In honor of Comcast’s decision to rebrand itself as XFinity, Time Magazine published a list of the 10 worst corporate rebrandings, and the Sci Fi Channel’s decision to become Syfy made #3. Writes Time, “Spell Check On Syfy: Unless science fiction is spelled syience fyction, owners of the popular television network need some serious spelling help.”
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