795 comments by kosh

And there's your answer.

Since the focus is on fantasy I'm not sure how it's a plus? The whole point of having so many channels is to cater to specific markets. A plus would be arranging shows by genre. Also if the scifi channel died, we would be no worse off. The favourite scifi shows would still be played, the lost ones would remain lost. This channel adds nothing for scifi fans.






LMAO. It's more like if you don't like Buffy on the scifi channel, you can watch Teen Wolf on fox8, or ghost whisperer on arena, or John Edward on W. You are kidding yourself if you think spreading fantasy all over the place, and a few scifi shows, means you can just switch on a scifi show whenever you want.

Comparing the scifi channel to fox8 or UKTV in terms of science fiction was to illustrate how pathetic the scifi channel is, not how good the other two are.






Then you are the only scifi fan this channel is interested in. Captain has already told us if we want to watch scifi we must do what we used to do when we only had FTA, record it. You think that is a positive for the performance of this channel?






That would be an improvement, however the channels apathy on this is completely in character with their efforts to show scifi. Your only concern is one small part of the much bigger problem.






Great attitude, if W and arena saturated themselves with scifi. The problem is changing the channel does not get one the shows one wants.

It is also the definition of stupidity to create a product aimed at a niche market, then totally ignore that market.






The internet is a funny thing. People running around making all sorts of ridiculous claims, and forgetting they have posted the evidence to counter the claim themselves.

With all the scifi shows out there that we don't get to see anywhere, especially on a scifi channel, it's sad you got excited by two very old non scifi shows.

Knight Rider is another cheap remake show, but at least it's scifi. When we got Dr Who we also picked up a nasty case of Hex and Lost Girl, one step forward and two steps back should not be impressive, even though it is around here.






You lost me there. If they want to put on some teeny bopper shows they should find some scifi ones. Between Fox8 and the channel calling itself the scifi channel they could make a teeny bopper channel for that rubbish, and that audience. They could probably make two.






I've got no idea where you are coming from. Westall was a documentary? Or reasonable? Westall was a perfect example of it's kind, and no improvement over the worst this channel has to offer. The "good" reality show is Ripley's, but that has just as much business being here as westall, or buffy, or the wrestling.

LOL, I saw an ad for this awhile ago and didn't realise it had anything to do with scifi. The ad was just about a girl having an accident then lying to a guy and hitting on him, then leaving for someplace, I didn't catch the destination.

You have a rather generous view of the past.

I just checked out the "shows" tab, and there are currently 28 scifi shows, and 23 non scifi. Lucky this channel has Star Trek and Stargate, without them it would be 21 to 23.

Well, we've come a long way since the start of this thread, haven't we?

And just when we thought it couldn't possibly get any worse, the sellout channel is embracing the reality tv trend.

LMAO. I think this show perfectly suits this channel, as shown by the new reality shows this channel is proudly advertising for next month. It's scifi in name only. The people behind this channel have a similar, or worse, attitude towards scifi and scifi fans as any free to air channel at any time in history.






Except when we got Dr Who, we also got Hex and Lost Girl. One step forward, two steps back. And sadly, that was actually progress for this channel.






Nothing wrong with light, or fantasy, but they are everywhere. It a shame that the SciFi channel is just another weak, light general entertainment channel, a poor twin of Fox8. When Fox8 are done with their vampires, witches and werewolves they will be unloaded onto this channel, and we will be expected to be greatful for the scraps.






Taste is a personal thing, assessment of acting ability is not. The only place I have seen "Lost Girl" level of acting is porn.







How old is Kenzi meant to be? She seems like a fairly immature teen, but she is also an alcoholic, which doesn't necessarily mean she is older since she is also a street kid.

Firefly is set in one solar system, with just the planets and moons of that system? And even in that setting space is vast. Considering it is just one solar system, Firefly does quite well at showing the emptiness, loneliness of space.

B5 is quite good at showing the vastness of space too, with hours of travel to get from a jumpgate to a "nearby" ship or planet, and even gate to gate travel takes time. Andromeda has time lag in communications which illustates the massive distances within a system. Stargate doesn't show distance too often, but they mention it all the time comparing gate travel to space travel. Star Trek has transporters, but warp travel takes time, and Star Trek is basically set in part of one galaxy. It takes advanced aliens to even get to another part of the galaxy.







What scifi universe would I live in, Star Trek TNG, as a Q. Then I could create as many pocket universe as I wanted, even in the theme of shows, scifi or otherwise.