Kintarian@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 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-square140fedilinkarrow-up1533arrow-down117
arrow-up1516arrow-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 · 5 months agomessage-square140fedilink
minus-squareulkesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 months agoAh, but is there Sy in Syfy? No. No there isn’t.
minus-squareMegaUltraChicken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 months agoI will never understand that stupid name change…
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 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-squareSkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoFor branding. Sci-fi is generic and can’t be trademarked. While SyFy can be trademarked
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 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…
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.
For branding. Sci-fi is generic and can’t be trademarked. While SyFy can be trademarked
I’m sorry but I just call that the syphilis channel because that’s what pops into my head when I read syfy.