Dresden Files 2hr Storm Front & View-In March 8th!!!

Thanks to our efforts, on this Saturday morning, March 8th at 3 a.m. ET US Sci-Fi is airing the long awaited and much anticipated 2hr version of the Dresden File's Storm Front!!

We WILL be holding a View-In on the scifi.com Dresden Files Forum during the airing and we MUST have an extremely great showing! The Nielsen numbers - if they even cover this time period - aren't going to reflect the actual viewership. Sci-Fi DOES keep track of forum traffic, so this is our chance to show how dedicated a viewership the Dresden Files really has and EVERYONE who wants to see a Season 2 MUST log on to the forum and make their presence known.

We've been having fun with the View-Ins, but this time is crucial. This is the LAST time we fans will have before the Upfront to impress the Execs with our numbers and with our dedication to see Season 2+ of the series. We cannot let Sci-Fi's miserable scheduling plan cause us to fail.

Every single person counts!

Melodramatic? Maybe, but it’s still a fact that each of us has this chance to pitch in and make a difference.

Be heard. Be at the View-In on March 8th 3 am ET.

The Dresden Files - a "cult favorite"!

NBC calls the Dresden Files a "cult favorite Sci-Fi series" and MORE good news!!

Wow. I've never been part of a cult before! Strange...I would have thought it would feel more clanish or secretive or something. Maybe involve a special, secretive handshake...

In any case, with over 9,650 signatures from 68 countries on the New Home 4 Dresden Petition, and with the Dresden Files forum still being one of the most active on Sci-Fi's website, I can certainly see why NBC would say that the Dresden Files is a "cult favorite"!

This little statement is just one of several tidbits that have been discovered in the last few weeks that not only bring hope, but also add to the viability and attractiveness of the Dresden Files series renewal!

1. Lionsgate makes a deal with the WGA - Lionsgate can now hire writers! Should Sci-Fi renew the Dresden Files now, Lionsgate could hire writers and have the series back on the air while most other Channels & Networks are still airing repeats!!
   


2. Lionsgate puts TWO scenes from the Dresden Files in the movie The Eye!!
   


3. The Sci-Fi Channel gets a new President - Bonnie Hammer steps out and Mr. Howe becomes the new president of Sci-Fi Channel. Mr. Howe will hopefully listen to his customers and realize the value of the Dresden Files on Sci-Fi!
   
   Write him and tell him congratulations - and ask for Season 2: Mr. Dave Howe, President, NBC Universal/Sci-Fi Channel, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112
   


4. Two-hour version of Storm Front scheduled on Sci-Fi - After airing in Canada and New Zealand as well as other countries, and after many e-mails and letters, Sci-Fi is going to air the updated 2 hr Dresden Files Pilot!! It's on March 7th at 3 a.m., but it IS airing!
   
   We'll be holding a View-In on the Sci-Fi Dresden Forum during the airing to let them know we're watching - not all of us have Nielsen boxes, you know. To be impressive, we need EVERYONE to log on! See you there!
   
   
5. People's Choice Buzz Poll for Dresden's Renewal - It's now in the Archives under 'expired Feb. 1'. The Poll ranked in the top 3 pages of the 'Most Voted' polls and ended with 73% of voters wanting the Dresden Files renewed!!
   
   
6. NBC's delaring the Dresden Files a "cult favorite Sci-Fi series" - On their own website!

The Powers That Be obviously know that the Dresden Files is popular and supported. Now we just have to convince them to do something about it!

To do that, we need ALL the Dresden Files supporters and ALL the folks who are tired of being ignored by the entertainment industry to stand up and be heard - all it takes is a few e-mails, a few cards and letters, an hour or so a week at the View-Ins and we CAN make a difference!

Happy Holidays to all Dresden Files Viewers and Fans!

I'm a little late, but I hope everyone had a wonderful, joyous Holiday!!

