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Sci Fi Channel Becoming Less Geek-Centric "SyFy" 798

narramissic writes "According to a TV Week article, NBC Universal has decided to change the name of their Sci Fi Channel to SyFy. Why? To pull in a more 'mainstream' audience. If you're unclear what 'more mainstream' means, TV Historian Tim Brooks spells it out for you: 'The name Sci Fi has been associated with geeks and dysfunctional, antisocial boys in their basements with video games and stuff like that, as opposed to the general public and the female audience in particular.' Yes, we should probably all be offended. And telling us that a crack marketing team came up with the name because that's how tech-savvy 18-to-34 year-olds would text it really doesn't help."

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I block any ads i come across on the net. if i cant block the ads i dont visit. The ads i dont bothe with however are text based ads. firefox and the adblocking extensions work wonders for this. I block ads because i find them offensive. I find them offensive in the same manner that a 70 year old puritan prude religeous grandmother would find explicit examples of child pornography offensive. They also (especially on the net) dont apply to me as there is yet no easy fast and cheep(free) way of sending cash to them for a product even if i am interested in it. I also do the best i can to avoid ads in other areas of life and media. I watch very little tv and when ido i turn down the volume and pay more attention to my computer instead. I do not subscribe to paper or magazines because of ads and that im not willing to pay to be insulted. Same with cable tv. I dont listen to radio and only listen to mp3's because of ads. The main reason i support the movement to end corporate personhood is so that it would be easier to remove free speech from corporations and reduce the amount of trash they try to shove down our throats in the form of advertisments.

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