Stop Sci Fi's Scare Tactics and Coporate Terror

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We are very concerned about Sci Fi Channel's new show "Scare Tactics". This program features depictions of unsuspecting people being terrorized and humiliated by professional pranksters. The purpose of this is to entertain audiences by showing actual scenes of terror. By any definition of the word this is "terrorism". We accuse SciFi channel, Studios USA and Vivendi Universal of trying to profit by such terror. We urge these entities to stop production of this show immediately and to destroy all of the existing episodes.

Our concern also extends to the posssibility of people actually being injured, physically or psychologically by participation in "Scare Tactics". We are also concerned about the possibility of dangerous copycat stunts and terrorism which could be created by viewers of this program.

We also ask for the immediate resignation or dismissal of Bonnie Hammer, president of SciFi Channel and all other SciFi executives involved in producing and promoting "Scare Tactics".
Furthermore we ask the FCC to investigate Sci Fi Channel for promoting terror against the interests of the American public.

Other actions we may choose to take are to boycott any commercial sponsors of the show and to request removal of Sci Fi Channel from cable and satellite TV providers.

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  • Steve Parady
    • Comments
    • Sci Fi channel needs to be socially responsible in its programming choices. "Scare Tactics" takes TV programming to a new low point.
  • Debbie Bailey
    • Comments
    • sci-fi just doesn't get the hint of the public or the fans.
  • Melanie
    • Comments
    • Dont mess with Battlestar Galactica - dont destroy the dream of millions of fans!
  • Charlene Donatello
    • Comments
    • What type of society can witness this type of programing and call it entertainment? What have we evolved into? Shame on these "reality shows."
  • T. Shawn Hardy
    • Comments
    • The Sci Fi channel is pushing things too far.
  • Jim Chlubna
    • Comments
    • The people that run SciFi Channel are in a reality other then the rest of the world. What scares me the most are there plans for the remake of Battlestar Galactica. Stop the madness NOW!
  • Jack Murphy, III
  • Chad Russell
  • Adrien M
    • Comments
    • why do "we" need to stoop any lower - stop this show
  • Alan Batie
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    • The *ads* for the show disgust me, and I've got a Tivo so I can skip over most of them. Actually watching the show is unthinkable. If anyone did that to me, I'd sue them into oblivion and file criminal harassment, if not kidnapping, charges as well.
  • Fred Smith
    • Comments
    • STOP THIS MADNESS
  • Marcy Baldwin
  • Ted Malone
    • Comments
    • you are crazy Sci-Fi and you do not listen,
  • Linda Coffey
  • Tim Wou
  • Tom Thompson
  • Jant Hansen
  • Rita Leedholm
  • Shelly Fenton
    • Comments
    • you are killing us all by destroying our favorite shows.STOP IT SCI-FI.
  • Peter Chow
  • Conrad Alberts
  • Michael Tate
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    • "reality" TV is an oxymoron. The only reality is how many people believe it is real.
  • Bubba Gump
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    • The undersigned people are pathetic loosers who have too much time on their hands. Come on people its a TV show. There are more things to worry about (like you who signed this damn thing)
  • David Gifford
  • Christy Meister
  • Mark Lyon
  • Juanita Jacobs
  • Beade Rode
  • Nancy Sanders
    • Comments
    • come on Sci-Fi what in the world are you doing?
  • JAMES PATTY
  • Lana Fowler
    • Comments
    • STOP SCI-FI FROM RECKING OUR SHOW BSG
  • Scott McFee
  • Stewart Goodin
  • Doug Bailey
  • Gary Robinson
    • Comments
    • Cruel, Unethical, Illegal. Would you want these things to happen to someone you love.
  • Steven Dozier
    • Comments
    • You idiots at SlyLie cancelled "Farscape" for this piece of crap? You should change the name of your network to "The Idiot Channel" once "Farscape" goes off your sorry nutwork.
  • Aaron J. Young
    • Comments
    • SAVE FARSCAPE!
  • Mark Fornale
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    • Bonnie Hammer is not a friend to science fiction. Since she's been running the mistitled science fiction channel the network has been lacking in effort and quality to respect the fans of the genre. From the broadcasting of non science fiction movie and programs such as CAPE FEAR, THE FLINSTONES, BRAVEHEART, JOHN EDWARDS, DREAM TEAM to the cancellation of FARSCAPE, the mistitled BATTLESTAR GALACTICA remake and the out of order broadcasting of the episodes of the X-FILES, it goes to prove that Bonnie Hammer has not got a clue in what she is doing. Now she wants to capitalize on people's mental and physical misfortune with this new Scare Tactics program? Wake up Universal and realize that you have terror running your network!
  • Ryan Kent
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    • This is the crap they cancel Farscape for? If so, SciFi is offically removed from my TV listings
  • Joe Kalua
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    • I hope the "victims" of this show SUE the crap out of Bonnie Hammer and/or the "Scare Tactics" team! I wonder what would happen if the the show's "victims" fought back and injured the people that the show hired to dress-up as aliens or sasquatch? Now THAT I WOULD watch! hahaha But I'll bet that "Scare Tactics" will only pick "victims" that pose no threat to their actors. Why don't they try making Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield or Ken Shamrock into "victims" for this insipid show?! I think we'd all like to watch THEM beat the snot out of sasquatch, aliens, et al. Oh, and signature no. 23 - I have the guts to put my REAL name on this petition, too bad "Bubba Gump" didn't have the BALLS to do the same. Wanna bet he wussed-out and also set-up a fictitious email address? I guess he's a true fan of "Scare Tactics" and other (psuedo) reality shows. By the way "Bubba Gump", LOSER has only ONE "o", not two. Open a dictionary sometime instead of bad-mouthing the good people here!
  • Peter Verdi
  • Sean Leitsch
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    • You are killing Farscape for this piece of trash?!?!
  • Rod Koepp
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    • Crap like this can never hope to fill the void left by Farscape's cancellation.
  • Aaron Daniels
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    • My one hope is that the lawsuit pending against Scare Tactics bankrupts or does severe financial damage to the SciFi Channel and anyone connected with this idiotic program. I would also recommend that law enforcement agencies check into the fact that kidnapping charges might be brought against the SciFi Channel, the production company responsible for this travesty and add Shannen Doherty as an accessory. I give full support to Kara Blanc's suit and no support to SciFi and those responsible for this affront to intelligent viewers. It's time that "reality tv" gets a dose of reality and ends up in civil or criminal court.
  • Shannon D.
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    • Please don't air this show! - My career is already in ruins!
  • Caroline Asher
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    • This is NOT science fiction, nor is it entertaining. Stop putting this drivel on the air.
  • Tom Moody
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    • This show appears to be one of lowest of the low! Since when are inane pranks considered Science Fiction? SciFi - you need to get back to REAL SciFi or your days are numbered!! Actually, I think they are numbered already - and that's no "Scare Tactic"!
  • Amy
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    • This program is reprehensible. It is nothing short of torture and terrorism.
  • DeWayne Halfen
  • Cheryl Ghrist