Help save Tru!

10-25-2003, 12:43 AM

I realize Tru Calling hasnt started yet...but with only 6 days to go, i figure we better start tryin to save it...go vote!!
:D
http://www.savemyshow.com/shows/trucalling.htm

10-25-2003, 01:11 AM

ROFL I panicked for a sec! *votes*

10-25-2003, 02:14 AM

These websites usually don't make a difference, but I guess its good to start supporting the show any way we can...especially now that the premiere date is so close.

10-25-2003, 03:45 AM

Voted!

Faith_Fan · 10-25-2003, 04:44 AM

More ideas on how to help tru at:

http://www.supporttrucalling.com

10-26-2003, 05:14 PM

Hey there is like thirty people who voted to cancel it!! Motherf*uckers man!!!!!!!! I voted!!

M@tt · 10-26-2003, 06:12 PM

That site shouldn't even be allowing voting yet, it's so unfair that those thirty people have voted for it to be cancelled when they haven't even seen the finished product of one episode yet. Thank god the website means nothing in the scheme of things.

10-26-2003, 11:54 PM

just go n vote over n over again...it cant hurt...maybe they really do send those things to the networks..who knows.. [img]smile.gif[/img]

10-27-2003, 12:56 AM

I really don't think those things mean anything. Thats a good thing for us since so many people just randomly vote for shows to be cancelled when they haven't even seen it or when it hasn't even premiered yet, but its bad since so many people here are voting for it to stay on the air and it won't make much of a difference. FOX should listen to the people for once, dammit. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

**andrew r** · 10-27-2003, 11:24 AM

Thanks for the link. Voted yes (of course). But one person's voted for the couldn't care either way option. :confused: But most votes are going to yes which is nice.

But does it mean were paranoid in getting these sites up before the pilots being shown?

10-27-2003, 11:34 AM

Well, earlier FOX said that the internet is what they look for, for the big buzzes about their shows. I think it'll help [img]smile.gif[/img]

Faith_Fan · 10-27-2003, 01:06 PM

After watching so many shows like Firefly, Dark Angel, John Doe, Freakylinks, Harsh Realm, Lone Gunmen, Pasadena and countless others get canceled by Fox, there's no time for us to be optimistic about it.

It's Fox's fault that people aren't going to tune in because they already know the show won't last five episodes. They've canceled so many shows that people aren't going to watch until we know that the fans are going to fight for this show.

This is what Matt Roush from TV Guide said:
If Joe Millionaire continues to tank, I'm not sure what Fox will do on Tuesdays. But I wouldn't count on Tru Calling getting the call. This does look like another sacrificial loser, especially in this killer time period and with Fox's lousy track record for standing behind its weirder shows. All I can say, though, is that if the core audience of genre fans decide not to watch because they've already decided it's doomed, then the show is as DOA as those bodies Tru oversees in the morgue.

When you have the media called Tru doomed, the fans can't sit on their hands. We can't be saying we should have done something earlier.

With Firefly, there were fans so convinced by Fox's rhetoric that they were standing by the show that when Adam Baldwin posted on the official Firefly board that production had halted and the show as in affect canceled, many didn't believe him. Those were people not actively trying to save the show. We can't have that happen. We have to believe that Fox will cancel the show. John Doe was the best premiere Fox had had on Fridays since X-Files and it still was canceled. So it really doesn't even matter how good the ratings are for the premiere.

That being said, I'm thinking that if Tru doesn't premiere to a 6 or better in the overnights (what John Doe got), and Skin and Joe Millionaire continue to suck, the first push of the Support Tru campaign is to get it moved to another night. I want people like Matt Roush ripping Fox to shreads for keeping Tru on Thursdays.

[ October 27, 2003, 11:08 AM: Message edited by: Faith_Fan ]

10-27-2003, 04:13 PM

All this FOX discussion in the last month is making my head spin. It would be so much easier if it was on The WB. From that list alone that you posted F_F, at least three of the shows were critically acclaimed. FOX could have a lot of high quality shows on their schedule if they didn't work they way they did. It seems they care more about IMMEDIATE ratings and what something is getting every single week than the overall picture. Didn't they ever hear of letting a show grow an audience?

