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Sci Fi Channel (United States)
- The name "Sci Fi" also is used by a German satellite television channel; see Sci fi channel (germany); and a British satellite television channel; see Sci Fi channel (United Kingdom).
| Sci Fi | |
|---|---|
| Launched: | 1992 |
| Owned By: | NBC Universal |
| Web Address: | www.scifi.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite: | DirecTV Channel 244
DISH Network Channel 122 |
| Cable: | Check Local Listings |
Sci Fi is an American cable television channel, launched in 1992 and currently owned by corporate conglomerate NBC Universal, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror and paranormal programming. Some of its past and present programming includes:
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Sci Fi original programming
- Battlestar Galactica (miniseries, December 2003; series, January 2005)
- Black Scorpion
- Farscape
- Ghost Hunters
- Lexx
- Mad Mad House
- Mission Genesis (aka Deepwater Black in other countries)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 (seasons 8-10)
- Proof Positive
- The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
- Sliders (A FOX original series for the first three seasons, but the fourth and fifth seasons were produced for The Sci Fi channel)
- Stargate SG-1 (formerly a Showtime original series)
- Stargate Atlantis (spinoff series of Stargate SG-1)
- Tremors, the series (based on three previous movies)
- Tripping the Rift
- Scare Tactics
Sci Fi second-run programming
The Sci Fi channel has a long history of buying the rights to air second-run, or repeat progamming of series no longer in production. Some of these include:
- Babylon 5
- Dark Shadows (no longer run)
- Otherworld
- The Prisoner
- Quantum Leap
- Star Trek: The Original Series
- The Twilight Zone (original version)
- The X-Files
Sci Fi original movies
- Absolon
- Alien Hunter
- Alien Lockdown
- Alien Siege
- Anonymous Rex
- Antibody
- Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers
- Beyond Re-Animator
- Boa vs Python
- The Bone Snatcher
- Bugs
- Clive Barker Presents: Saint Sinner
- Control Factor
- Darklight
- Dark Waters
- Deadly Swarm
- Decoys
- Deep Shock
- Do or Die
- Dog Soldiers
- Dragon Fighter
- Dragon Storm
- Encrypt
- Epoch
- Frankenfish
- Jackie Chan presents: Metal Mayhem
- Larva
- Legend of Earthsea
- Mansquito
- Mindstorm
- Momentum
- Out for Blood
- Phantom Force
- Post Impact
- Project Viper
- Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys
- Pythons 2
- Raptor Island
- Riverworld
- Sabretooth
- Silent Warnings
- Slipstream
- Snakehead Terror
- Soulkeeper
- Species 3
- They Are Among Us
- Threshold
- Webs
They are also one of the sponsors for the Coalition for Freedom of Information.
See also
External link
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