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Campaign
to Save American Embassy
Chat
Live with Michael
The
transcript of the chat on May 9th is now available.
http://forums.delphiforums.com/amazingjourney/start
American
Embassy campaign update:
TV guide
had a one day poll asking which cancelled show would you most
like to see given a second chance. American Embassy came in
second with over 2000 votes (behind Once and Again. 3700). Not
too shabby for a series that isn't on a major network and only
aired for 4 episodes.
Save AE
campaigner, Shannon Miller reports that executive producer John
Landgraf says WB no longer seems like the best candidate to
pick up AE. Instead the campaign will be focused on Lifetime
Network, FX, ABC, NBC. Please continue to send emails to the
networks and post messages on the boards.
Lifetime
Television
World Wide Plaza
309 West 49th Street
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 424-7000
President and Chief Executive Officer: Carole Black |
Email:
http://www.lifetimetv.com/help/feedback.html
Message Boards: http://boards.lifetimetv.com/WebX?14@@.ee6b5fe |
FX Network:
user@fxnetworks.com
ABC: netaudr@abc.com
NBC: nbcshows@nbc.com
CBS: www.cbs.com
feedback at bottom of page
HBO: http://www.hbo.com/corpinfo/talktohbo.shtml
WB: faces@thewb.com
TNT: tnt@tnt.com
Showtime: http://sho.com/util/custhelp.cfm
UPN: http://www.upn.com
phone: (310) 575-7000
Here's a great sample letter
that mentions the Tea Bag Campaign
a
Message from Michael
To all the friends, fans and supporters of American Embassy:
My colleagues and I have been so very surprised, encouraged,
comforted, and inspired by all your efforts on behalf of
our show. It was something we were quite proud of. We had
looked forward to developing the program further, working
out the kinks and making it something really special. We
were as dismayed as all of you at how little our former
network did to support or promote the show as they'd seemed
quite keen until recently. We never meant to compete or
replace anyone's favorite show. We just hoped to find a
place of our own to show what we thought was a somewhat
unique look at America and London. We were especially hurt
to have our last two episodes pulled from the air as they
were full of surprises, fun and some stirring, moving scenes.
Our producers and the good people at Jersey Television have
continued to try to find an appreciative home for the show
and have told us to let everyone know that WB seems
a likely candidate--so the more deluged they are with support,
the better. Keep those cards, letters and emails coming!
We all hope to be on the air somewhere next season. And
if not, we'll always appreciate the selfless enthusiasm
you're dedicating to the show in its infancy.
And the teabags are a wonderful idea.
Hoping for the best
--Michael Cerveris
aka Gary |
Message
from Arija Bareikis (Emma Brody)
Message
from John Landgraf (executive producer from Jersey TV)
Check out the Real Audio Files of Retriever as Tastes Like Chicken
We
are extremely sad to report that after only four airings, FOX
network has canceled The American Embassy. The series had some
fantastic reviews in papers such as New York and LA Times. FOX's
website and message board for the show had many visitors and
the network received an unprecedented amount of email supporting
the show (even more than their highly rated Celebrity Boxing).
The series was in a difficult position in their given time slot
up against Top Ten regulars Everybody Loves Raymond and Fear
Factor. An unfortunate competition between Ally McBeal and The
American Embassy was also created in the press when they and/or
the network predicted the cancellation of McBeal and went on
to describe Embassy as it's "replacement" or as Entertainment
Weekly called it, "FOX's backup plan".There were several
online polls that asked which would you prefer to stay on "Ally"
or "Embassy". Both TV and magazine commentators debated
which should/would succeed. Some viewers posted messages saying
that they were boycotting Embassy for fear of losing their beloved
Ally. FOX was trying to appeal to the same statistical audience
as Ally. But unfortunately it's not reasonable to expect to
appeal to viewers at the same time one is talking about canceling
their favorite show.
