I have only one question . . .

[unixronin]

WTF are these people THINKING?

Oh.

Right.

"Network executive."

That's sort of like "Pirate."  Only much, much more stupid.

Uh ... does that even mean anything?  It's worse than "Think Different".

“We spent a lot of time in the ’90s trying to distance the network from science fiction, which is largely why it’s called Sci Fi,” Mr. Brooks said.

Trying to "distance the network from science fiction"?  You DROOLING FUCKTARD.  That's like trying to distance ESPN from sports.  The channel was FOUNDED to be an all-science-fiction channel.

Comments

[cipherpunk.livejournal.com]

Ironically, "syfy" is Polish for "zit."

[danjite.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't it be more like the pus from a zit? Or rather the corruption that the pus represents?

[cipherpunk.livejournal.com]

Beats me. My Polish is weak; all I know is what I picked up during college from hanging around a quite beautiful Polish immigrant.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Either way, it seems quite appropriate for what the channel's become — the "Pretty much anything but science fiction" channel.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Hmm. According to james_nicoll, 'syfy' is the plural of the Polish slang for syphilis (http://james-nicoll.livejournal.com/1694020.html?thread=28191044&style=mine#t28191044).

[cipherpunk.livejournal.com]

That's "syf", if I recall correctly.