Farscape Cancelled!!

[TBoarder]

Don't forget telegrams, they're hefty at about fifteen bucks, but they get there well within the necessary time frame.

If I had a credit card, I'd have one sent by now. In the meantime, we have two petition sites so far...

http://www.petitiononline.com/scaper1/petition.html (71 petitions already, and going up far more quickly than I'd expect in the middle of the night )


http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/SAVE_FARSCAPE/

 

[John Crichton]

I think the fans will be heard. Star Trek was in the same spot many years back and they had a huge following that saved it. Those of us who are fans of Farscape can do the same. Send those emails, make those phone calls, write those letters and send those telegrams! It CAN be done. They will listen if we speak loud enough.

Sci-Fi's voice-mailboxes are already full, the creators are trying to do the show somewhere else if possible. It can be saved. I don't know if it will but I'm more than willing to give it a try.

If you want to contact them just remember (as mentioned in the chat) to be polite and not sound like a raving madman (or woman). Show your support for the show but don't spit venom at the Sci-Fi Channel.

It's up to the fans now.....

 

[JacktheRabbit]

The truly funny part is that the Sci-Fi channel is aiming towards shows like John Edwards. John Edwards is nothing more than a con-man and a criminal. Of course the Sci-Fi channel is not the only place doing this.

My current favorite channel is Animal Planet and that channel has sullied its good name with crap like "The Pet Psychic".

Has the American public actually become so ignorant that it buys this crap?

 

[Vaxalon]

Cross-posted from SciFi boards...

Here is a sample letter for you to use or modify and all of the addresse you need. Get started e-mailimg and then pass this post on to ten other societies and ask them to pass this post -and so on! Let's rock!
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Dear Sir or Madame,
It is with great regret that I learned tonight that you have cancelled "Farscape" a weekly television series which I have watched with pleasure during it's 3 and1/2 year run. This is an outstanding program and an award winning show. It has been awarded a Saturn award twice in the last two years!
It is an unfortunate decision which I hope you and the programming staff will reconsider. The show was scheduled to run through it's 5th season, I now understand that the 4 th season is slated to be it's last.
Fine programming is a valued component of your viewing fare and this show is an example of that. Farscape is entertaining and extremely well crafted.
I and the hundreds of thousands of faithful fans ask that you keep Farscape as part of your line up. Please do not cancel Farscape.

Sincerely yours,

Your name
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Load these e-mail addies in and fire away.
Now...please please write to the following people, both in snail, e-
mail, phone, and everything!!

Ms. Bonnie Hammer, Senior Vice President of Programming
c/o Sci-Fi Channel
1230 Avenue of the Americas, F115
New York, NY 10020-1513
Phone:212-413-5000

The Scifi Channel
Rockefeller Center
PO BOX 331
NY, NY 10185
Phone: 212-413-5821

Mr. Charles Engel
Executive Vice President, Programming
Studios USA
8800 Sunset Blvd. Fifth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Mr. Barry Diller
President/CEO
USA Networks, Inc
8800 Sunset Blvd, Fifth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Angela Mancuso
President of Cable Programming
USA Networks, Inc.
8800 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069

(_) E-mail the SciFi Channel at scifiweekly@scifi.com.
(_) E-mail the SciFi Channel at program@www.scifi.com.
(_) E-mail the SciFi Channel's feedback page at
feedback@www.scifi.com.
(_) Call the SciFi Channel viewer comment line: (212) 413-5000. (may
not be open till Monday)
(_) Call the SciFi Channel programming line: (212) 413-5821.
(_) Call the SciFi Channel comments line: (212) 413-5577.
(I JUST CALLED THESE TWO AND THE MAILBOXES ARE FULL! TRY AGAAIN ONCE
A DAY!!!!)
(_) E-mail USA Networks at series@usanetwork.com.
(_) E-mail TV Guide at
cheersandjeers@tvguide.co...ntact.asp.
Make sure to put Cheers and Jeers in the subject line. Talk about how
much they loved Farscape and how it's going away now

 

[Tsyr]

I think the fans will be heard. Star Trek was in the same spot many years back and they had a huge following that saved it.

No, we didn't. We just prolonged it's suffering, in retrospect.

 

[Psychotic Dreamer]

I must say while I will be sad to see Farscape get canceled... After the way this season was going I'm not suprised. This season was begining to look really bad. Oh well such is life.

 

[Umbran]

Vaxalon - I think I need to correct you.

As far as I recall, Bonnie Hammer has not been the "Senior Vice President of Programming" for over a year. She was promoted back in April of 2001, and addressing her by her old title might be taken as insulting. As far as I can tell, the appropriate address is:

Bonnie Hammer, President
Sci-Fi Channel
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY. 10020-1513

 

[John Crichton]

No, we didn't. We just prolonged it's suffering, in retrospect.

Well, that's one opinion I guess. With the exception of Voyager, Star Trek has been a great source of entertainment. I'm glad it was saved 30+ years back or we would have missed out on many entertaining series.

But back to the topic @ hand:

Vaxalon: Thanks for posting all that info. I was just about to do the same until I saw your post. For those who want the show saved, carry on. And for those who want to see it die, I'm sorry you feel that way and I hope you can enjoy other quality programming from the SciFi Channel like more reruns of The Stand, Sliders, John Edwards & Poltergeist: The Legacy. *sigh*

But, I digress. I hope the show gets picked up by another network. I no longer trust Sci-Fi, they are just as bad as Fox. The have cancelled too many entertaining original shows to be trusted any further.

 

[King_Stannis]

that sucks.

i remember going through this with "good vs evil". it seems like every innovative show somehow seems to get the axe over there at usa/sci-fi.

 

[Hand of Evil]

This is why there are NO good Sci-Fi/Fantasy shows on TV (exception of Buffy), no commentment. This hurts! What do we end up with, the same happy meal story lines and plots!