica or Eureka (and I'll even give you credit for Doctor who, despite that being a BBC show you just imported)—you're a phenomenal destination network. But let's be honest here, there's not a lot of "good" on your schedule. The Stargate franchise is stale, Flash Gordon (left) is a derisible, stillborn remake, and ECW Wrestling is…wrestling! (And I swore an oath never to speak of Who Wants to Be a Superhero again.)

The thing that infuriates me is that you have so much potential. We're living in the Age of the Geek, where pop culture has finally come around to our way of thinking. Where the most-watched shows on TV are geek-nip like Heroes, Lost, and Bionic Woman; where we buzz about movies like Pan's Labyrinth, Spider-Man, I Am Legend, and Iron Man. The audience could not be more primed for this material, so why are you offering them Ghost Hunters International and crappy "original movies" like Mansquito?

Again, why aren't you more awesome? After the jump, some friendly advice........ 

More here (in case you missed the links above)

 

 

 

Comments

[auntiemame67.livejournal.com]

OH ME TOO ME TOO!

Sci Fi used to be pretty damned awesome, and it's just tanked these days. Now, I enjoyed Tin Man, myself, but I can see how it doesn't measure up to the older stuff they used to show, and unlike the rest of the universe, I found BSG too emo for me, but it's also better than anything else they've put up recently.

So, bring back the GOOD sci fi, and yes, yes, yes -- someone should point out the difference between sci fi and horror to the PTB!!!!