Comment on There is no history on the History channel. There's nothing true on TruTV. There's no music on music television. There's no science on the science channel.

ulkesh@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I will never understand that stupid name change…

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  • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    For branding. Sci-fi is generic and can’t be trademarked. While SyFy can be trademarked

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  • harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah. I think they were trying to be edgy. Or maybe some guy named Sy Fy did the name change while everyone else was on break.

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• billwashere@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m sorry but I just call that the syphilis channel because that’s what pops into my head when I read syfy.

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