EW had a comment on Tru Calling:
"A show about a girl who can change the future. If the show doesn't get cancelled then we'll know she really can." See the reputation FOX has?

[ October 27, 2003, 02:14 PM: Message edited by: Andrew ]

10-27-2003, 10:03 PM

Except for baseball and the O.C. ratings have not been good for FOX.

I expect mainstays such as Bernie Mac, That 70's Show, Malcolm in the Middle, King of the Hill and the Simpsons to see a decline in ratings, although not much of one.

Stan Hooper might have potential.

Faith_Fan · 10-29-2003, 05:48 PM

Ways You Can Help Tru!

Tomorrow (Thursday October 30th) Tru Calling premieres on Fox at 8pm. Some in the media aren't giving it much of a chance, but they're underestimating the power of the Tru Calling fans.

So no matter what the ratings or reviews are for the show, if all of us work together, we can not only keep TC on the air, but make it a success:

Here's a few simple things you can do to help Tru:

1) Visit the official TC Site and post on the official Tru Calling message board frequently.
http://www.fox.com/trucalling/

Fox uses number of hits and posts on the forum to measure the interest in a show. This is a prime way to send a message to Fox about the fan interest in TC.

2) Join the Official Tru Calling Fan Club. It's free and it's just an email newsletter. This is another great way to show Fox TC's popularity.
http://foxbroadcasting.rsc03.net/ser...0kN9Hsspgn_yLn

3) Put a TC banner on your website or on your message board signature file.

You can find many banners at: http://www.supporttrucalling.com/banners.html http://www.trucalling-fans.com/dl/banners/banner.htm http://www.tru-forum.com/index.php?showtopic=57

4). Tell as many people as you can to watch Tru Calling. Post on message boards. Remind your friends and family to watch. Put a sign on your car. Anything! We need as many people to tune in as possible and we need to recruit as many fans as possible!

For more info on The Support Tru Calling Campaign, visit SupportTruCalling.com

[ October 29, 2003, 03:49 PM: Message edited by: Faith_Fan ]

10-29-2003, 07:52 PM

Love all the work you're doing to promote the show, Faith_Fan. Also, the TC holiday is a great idea, I forget who mentioned it. I've seen a lot of signatures at the Buffy forum at SMGboard with Tru Calling mentioned in the signature, including mine. That forum gets a lot of visits, I hope it will make a difference.

I've been posting at the official TC forum as much as I can...

I know I live in Canada and viewers aren't counted here, but I'm telling all my friends to watch. It can't hurt, right? I'm not sure if any Canadian channel has picked it up. As of right now I'm watching it on FOX. If a Canadian channel does pick it up, I'll make sure to tune in there...they might keep playing it. I'd like it if TC turned into a show that had a lot of international fans, like what happened to Buffy & Angel.

10-30-2003, 01:40 AM

I will definately put a sign on my moms car...she'll love that one. And ill superglue it so she cant take it off...and and and i lll make buttons with my cool button maker and pass them out at school. (yes, arent you jealous you dont have a cool button maker?) and i will turn every tv in my house to FOX every thursday at 8. yes, mam i will. [img]graemlins/goofy.gif[/img]

10-30-2003, 10:31 PM

I didn't realize the show was already in trouble. I'm watching it right now and think its pretty decent. Much better then most of that reality crap

10-30-2003, 10:39 PM

LOL it's not a reality show, addicted!

Jess, I am VERY jealous of your button maker, you punk lol.

I'm putting a banner on my blog and a link tot he message boards RIGHT NOW!

Faith_Fan · 10-31-2003, 03:56 AM

Everyone email AskFox at: askfox@foxinc.com and request that they air an encore of the Tru Calling pilot.

Say something like you wanted to watch it but couldn't for some reason and you would like them to air an encore.

It's worth a shot. If there's a large number of emails requesting it, maybe Fox may figure there's an untapped audience out there.

10-25-2003, 12:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
elizaismyhero4e Posts: n/a	I realize Tru Calling hasnt started yet...but with only 6 days to go, i figure we better start tryin to save it...go vote!! :D http://www.savemyshow.com/shows/trucalling.htm

10-25-2003, 01:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
lil_faith Posts: n/a	ROFL I panicked for a sec! votes

10-25-2003, 02:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
imported_Andrew Posts: n/a	These websites usually don't make a difference, but I guess its good to start supporting the show any way we can...especially now that the premiere date is so close.

