Vote for Firefly (We've passed Bonanza!) I
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UPDATED: Friday, April 6, 2007 05:38
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Anybody else get the impression that the Xenites have finally realized that we're coming for them? They put on the steam to get to 250k, but they didn't start putting up the staggeringly large numbers until we started to look like a real challenge.
The disturbing thing to me is that we beat the all time high, they break it. Then do it again the very next day. We did great to get 2k+ but it looks like they can realistically get 3k+. Guess that's what happens when your show ran 6 years. I suppose we should be happy that our 14-episode stub of a season can compete with a 6-season collusus.
*depressed*
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I don't think we should start getting depressed until they show they can sustain these numbers.
Right now they've got no goal to shoot for: They're #1, in the hall of fame, and already breaking all records. Lucy Lawless's birthday is over, and they (belatedly) broke the 2K goal that they had for that date. All they have to look forward to is a constant never-ending fight to stay ahead.
The shape of their graph kind of looks like it's the first half of a semicircle to me and close to its peak. They put on a massive push, true, but they achieved that with specific goals in mind that they've now met. Each of the bumps in their weekly average graph seems to go down again afterwards faster and lower than the prior one did.
We, on the other hand, have shown a long-term push and our numbers just keep steadily increasing. We've shown that we can take a long term goal like catching Bonanza, and achieve it.
Xena could prove to be an unbeatable target, but I wouldn't be throwing in the towel just yet.
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Yes, but unlike Bonanza, the Xenites have the numbers to keep us at bay indefinitely. Don't forget that when they make a concerted push, they get near 3,000 votes. That's nearly a thousand more than we get when we make a concerted push. Now, it may be the case that with the 250k goal behind them, and the 2k goal behind them, their numbers will drop. But I got to think that their voter base is going to act differently with us as #2 than they did with Bonanza @ #2. Bonanza was never going to beat them, but we look like a real challenger. So how do we get the voter base to challenge them? That's the real question. Alliances? Recruitment on FFF.net?
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Originally posted by sab39:
I don't think we should start getting depressed until they show they can sustain these numbers.
Right now they've got no goal to shoot for: They're #1, in the hall of fame, and already breaking all records. Lucy Lawless's birthday is over, and they (belatedly) broke the 2K goal that they had for that date. All they have to look forward to is a constant never-ending fight to stay ahead.
Isn't that what we're all in for? A never ending fight? Personally, I'm not going to get depressed, but I'm very interested to see how the numbers continue to play out and hopefully we can hold over 2K and xenites cannot.
Hooray for BSG's numbers!!! I absolutely love that show and I'm glad its still moving up (pissed that they're won't be new eps until 2008 though...
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Originally posted by Causal:
So how do we get the voter base to challenge them? That's the real question. Alliances? Recruitment on FFF.net?
A revivial of the gorram show would be a good start...
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Originally posted by mrben:
Let's keep voting people.
Oh, and _please_ stick your head into Week in Whedon every day and vote there - we're way behind Buffy and Angel now, having been easily in 1st place for ages.
Let's show them what fandom is all about.
(Link is in Flyvote - won't take but a minute....)
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I agree, you can vote once every 24 hours and here is a link if your not using flyvote.
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My apologies to any Xena fans here. I removed my original post, but can't do anything 'bout the quote replies. I didn't intend to upset anyone, and my remarks were inappropriate.
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Originally posted by Causal:
Yes, but unlike Bonanza, the Xenites have the numbers to keep us at bay indefinitely. Don't forget that when they make a concerted push, they get near 3,000 votes. That's nearly a thousand more than we get when we make a concerted push.
I'm not sure I see it that way. When they make a concerted push, they get massive numbers, and then drop straight back down to nearly (or below) where they were before.
When we make a concerted push, our numbers go up... and STAY there. Yes, they've made some BIG pushes, but they haven't had sustained, steady growth like we have, and we haven't had dropoffs from our peaks as long or steep as they have.
Slow and steady wins the race.
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Needless to say, the grew of Serenity was also shocked when they saw the day's numbers...
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Originally posted by ShinyEd:
I dunno.......the Xena fans? : are they really fans of the show?...or is linked in somehow to the Lesbian underground? I don't recall Xena generating any huge numbers in ratings when it was on TV, but over time the Gay coalition really held this show close to their bosom, especially that young stick-wielding blonde sidekick....if so, we are hopelessly outnumbered.
come to think of it...that show REALLY SUCKED!!! It was stupid & lame & absurd...WHAT WAS THERE TO LIKE ABOUT IT? BAD ACTING, BAD HISTORY, BAD EVERYTHING?..YES, it MUST be on Lesbian web sites all over the world...not just Xena fandom.
If this is the case, maybe we should recommend that Xenites watch War Stories. All those scenes with Innara and the Counciler. That would get them voting for us...or at least they might be in their bunks.
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