Kintarian@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThere 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.message-squaremessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up1536arrow-down117
arrow-up1519arrow-down1message-squareThere 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.Kintarian@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square134fedilink
minus-squareulkesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoAh, but is there Sy in Syfy? No. No there isn’t.
minus-squareMegaUltraChicken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoI will never understand that stupid name change…
minus-squareSkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoFor branding. Sci-fi is generic and can’t be trademarked. While SyFy can be trademarked
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoYeah. 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.
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI’m sorry but I just call that the syphilis channel because that’s what pops into my head when I read syfy.
Ah, but is there Sy in Syfy?
No. No there isn’t.
I will never understand that stupid name change…
For branding. Sci-fi is generic and can’t be trademarked. While SyFy can be trademarked
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.
I’m sorry but I just call that the syphilis channel because that’s what pops into my head when I read syfy.