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July 27 - July 28Spread the word about The Black Donnellys. Unfortunately, NBC only aired 5 episodes of The Black Donnellys on network television. The Black Donnellys did not have the opportunity to capture a large audience, rather it did get the attention of a passionate and rabid group of individuals. Post about your efforts to get a second season of The Black Donnellys on iTunes, TV.com, IMDB.com or NBC.com - The Black Donnellys Board or any other forum, MySpace, Facebook or social media outlet you can think of. You decide. Let's create some buzz to demonstrate our great passion for this series.
July 26Do you think The Black Donnellys deserve a second season? Well, put your reasons to paper and send HBO a letter. It is crucial that we continue to send letters to show our support. Whether its a paragraph or a few pages, every letter and voice counts!
Contact via snail mail: Also send a copy of your letter to Mr. Richard Pepler at HBO.
Finally, send another copy to Paul Haggis via snail mail or fax: July 25Do you have HDTV with a subscription to HDNet? Well, then don't forget to watch The Black Donnellys tonight at 8pm EDT. Alternatively, if your TV does not have HD capabilities, stream and watch a few episodes on NBC.com. We would like The Black Donnellys to remain dominant in their online presence.
July 23 - July 24According to a Google search, you'll see that many other online stores have The Black Donnellys: Complete Series DVD available for pre-order, including Walmart.com, BestBuy.com and etc. Visit the appropriate sites and don't forget to rate the item and write a review for The Black Donnellys. The more reviews we leave, the better the chance an individual may become interested in purchasing the DVD. So your thoughts are needed!If you haven't pre-ordered The Black Donnellys: The Complete Series DVD, now you have a variety of stores to choose from.
July 21 - July 22An article entitled "Strauss' big dig", discusses HBO's biggest challenges for the up and coming seasons now that The Sopranos has reached its finale. In a more recent article entitled "HBO Execs See 'Best Yet to Come'", Mr. Richard Pepler, co-president of programming, states, "There's an HBO philosophy of creating programming that 'differentiates us from the rest of television.'"Write a couple of brief paragraphs about how The Black Donnellys would fit into their programming. Send that letter to HBO.
Contact via snail mail: Also send a copy of your letter to Mr. Richard Pepler at HBO. Have you pre-ordered the The Black Donnellys: The Complete Series DVD yet? Well, if you haven't visit Amazon.com and pre-order today! You can purchase the DVD and present it as a gift, if you have already pre-ordered yours. Let's drive up the DVD sales for The Black Donnellys to show our support for a second season. Don't forget to leave a quick review at Amazon.com so that others who may not have yet seen the series will be intrigued by your comments.
July 19 - July 20I finally got the chance to watch The Black Donnellys on HDNet and realized so many things that I had missed while watching the series on my PC.Today's item focuses on the details of the series that you may have missed. Pick a theme or a character from The Black Donnellys and write a couple of paragraphs on how that theme or character affects you and your everyday life. If you need to, stream and rewatch an episode at NBC.com to refresh your memory. Some major themes you may come across are internal moral struggles, family, sacrifice and so on. Write your letter and send it:
Contact via snail mail:
Send a copy to: Have you pre-ordered the The Black Donnellys: The Complete Series DVD yet? Well, if you haven't visit Amazon.com and pre-order today! You can purchase the DVD and present it as a gift, if you have already pre-ordered yours. Let's drive up the DVD sales for The Black Donnellys to show our support for a second season. Don't forget to leave a quick review at Amazon.com so that others who may not have yet seen the series will be intrigued by your comments.
July 18Today is a day of questions.Have you read this article entitled 'Making the case for 'Black Donnellys' published July 17? Diego Vasquez from Media Life Magazine interviewed a few Black Donnellys' fans to understand more about the Save The Black Donnellys campaign. Share the article with your friends and family. Post the link to the article in your blogs, MySpaces, forums and anywhere that you think would be appropriate for online visibility. Have you pre-ordered the The Black Donnellys: The Complete Series DVD yet? Well, if you haven't visit Amazon.com and pre-order today! You can purchase the DVD and present it as a gift, if you have already pre-ordered yours. Let's drive up the DVD sales for The Black Donnellys to show our support for a second season. Don't forget to leave a quick review at Amazon.com so that others who may not have yet seen the series will be intrigued by your comments.
July 17Plenty to do with this item:Today is the day! HBO should be receiving 300 lbs of crackers today along with the 120 lbs of crackers that were previously mailed to them. So keep on sending your letters as your words and your support for The Black Donnellys can help HBO see how much potential this series has to succeed given the right opportunity. You can also send newspaper or blog articles that you think could help convince HBO to pick up a second season. This could be an article that gives The Black Donnellys a good review, or an article about the epidemic of serial drama cancellations. Put in your own two cents in how the article relates to The Black Donnellys. You can find some great articles posted by your fellow Firecrackers here at The Firecracker Lounge. Do you have any questions about The Black Donnellys and its future? Well, chat with Ellen Gray and Jonathan Storm at: http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/chat beginning at 11am, Philadelphia time tomorrow. If you are unable to join in the chat that early, you can leave a question before hand in the chat queue. Our objective is to leave as many questions as we can in regards to HBO or any network picking up a second season to spark interest and maybe receive an answer from these chat panelists.
We know many of you have great ideas for the campaign. Therefore, if you have ideas for daily action items, please send your suggestions to: dailyTasks@savetheblackdonnellys.net.
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1) Spread The Word
2) Write and Send
to HBO:
3) Watch and Subscribe
to HDNet
4) Download iTunes
5) Stream NBC.com
6) Get Media Involved
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