A reminder...

THIS is why we fight...




Keep up your efforts Seekers, we are making a difference, we need to keep the pressure on!

Even if you can only send one letter a week, you are making a difference. If we all send just one letter we let the networks know we are here, that we're not going away, and that we will make them money if they will pick the show up!
Keep fighting, keep writing!

Ebay goodies

Autographed DVDs and Tote Bag on eBay

Two 'Legend of the Seeker' DVDs, plus a NALU tote bag autographed by three legends - Bruce Spence, Craig Parker, and Dayna Porter-Chiplin will be available on eBay starting tomorrow, Saturday, November 13th at 1pm Pacific (other time zones).



Legend of the Seeker: The Complete First Season (Region 1)
Autographed by Bruce Spence, Craig Parker, and Dayna Porter-Chiplin

Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: French, Spanish
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 5
Rated: TV14
Studio: ABC Studios
DVD Release Date: October 13, 2009
Run Time: 946 minutes
ASIN: B002GY9F9K



Legend of the Seeker: Die komplette erste Staffel (Region 2)
Autographed by Bruce Spence, Craig Parker, and Dayna Porter-Chiplin
Format: Box set, PAL
Language: Hungarian, German, English, Polish, French
Subtitles: English, German, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Polish, Hungarian
Region: Region 2
Number of discs: 6
Rated: TV16
Studio: Touchstone
Release Date: 26 August 2010
Production year: 2009
Run Time: 911 minutes
ASIN: B003O7EHXM




Cara Design Tote Bag
Autographed at RingCon 2010 by Bruce Spence, Craig Parker, and Dayna Porter-Chiplin.
100% cotton canvas tote bag with plenty of room to carry everything you need when you are on the go.
It includes a bottom gusset and extra long handles for easy carrying.
10 oz heavyweight natural canvas fabric
Full side and bottom gusset
22" reinforced self-fabric handles
Machine washable
Measures 15" x 18" x 6"





NOTE: Shipping/Handling/Customs/and any other incurred shipping costs will be the responsibility of the winner. Cost is based on winner's location.

Two autographed DVDs will be sweepstakes prizes (date of the sweepstakes: TBD). And additional items will be available on eBay as follows:

November 27th
- one season 1, region 1 DVD
- one season 1, region 2 DVD
- one Zedd photo

December 11th
- one tote
- one car flag
- bus shelter poster

January 8th
- one tote
- NALU bag
- one Zedd photo

January 22nd
- item(s) TBD

Dates and products subject to change (prior to listing).

All proceeds from the sale of these items will go toward the fundraiser for the 'Legend of the Seeker' Season 2 DVD-Library Drive.
Additional information about the DVD drive can be found on this LJ page.

Last post for October

Here in the UK, today is officially the first day of winter. British Summertime ended at 2 this morning. It's also the last day of October so I thought it was a good time to post this, to remember what we want and why we want it...



SAVE OUR SEEKER!

The long days of winter are upon us which means we'll miss Seeker even more. Keep fighting peeps, we can do it, as long as we do it together!

Examiner article - a SOS interview

Our very own Karen Mendez of the SOS team gave an interview to the Examiner!

When news broke that Legend of the Seeker was canceled after just two seasons, fans like Karen Mendez came together for the purpose of one mission: to Save Our Seeker, dedicated to not only keep hope of the series alive for another season, but also continue Richard, Kahlan, Zedd, and Cara's good fight against tyranny, oppression, and other dark forces in the Midlands.


Were you a fan of The Sword of Truth series before watching Legend of the Seeker?

Karen Mendez: I actually became a fan of The Sword of Truth book series because of Legend of the Seeker. It has now become my favorite book series. It's a win-win for me since with the show we can see the story play out to an extent and within the realm and capability of television. The books gives us that wonderful back story and full extent of who the characters are and a deeper sense of their endeavor. We are also introduced to the wonderful world of Terry Goodkind, which is fantastic. I love both the show and the books and view them as its own wonderful intertwined entity.

What were your likes and dislikes of the second season and why?

