Serenity Charity Screenings and the PRESS

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UPDATED: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 04:43
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ANONYMOUS1

Sunday, June 11, 2006 7:50 AM

Leiasky asked this question on this thread
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=19927
WORLDWIDE Browncoats arranging Charity Serenity Screenings! 48+ cities! 6 Countries! 23+ US States!

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Originally posted by Leiasky:
...but have those of you who are organizing the screenings in your area thought about contacting the press?

They tend to be all over Charity screenings, and groups of rabid fan geeks (to the press, that is all we are, but it can be used to our advantage here) would be something they are likely to cover.

It would be a way to get coverage out there either by a short piece on tv or in the newspaper. Free publicity. . . and a way for Universal to take notice.

SO Charity screening organizers, have you thought about contacting the press? How? What happened?

Here are some of the examples I've read about:

Gossi sent out this press release:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb376866.htm

theonetruebix has a promote page with logo stuff and podcast stuff
with http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/promote

Here are the press hits theonetruebix found
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/press

theonetruebix Portland screening also got in the
PAPER PRESS see this thread http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/How-Portland-Found-Sere
nity-t6924.html
How Portland Found Serenity, Local fans of a sci-fi cult fave go international.

NYPinTA has given tickets for the Albany, NY screening to a radio station to give away and also gave a Serenity DVD to a radio person who is going to interview NYPinTA about the screenings.

PHOENIXROSE

Sunday, June 11, 2006 9:36 AM

Good stuff.

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KHALOR

Sunday, June 11, 2006 9:51 AM

I sent an email to Google suggesting they put up a Serenity-themed Google logo for June 23rd. Best I could do, I'm afraid.

"We want to put you in a safehouse, where you'll be safe."
-- Ryan Templer, Graduate Massacre

PHOENIXROSE

Sunday, June 11, 2006 10:01 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Khalor:
I sent an email to Google suggesting they put up a Serenity-themed Google logo for June 23rd. Best I could do, I'm afraid.

Wow, how shiny would that be? Think they'll do it?

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KHALOR

Sunday, June 11, 2006 10:04 AM

Well, the designer, Dennis Hwang, did say send in any suggestions... who knows? We can hope.

Here's a blog entry from him about that, if you're interested:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2004/06/oodles-of-doodles.html

"We want to put you in a safehouse, where you'll be safe."
-- Ryan Templer, Graduate Massacre

PHOENIXROSE

Sunday, June 11, 2006 10:11 AM

Shiny! I'm gonna write him too!

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ANONYMOUS1

Monday, June 12, 2006 3:25 AM

http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/index.php?showtopic=704
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theonetruebix wrote on Jun 11 2006, 05:01 PM
Also, a new national press release goes out tomorrow, advance copies of which have been sent to a number of the nationally-known critics who positively reviewed Serenity when it was in release.

Here in Portland, KBOO communtiy radio will have a story during their Wednesday evening news this week, and the other local weekly (The Portland Mercury) will have an item on it on June 22, the day before the screening here.

ONTHEDRIFT

Monday, June 12, 2006 4:18 AM

I emailed him as well! Neat idea even if it is a long shot.

PHOENIXROSE

Monday, June 12, 2006 2:02 PM

Hey, if he gets enough people bugging him, he might just say "Hey, this is a deal! I should do this!"

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THEONETRUEBIX

Tuesday, June 13, 2006 12:01 AM

http://www.tv.com/story/story.html&story_id=4891

It's linked off the front of tv.com, under the scary international headshot of River, with the tag, "Serenity Screened for Whedon's Birthday, All for charity drive".

SERENITY NOW/EQUALITY NOW
Organize Your June 23 Charity Screening!
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/
More than thirty-five confirmed screenings in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.

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