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Dear Sir,
This petition is directed to the management of the Fox television broadcasting company regarding their new show Firefly currently shown at 7.00 pm on Fridays (http://www.fox.com/firefly).
Due to apparently low Nielsen ratings for the first three shows broadcast a number of rumours are circulating on the internet and conventional media that the show might be cancelled before the end of the first season.
We, the undersigned, wish to show our eagerness for the show to be given a chance to prove itself. The creative force behind the show, Joss Whedon, has already proved his talent for sophisticated genre shows with Angel and the phenomenally successful Buffy the Vampire Slayer now in its seventh season. Yet both of these shows took time to settle into their formats before fans were attracted to them in significant numbers.
Firefly is a groundbreaking show as it strikingly combines the Western (i.e. Stagecoach) and Space Opera (i.e. Star Trek) genres in a seamless fashion to deliver a programme that is not only visually striking but also complete with drama, plenty of action and Joss Whedons trademark witticisms.
It is worth noting that unlike other science-fiction television shows Firefly is very much a character-driven endeavour. The technology in the show is always present, including state-of-the-art CGI work, but it is always secondary to the human interaction happening on screen.
The show is very much an ensemble piece. The eight recurring characters are markedly diverse in their backgrounds and personalities and we believe that they should each be given a chance to be brought into the spotlight. It is understandable that the first few shows will concentrate on the main character, in the case the captain, just as Buffy concentrated on its main character at the start of the show. However the strength of that show over the years has been shown to be the ability to focus on the other members of the cast, each with their own time in the spotlight. We hope that Firefly will be given a similar chance.
This is especially important as Joss Whedon has revealed that the show will have an on-going arc plot which will slowly be revealed during the regular one-off episode plots. If the viewers are given enough time to engage in this continuing narrative we believe that they will become loyal long-term fans of the show.
Lastly, we hope that Fox will either decide to show the currently un-aired pilot Serenity or incorporate footage and / or ideas from that show into a future episode. Currently there is a gap in the viewers understanding of how the characters met and why they are flying together on the same ship. We believe that once these connections have been made it will again further peoples interest in the show.
Thank you for taking the time to read this heres to many future successful series of Firefly!
PO Box 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90213
Dear Sir,
This petition is directed to the management of the Fox television broadcasting company regarding their new show Firefly currently shown at 7.00 pm on Fridays (http://www.fox.com/firefly).
Due to apparently low Nielsen ratings for the first three shows broadcast a number of rumours are circulating on the internet and conventional media that the show might be cancelled before the end of the first season.
We, the undersigned, wish to show our eagerness for the show to be given a chance to prove itself. The creative force behind the show, Joss Whedon, has already proved his talent for sophisticated genre shows with Angel and the phenomenally successful Buffy the Vampire Slayer now in its seventh season. Yet both of these shows took time to settle into their formats before fans were attracted to them in significant numbers.
Firefly is a groundbreaking show as it strikingly combines the Western (i.e. Stagecoach) and Space Opera (i.e. Star Trek) genres in a seamless fashion to deliver a programme that is not only visually striking but also complete with drama, plenty of action and Joss Whedons trademark witticisms.
It is worth noting that unlike other science-fiction television shows Firefly is very much a character-driven endeavour. The technology in the show is always present, including state-of-the-art CGI work, but it is always secondary to the human interaction happening on screen.
The show is very much an ensemble piece. The eight recurring characters are markedly diverse in their backgrounds and personalities and we believe that they should each be given a chance to be brought into the spotlight. It is understandable that the first few shows will concentrate on the main character, in the case the captain, just as Buffy concentrated on its main character at the start of the show. However the strength of that show over the years has been shown to be the ability to focus on the other members of the cast, each with their own time in the spotlight. We hope that Firefly will be given a similar chance.
This is especially important as Joss Whedon has revealed that the show will have an on-going arc plot which will slowly be revealed during the regular one-off episode plots. If the viewers are given enough time to engage in this continuing narrative we believe that they will become loyal long-term fans of the show.
