“Help SAVE FLASHFORWARD!

www.preventtheblackout.com

All over the world, people are getting together to “Blackout” for 2 minutes and 17 seconds in front of the various ABC Network stations, in hopes of catching the attention of the Producers, and Stephen McPherson.

Basically for the June 10th demonstrations, gather as many friends, family members as you can and Go to your local Abc station, or as close as you can, and hold up signs saying ‘Save Flashforward“, tshirts of Flashforward, any merchandise of Flashforward. The protest could even be a 2:17 second fan blackout. This will get the media’s attention!”

You can get more information at their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128601070491603&ref=nf

Legend of the Seeker received notice a few months ago that its syndicator would not pick it up for a third season.  Fans have already raised nearly $10 thousand for adds in several major entertainment publications pleading for a continuation of the show.  Now they have started a donation drive to raise money to buy the DVDs of the show to donate to libraries.  Following is the latest from the SaveOurSeeker site:

“Legend of the Seeker is a fantasy TV show, based on author Terry Goodkind’s “Sword of Truth” book series. Produced by Disney-ABC, the show currently airs in syndication. With little to no promotion, and an erratic airing schedule, the show has averaged 2.5 million viewers weekly, plus boasts a rapidly growing international fanbase. For more information on the show, please visit the official website.

Though no official statement has been made, as of April 26th, Ausiello reported that the show would be cancelled, since Tribune/WGN America had not purchased distribution for season 3.

The “Save Our Seeker” campaign aims to promote the show by demonstrating the unity and strength of its fanbase. In its first week, the campaign has raised nearly $10,000, proving how passionate and active all of us fans can be in an effort to keep this refreshing show on the air. And we won’t be stopping here – our next project is already in gear: a massive donation of “Legend of the Seeker” DVDs to public libraries.”

You can find out more at their main site: www.saveourseeker.com

And you can see Johnny Jay’s thoughts on all of this past season’s cancelled shows at this link.

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Don’t hold your breath for “the next Lost” on television

NBC announced their Fall schedule on Sunday, followed by FOX on Monday, ABC on Tuesday, and CBS yesterday.  Stay tuned as we will compile together the full schedule of Science Fiction and Fantasy shows for next season and give our initial thoughts on what to expect.

Update 5/19: CBS revealed their schedule for Fall 2010 which has Medium still on Fridays but now an hour earlier in the 8 PM EST timeslot.  As expected, the network has no other genre shows on their schedule, though they will air Shit My Dad Says (aka $#*! My Dad Says) which may interest genre fans since it stars William Shatner.

ABC announced its schedule today, preceded by FOX yesterday and NBC on Sunday.

ABC has announced its schedule for the upcoming Fall season and this time around it has far fewer shows in the Science Fiction and Fantasy vein than prior years.  The alphabet network has continued to try and replicate the success it had with Lost for the past several years and has had multiple entries in the genre each season since 2004 including shows like Invasion, Pushing Daisies, Life on Mars, and this past season’s FlashForward and V.  But none of these has managed to pull numbers anywhere close to what Lost has enjoyed over its six-year run, apparently prompting ABC to back away from the genre going into next season.  With no Lost on the schedule, it currently only has the one genre series No Ordinary Family, a superhero drama starring Michael Chicklis (Fantastic Four, The Shield), slated for Fall.  V is not currently on the Fall schedule, which means it may wait until a January start but there’s also a possibility it could return as early as November.  That series could take over the slot currently held by the Dancing with the Stars results show which would give it No Ordinary Family as its lead-in.  ABC wants to give the returning series some extra time before scheduling it because it relies heavily on its special effects and this increases production time.

Tomorrow, CBS will announce its schedule for next season followed by the CW on Thursday.  NBC revealed their schedule on Sunday and FOX announced their plans yesterday.

From executive producers Steven Spielberg, Peter Chernin, Brannon Braga (24, “Star Trek: Enterprise”) and David Fury (“Lost,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) comes an epic family adventure 85 million years in the making. TERRA NOVA follows an ordinary family embarking on an incredible journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a small part of a massive experiment to save the human race. In the year 2149 the world is dying. The planet is overdeveloped, overcrowded and overpolluted. With the majority of plant and animal life extinct, devotion to science has brought mankind to the brink of destruction, but has also provided its only hope for salvation. Knowing there is no way to reverse the damage to the planet, a coalition of scientists has managed to open up a fracture in the space-time continuum, creating a portal to prehistoric Earth. This doorway leads to an amazing world, one that allows for a last-ditch effort to save the human race…possibly changing the future by correcting the mistakes of the past. The series centers on the Shannon family as they join the tenth pilgrimage of settlers to TERRA NOVA, the first colony of humans in this second chance for civilization. JIM SHANNON, a devoted father with a checkered past, guides his family through this new land of limitless beauty, mystery and terror. Jim’s wife, ELISABETH SHANNON, is a trauma surgeon chosen through a global lottery as a new addition to Terra Nova’s medical team. JOSH SHANNON is their son, mourning the girl he left behind, as he’s torn between two role models – his father and the charismatic COMMANDER FRANK TAYLOR, the leader of the settlement, and the heroic first pioneer through the time portal. MADDY SHANNON, Jim and Elizabeth’s teen daughter, is as independent and adventurous as her parents, but her distrust of authority soon leads her on a dangerous path. In addition to blue skies, rolling rivers and lush vegetation, TERRA NOVA offers new opportunities and fresh beginnings to its recent arrivals, but the Shannons have brought with them a familial secret that may threaten their citizenship in this utopia. Additionally these adventurers soon discover that this healthy, vibrant world is not as idyllic as it initially appears. The areas surrounding Terra Nova are filled with dangerous dinosaurs, and other prehistoric threats, as well as external forces that may be intent on destroying this new world before it begins. But perhaps even more threatening than what lies outside the protective walls is the Shannons’ realization that something sinister may be happening inside TERRA NOVA as not everyone on this mission has the same intentions of how best to save mankind.

NBC announced its schedule yesterday and tomorrow ABC will announce their schedule, followed by CBS on Wednesday and the CW on Thursday.

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