Monday, September 09, 2002
I'm up, later than I'd intended, and I feel like ass. Which is not to say I'd like some ass now please, but that I, literally, feel like ass. Going from 7 a.m. until 12 a.m. yesterday has me wiped. But, as Mr. Shakespeare said, "Once more into the breach dear friends, once more . . ."
A little news. I'm trying to gather stuff up, but so far I have only a little news:
Series creator Rockne O'Bannon is now asking that fans focus their efforts not only on the Sci-Fi Channel, but on other networks that have a strong likelihood of picking up Farscape, should the campaign to have them reverse their decision fail. He names, specifically, TNT (who has apprently expressed some interest in the series), UPN (because they have Enterprise) and Showtime. Don't stop hitting Sci-Fi, as I think they're still our prime target, but extra energy could be directed towards these networks. So, below is contact information for each of these three networks:
TNT:
Jamie Kellner Chairman and CEO of TNT
One CNN Center
PO Box 105366
Atlanta, GA 30348
Besty Newman - V.P. Program Development For Turner Network TV
Garth Ancier - Executive Vice-President, Programming
Robert DeBitetto (pres, original programming)
Julie Wietz (exec vp. original programming)
Turner Network Television
1888 Century Park East, 14th Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90067
phone: 310-551-6300
Turner Network Television
1050 Techwood Dr. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
phone - 404/827-2599
phone - 404-827-1647
fax - 404/827-1700
fax - 404 - 885 - 4318
TNT: Turner Network Television --
Box 105366, Atlanta, Ga. 30348.
Call 404-827-1700
e-mail: tnt@turner.com
UPN
11800 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025 USA
Phone: +1 310-575-7000
Fax: +1 310-575-7220
Fax: 1 310 575 7210
email: feedback@upn.com
Dean Valentine
President & CEO
Adam Ware (COO)
Todd Lituchy (Sr VP, Sched & Aquisitions)
Danielle Greene (Alternative Development, Current programming)
United Paramount Network
11800 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Showtime
East Coast
Showtime Networks
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019 USA Phone: +1 212-708-1600
Fax: +1 212-708-1217
Mathew C Blank (Chairman, CEO)
Frank Pintauro (Sr VP, Creative Director, Original Programming)
West Coast
Showtime Networks
10880 Wilshire Blvd. Stes. 1500 & 1600
Los Angeles, CA 90024
phone 310-234-5200
fax: 310-234-5393
Matthew Blank, CEO & Chairman, Showtime Networks
Jerry Offsay, President, Programming, Showtime Networks
Mathew Duda (VP, aquisitions and planning)
Gary Levine (VP., Original programming)
There's not a readily available e-mail address for Showtime, but they can be contacted online in the following manner:
Go to: http://sho.com/util/custhelp.cfm
Login with your name and email address.
On the next page, select, "Ask a Question -- Submit a question to our technical support staff who will reply to you by e-mail."
Don't let the word "technical" throw you -- you can ask programming questions, as you will see.
On the next screen there will be a form. Select the topic, "SHO Original Series," but leave the second menu blank (as this would be a new show).
Write your letter, and address it to Matthew Blank, CEO & Chairman, Showtime Networks and Jerry Offsay, President, Programming, Showtime Networks. Tell them that you want to see this fine series finish what it started and let them know how you feel about the series.
Sign it and send. Follow the rest of the directions.
Now, please keep in mind that these people are our friends. We are, essentially, trying to sell them something, trying to convince them of the wisdowm of picking up Farscape, should the Sci-Fi Channel refuse to change its present course of action. So, be nice. Extra nice.
Also, if you haven't signed the i-petition, please do so at once. It's at: http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/SAVE_FARSCAPE/. There are a few other petitions going, but this is the main one, with far more votes than the rest, and I urge you to concentrate on it. We don't need new petitions dissapating our voice. We need one petition with a lot of signatures!
Now I'll go add the TNT, UPN, and Showtime information to Nebari.Net. This is going to be another long day.
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