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| If you're a fan or friend of SciFi's "THE INVISIBLE MAN", you can go to the Operation: Visible Ink webpage to learn about and what you can do to help in our fan-led campaign to find a new network home for SciFi's hit show. Operation: Visible Ink Sign The Petition: Save I-Man Petition Write letters: To Sci-fi showing your disapproval of there canceling the show Also write to the other networks like UPN or WB below is a sample letter by Invisible Mom. Hobbes Yoga Nut Honey #116 came up with the idea to seek publicity for our campaign thrugh Television Entertainment News shows Below is the information she managed to find for us: E! Entertainment Television 5670 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 323-954-2400 Send the letters to the attention of the Assignment Editor. Entertainment Weekly News Desk Carol Wilcox, Ass't for the News Desk 11766 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 310-268-7200 - ask for the Entertainment Weekly news desk. E-Mail: Sci-Fi and the other Networks to let them know what a great show this is: Again use the letter below: Dear: (Syndication person) I am writing to you today because I have heard that you do syndicated programming. I don't know how you determine what television shows to syndicate on your network, but I would like to suggest that you take a look at The Invisible Man, which airs on Friday nights on the Scifi Channel at 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM EST. For 2 seasons the fans have been treated to a roller-coaster ride of plot twists, witty dialogue, comedy, drama, unpredictable plot lines, and the best cast it has ever been my pleasure to watch. In fact, the chemistry between Vincent Ventresca and Paul Ben-Victor immediately draws the viewer in and doesn't let go until the closing credits start to roll. The relationship between their characters, Darien Fawkes and Bobby Hobbes, is the major reason millions of fans tune in each week. I can't think of another show on the air today that has this kind of chemistry between the two lead actors. To show how highly the fans think of this show, just this month the I- Maniacs Fan Club, the unofficial fan club of the show, took out ads in Variety, in the New York and Los Angeles editions, to thank everyone involved with the show for two great seasons, and told them that the fans were looking forward to many more. The money was collected from fans only within the fan club (500), and they not only collected enough to purchase ads on both coasts, but there was $500 left over to donate to the Red Cross. Fans this loyal should translate into big rating points. There are millions of loyal fans worldwide who love this show, and we were all devastated last week when it was announced that Scifi was going to cancel it, even though it is their #2 show. At that time there was an online petition circulating, asking for a third season, that had 890 signatures. When we asked the "silent majority" for a show of support, the petition jumped to over 2000 signatures in just one week. And those were only the online fans that we were able to reach quickly. Fans from many countries signed the petition also. The petition is located at http://www.petitionpetition.com/cgi/petition.cgi?id=2261 When the fanbase heard that the show was in danger of being cancelled, the fans rallied with letters, phone calls, and emails, all designed to convince Scifi that this show has a large, loyal, vocal fanbase, and that canceling this excellent show would be a huge mistake. In response to this outpouring of support, Scifi did in fact go back to the bargaining table, but they were unable to keep this show on their network. So the fans were handed their second cancellation notice in as many weeks. The Invisible Man had good ratings, and the fans were looking forward to the third season in the hopes that Scifi would begin merchandising the show. There have been requests on the Invisible Man bboard for everything from t-shirts to DVD's. Invisible Man merchandising is a lucrative market waiting to be tapped. In just over a year, the show has spawned an unofficial fan club, which has over 500 members worldwide, all recruited by word of mouth. The club has sold t-shirts and pens, and they sell out as soon as it is announced that they are available. Imagine how large the club, and the merchandising market, would be if it were properly advertised. If your network chooses to pick-up The Invisible Man, you would also be picking-up this fanbase. These viewers would follow this show anywhere. And I would expect that these viewers would check out the other shows offered on your network as well. In closing I would just like to urge you again to take a serious look at this wonderful show, and see if there isn't some way you can add it to your existing lineup. I think you will be very happy with the results. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, |