is a
Canadian English Language Cable Television Specialty Channel owned and operated by
CTVglobemedia . It features
Sci-fi and
Fantasy Movies ,
Documentaries and
Television Series programming. SPACE often uses the
Tagline , ''The Imagination Station''.
The channel was licensed by the , airing the film ''
Forbidden Planet '', followed by a commentary on that film by author
Robert J. Sawyer , followed by the film ''
Mars Attacks! '' The Sawyer commentary was the first example of the interstitial materials -- mostly produced by
Mark Askwith -- that have become SPACE's signature: short, snappy, mini-documentaries on science fiction and science topics shown between programs, collectively known as "SPACE Flow". Daily installments include ''Space News'' (formerly ''SPIN,'' for "SPACE Information and News").
As with
Teletoon and
MuchMusic , SPACE was created specifically to prevent the import of a similar American television network, thereby maintaining
Canadian Content whenever possible. In this case, SPACE was introduced in lieu of Canadians receiving the
SCI FI Channel ; it has been criticized for not carrying the same type of programming as its US counterpart, although most (but not all) original SCI FI programming eventually finds its way onto SPACE. There are some delays, however. For example, the popular SCI FI series ''
The Invisible Man '' didn't begin airing on SPACE until after it had finished its run on SCI FI. It does currently run ''
Stargate SG-1 '' delayed from its initial airing on SCI FI, and as of
January 22 ,
2006 , began airing the companion/spin-off series ''
Stargate Atlantis ''. There are some shows that air on SPACE that do not air on SCI FI, though, such as ''
Charlie Jade '', and the popular ''Conspiracy Guy'' shorts. Conversely, there are many people in the US who feel SPACE more accurately reflects the look, feel, and basic tenets of what a network devoted to science fiction should be and that the American SCI FI Channel does not.
CTVglobemedia took over SPACE on
June 22 ,
2007 , as a result of a buyout of
CHUM Limited .
;''s called the
Spacey Awards to the best in
Sci-fi ,
Fantasy and
Horror Films ,
Television Series and
Video Games . Some of the awards are voted on by viewers and the others by Space.
;'', a "
So Bad It's Good "-category film, as a salute to bad sci-fi.
- '' Behind The Scenes '' - A look at the creation and bringing to life of various sci-fi series and specials, features interviews with writers, editors, stars and others
- '' HypaSpace '' - News and information as well as the latest gossip from the entertainment industry, specifically science fiction and fantasy genres
- '' It Came From The Basement! '' - A look at people's eclectic collections of sci fi related material
- '' Shadow Hunter '' - A series that focuses on the paranormal as seen by a ghost hunter (hosted by Darryll Walsh)
- '' Shelf Space '' - A look at and interviews with authors of science fiction, fantasy, comic books, and science fact
- '' SpaceBar '' - Late night movie "host segments" reminiscent of Mystery Science Theater 3000
- '' Space Interstitials ''
- '' SpaceNews '' - News tibits relating to space, NASA, CSA and Earth-based satellites
- '' Space Top 10 Countdown '' - SPACE counts down what’s hot and what’s caught our attention in genre film and television, from superheroes, movie villains, aliens and killer cyborgs. Hosted by SPACE on-air personalities Kim Poirier and Jonathan Llyr .
