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[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

SyFy is on its last legs.

People have been saying that since the '00s.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

They've been right. I'm surprised there's any scifi on the channel at all now. It's been primary wrestling for years

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (2 children)

They don't have a lot going on right at the moment, but The Expanse was the best sci-fi show in decades, so maybe you're painting with a brush that's just a tad too big.

[–] teft@piefed.world 14 points 6 days ago

They canceled the expanse and Bezos bought it because he liked it and wanted to see the end.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

BSG was also another amazing show.

[–] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 3 points 6 days ago

Noooooooo it was like 5 years tops

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

But for being on their last leg for almost 25 years (of the channel's 32 year life) they sure are still surviving. Whether you agree with their programming or not they are still here.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago

I don't really agree with this argument. TLC, MTV, VH1, History, Discovery, Animal Planet, etc are all still there despite being pretty much 100% reality TV these days. Most cable channels cycle between showing the same garbage TV and only still exist so that cable companies can brag about having 1000 channels even though they all show the same stuff and have a historically low subscriber count. They're zombie channels.