Legend of the Seeker Fans Renew Drive to save Their Show
All is not yet lost for Legend of the Seeker, if ardent online fans have anything to say about their show. They have purchased another $3000.00 advertisement in The Hollywood Reporter and they are organizing a new publicity campaign for their Save The Seeker campaign. The new publicity blitz has been dubbed Operation LOTS More and it will assist in raising awareness of the various fan activities on behalf of the show. So, for example, if another “Psst! Pass It On” video is created, the fans behind Operation LOTS More will help promote awareness of the video. To date, four “Psst! Pass It On!” videos — where fans hold up placards explaining why they want the show renewed — have been produced and released via YouTube.
The most prominent fan site is the Save Our Seeker Website, which has been instrumental in raising money for advertising, posters, and handouts. Site organizers are assisting other fans with building a viewership for Legend of the Seeker at conventions (including the recent Comic Con 2010 in Los Angeles and the upcoming Dragon*Con 2010 in Atlanta).
Rather than compete with these initiatives, Operation LOTS More is designed to help focus the spotlight on them and generate more interest and publicity for the fan movement. As the name suggests, the fans have “lots more” activity in store and they are by no means finished or defeated.
The actors have all reportedly been released from their contracts and many props have been sold on eBay. Nonetheless, props are normally destroyed and replaced during regular season production anyway. Pacific Renaissance/Ghost House Pictures, the Sam Raimi/Rob Tapert production company behind the show, retains the ability to build new sets and props.
Getting the actors back could be a problem, but not a major one. After all, if the show is picked up by a major network (as fans hope — they are not thrilled with syndicated distribution), then production can began when a full cast is readily available. Fans are passionate about bringing back Craig Horner (Richard Rahl), Bridget Regan (Kahlan Amnell), Bruce Spence (the wizard Zeddicus), and Tabrett Bethell (Mord’Sith Cara) along with Craig Parker (Darken Rahl, who managed to return from the dead at the end of the second season).
Although Legend of the Seeker is no longer in production, reruns continue to air in its remaining markets and they are pulling in a respective 1.7 million viewers a week (not enough to justify revival, but clearly enough to show that viewers in the remaining markets have not given up on the show). Tribune Group dropped the show in March from its TV stations.
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