I join you in annoyance with the premise that people not reading the beat poets as much anymore implies that current generations are lame. Each generation has their own defining trends and embracing past trends isn't on its own a bad thing. On the Road is like 50 years old now and maybe it isn't as timeless as people think...
As for SyFy... Idiots. It's clear they're confused -- it's mystifying watching the commercials that come on during BSG. A lot of ED treatment drugs and male-oriented stuff. BUT, I remember reading recently that BSG viewership is actually more female than male, and I think that sci-fi in general is actually attracting more and more women. I don't know if the "SyFy" thing is supposed to make it more female friendly (sure doesn't work for me!)... and maybe they have data that more men actually watch the program when it airs as opposed to on DVD or by downloading... But I suspect they're going through an identity crisis and don't know what they're doing.
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As for SyFy... Idiots. It's clear they're confused -- it's mystifying watching the commercials that come on during BSG. A lot of ED treatment drugs and male-oriented stuff. BUT, I remember reading recently that BSG viewership is actually more female than male, and I think that sci-fi in general is actually attracting more and more women. I don't know if the "SyFy" thing is supposed to make it more female friendly (sure doesn't work for me!)... and maybe they have data that more men actually watch the program when it airs as opposed to on DVD or by downloading... But I suspect they're going through an identity crisis and don't know what they're doing.