KM: I feel the second season was absolutely great. It just kept getting better and better all around: story-wise, acting [Bridget Regan, Craig Horner, Tabrett Bethell and Bruce Spence outdid themselves], not to mention the gorgeous New Zealand backdrop and exquisite score making for splendid tv watching. I also liked that while still different from The Stone of Tears, the second season seems to be more in tune with The Sword of Truth books in general. It's darker since the Keeper of the Underworld is the 'chief baddie' and also the character of Richard looks and behaves more like the Richard leader of the first book Wizard's First Rule. The second season also introduced the Mord-Sith Cara, who's beautifully played by the talented Tabrett Bethell. I loved all the nods to the books in the second season, primarily to The Stone of Tears. The episode titled "Bound" is yet another nod to the books [Faith of the Fallen]. As for my dislike, I would have to say it's having season two be the end of the story [for now]. Though season two was an excellent season finale, there is still much story to be told and the fans are hopeful, awaiting and striving for more Seeker.

What do you believe were the main factors behind the surprise cancellation of Seeker -- despite having such a fervent fan base?

KM: The fact is the syndication model was really the main culprit. With Tribune going bankrupt, ABC Studios ended up without one of the key distributors. And a fantasy show isn't exactly cheap to produce. I'm convinced that if this show aired on a main channel (i.e. NBC, CBS, CW), we would have been spared all this pain, and the show would have been a wild success. Poor marketing, as well as not having it on a set schedule, was another factor. It jumped around depending on region. I, myself being an avid tv watcher, had not heard of the show until a friend of mine told me about it. I began watching it when it was in its fifth episode. I did begin with the pilot and the rest just to catch up, but wow, from the pilot episode I was hooked...actually from the first scene! All this is a shame because it does have such a fervent and diverse fan base which, despite Legend of the Seeker not being back this season, has remained just as passionate if not more.

Great interview and thanks to Karen and Garrett Godwin of the Examiner.

Read the rest of the article here

Fanvid - Save Our Seeker

I know you've all seen this before it's I love it so much I just had to show it again. It's a great video that gets the blood pumping and I don't know about you but it shoots my motivation up sky high.
With all the brilliant campaigns going at the moment that have so much potential to get us what we went, getting everyone motivated to do them can only be a good thing!

Thanks to Mytubeproductions for the video.

DVD drive

There have been a few articles recently about the possiblity of big sales for the season 2 DVD meaning more chance of a third season.

TVovermind wrote this this article:

I just wouldn’t have guessed it, but Legend of the Seeker has a huge amount of fans. Either that, or a small amount of very vocal ones. In any case, the show (which airs only in syndication) is still gathering fans, despite the fact that it was cancelled after its second season earlier this year. Outrage could be heard across the internet as the aforementioned fans headed up “Save Our Seeker” campaigns in order to revive the series based on Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth novels. While there has been no sign of progress on this front, fans of the fantasy series have perhaps their best chance of redemption coming up next Tuesday, when the second season hits DVD.

The two press releases from Xenite also state this as a possibility.

For some people, this seems an unlikely outcome but I would urge them not to write it off.
There are precedents of shows being bought back by unexpectedly large DVD sales:

Fox picked Family Guy back up.
Futurama has new episodes on Comedy Central,
Firefly had a feature film made in the form of Serenity

So it can be done. Remember, what matters to the TV execs is not passion, it's not taste, it's not even huge numbers of fans. It's money. Money is what speaks, the only thing that speaks.
So if we can get big sales for the S2 DVD it will put dollar signs flashing before their eyes.
We know they are noticing our campaign. We're doing everything we can to show them there is money to be made with Seeker. Now is the time we can show them.
So buy that S2 DVD for yourselves, for your friends, for your family. Remember, Christmas isn't all that far away and it would make a great present. Who wouldn't want to wake up on Christmas morning and find LotS in their stocking?

It doesn't matter where you buy it from, whether it's online or in a shop - although remember that purchases made through SaveOurSeeker.com means a percentage will go to the SOS campaign - all that matters is that you buy it. It doesn't even matter if it's a region that your DVD player won't recognise. The only thing that matters is that we buy enough to make them sit up and see those dollar signs. You can always use a code to unlock your DVD player. And the chance of getting a third season is worth it.

