# Friday the 13th the Series on SciFi **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-the-13th-the-series-on-scifi/556092 "2010-10-05T06:02:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-the-13th-the-series-on-scifi/556092/1 "2010-10-05T06:02:33Z")
Maybe it’s just for Halloween, but it’s nice to see it back. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-the-13th-the-series-on-scifi/556092/2 "2010-10-05T06:40:28Z")
It’s back?!? Yay!!! (Yes, I know there are DVDs out, but whatever.) ---
**Author:** ![vislor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vislor/32/5933_2.png) [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-the-13th-the-series-on-scifi/556092/3 "2010-10-05T11:42:19Z")
I loved this show back in the day! I still think Warehouse 13 is the new version of this show! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-the-13th-the-series-on-scifi/556092/4 "2010-10-05T16:41:06Z")
It always bugged me that it seemed to have absolutely nothing to do with the movies. Am I wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-the-13th-the-series-on-scifi/556092/5 "2010-10-05T16:52:20Z")
I just know Robey was cute. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-the-13th-the-series-on-scifi/556092/6 "2010-10-06T20:05:52Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > It always bugged me that it seemed to have absolutely nothing to do with the movies. Am I wrong? Well, there were post-hoc fandom attempts to connect the two (one well known - relatively speaking - example makes Lewis Vendredi the stepbrother of Pamela Voorhees and the driving force behind Jason rising between movies 1 and 2 AND makes Ryan Dallion and Steven Freeman the same person), but I kinda agree, if only because it may’ve harmed the show’s chances in the big picture. OTOH, if the name got the show on the air in the first place, well, then it was worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-the-13th-the-series-on-scifi/556092/7 "2010-10-06T21:14:17Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > OTOH, if the name got the show on the air in the first place, well, then it was worth it. Pretty much the case. The show was titled The 13th Hour originally, but was changed to Friday the 13th because they thought it would be more marketable. It lasted 3 seasons/72 episodes, so it worked out.