10-25-2003, 03:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
j4th Posts: n/a	Voted!

10-25-2003, 04:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Faith_Fan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 611 My Profile	More ideas on how to help tru at: http://www.supporttrucalling.com

10-26-2003, 05:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
AllAboutTru Posts: n/a	Hey there is like thirty people who voted to cancel it!! Motherf*uckers man!!!!!!!! I voted!!

10-26-2003, 06:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
M@tt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,964 My Profile	That site shouldn't even be allowing voting yet, it's so unfair that those thirty people have voted for it to be cancelled when they haven't even seen the finished product of one episode yet. Thank god the website means nothing in the scheme of things.

10-26-2003, 11:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
elizaismyhero4e Posts: n/a	just go n vote over n over again...it cant hurt...maybe they really do send those things to the networks..who knows.. [img]smile.gif[/img]

10-27-2003, 12:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
imported_Andrew Posts: n/a	I really don't think those things mean anything. Thats a good thing for us since so many people just randomly vote for shows to be cancelled when they haven't even seen it or when it hasn't even premiered yet, but its bad since so many people here are voting for it to stay on the air and it won't make much of a difference. FOX should listen to the people for once, dammit. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

10-27-2003, 11:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
andrew r Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: England Posts: 30,722 My Profile	Thanks for the link. Voted yes (of course). But one person's voted for the couldn't care either way option. :confused: But most votes are going to yes which is nice. But does it mean were paranoid in getting these sites up before the pilots being shown?

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

10-27-2003, 11:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
lil_faith Posts: n/a	Well, earlier FOX said that the internet is what they look for, for the big buzzes about their shows. I think it'll help [img]smile.gif[/img]

10-27-2003, 01:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
Faith_Fan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 611 My Profile	After watching so many shows like Firefly, Dark Angel, John Doe, Freakylinks, Harsh Realm, Lone Gunmen, Pasadena and countless others get canceled by Fox, there's no time for us to be optimistic about it. It's Fox's fault that people aren't going to tune in because they already know the show won't last five episodes. They've canceled so many shows that people aren't going to watch until we know that the fans are going to fight for this show. This is what Matt Roush from TV Guide said: If Joe Millionaire continues to tank, I'm not sure what Fox will do on Tuesdays. But I wouldn't count on Tru Calling getting the call. This does look like another sacrificial loser, especially in this killer time period and with Fox's lousy track record for standing behind its weirder shows. All I can say, though, is that if the core audience of genre fans decide not to watch because they've already decided it's doomed, then the show is as DOA as those bodies Tru oversees in the morgue. When you have the media called Tru doomed, the fans can't sit on their hands. We can't be saying we should have done something earlier. With Firefly, there were fans so convinced by Fox's rhetoric that they were standing by the show that when Adam Baldwin posted on the official Firefly board that production had halted and the show as in affect canceled, many didn't believe him. Those were people not actively trying to save the show. We can't have that happen. We have to believe that Fox will cancel the show. John Doe was the best premiere Fox had had on Fridays since X-Files and it still was canceled. So it really doesn't even matter how good the ratings are for the premiere. That being said, I'm thinking that if Tru doesn't premiere to a 6 or better in the overnights (what John Doe got), and Skin and Joe Millionaire continue to suck, the first push of the Support Tru campaign is to get it moved to another night. I want people like Matt Roush ripping Fox to shreads for keeping Tru on Thursdays. [ October 27, 2003, 11:08 AM: Message edited by: Faith_Fan ]

10-27-2003, 04:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
imported_Andrew Posts: n/a	All this FOX discussion in the last month is making my head spin. It would be so much easier if it was on The WB. From that list alone that you posted F_F, at least three of the shows were critically acclaimed. FOX could have a lot of high quality shows on their schedule if they didn't work they way they did. It seems they care more about IMMEDIATE ratings and what something is getting every single week than the overall picture. Didn't they ever hear of letting a show grow an audience? EW had a comment on Tru Calling: "A show about a girl who can change the future. If the show doesn't get cancelled then we'll know she really can." See the reputation FOX has? [ October 27, 2003, 02:14 PM: Message edited by: Andrew ]

10-27-2003, 10:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
MAVSFAN Posts: n/a	Except for baseball and the O.C. ratings have not been good for FOX. I expect mainstays such as Bernie Mac, That 70's Show, Malcolm in the Middle, King of the Hill and the Simpsons to see a decline in ratings, although not much of one. Stan Hooper might have potential.

