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Sci-Fi Channel

Foundation date: 1992-09-24
About:
A sister channel of the USA Network, the Sci-Fi Channel was launched as a joint venture between then-partners Paramount Pictures and MCA, aimed towards fans of both the science fiction and horror/fantasy genres. Key advisors for the channel before and during its launch included Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and acclaimed sci-fi author Isaac Asimov.
Today, after years of different ownerships by Seagram and Vivendi, the Sci-Fi Network is currently a subsidiary of NBC Universal. Aside from classic sci-fi and horror movies, as well as reruns of sci-fi shows, the network airs original programming such as the new Battlestar Galactica and Stargate: Atlantis. As of 2006, Sci-Fi has also opened its timeslots to programs not related to the genre, such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Extreme Championship Wrestling.
Anime found its place on Sci-Fi in the 1990s through a Saturday morning block called Saturday Anime, which aired edited English dubs of AKIRA, Project A-Ko, Dominion Tank Police and Record of Lodoss War.
Changed its name to Syfy in 2009.
News: Show:
Main Descendants of Darkness Manga Series to Resume (Jun 25, 2011)
New Descendants of Darkness Manga Chapter Runs in June (Jun 1, 2011)
U.S. Syfy TV Channel Moves Anime to Thursdays in March (Feb 23, 2011)
Tales from Earthsea in NYC, LA, SF, Seattle, Honolulu (Update 2) (Jul 14, 2010)
Earthsea, KamiNomi, Umasou, Evangelion Promos Streamed (Jul 7, 2010)
Chicago's C2E2 to Screen Both Gurren Lagann Films (Apr 10, 2010)
Aniplex America Launches Gurren Lagann Movie Website (Apr 1, 2010)
Descendants of Darkness Manga Returns After 8 Years (Jan 17, 2010)
2nd Gurren Lagann Film Holds U.S. Debut in San Francisco (Oct 30, 2009)
New York Anime Festival 2009 - Del Rey (Sep 26, 2009)
Syfy's Ani-Monday Block Lists Monster Series (Aug 17, 2009)
1st Gurren Lagann Film at San Francisco in September (Jul 17, 2009)
Anime Expo 2009 - Bandai Entertainment (Jul 3, 2009)
1st Gurren Lagann Film's Subbed U.S. Premiere at AX (Jun 4, 2009)
ADV Adds Grave of the Fireflies, Now and Then, Here and There (May 5, 2009)
Gurren Lagann's Yoko Idol CD/Music Video Promo Posted (Apr 8, 2009)
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Film to Open in Japan in 2010 (Mar 29, 2009)
Twilight Director Hardwicke Hints at Anime Version (Mar 16, 2009)
Second Gurren Lagann Film's Full Trailer Streamed (Mar 13, 2009)
Gurren Lagann DVD Bundled with Yoko's Idol Debut CD (Mar 10, 2009)
Second Gurren Lagann Film's Teaser Trailer Streamed (Jan 8, 2009)
Gurren Lagann on Canada's Super Channel 2 Next Month (Nov 24, 2008)
Animax block to start on SciFi Channel (Nov 11, 2008)
New York Anime Festival 2008: Funimation Channel (Sep 26, 2008)
New York Anime Festival 2008 - Bandai Entertainment (Sep 26, 2008)
Moribito to Premiere on Adult Swim at 1:30 a.m. ET/PT (Aug 23, 2008)
Gurren Lagann Now Offered in Web Streams & iTunes Store (Jul 29, 2008)
G4 Presents: Comic-Con '08 - Bandai Entertainment (Jul 25, 2008)
G4 Presents: Comic-Con '08 - An Anime Fan's Guide to Comic-Con, Part II (Jul 21, 2008)
First Full Gurren Lagann Movie Trailer Streamed (Jul 18, 2008)