I have to admit that it gives me a warm sense of pleasure to see so many Dresden Files viewers still active and not only supporting this fantastic series but also standing up for their right to be respected as customers!

Even with Christmas just days away, viewers and fans still took time out of their busy schedules to join the Dresden Files DVD View-In on December 21st - THANK YOU everyone!!!

We all watched our Season 1 DVD's with Episode 10 - What About Bob winning the Poll to be the episode we watched. We all had a blast with pics posted and plenty of comments shared on this excellent episode!

Murphy orders Harry's Uncle Justin to be exhumed and autopsied, then has to be a little firm with a very, albiet understandably, upset Harry.

An extremely anxious Harry finally receives word of where to find the missing Bob.

SUCH an amazing episode - most definitely one of my Favorites!!

This series is full of excellent episodes!! That's why the Dresden Files is such an excellent series - every single episode is expertly written, acted, and produced! I can't help but believe that common sense - along with a love of profit, of course - will win out and result in a renewall of the Dresden Files in 2008!

RESULTS of the Dec. 7th Dresden Files View-In!!

Tonight's Dresden Files View-In was once again proof that, despite the fact that we do not have Nielsen Boxes & aren't being counted, the series has extremely strong fan support and an ever-growing fanbase!!

* The Dresden Files Forum had a high of 89 users - 29 members & 60 guests!!

* The “December 7th Dresden Files View-In” thread had high of 35 users - 29 members & 6 guests!!

* The “December 7th Dresden Files View-In” thread had 384 posts and 20 pages in just 1-1/2 hrs!

THANK YOU to every single fan who made it to the View –In!!

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Now we must tell Sci-Fi what we want - MORE DRESDEN FILES!!!

Write letters, postcards, cards, Holiday cards to Sci-Fi and tell them

‘Thank You for the repeats, now please renew the Dresden Files!!’

Call the Viewer Comments line, send e-mails.

Do all of the above!!

SciFi Contact Information:

Bonnie Hammer, President
NBC Universal/Sci-Fi Channel
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112

Dave Howe, Executive VP & GM
SCI FI Channel
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York NY, 10112

Thomas P. Vitale, Senior VP Programming and Original Movies
SCI FI Channel
30 Rockefeller Plaza,
Floor 21
New York NY, 10112

Mark Stern, Executive VP Original Programming
NBC Universal/Sci Fi Channel
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York NY, 10112

feedback@scifi.com
programming@ scifi.com

Viewer Comments line: 212-664-3571 - leave a message!

TGIF!!!

Well, it's finally here: Friday, November 16th!!!

I have to say that I was disappointed, though not surprised, that I didn’t get to see Harry, Bob, and Murphy back on TV last Friday, 11/9. The first TDF View-In was successful, and gave us an idea of what to expect for this week, but I was really looking forward to seeing the Dresden Files on the tube, you know?

And yes, I still have a TV with a tube, so the old slang still works for me. By the time I’ll be able to get one of the nifty, huge, flatscreen HD TV’s, holographic TV’s will have been invented. :D

I’m excited about tonight, and a little nervous...

We have such busy lives, most of us, that finding time to sit still for an hour on someone else’s schedule is very difficult. But while TiVo may, DVR won't make any contribution to tonight’s TDF View-In. Fans will have to be at their computers in person and logged on and watching the show in order to make a contribution to this protest/celebration. I hope tons of fans are informed and motivated enough to stay in for a while on this Friday night to support the series.

I guess we’ll all find out in 2 hours and 30 minutes…

Dresden Files Wins Award!!

The winners of the 4th Annual TV DVD Awards were announced Monday night, November 12th:

As reported in TV Guide: More than 160 studio submissions released between Sept. 1, 2006, and Sept. 30, 2007 were divided into 16 categories. A panel of judges consisting of top DVD critics and journalists selected four finalists in each category with the winners decided by consumer votes.

This ‘blue –ribbon’ panel of judges picked our very own Dresden Files to be one of the four choices in the Best One-Season Wonder category!!

