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!

Thoughts in December

It's been pretty quiet due to the Holidays, so I've had time to think about the Save the Dresden Files Campaign, to look back on all we've done in 2007...and to wonder how in the world I got so involved!

If anyone had asked me at this time last year about how I planned on spending 2007, I can say with complete certitude that helping run a campaign to save a television show would not have been on the list.

But then again, at that time I hadn't seen or heard of the Dresden Files TV series or Jim Butcher's book series, either!

Well, I may not have been able to predict it, but I have to say that I've enjoyed parts of it, been annoyed by parts of it, confused by most of it, and angered by a good bit of it.

I've learned things I never even knew that I didn't know. I've learned how to find things that I'd never thought of looking for before. I've learned how to Digg, Blogg, and Forum. I've written more letters than I have in the rest of my life combined, and have logged more computer time than my kids - and that's considerable!

I've read nasty stuff about big businesses and corporations that I wish I'd never learned. Was astonished and aghast that one person with enough power could be selfish enough to allow their hurt feelings to prevent the happiness of thousands. Solidified my previously somewhat vague belief that greed is widespread and virulent, and strengthened my determination to not to turn into one of the people whose actions I despise!

So to sum it up, I've learned a lot in 2007 but most importantly, I've met some of the coolest folks in the country and around the world that I never would have met if it weren't for our shared love of excellent entertainment in general and the Dresden Files in particular! I've learned from them, ranted with them, planned with them, chilled with them, gotten to know them, and chatted with them late into many nights - and for that, I will always be grateful!

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…

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!!!

Dresden Back on Sci-Fi: 11/9 & 11/16!!

For the first time since the end of Season 1, the Sci-Fi Channel is FINALLY showing repeats of the Dresden Files!!!

We've been keeping up the pressure on Sci-Fi to renew the series, so it COULD be the station execs are testing to see if we're serious - if there really WILL be a ratings spike for the repeats.

So I'm asking, ALL TDF fans are asking:

PLEASE WATCH THE REPEATS on November 9th & 16th then

WRITE feedback@scifi.com and scifiweekly@scifi.com & TELL them THANK YOU for the repeats & to PLEASE renew the Dresden Files for Season 2!!!

THEN, do the same thing in a letter or postcard!

We have THIS first, possibly last, opportunity to prove to TPTB (the powers that be) that we absolutely WILL support the Dresden Files!!

AFTER the shows have aired - as in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files books - rinse & repeat!! Do it all again!

We need YOUR help now, please, PLEASE help us save a show that is more than worth saving!!

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!!

August 19 - Happy B-Day to me!!

Well, its my birthday & still no news on the renewal or new home for TDF...Work must continue then. :)
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News for today: my New Home 4 Dresden Petition has over 1,440 signatures and we're back up to 6th on the Most Active Petitions list!!! http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/new-home-4-dresden.html
We're a little behind the 100 signatures per day rate today, but considering how well it's been doing & the fact that many of the places where I had posted information have probably advanced off the main pages, I think we're still doing very well! :)
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Still needing more fans/viewers willing to pitch in & help with the campaign & to buy tickets for the Raffle so we can raise enough money to do some really noticeable advertising/promoting! (http://dresdencity.org/Renewal/Donations/Donations.html)
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If I could have anything - ok OTHER than TDF back on the air - for my B-Day, I'd wish that someone would share some information or give me a contact that would help in this campaign. Bumping around in the dark isn't easy OR fun...Good thing I'm persistent (insert stubborn here). :)
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Plans are going well for attending Dragon*Con on Labor Day weekend. I should have some interesting posts then!! Never been to anything like this, so it should be interesting & fun! :D I'm going to help out with the Dresden Files campaign, of course, but hopefully will get to see a good part of the sites, too. This'll be my B-Day present to myself! :)
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