English Gundam 00 Promo, Cast for 4 Meisters Posted (Jul 8, 2008)
Anime Expo 2008: Bandai Entertainment (Jul 4, 2008)
Gundam 00 to Run on Sci Fi Channel on November 17 (Jul 4, 2008)
Anime Expo 2008 - Aniplex Industry Panel (Jul 4, 2008)
Bandai Entertainment's Gurren Lagann Dub Cast Announced (Jul 3, 2008)
Bandai Entertainment Clarifies Statements on DVDs (May 31, 2008)
Bandai Entertainment Confirms Gurren Lagann on Sci Fi Channel (May 24, 2008)
BEI's Yoshida: Gurren Lagann TV Plans Not Finalized (May 21, 2008)
Gurren Lagann Listed on America's Sci Fi Channel on July 28 (May 19, 2008)
Tokyopop Licenses Tokko Manga from GTO's Fujisawa (Mar 27, 2008)
America's Sci Fi Channel Adds Anime on Tuesdays (Jan 3, 2008)
The Anime Network, Sci-Fi Add New Anime Programing (Dec 4, 2007)
Naruto Film on Canada's YTV, Anime on Super Channel (Nov 12, 2007)
Sci-Fi Channel to Air Karas, Black Jack, more (Oct 30, 2007)
Virus Buster Serge to Run on Sci Fi Channel in October (Aug 27, 2007)
Ghibli's Tales from Earthsea English Cast Announced (Jul 9, 2007)
Anime Expo 2007 - Manga Entertainment (Jul 5, 2007)
Ergo Proxy, Tenjho Tenge to Air on Fuse Starting June 8 (May 9, 2007)
Sci Fi Channel Reveals More Titles for Ani-Monday Slot (May 9, 2007)
Sci Fi to Air Ghost in the Shell's Solid State Society, Noein, Tokko (May 6, 2007)
Sci Fi Channel Launches Monday Night Anime Block (May 5, 2007)
Howl's Moving Castle Nominated for Nebula (Mar 2, 2007)
Weekend Wrapup - Week in Anime [15/10 - 21/10] (Oct 22, 2006)
Gedo Senki US Release in Jeopardy (Oct 17, 2006)
Live Action Witch Hunter Robin Confirmed (Apr 6, 2004)
Live Action Witch Hunter Robin (Jan 20, 2004)
German SCI FI Channel in November (Jul 18, 2003)
SakuraCon: Saturday, April 5th (Apr 8, 2003)
Gall Force on UK TV (Apr 2, 2003)
Farscape Cancelled, Anime Feature Planned? (Sep 10, 2002)
Norio Shioyama at Sakura Con (Mar 14, 2002)
Cartoon Network Breaks Rating Records in 2001 (Mar 11, 2002)
Official Word on Adult Swim Action (Jan 22, 2002)
Bandai to Release Ronin Warriors (Nov 28, 2001)
Sailor Moon Home Video Release PR (Sep 26, 2001)
Anime On Sci-Fi (Jul 1, 2001)
ADV Films Febuary and March Releases (Jan 19, 2001)
Anime channel petition (Jul 17, 2000)
Viz Series Goes Brodcast (Mar 1, 2000)
Key the Metal Idol to be shown on local PBS station (Oct 28, 1998)
Sci-Fi Masters of Fantasy Anime Special (Sep 10, 1998)
Other articles: Show:
Shelf Life - Laugh Factory (Jan 21, 2013)
The Mike Toole Show - Rise of Super Robot Island (Feb 26, 2012)
Shelf Life - Car Talk (Dec 20, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! (Jun 5, 2010)
The X Button - Diabolical Machinations (Sep 23, 2009)
The X Button - Idol Talk (Jul 29, 2009)
The X Button - Hyper Bullet Nostalgia (Apr 29, 2009)
The X Button - Innuendo (Feb 11, 2009)
The Click - October 4th - 10th (Oct 4, 2008)
The Click - September 6th - 12th (Sep 6, 2008)
The Click - April 26 - May 2 (Apr 26, 2008)
The Click - December 15 - 21 (Dec 15, 2007)
The Click - November 24 - 30 (Nov 24, 2007)
The Click - November 3rd - November 9th (Nov 3, 2007)
The Click - June 9 - 15 (Jun 9, 2007)
The Click - May 19th - May 25th (May 19, 2007)
The Click - May 12th - May 18th (May 12, 2007)
Hey, Answerman! (May 11, 2007)
Hey, Answerman! (Oct 21, 2005)
2004 Year in Review - Stories to Watch in 2005 (Jan 26, 2005)