10-29-2003, 05:48 PM	#15 (permalink)
Faith_Fan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 611 My Profile	Ways You Can Help Tru! Tomorrow (Thursday October 30th) Tru Calling premieres on Fox at 8pm. Some in the media aren't giving it much of a chance, but they're underestimating the power of the Tru Calling fans. So no matter what the ratings or reviews are for the show, if all of us work together, we can not only keep TC on the air, but make it a success: Here's a few simple things you can do to help Tru: 1) Visit the official TC Site and post on the official Tru Calling message board frequently. http://www.fox.com/trucalling/ Fox uses number of hits and posts on the forum to measure the interest in a show. This is a prime way to send a message to Fox about the fan interest in TC. 2) Join the Official Tru Calling Fan Club. It's free and it's just an email newsletter. This is another great way to show Fox TC's popularity. http://foxbroadcasting.rsc03.net/ser...0kN9Hsspgn_yLn 3) Put a TC banner on your website or on your message board signature file. You can find many banners at: http://www.supporttrucalling.com/banners.html http://www.trucalling-fans.com/dl/banners/banner.htm http://www.tru-forum.com/index.php?showtopic=57 4). Tell as many people as you can to watch Tru Calling. Post on message boards. Remind your friends and family to watch. Put a sign on your car. Anything! We need as many people to tune in as possible and we need to recruit as many fans as possible! For more info on The Support Tru Calling Campaign, visit SupportTruCalling.com [ October 29, 2003, 03:49 PM: Message edited by: Faith_Fan ]

10-29-2003, 07:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
imported_Andrew Posts: n/a	Love all the work you're doing to promote the show, Faith_Fan. Also, the TC holiday is a great idea, I forget who mentioned it. I've seen a lot of signatures at the Buffy forum at SMGboard with Tru Calling mentioned in the signature, including mine. That forum gets a lot of visits, I hope it will make a difference. I've been posting at the official TC forum as much as I can... I know I live in Canada and viewers aren't counted here, but I'm telling all my friends to watch. It can't hurt, right? I'm not sure if any Canadian channel has picked it up. As of right now I'm watching it on FOX. If a Canadian channel does pick it up, I'll make sure to tune in there...they might keep playing it. I'd like it if TC turned into a show that had a lot of international fans, like what happened to Buffy & Angel.

10-30-2003, 01:40 AM	#17 (permalink)
elizaismyhero4e Posts: n/a	I will definately put a sign on my moms car...she'll love that one. And ill superglue it so she cant take it off...and and and i lll make buttons with my cool button maker and pass them out at school. (yes, arent you jealous you dont have a cool button maker?) and i will turn every tv in my house to FOX every thursday at 8. yes, mam i will. [img]graemlins/goofy.gif[/img]

10-30-2003, 10:31 PM	#18 (permalink)
Angelfan03 Posts: n/a	I didn't realize the show was already in trouble. I'm watching it right now and think its pretty decent. Much better then most of that reality crap

10-30-2003, 10:39 PM	#19 (permalink)
lil_faith Posts: n/a	LOL it's not a reality show, addicted! Jess, I am VERY jealous of your button maker, you punk lol. I'm putting a banner on my blog and a link tot he message boards RIGHT NOW!

10-31-2003, 03:56 AM	#20 (permalink)
Faith_Fan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 611 My Profile	Everyone email AskFox at: askfox@foxinc.com and request that they air an encore of the Tru Calling pilot. Say something like you wanted to watch it but couldn't for some reason and you would like them to air an encore. It's worth a shot. If there's a large number of emails requesting it, maybe Fox may figure there's an untapped audience out there.