Syfy Is Launching a Reality Show About Hack3rs

If your grandmother taught you anything, it's that computers are essentially open windows to your personal security that cyber-burglars will shimmy through in order to steal all your e-cash, take over your identity and go on a two-week binger in Cabo, and delete your Slow Jamz playlist on iTunes. Yes, hackers are now the scariest thing in the world, bringing Hollywood executives and bad comedy films to their knees while licking Cheetos dust off their fingers in anticipation of fondling your PayPal account.

Perhaps it's no surprise, then, that Syfy is donning its Guy Fawkes mask and entering the world of computer banditos with Hackers, a new reality series in which real hackers will share the details their internet-based crimes. The show is currently in development with Relativity Media, the fine purveyors who brought you the online masquerade party known as Catfish: The TV Series.

But the thing that really has me excited about Hackers is Syfy's press-release promise to use "sophisticated, never-before-seen digital graphics to create an experiential 'hacking' scene that exposes what actually happens when a computer network is broken into—including what goes on inside the mind of the hacker." I'm picturing a Chinese knockoff of TRON. The network hasn't yet set a target premiere date for Hackers, but you can bet I'll be keeping an eye out for it.

How many government websites have you hacked in your day?

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trizkidankoma

Jan 06, 2015

can't wait for the gutty stories beyond them

JT_Kirk

Siffy, so this will be 8 script-kiddies hanging out on 4chan all day?

traylaparc

Maybe the winner should get a starring part for Sharknado 4:Cybersharks

BigPoppaShizzle

JoAdonisTaok

I thought it's going to be a reality competition style show where where contestants are given challenges in varying difficulties and the winner be given a job or something on a Computer Security Company or Major Bank or Sony???

Raccoon1459

It's like they condone criminal behavior.

nasedoofantar

Jan 05, 2015

I hope they explain why they hack the email & bank accounts of ordinary innocent people instead of using their skills to do something noble, such as releasing IRS, DoJ, & Congressional emails or emptying the bank accounts of drug dealers, thieves, banking & investment rooks, & politicians.

ArkhamNative

Oh, it's one of those documentary-style "reality" shows. I don't really expect anything more "science-y" than wrestling, but it might be more believable than "real ghost hunters".

Mate

And it continues to swirl down the drain.

Not only does this sound awful, it just seems unnecessary and has little to no point. Unless these people are going to hack the SciFI network itself and make public emails that would give context to the wrong headed decisions that the network is making then I am not remotely interested in it.

_Kevin_K_

An episode where they get embarassing pictures of Syfy execs then blackmail them into greenlighting this show would be a fantastic season finale.

Grumpyclown

OH FOR F*CK SAKE!......
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sigh.....SyFy......just go and stand in the corner.......

lordoracle

"sophisticated, never-before-seen digital graphics to create an experiential 'hacking' scene that exposes what actually happens when a computer network is broken into—including what goes on inside the mind of the hacker."?

Fairly certain they did that in the MOVIE of "Hackers" when they would show them working on the worm and you see all the formulas and equations floating around.

Syfy Is Launching a Reality Show About Hack3rs

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