Lastly, we hope that Fox will either decide to show the currently un-aired pilot Serenity or incorporate footage and / or ideas from that show into a future episode. Currently there is a gap in the viewers understanding of how the characters met and why they are flying together on the same ship. We believe that once these connections have been made it will again further peoples interest in the show.
Thank you for taking the time to read this heres to many future successful series of Firefly!
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David Durant
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Molly
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- I LOVE THIS SHOW!
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Carl Enge
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- This is a good show! Give it a chance!
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Sarah Stumpf
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- Firefly is a wonderful show.
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Debbie Archer
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- Great show! Please keep it on!
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Sam Shafer
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- assowm show i sincerlly hope it doesn't get cancelled it is the only show i watch on fox
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Valerie Cruz
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- Firefly is the best show running
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shoba sampath
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- this show makes fox!!!!
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Mark Finn
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Carolyn Bond
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Lisa Sawyer
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- Please consider.
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Joshua Hebert
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- Please keep the show on the air. Since X-Files went off air, this show has keep me back to watching religiously. Also, would love to see the Pilot episode and clear alot of questions about the backgrounds.
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Janis Extine
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Marie Werner
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- Love this show!
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Lisa Tobias
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- Firefly is one of my favorite new shows this season!!! Please keep this show on the air!!!!!!
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Jeffry Lee Crews
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- This is a fantastic show
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Kevin Butts
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- This is a great show with a ton of potential.
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Vanessa Dualib
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- Amazing show! Pleeeease allow us to kept it! :)
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Tymen VanDyk
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- Here is to a good long run.
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Michael James Williams
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- I am a twenty-nine year old englishman and work within the media, During my recent stop-over in the states i had the chance to view many of the season premieres. Of those i saw Firefly was the most striking, exciting and intriguing. The reports of subsequent episodes being greater still have given me some hope for this apparently marvellous show. It must be allowed to develop into something massive.
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Anne Summers
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Lori Davidson
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- Please keep Firefly going, it's a wonderful show and deserves a chance!
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Samara Harand
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- Please give this show time to grow!! I'm already hooked after 3 episodes. My roommates love it too!
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Stuart Yaffa
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- My favorite new show of the season. Better than any SciFi show currently in production.
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Josh Roberts
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Lili Evans
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- I am hooked like a crack whore on this show.
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Tim Newbolt
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- The first show my wife and I actually sit down to watch together. We're in our early 30's and love the concept. We sincerly hope this show makes a long run given the quality of the acting, scripting, and humorous interactions that seem to be in every episode.
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Laughing Hyena of Outlaw Star.Net's Board
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- Yes, this is a great show. I have been a long time fan of Takehiko Itoh's Outlaw Star and recently became a fan of E. E. Smith's Lensman. So I love the idea of a Space Western, please keep this show on the air!
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G Gill
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Jennifer Nielsen
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- Firefly is great fun. Give it a full season to develop an audience.
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Joan Templeton
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Michael Werkheiser
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Caressa Basham
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- This show is so great because it's not like anything else on television right now(ie. "sexy spies", "gritty" police dramas, mindless sitcoms). My extended family, friends, and co-workers all watch "Firefly." Keep this show coming!!!
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Charles Oisten
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- Excelent show. Please keep up the good work.
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Katie Deh.
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- great show, i missed a good 30 mins of the piolt cant wait for a rerun
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Sheree Morrow
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Thomas Keogh
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- Let's keep her flying!
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Colleen Groot
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- Please do not discontinue Firefly!
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Laura Campbell
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- Please consider this request!
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Robert Jahrling
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- Firefly is the only show I watch on Fox.
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Savannah Lee Jahrling
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- I watch Fox because of "Firefly"
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StŠ¹phanie Morin
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elizabeth schmidt
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- don't get rid of it; love it!!!!!
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david schmidt
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- great show; another wheadon hit.
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suzanne brody
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- This show is growing on me, give it a chance
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Donna Sharkey
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Kelli Kearney
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- AWESOME show, give it a chance!!!
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Dana Burmaster
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Jackie Turner
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Scarlet
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- Please save the show!
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