The Edit List - Witch Hunter Robin (Feb 18, 2004)
Answerman: Through the Looking Glass (Aug 15, 2002)
The Edit List - Tenchi Muyou OVA Series 1 - ep. 1: Ryouko Resurrected (Dec 9, 2001)
Answerman: Live-Action Answering (Nov 30, 2001)
Anime News Network Christmas 1998 Survey (Nov 24, 1998)
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Anime with which this company was involved:
8 Man After (OAV) : Broadcaster
A-Ko the Versus (OAV) : Broadcaster
Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (movie) : Broadcaster
Akira (movie) : Broadcaster
Appleseed (OAV) : Broadcaster
Armitage III (OAV) : Broadcaster
Armitage III: Poly-Matrix (movie) : Broadcaster
Bionic Six (U.S. TV) : Broadcaster
Black Jack The Movie : Broadcaster
Blood: The Last Vampire (movie) : Broadcaster
Casshan: Robot Hunter Casshern (OAV) : Broadcaster
Dead Leaves (OAV) : Broadcaster
Demon City Shinjuku (OAV) : Broadcaster
Descendants of Darkness (TV) : Broadcaster
Dominion Tank Police (OAV) : Broadcaster
E.Y.E.S. of Mars (movie) : Broadcaster
Excel Saga (TV) : Broadcaster
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture : Broadcaster
Galaxy Express 999 (movie) : Broadcaster
Gall Force - Eternal Story (movie) : Broadcaster
Ghost in the Shell (movie) : Broadcaster
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society (movie) : Broadcaster
Green Legend Ran (OAV) : Broadcaster
Gurren Lagann (TV) : Broadcaster
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (movie) : Broadcaster
Iria - Zeiram the Animation (OAV) : Broadcaster
Kai Doh Maru (OAV) : Broadcaster
Karas (OAV) : Broadcaster
Lily C.A.T. (OAV) : Broadcaster
Macross Plus (OAV) : Broadcaster
Martian Successor Nadesico (TV) : Broadcaster
MD Geist (OAV) : Broadcaster
MD Geist II - Death Force (OAV) : Broadcaster
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (TV) : Broadcaster
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season (TV) : Broadcaster
Negadon: The Monster from Mars (movie) : Broadcaster
Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV) : Broadcaster
New Gigantor (TV) : Broadcaster
Ninja Scroll (movie) : Broadcaster
Noein - to your other self (TV) : Broadcaster
Now and Then, Here and There (TV) : Broadcaster
Odin - Starlight Mutiny (movie) : Broadcaster
Perfect Blue (movie) : Broadcaster
Project A-Ko (movie) : Broadcaster
Psychic Wars (OAV) : Broadcaster
Rave Master (TV) : Broadcaster
Read or Die (OAV) : Broadcaster
Record of Lodoss War (OAV) : Broadcaster
Robot Carnival (OAV) : Broadcaster
Ronin Warriors (TV) : Broadcaster
Roujin Z (OAV) : Broadcaster
Strait Jacket (OAV) : Broadcaster
Street Fighter Alpha (movie) : Broadcaster
Street Fighter Alpha: Generations (OAV) : Broadcaster
Street Fighter II V (TV) : Broadcaster
Street Fighter II: The Movie : Broadcaster
Sword for Truth (movie) : Broadcaster
Tactics (TV) : Broadcaster
Tenchi Muyo Movie 1: Tenchi in Love : Broadcaster
Tokko (TV) : Broadcaster
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (movie) : Broadcaster
Vampire Hunter D (OAV) : Broadcaster
Vampire Wars (OAV) : Broadcaster
(The) Venus Wars (movie) : Broadcaster
Virus Buster Serge (TV) : Broadcaster
X (movie) : Broadcaster
Zeiram (live-action movie) : Broadcaster

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