MAGIC MONDAY!!! to Save Dresden!

As both Lionsgate & Mr. Blackthorne have stated that Lionsgate likes the Dresden Files & both are willing to continue with the series, we've decided to let Lionsgate - the producer of the Dresden Files - know EXACTLY how much support they have in the form of fans, EXACTLY how much we love the show, and EXACLT how much we want the show back on the air!

Our objective? To convince Lionsgate to find another channel/network - a New Home - for the Dresden Files!! How?
By overwhelming Lionsgate with LOVE on MAGIC MONDAY - September 10th!!
We need everyone who wants to see the Dresden Files back on the air - and anyone else who is willing to help - to do any combination of the following:
- Write postcards - either Dresden -themed ones from the links below, or ones local to your area.
- Send little skulls
- Send drumsticks
- Send self-designed Dresden-themed items like t-shirts, mugs, etc. to the Executives at Lionsgate & assure them - in one's OWN words:

That Lionsgate did an EXCELLENT job in the production of the Dresden Files - NO bashing here, afterall, it WASN'T Lionsgate that didn't renew! Remember: LOVE! :)

- That the Dresden Files is an fantastic show that deserves a Season 2.
- That the cast & crew selection was spectacular!!
- That we fans will watch the show on whatever channel it is on.
- If you've bought the DVD's, mention it.

CONTACT INFO available on the forums at dresdencity.org & jim-butcher.com.
Remember, we want them to find Dresden & Company a new home, so we want to show them our appreciation for their job of producing the series a job very well done!

Resources:
T-shirt designs available at http://dresdencity.org
Printable Postcard Images:http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2285078

I will also be printing out ALL the current comments from the New Home 4 Dresden Petition either on a giant scroll or on individual postcards & sending them to the Execs at Lionsgate so they can see the large number of fans who have responded so far!

We'll be posting statistics such as DVD sales etc. & there is additional statistical info on another thread on the dresdencity.org & Scifi.com/Dresden forums.

We want Harry & Bob back!! If you do, too, then help us convince Lionsgate how MUCH we want it!!

New Home 4 Dresden Petition!

New Home 4 Dresden Petition:

http://gopetition.com/petitions/new-home-4-dresden.html

The Petition approved by the GoPetition website on:

Aug 4, 2007 8:51 PM ET US

Thanks to the spectacular fans around the world and for the awesome fans at Dragon*Con & to the recent interview of Paul Blackthorne conducted on August 16, 2007 by Taliesin_ttlg, we now have 3,192 signatures!!!

Interview: http://taliesinttlg.blogspot.com/2007/08/taliesin-meets-paul-blackthorne.html

Dragon*Con!

As I said before, I'd never been to such an event & was really looking forward to it, though I didn't know what to expect. First, let me just say that the event is HUGE - somewhere close to 60,000 attendees and would you believe it took up most of 3 giant hotels: the Hyatt, the Mariott, AND the Hilton?!!! It made the Yahoo! News: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070902/ap_en_ot/dragon_con

I didn't get to order my ticket before the deadline, so I had to register on-site - that consisted of almost 3 hours of standing in a winding line. Standing that long in line should have been way more boring than it was, but there were SO many folks already decked out in costumes that it was entertaining - though I still wish it hadn't taken so long!

After finally making it through registration & getting my badge, I had a bit of trouble finding the Dresden fan table that was already set up thanks to Shiska Bob. It was listed on the D*C website & in the schedule & info book that it would be in the Mariott, but as the Mariott was still undergoing renovation, some of the tables had been moved. I finally tracked the table down in the Hilton, which was great because it was right in front of the huge rooms housing the Merchants!!

Shiska Bob had an EXCELLENT table banner/swag and totally awesome stickers and bookmarks beautifully printed by themselves and some tiny, little Bob's Skull keychains which everyone LOVED - a total HIT!!! THANKS SHISKA BOB!!!
I'd printed the Raffle & Dresden fliers out in large format & mounted them on foamcore for display, I also had 150 b/w DVD fliers & 150 color DVD filers for handouts, boxes of Harry's 'business card', and also some little hard foam Bob Skulls.

Hundreds, seriously HUNDREDS of fans came by the table!! So many didn't know the show hadn't been renewed & were upset when they found out, and others knew & were PO'd at Sci-Fi for not renewing it, while nearly ALL of them promised to sign the New Home 4 Dresden Petition!! I believe many of them already have as the number of signatures jumped enormously since Friday morning, August 31!! THANK YOU D*C attendees/TDF FANS!!!

I had so much fun talking to everyone that my voice was scratchy at the end of Friday! Friday night at 7 there was a pannel discussion for the Dresden Files over in the Hyatt & after finally finding the room, found a couple of the remaining seats. It was standing-room only - & Sci-Fi was worried about ratings!! HA!!! Unfortunately, for some reason the pannel members were fans of the books & the discussion was more about the series 'failing' because of the differences between the books & the TV version. Naturally I couldn't keep quiet on that & stood up & commented more than once and there were plenty of other TV series-lovers there as well!

There was also a man who commented that said according to 'industry insiders' demographics were the reason that TDF wasn't renewed, at which point this amazing woman stood up & said she was a 40 something single woman with a ton of disposable income that the Sci-Fi should be trying to attract!! She was GREAT!!!

Saturday was just as busy, if not more so, than Friday with folks at the table non-stop! Everyone was VERY supportive and really wanted the show to come back! Many had their laptops in their rooms & said they'd sign the petition while they were at D*C, while others said they'd do it as soon as they got home & asked that Initiative #2 be postponed until they could get home & contribute. So, since the planning hadn't been completed, we rescheduled MAGIC MONDAY!! for Mon, Sept. 10th!!

Unfortunately, I had to leave unexpectedly early - family issues I had to come home to deal with - so I didn't get to attend Sun. or Monday. But, for my first ever Con of ANY type, it was incredible!!! I didn't get to see any of the other happenings (& I was REALLY wanting to see what James Marsters really looked like) but for the TDF Campaign efforts - it was fantastic!!!

And, though I've said it on several other threads & forums, to all the D*C fans: THANK YOU - you are MAGNIFICENT!!!