Let's take this chance to show those tv execs that we were right, that Seeker is a money maker. Get buying!


Read the TVovermind article here

Volunteers needed!

The SOS team are looking for volunteers to distribute iTunes cards at the New York Comic Con (8th-10th October) and Ring Con in Germany (15-17 October)

Sos.com will create and print the cards, and fulfill the iTunes requests, so there's no expense on your part.

In Germany, we can gift the first episode, "Prophecy", which is 2.49 euros in standard definition.

NY Comic-Con seems to be a great opportunity. According to the NY Comic-Con organizers, they are expecting 90,000 to 100,000 attendees this year. They had 77,000last year.

If you are interested in discreetly* handing out cards please email the team at contact@saveourseeker.com

* I'd like to stress the word "discreetly" because in most conventions and trade shows, distributing flyers or any promotional material MUST be approved by the organizers, and in most cases, there's a charge for it - and it's not cheap. That's one of the ways convention organizers make money. So as long as we treat the iTunes cards like business cards you would exchange with attendees you're chatting with, we're fine.

See the original post about NYCC here
And the one about Ring Con here

Interest from DirecTV?

We have had tweets from Directv before, telling us to contact their 101 network. Now there has been a new response from their customer service team.

Visionhale on the LotS forums reports that a fan received this response:

"Thank you for writing. I understand how important the show Legend of the Seeker is for you. Be assured that your feedback is important to us. I have forwarded your email to DIRECTV's Management Team, who review every suggestion and comment for trends from our most important customers to determine what changes should be considered.

Sincerely, Arlyne A. --
DIRECTV Customer Service "

Now it's nothing major but it is positive so it's worth a shot! The response was after a request sent using the form here
It takes about a minute to fill in so it's something that everyone can do. Come on folks, get submitting, let's Save Our Seeker!

See Visionhale's post on the forums here

FB group hits new target

Well, not a target as such but our FB group We want Season 3,4,5.. has reached 18,000members! It averages around 100 new members a day which is really fantastic.

And it's a great bonus for our campaign as each new member is an addition to the letter writing campaign and so helps us show the networks that LotS is gaining new fans every single day.

Every time a new fan joins it makes me want to fight harder - how can they cancel a show that is still showing it's appeal?

We will carry on and we will succeed! And to all new fans out there - thank you for helping our efforts.

A bit of inspiration

A few people recently have been questioning our campaign and it's goal - to save Legend of the Seeker. They say that it's a no go, it can't be done, it's too late, yadda yadda yadda.
Now most of us know that's rubbish, but what about those who are new to the campaign? Or those who only see the negative posts?
Well, Seeker baby Deacon at the LotS forum has dug out this article which names other shows that have been cancelled and yet still been brought back.

"•Most recently, both The Game (CW) and Ghost Whisperer (CBS) were axed by their networks, only to be picked up by BET and ABC, respectively.

•Mystery Science Theater 3000 made it seven seasons on Comedy Central until it was canned. Fans shopped it around to other networks (and, like our intrepid LoTS fans, purchased a full-page ad in Variety), finally persuading Sci-Fi to pick it up.

•Sci-Fi also saved Stargate SG-1 after it was canceled by Showtime. It made it five more seasons on Sci-Fi.

•Fox shut down Family Guy after its third season until DVD sales skyrocketed; the show is about to air its 9th season.

•Like LoTS, the original season of Star Trek only made it two seasons. A letter-writing campaign got it brought back for a third.

•America's Most Wanted was canceled for only six weeks after Fox received 200,000 letters from unhappy fans.

•CBS fired Cagney and Lacy after only two seasons. The fans responded in force, and the show was brought back for four more seasons, as well as four Made-for-TV movies.

•And speaking of CBS, they famously picked up JAG after NBC dumped it after one season. It ran for nine more seasons, and sparked another series of series - NCIS."

