When Syfy changed the network’s name and rebranded its image, it largely abandoned much of what made the network so popular as it moved to produce ridiculous B-movies and TV shows aimed at a wider audience. Now it seems NBCUniversal execs are planning on heading back in the other direction.<\/p>\n
Syfy President Dave Howe spoke with The Hollywood Reporter and said that the network plans on shifting back to focusing on content for its original audience.<\/p>\n
“We want to be the best science-fiction channel that we possibly can, and in some respects, that means going back to the more traditional sci-fi\/fantasy that fans often say they feel we’ve exited.” He added, “We’re going to occupy that space in a way we haven’t for the past few years.”<\/p>\n
The network is looking to find a new Battlestar Galactica-style space opera under the new executive vp original content, Bill McGoldrick. He has also said that he wants the network to produce similar projects to other cable network’s.<\/p>\n
To satisfy McGoldrick’s new mandates, the network is working on a limited series set in space called Ascension. Syfy is also looking into more international co-productions, following on the heels of such shows as Lost Girl and Continuum.<\/p>\n
Despite the claims the network is looking to shift its focus back to its namesake, the network still has at least one more major B-movie on the way, Sharknado 2: The Second One. The sequel to the much talked about, if not all that much actually watched, TV movie is set to hit Syfy on Thursday, July 31.<\/p>\n
The film’s two stars return, Tara Reid and Ian Ziering, while a bunch of other D-list celebrities and actors have jumped aboard, including Andy Dick, Kelly Osbourne, Mark McGrath and evidently Perez Hilton, Biz Markie and others will make cameo appearances.