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THe irish and sci-fi?

Mal-Adjusted · 2008-08-24 19:44:41

So, can anyone tell me why the Irish people have such an aversion to science-fiction in all it's forms. i mean, it's almost taboo here. SG-1 and BSG are two of the biggest t.v. series in history, yet not one irish channel would ever show them. then compare that to england, home of some of the best Sci-fi (Torchwood,…

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#32 08-07-2009 7:50pm
GerardKeating

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Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

lol I remember hearing that the studio heads wouldn't admit that the terminator was a sci-fi film, despite James cameron saying it for years!

And now the SciFi chanell is changing it name to SyFy to made it sound less "nerdy"...

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#33 10-07-2009 1:30pm
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Thaedydal wrote: »

I would rather sit having cool converstaions with nerds then drunken soccer heads.

Ha ha, you should go out with my friends. The amount of geek-speak is off the scale

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#34 10-07-2009 1:36pm
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Was it not Tuesday night that had slots on RTÉ 2 for SciFi.

I remember Earth: Final Conflict, Outer Limits, Mysterious Ways, Veritas etc on home stations

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#35 10-07-2009 1:56pm
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I recall the Lost producers insisting in an interview in Season 1 that it wasn't SF. They were clearly worried about getting that label.

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