Do Not Want Vol. 4: Sci-Fi Channel Original Movies

Am I the only one amazed at the rate at which the Sci-Fi Channel pumps these things out? It seems to be the place to go after your career has died if you've ever done anything vaguely related to science fiction, fantasy or at least been in a bad movie.

Antonio Sabato Jr., the untalented Baldwin, Richard Moll, Kevin Sorbo, John Rhys-Davies... what happened to you, John Rhys-Davies?  Sci-Fi has built an enormous roster of actors that they often recycle.

Yet, every once in a while I'm lured into watching one of these dreadful movies.  Maybe I'm tired and it just happens to be on, or maybe the title and stars seem to promise a combination that could produce a truly entertaining bad flick.

For example, I was recently tempted by Anaconda 3 starring The Hoff.  Sure, I knew it was bound to be terrible, but it must have the Hoff fighting giant snakes. But wait, what's that I spy in the opening credits?  "Directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy"?  That's the bastard who directed Steven Seagal's dreadful Mercenary for Justice!  I only made it 30 minutes into this horrible 'movie' before I gave up. And guess what, IMDB reveals that he directed Anaconda 3 and Anaconda 4 back to back! So we've got that to look forward to.

Making it only 30 minutes into the show is pretty typical of my viewings of Sci-Fi Original Movies, and the times that I do manage to watch an entire show I always wish I hadn't. I wind up feeling like my time would have been better spent taking a nap or complaining about Sci-Fi Originals on the internet.

Does anyone like these things? Even if you want a crappy movie there's stuff that's actually entertaining out there, and a lot of it is readily available and cheap or free. Or do most people watch them almost by accident and then find themselves horrified and unable to look away? I'm honestly curious. Just who is the target audience?