HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THEATRICAL BLOCKBUSTERS PLUS WEREWOLF AND VAMPIRE MOVIE FESTIVAL
NEW YORK – August 16, 2011 – Syfy will host a non-stop Labor Day weekend programming extravaganza — September 2 through September 5 — featuring a Star Trek: Next Generation marathon, two days of theatrical blockbusters and an all-day festival of werewolf and vampire movies.
The holiday festivities begin on Friday, September 2 with the Star Trek: The Next Generation viewer’s choice marathon running from 8AM-8PM (ET/PT). Fans can choose up to 10 of their favorite episodes at http://www.syfy.com/nextgeneration/poll/.
The Road Warrior at 7PM and Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome at 9PM are among the highlights of the Saturday, September 3 marathon, while The Fifth Element will anchor the Sunday, September 4 movie extravaganza at 9PM.
The Labor Day monster-thon on Monday, September 5 will showcase Underworld: Evolution at 7PM and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans at 9PM.
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 99 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)