And it WON!!! - * Best One-Season Wonder: The Dresden Files, Lionsgate

Thank you to the judges for their excellent taste in entertainment and to the fans and viewers for the same and for voting for the best series released this year – the Dresden Files!!!

What excellent taste in entertainment the judges have!!

Take a minute and send a postcard or card/letter to Lionsgate and congratulate them on having produced such an excellent series!!

Thanks to captain_average for sharing this excellent news!!

Round 2: Full-Scale Dresden Files View-In - Nov. 16th!!

Full-scale TDF View-In – November 16th!!

Sit-In: A form of peaceful protest where protesters sit in an appropriate place and refuse to move.

As we know, Sci-Fi's posted schedule was incorrect and the Dresden Files did NOT air on November 9th, but the View-In was a big success with 252 comments posted in 1-1/2 hours!!!

On November 16th, as supported by all the media TV schedules, the Sci-Fi Channel is finally airing the first repeat of the Dresden Files since the end of Season 1 - it's time to form our own full-scale peaceful protest of the Dresden Files' non-renewal!

Since we fans are scattered across the country and the world, our only option for a Sit-In is a virtual one,

SO once again:

ALL Dresden Files fans are invited, encouraged, and requested to converge on the scifi.com/Dresden Forum on November 16th at 6:45 PM ET for a full-scale Dresden Files View-In!

NOTE: For new scifi.com forum users, it's a good idea to create an account a few days early so you'll be able to post.

We may not have Nielsen boxes, but Sci-Fi is paid for ads posted on their website, and therefore keeps track of the 'traffic' the site receives. So let's show them the power of the Dresden Files fans and the magic of Harry & Bob!!

This View-In we'll actually get to watch the episode while we laugh and have fun, trade comment posts with fellow fans, and most importantly show the Sci-Fi Channel execs and the media, by the SHEER NUMBER of us logged on and posting, that the Dresden Files IS loved & supported by a HUGE fanbase and will continue to be so during Season 2+!!!

I hope to 'see' an even LARGER crowd this Friday - and get this: Sci-Fi is airing commercials!!!

November 9th Dresden Files View-In Results

The Sci-Fi Channel's website has had the Dresden Files scheduled for November 9th and 16th since October, so we trusted them to know what they were going to show on their own station.

But it didn't happen. Sci-Fi did NOT air the Dresden Files on November 9th.

But that's OK because the View-In went on as planned and was GREAT!!

In 1-1/2 hours attendees posted over 252 messages!! Spectacular numbers for a forum that has been averaging about 8 posts per day since we abandoned it after finding out about the non-renewal!

AWESOME folks!!! Meet us all back there next week - November 16 for another TDF View-In!!!

Dresden Files View-In - November 9th, 6:45 pm ET!!

TDF View-In – November 9th!!

Sit-In: A form of peaceful protest where protesters sit in an appropriate place and refuse to move.

On November 9th, the Sci-Fi Channel is airing the first repeats of the Dresden Files since the end of Season 1 – this is our opportunity to form our own peaceful protest of the Dresden Files’ non-renewal!

Since we’re scattered across the country and the world, we can’t hold a Sit-In in one location – unless we do it VIRTUALLY!!

SO:

ALL Dresden Files fans are hereby invited/encouraged/requested to converge on the Dresden Forum on scifi.com on Nov. 9th at 6:45 PM ET for a Dresden Files View-In!

Sci-Fi Channel is paid by companies advertising on their website, and therefore keeps track of the ‘traffic’ the site receives. So let’s show them the power of the Dresden Files fans and the magic of Harry & Bob!!

We’ll watch the episode, laugh and have fun, trade comment posts with fellow fans, and most importantly – show the Sci-Fi Channel execs and the media, by the SHEER NUMBER of us logged on and posting, that the Dresden Files IS loved & supported by a HUGE fanbase and will continue to be so during Season 2+!!!

I hope to ‘see’ everyone there – and tell your friends & family!