'Save Caprica' Campaign Hits A Roadblock

Don't these fools realize if they would have accepted delivery, they could have donated in their own name for free publicity and issued some vague statement on why Caprica won't be coming back... no, instead they refused delivery and we donated them in their name.

 

"NBC Universal refuses delivery on a shipment of apples sent to the network by fans.

by Blair Marnell
Nov 18, 2010

Earlier this month, a "Save Caprica" movement was born out of Syfy's decision to cancel the series and pull its remaining episodes until next year. Founded by a fan named Rosemary Medrano, the idea was put forth to send a large shipment of apples to NBC Universal's corporate office in New York as a form of protest against the decision.

All told, fans were able to place an order of more than 2,800 apples through BigAppleGrocer.net. The fans choose to send apples because an apple was used in the initial advertising for 'Caprica' as an allegory to humanity's decent into sin, which was a critical theme of "Caprica." See the rest HERE

We are now writing AMC and Space to save Caprica

My letter to AMC suggesting they purchase Caprica.

"As I'm sure your company should know, SyFy networks has canceled Caprica. There are many many fans that were saddened by this and we are preparing to order 1400-3500$ worth of apples to send to SyFy, similar to the campaign with peanuts to save Jericho a few seasons back on a similar network. A core group of us fans have realized that Caprica has the similar themes and is of the same quality of shows on your network, such as Mad Men. We ask you to pass the suggestion to purchase the rights to, and create more episode of, Caprica on up the line in your company. We are very dedicated fans that not only tune in religiously to watch our program but also buy the show on DVD as well as on iTunes when it is made available for sale. We feel that your company would benefit by purchasing the rights to this show and producing more episodes by gaining an already strong fan-base and likely considerably adding to the viewers with the existing demographic that tunes in to your network's programs. Thank you for your time, and keep making quality programming."

Sent to amccustomerservice@rainbow-media.com

To contact AMC to suggest the same please see the above email address, you may also contact them at AMC Viewer Services
200 Jericho Quadrangle
Jericho, New York 11753
516-803-4360

Their official contact website is HERE

We are also writing Space! My similar letter to them.

"As I'm sure your company should know, SyFy networks has canceled Caprica. There are many many fans that were saddened by this and we are preparing to order 1400-3500$ worth of apples to send to SyFy, similar to the campaign with peanuts to save Jericho a few seasons back on a similar network. A core group of us fans have realized that Caprica while already aired on your network could benefit from being purchased and developed by Space more. We would be fine with a lower budget show, and know the show could benefit from help from the National Film Board of Canada, then us Americans to the south of you would have to hope SyFy or another channel would opt to syndicate the show. We ask you to pass the suggestion to purchase the rights to, and create more episode of, Caprica on up the line in your company. We are very dedicated fans that not only tune in religiously to watch our program but also buy the show on DVD as well as on iTunes when it is made available for sale. We feel that your company would benefit by purchasing the rights to this show and producing more episodes by gaining an already strong fan-base and likely considerably adding to the viewers with the existing demographic that tunes in to your network's programs. Thank you for your time, and keep airing, and making quality programming as it still finds a way to get to us down here in the States."

For programming questions or comments, email space@spacecast.com

SPACE
CTVglobemedia
299 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2Z5

Their contact info is HERE

"Jar of Hearts; Who do you think you are?" an open letter to Mark Stern and SyFy/NBC Universal on the cancellation of Caprica

This is a very well written open letter to SyFy... check it out

 

"Well, SyFy, at least you're consistent.

Back in, oh, 2007, I seem to recall watching an enjoyable series called The Dresden Files, which was rolled out on the then "SciFi" Network. As with Caprica, your network brutally axed the show with very little warning, and then attempted to blame everyone else except yourselves for why the series failed (the audience was never there, the actors moved on, no advertising money, etc).

Fast forward to November 2010. Not only do you swiftly and brutally pull the plug on Caprica for similar reasons, but you don't even commit to airing the REST of what was supposed to be the first season in the U.S.. You just yank it; yank it, in favor of wrestling, I might add. This is important later, so pay attention.

I sensed blood in the water when Paula Malcomson (Amanda Graystone) moved on to take a leading role in this season's Sons of Anarchy. But never in a million years did I believe a network was capable of what you've done. I can't even recall, in the history of recent modern television, when a show was scrapped in the middle of the d@mn season even before Christmas (SyFy Claims the final episodes will air in the U.S. in 2011; that and two bucks will get you on the NYC Subway). But then, I paused, (it's healthy to do that, from time to time,) and remembered poor Harry Dresden. Specifically, I recalled how you bent Jim Butcher over by not even bothering to tell him, the author of the books on which the series was based, that the series was canceled until the Fall season was starting, sans The Dresden Files. "

See the rest HERE

TV Looking Glass: The Tuesday Night Death Slot

There is so much truth to this... seriously if things are going to get cancelled, they move it to this time slot or to Sunday's at 10. It's how you ditch a show, and blaim it on ratings not network or advertiser lack of interest.

 

"Unlike the 8 o’clock time slot which seems to allow for the success of multiple prime-time television shows, the 10 o’clock time slot on Tuesday nights seems to be a “death slot” -– meaning it is mutual-assured-destruction (M.A.D.) for just about any show unlucky enough to be broadcast at that time.

Saturday nights are generally known as “dead” nights, and prime-time television series have not been programmed on Saturday nights since the late 1990s. Alas, the weekend curse seems to have spread to Friday nights, and now it is notoriously known as a “TV show killer” night. Only shows sent to certain death are broadcast on Friday nights. Good examples are “Smallville,” “Supernatural” and “Medium,” which are all in the midst of what is thought to be their final seasons. Fridays are also good for shows with an uncertain fan base such as “The Good Guys” –- it allows it time to develop an audience kind of under the radar. Fridays also used to be known as “sci-fi” Fridays which changed to Syfy Fridays after the network changed its name." See the rest HERE

 

 

 

Save Caprica campaign launches

Just another brief article on what my current passion is... saving Caprica.

 

 

"There's been a mixture of reaction to Syfy's announcement that it's killed off its Battlestar Galactica prequel, Caprica, before its first season has finished broadcasting. And with the remaining episodes shuffled to some anonymous part of 2011 for transmission, Syfy is instead focussing its energies on a new, presumably more action-packed BSG prequel, Blood & Chrome."

 

See the rest HERE