{"id":11760,"date":"2020-07-24T13:06:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T18:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=11760"},"modified":"2020-07-24T13:17:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T18:17:48","slug":"syfy-wire-after-dark-special-to-spotlight-all-the-geeky-goodness-getting-us-through-the-summer-of-2020-saturday-august-1-at-11pm-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/24\/syfy-wire-after-dark-special-to-spotlight-all-the-geeky-goodness-getting-us-through-the-summer-of-2020-saturday-august-1-at-11pm-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Syfy Wire After Dark&#8221; Special to Spotlight All the Geeky Goodness Getting Us Through the Summer of 2020, Saturday, August 1 at 11PM [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11761\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SYFYWireConAfterDark-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SYFYWireConAfterDark-Logo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SYFYWireConAfterDark-Logo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SYFYWireConAfterDark-Logo-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SYFYWireConAfterDark-Logo-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SYFY announces SYFY WIRE AFTER DARK, a new interactive special premiering Saturday, August 1 at 11PM ET\/PT, that will take viewers inside the weird and wonderful world of nerd fandom, from comic books and superheroes to wacky water toys and favorite summer movies. Hosted by Jackie Jennings and her talking cat sidekick, Mr. Scribbles, the 45-minute special is the first NBCUniversal show to feature NBCUniversal Checkout, the company&#8217;s universal shopping cart that turns any piece of content into a shoppable moment. Dark Horse Comics, good sunglasses, and DC licensee Graphitti Designs have signed on as retail partners, offering viewers the chance to shop specially curated products throughout the show, bringing them closer to the SYFY content they love.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q0egagJtCq8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;SYFY WIRE AFTER DARK not only gives our passionate viewers a chance to learn and geek out about the coolest genre stuff of summer, but also connects them directly with many of the products they see on screen,&#8221; shared Sandy Deane, Senior Vice President, SYFY WIRE. &#8220;Being the first brand to utilize the NBCUniversal Checkout experience is groundbreaking for SYFY, giving us opportunities to integrate shopping and product discovery in the future.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-1396107356\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>SYFY WIRE AFTER DARK will use both NBCUniversal Checkout and ShoppableTV so viewers can instantly buy what they see in the program, including graphic novels from some of Dark Horse Comics&#8217; most popular properties, The Witcher, Umbrella Academy, or the soon-to-be SYFY series Resident Alien, to goodr sunglasses&#8217; limited edition &#8220;Wonder Woman 1984&#8221; sunglasses, to &#8220;Superman,&#8221; &#8220;Dark Nights: Death Metal&#8221; or &#8220;The Sandman&#8221; products from Graphitti Designs. 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