Re: Flood CBS with emails, letter and Faxes

Ron Hubbard wrote:
> "Eva" <eva1removethis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "ottomatic" <spamout@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > >
> > > "Eva" <eva1removethis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > > Some campaigns do work - like the ones for "Farscape" and
> "Firefly", for
> > > > example
> > >
> > > I don't know about Farscape, but it was on cable<lower
requirements
> for
> > > viewer****p>
> >
> > "Farscape" got a 4-part mini-series (instead of the cancelled 5th
> season)
> > which at least gave the show a closure.
> >
> > > but IMHO it is too much of a stretch to say Firefly 'worked'
> > > all Fox did was burn-off epps and finally air the pilot - a
course
> they
> > have
> > > taken before for failed series<Tru Calling comes to mind>
> >
> > "Firefly" got a movie which will be shown in cinemas from
September.
> I'd
> > say that's not bad. :-)
> >
> > "Firefly" got a very bad treatment in the US, the episodes were
shown
> out of
> > order (as you say, the pilot wasn't shown until later in the
series,
> where
> > is the logic in that?) the scheduling was all over the place and
then
> they
> > had the nerve to complain that nobody watched it.  A bit like
putting
> "Joan"
> > on on Friday and then complain that teenagers don't watch it.
Makes
> me
> > wonder why they bother to make any shows at all.
> >
> > > I do know an extrodinary campain was undertaken to 'save' Angel
> > > even driving a truck with a billboard on top pleading for the
> continuation
> > > of
> > > that series. in the end it all fell on deaf ears
> >
> > I was never an "Angel" fan so I don't really know much about their
> campaign.
> > They obviously do not work every time, in fact, they rarely do, but
> there
> > are the odd exceptions.  I believe there is an "Enterprise"
campaign
> going
> > on where fans are actually collecting money in order to finance
> another
> > season themselves.  It will be interesting to see if something
comes
> of it.
>
> Not a snowball's chance in hell.
>

That snowball has already melted. The "Enterprise" campaign ended
unsuccessfully with the money (minus administrative costs) refunded.

There have been successful "save the show" campaigns aimed at CBS
though they are rare. The real problem is that Amber Tamblyn, once
freed from her JoA contract, will likely be signed to more movie work
that would prevent any restart of the series. By the time "Ghost
Whisperer" flops as most of us expect, it'll be too late to revive
"Joan of Arcadia."

Everett W.