An idea

POSTED BY: rklenseth
UPDATED: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 19:19
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RKLENSETH

Saturday, January 24, 2004 3:44 AM

I was thinking that a good way to show the support that Firefly has is to begin a boycott. We could boycott televisions for a week or something to that effect. Not only will the tv networks see the results of such a thing but it would also put Firefly out into the public because I'm sure some newspaper somewhere would pick up on it. People will read about (social currency!) and then will research and find out the fanbase is only getting larger after the show was cancelled over a year ago and perhaps pick up the series or rent it. Most people that I have made to watch Firefly fall in love with it. I noticed the ones that don't are usually those people that don't a like truly good story but would rather have more sex or violence with no real plot. Plus, if we get even a 1000 people to do this then we have gone the distant. Maybe then we can have more boycott's. For too long networks have been butchering and axing great shows for more reality tv or evening soaps. If you have something you really, really need to watch then just tape it. But can be better than watching Firefly? If you need the news or weather then listen to the radio or some other venue. I think this could also show Universal the true fanbase around Firefly.

If this does get accepted then we can set a date for the boycott. After that we can write or e-mail to newspapers, put up posters, etc.... Mainly we can use the internet to get the word out.

I am predicting a great come back for Firefly. Never have I seen such a great story. Never. And it is only a testament of that great story that the fan base continues to grow everday even a year after it was cancelled. People who have never seen the series but heard it from someone that it was great are picking up the series on DVD and are falling in love with it. Since the announcement that there might be a Firefly movie, you can go to a search engine and get 80,000 hits on Firefly the Movie. The movie hasn't even been greenlighted yet but movie sites that track upcoming movies like comingingsoon.com have it already listed. Firefly has even gotten the attention of the media including the New York Times. The DVD sales are currently ranked in the top 20 for all DVDs nationally. It is the only tv series on DVD in the top 20. Oh, and I went to Target the other day. I asked about Firefly and where they had it and the person in electronic department said that they are completely sold out and that they have already made more orders but everytime they put them on the shelf within a day or two they are sold out again and people are still asking for them. The guy himself never heard of Firefly until he put it on the shelf in December and he said after talking with people who were buying the series and seeing the popularity, he bought a copy himself and as fallen in love with the series. Isn't that great.

Anyways, Firefly will fly again! For those that don't belief, you will see.

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www.cantr.net

SAINT JAYNE

Saturday, January 24, 2004 4:08 AM

I'm already sort of boycotting TV. It's actually "ignoring". But I can certainly try to get my friends to do things other than watch the tube!

STEVE580

Saturday, January 24, 2004 7:43 AM

You have to have a - what's that chip called? - installed in your tube, 'least the networks won't know what channels your watching. Is it a Nielson chip?

Good thought, though.
-Steve

HUMBLE

Saturday, January 24, 2004 7:49 AM

I'm already boycotting Fox network. Most of the people I know don't even watch Fox. Everyone's got cable,directtv,etc.

STEVE580

Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:21 AM

lol...boycott Fox -- that's like boycotting disease.
-Steve

TEELABROWN

Saturday, January 24, 2004 1:52 PM

Only one problem for me on bycotting Fox (Though I'd love to): I love the Simpsons.

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JAGGEDSEVEN

Saturday, January 24, 2004 9:20 PM

This is a great idea. I'm in.

EBONEZER

Saturday, January 24, 2004 9:37 PM

set the date and im right there doing it! unfortuanatly for the cause untill then, I'm watching fox. Don't have cable and what's on Fox is usually better then abc or nbc. Sometimes. But yeah, I'm totaly in if you tell me when.

KALATHENA

Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TeelaBrown:
Only one problem for me on bycotting Fox (Though I'd love to): I love the Simpsons.

That's my problem, too. If this was five years ago, I might consider it, but after the Evita parody this year, I just can't *not* watch it. I swear by my autographed copy of MY LIFE AS A TEN-YEAR-OLD-BOY that I won in a trivia contest, I'm far too attached to Springfield to give it up.

I have an extreme amount of respect for those who have, however. You're much stronger than I am.

--Kala

RKLENSETH

Sunday, January 25, 2004 5:25 PM

Have a VCR and a blank tape?

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

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