A hoax rather than a WTF?

[fenchurch]

SCI FI Channel to Change Name to SurgeTV

ETA: Some people on Whedonesque are saying this may be a hoax... And I just barely hit the link again for the original press release, which is no longer pointing to an article, just to the hosting website. Hmmm.

EATA: More info on the hoax (thanks for the link telaryn!)


Some of the pertinent bits, as posted on whedonesque:
"Effective November 1, 2006, the SCI FI Channel will change their name to SurgeTV, to reflect the changing demographic thrust of the successful long-running cable channel. In addition, deals are currently working out to bring back ECW for a three-times a week run in prime time, as well as reruns (Pre-WWE) of professional wrestling events"

Wrestling?!?!? WRESTLING?!?!!? As if there isn't enough of that over on seven or eight other channels. Sheesh.

Oh, but it gets better...

"While much of the original programming the SCI FI Channel has produced will remain on air through the next year, SurgeTV expects sweeping changes to the network, shifting away from the so-called "nerd" demographic."

Yeah, well, screw you, too. And the marketing advisors you rode in on.

Comments

[slm76.livejournal.com]

Count me as one of the annoyed when TNN became Spike. And, with the recent decision to air wrestling on that channel, nothing would have surprised me. NBC is doing some crazy things, from what I hear. The BSG fans are already annoyed that their show's new season was moved back to the fall.

[sp23.livejournal.com]

Well, the only good thing about BSG going on in the fall is that then it'll be 'first star to the left and straight on till morning' with no long break in the middle of the season. Of course then there'll be a long break between seasons again provided they pick up BSG and not replace it with The Magic of Stitch-Witchery Sewing Hour or some other non-genre crap show.