See, now I'm curious.

[apocalypsos]

Oh, good Lord, how long have I spent mainlining candy and watching Never Mind The Buzzcocks?

DON'T TELL ME. OH, MAN.

*whimpers*

*****

I've been wondering lately how many people in fandom (hell, any fandom -- a lot of the ones that I'm in, the fans are having serious problems with them of late) have actually sat down and written letters or emails to networks or shows or creators or sponsors or whatever. I mean, I know stars get tons of letters, and the instant a cult TV show gets canceled the networks gets bombarded with whatever fannish snack food the legions of those affronted by its sudden disappearance from their schedules decide is fitting. But seriously, for all of the complaints about current storylines, how many people are honestly contacting people who can DO something about it anymore? Or hell, even praise for when they do something right?

Don't mind me. I'm just reminded because God knows every time they show Luke and Noah being affectionate but choosing to skip the kissing and, like, bake cupcakes or something, I'm on CBS's website to complain or writing Proctor and Gamble a long-winded letter about what dicksmacks they're all being. Hell, I have to vent about it somehow, and at least that way there's the slimmest of chances that the writers might notice the bad attention and reevaluate, you know? (Yes, I know, horribly optimistic.)

Comments

[sassygirl.livejournal.com]

Mmmm Buzzcocks... With Simon Amstell?


I know what you mean, I'm sad as one of the BBC channels just did an amazing pilot for a werewolf, vampire and ghost housemates show and it was actually really brilliant but they've chosen another show to take to series. I'm writing a letter/email to say how good the show was, just so it gets noticed!

[okelay.livejournal.com]

i heard about that one! it sounded good!
i can't remember the name now.
i wonder if i can find it somewhere.

[sassygirl.livejournal.com]

Being Human! It's repeated on BBC 3 all through the week. They might show it on Iplayer too

[anonymous_sibyl]

how many people are honestly contacting people who can DO something about it anymore?

I was part of the whole Farscape campaign, which included tons of praise for what they'd done right, and weekly letters to Bonnie Hammer and a bunch of other names I don't remember. As I remember it, the campaign was very low on sending snack foods and very high on "this week I liked X thing" and "it's so great that you have a program that does Y."

That's the only time I've been part of something like that, though.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Oh, I can't remember where I read it, but I know there was an article that came out a while ago where a person who had to go through all that mail as part of her job was interviewed and she addressed the very thing that stops me from sending in snack foods or whatever to bring a show back, which is that she's honestly more likely to complain to her bosses about a show than bring up the fans' love of it if she has to open hundreds of envelopes or boxes full of cheese or Milk Duds or bacon bits.

And with the ATWT stuff I send out, I always figure it's my part to combat the people writing nasty letters saying, "Take those boys off my show! Homosexuality is perverse and unnatural!" Somebody needs to write saying, "Bring it on!" :)

[pie-is-good.livejournal.com]

As long as you watched the Buzzcocks episode with John Barrowman, all is well.

That episode is amazing.

[sassygirl.livejournal.com]

LAMINATED BOTTOM!
High on the hill, was a lonely goatherd, with a dildo!

[madripoor-rose.livejournal.com]

I try to drop an email when there's a new show I'm watching...I don't do it every week, but I want to try to let them know there's more of an audience than the Neilsens might be showing. Didn't work with Blood Ties, unfortunately.

[okelay.livejournal.com]

i've only done it for fan campaigns, but when i have, i've tried to focus on the positive rather than the negative.

i've never sent any fan mail though i was considering writing to DT to let him know how awesome it is but then i didn't know what to write.

i'd never even consider writing fan mail before. found it rather...strange, i guess,.

but maybe i should.

[random-serious.livejournal.com]

Never Mind The Buzzcocks?

It's awesom. Y/Y? (The John Barrowman ep is great!)