My favourite from this list is Star Trek. Think of what that one original show spawned - The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise. Not to mention all the merchandise it sold, and still sells. And the stars are still big names at conventions world wide.
Imagine if those fans had given up. We wouldn't have any of that. It just goes to show that fan campaigns can and have been successful.
But they won't if we give up. Nothing will be acccomplished if we stop fighting.

So if you want Seeker back keep fighting, no stone left unturned. No effort is too small. We are a great and growing fandom, and if we continue our efforts and keep finding new ways to show the tv networks how wrong they were, then we can succeed. And we will.

Go Seekers!

See the original article here

Save Our Seeker shop

Save Our Seeker now has it's own online shop! Available through cafepress, the shop features items with designs by Marlusrahl. There are hundreds of goodies available, from Tshirts and hoodies, to pinnies, postcards, buttons and bags. And more!

Here are just some of the designs you can choose from:

Team Awesome


Richard and Kahlan


Cara


Nicci


Darken Rahl


Zedd


The prices are very reasonable, the products are great, the only trouble you'll have is deciding what to buy!

Click on the site for the full range www.cafepress.com/SaveTheSeeker

This just in from Laura: There are now hoddies available in the Richard & Kahlan design. And if there is anything you want that they don't have ask them and they will do their best for you!

Previously on LEGEND OF THE SEEKER - A Season 2 recap

A LotS season 2 recap video made by Seeker fan Alan Klen. Great clips, and really well made. I want more!

New article about SOS - Fantasy Book review

And it's from a UK site for a change which is nice. Lee over at Fantasy Book Review.co.uk has this to say about out campaign:

"Legend of the Seeker campaign set to continue

Fans of Legend of the Seeker have launched a multi-pronged effort to build visibility and audience for their show, despite the fact that Legend of the Seeker has been cancelled. Their aim is to help producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert find a new distribution channel for a third season.

Recent activities including raising $3000 for an advertisement in The Hollywood Reporter and a live podcast for Labor Day Weekend’s Dragon*Con in Atlanta.

To help promote the fan community’s activities and assist in building audience for the show, Project LOTS More is organizing free publicity and blogosphere coverage of the ongoing fan activities. SaveOurSeeker.com, one of the leading fan websites, has been coordinating the print ad campaign, raising money for advertisements as well as a bus stop near ABC Studios’ Burbank office. The website has also made poster tear sheets, other printed materials, and iTunes gift cards available to fans organizing Seeker Visibility Events at major conventions like Comic Con 2010 and Dragon*Con."

Great news, we need as much exposure as we can! Thanks Lee, the fandom appreciates it.

Read the rest of the article here

All about LotS

This SOS video perfectly encompasses everything I love about the show. Watching it makes me even more angry that it has been cancelled and makes want to fight harder to save it.
Thanks to Jane Doh for the video

Italy calls for your help!

Seeker fans in Italy are calling for our help. They are looking for donations to enhance the LotS presence at Romics, the Italian Comic Con:

"Legend of The Seeker needs your support! Supporting our Stand in Italy means to us the chance to giveaway free gadgets: the more you donate, the more Truth we will find in our Midlands!"

Why should you donate you ask? Part of the SOS campaign is to bring as many new fans to the show as possible. Having a strong presence at conventions worldwide will help to do that. And having international fans supporting the campaign and writing to the TV networks will help show them the scope of the show and let them know they can make money from selling to overseas networks.

Please help support SOS by donating to the Romics booth. Click their site to donate.

http://legendromics.site.cx/

For more information, click here

SOS ad in The Hollywood Reporter

It's here, it's here!
The new ad in The Hollywood Reporter, purchased with donations from generous LotS fans is out today. And here it is:



Isn't it amazing? Many thanks to the SOS team for getting it in and to Ken Pagano, graphic designer extraordinaire

For starters

Good morning Seekers! Today is a brand new day, with brand new stuff to look at.
We have a lot to be proud of - the SOS campaign raised over $3000 in less than a week, our FB page has hit over 17,000 members and new ideas are being created and fulfilled every day.

So to start you all off I thought I'd show you a little video pic spam I made featuring the lovely men of LotS - what better way to start the day!

Don't worry all you men out there, I've made one featuring the women as well :)