Instead of moving American Embassy to another time slot to see
what ratings the show was really capable of earning, FOX chose
to pull it from it's schedule entirely. FOX announced Monday
morning before the fifth episode even aired that the often repeated
1996 movie The Wedding Singer aired in place of the special
two hour Embassy finale. Within 24 hours FOX removed American
Embassy (and the link to it's website) from their schedule and
took down the show's bulletin board which was full of messages
of distress at it's cancellation and pleas to keep the show
on.
Audiences may never know the great series that it was developing
into or the wonderful character that Michael brought to this
show. In fact (his character) Gary's best storyline was to be
revealed in the final two episodes.
All hope is not lost however. The best chance for American Embassy
is that another network will pick up the show. From the moment
it first aired, a loyal and growing fan base for the show was
established. They have expressed a strong desire and commitment
to help keep the show alive.
Join the Save American Embassy Campaign:
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Join the Save American Embassy Yahoo group : savingae-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To post a message: savingae@yahoogroups.com
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Vote for American Embassy at these sites:
http://www.petitiononline.com/thefans/
www.savethatshow.com.
The Pittsburgh Post is also conducting a survey of what shows
people would like to say on the air.
http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/killkeep.asp.
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Entertainment Shows:
You can write to these shows and let them know that you are
part of the Save American Embassy campaign and ask them to interview
cast members. If enough interest is expressed then another network
will know that there is an audience for this show.
Entertainment Weekly ew_letters@ew.com
Entertainment Tonight http://www.etonline.com/info/talk_to_et.htm
Extra TV http://extratv.warnerbros.com/index_frame.html?p=contact/index.html
E! Online http://www.eonline.com/
TVGuide: http://www.tvguide.com/about/contact.asp
Access Hollywood: http://communities.msn.com/accesshollywood
Wanda, EOnline: wanda@eonline.com
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Networks:
You can also write to these networks:
ABC: netaudr@abc.com
NBC: nbcshows@nbc.com
CBS: www.cbs.com
feedback at bottom of page
HBO: http://www.hbo.com/corpinfo/talktohbo.shtml
WB: faces@thewb.com
TNT: tnt@tnt.com
Lifetime TV: http://www.lifetimetv.com/help/feedback.html
FX Network: user@fxnetworks.com
Showtime: http://sho.com/util/custhelp.cfm
UPN: http://www.upn.com
phone: (310) 575-7000
WB Contact and affiliate information
Here's a great sample letter
that mentions the Tea Bag Campaign
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Links to other American Embassy Sites:
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American Embassy Message Boards:
http://www.shawlerwebdesign.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi
http://pub12.ezboard.com/bitsasmallworldafterall12454
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American Embassy Contest:
http://rory_parker.tripod.com/contest.html
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American Embassy Yahoo Groups:
To subscribe to a group email: (name of group)_subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To post a message to a group email: (name of group)@yahoogroups.com
Example: savingae-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To post a message: savingae@yahoogroups.com
SavingAE: Campaign to Save American Embassy
American-Embassy: Discussion of American Embassy
TV_AmericanEmbassy: Discussion of American Embassy
AmericanEmbassy: Discussion of American Embassy
EmmaDoug: fans of Emma Brody and Doug Roach
American_Embassy_RPG: Roll playing game based on the American
Embassy
AmericanEmbassyFic: Fan fiction based on character of American
Embassy
AmericanEQT: Save American Embassy
DCeb: The David Cubitt Appreciation Society
LeeWilliams: Fans of actor Lee Williams
ArijaBareikis: Fans of Arija Bareikis
EmmaBrody: Discussion of American Embassy
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There are also many other general TV message boards on different
sites. If you find one post a message and let them know about
the campaign. There are also fans on Ally McBeal boards and
newsgroups -let them know about the campaign.
It's unlikely any more more emails to FOX itself will do any
good but please feel free to write anyway to AskFOX@foxinc.com.or
leave a message for their PR department (212) 556-2542
Also
don't forget Michael Cerveris will be performing lead in
Sondheim's Tony Award winning musical Passion.
The production is part of the Sondheim Celebration
at Washington DC's Kennedy Center and will run for 16 performances
between July 19 and August 23.
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