OMG! I am ROTFLOL!! You need to put that in a fic! That's hilarious!

*giggle-snort-giggle*

Is this what you guys mean by third person omniscient???
Snort!

I can't breathe!!!

Are you saying my transitions aren't smooth??? *sigh* Everyone's a critic....

You just made my night with that emoticon!!! roflol!!!

Here dear, maybe this will help.

Whew! Forget the inhaler! I just need Bobby to give me a little mouth-to-mouth and I'll be just fine!!!

Hola, Allison75! I'm glad you joined too. I like reading your posts. You keep me motivated! Hope you have a great relaxing weekend trip!


Thanks for posting this, footsteps, I really enjoyed reading all the comments too. I had to laugh at the folks that just typed: NBC = Nothing But Crap. LOL.

I don't understand if they are trying to sell NBCUNI why they would want to destroy all of their programs and ratings first? Wouldn't that lessen the value during the deal? I also got the impression that the writers/actors may have been restrained a bit from making it into a really good drama and that is probably why some viewers lost interest right away (myself included.) I mean if you are going to sell a house you don't try to stifle it's best qualities, you paint them and try to enhance them to make the offer more appealing right? Either I'm missing something important or I'll just never understand some things.

I got a big kick out of that fluff pic, quietfire. It made me laugh!

OH and yeah, and I agree with footstepsontherun very much. You all are amazing. All of you that are campaigning fight with the passion of a mama bear fighting defending her cubs. I'm proud to stand beside you.

Have a Great Weekend All!

Thanks for the great info. When do the Nielsen ratings come out so we can see how CI did in them? Thanks for your help in advance.

CI lover

I only watch Criminal Intent to see Goren and Eames. Without them the show is nothing. I think that Det. Nichols is a good character, too, but if I don't get my Goren and Eames fix, then, I wont watch anymore. My question is did the network oust them or do they want to be done with the show? Because that makes a big difference. Does anyone know? sharlyn

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We have no statements from anyone's camp directly. We have a statement that USA released on VDO's behalf meant to make us feel like it was his choice but nothing from their camps.

Even if he did leave - I think we have all agreed that to keep the show on the air without Goren/Eames is disrespectful to them and to us.

At this point the ONLY actors we know are going to be in the season opener are JG and VDO - no mention of KE or EB.

Lots of entertainment reporters are saying money or that they were fired.

We may never really know.

Here is what I'm up to today:

I have found Nikki Finke's twitter page and I am working on following all her followers (whew, she has 12,000+ and you have to add each one manually. I have a long way to go). Some are already following back. I think the name saveGorenEames will move those who want to be moved into following.

I'm going to start tweeting Susan's list of "Things I learned from Criminal Intent", so if you want to see them, follow here: http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames !!!!

That's great! I picked up a few who are interested off of USA_LOCI twitter page...I will send you a list of who I have heard from so you can tweet to them directly.

I started adding USA's followers...they have about as many as Nikki..I have added about 200 so far....

I have been tweeting at Nikki for some time...she isn't following me though....

I sent e-cards driving home the sponsor angle to USA...gonna send out a few more to media about the "fluffalanche".

Nikki doesn't follow anyone. So we need to target those who are interested in her. Her followers are obviously interested in entertainment and we need them to follow back and re-tweet our message to their friends. I'm going to get the hang of this social networking yet!

You go girl!

I picked up about 10 people on LOCI twitter thing...they tweeted to me directly - I sent you those so you can send them direct tweets about the "offical" twitter feed.

I am working on the USA people while you work on her...anyone who contacts me directly I will send you way.

I have picked up about 100 follows but most didn't bother to see who I was or what I was doing...urg. Still...we picked up a few.

Do you search to see who is talking about VDO, KE, LOCI, Law and ORder Ciminal Intent and all the other buzz words...I have been searching for those people and tweeting at them with our rally cry and links too....if you are doing it too...I will let you since we what them on your site the most.

I keep posting updates on facebook sites and any article where VDO, LOCI , or KE is mentioned (and where I won't be buried on page 5346...)

If you other ideas of places to post our links...I am all ears!

The following is the Saturday Hit list.
Remember quantity is just as important as the quality of our messages.
Media:
Bob Sassone - http://www.tvsquad.com/contact/comments/
Refer to his article of September 25, 2009
http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/donfrio-...w-and-order-ci/
Tell him what we fans have been up to and why. Be sure to tell her about the "Fluff" Campaign. Also, direct him to :
our blog: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/
our website: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.com/
our Twitter page: http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames
Julie Miller – Movieline.com
Read her article:
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Loyalists Unleash Deadly Fluffalanche
http://www.movieline.com/2009/10/law-order-criminal-intent-loyalists-launch-usa-fluffalanche.php
If you haven't already, thank her for the article and comment on it.
Social Networks:
Twitter – Tweet now and Tweet often! Tell USA Network about our planned boycott of sponsors.
Facebook – Ask all your friends to sign the petition!
http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html
Emails:
Over the next few days, we suggest your emails to the NBCUNI executives reflect our position on boycotting the sponsors of LOCI. For details and writing suggestions see: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/2009/10/usa-network-sponsor-details-making-it.html
jeff.wachtel@nbcuni.com
bonnie.hammer@nbcuni.com
jeff.gaspin@nbcuni.com
andrea.epstein@nbcuni.com
Lynn Weiss, +1-818-777-6682, lynn.weiss@nbcuni.com
Farrah Hersh, +1-212-664-4137, farrah.hersh@nbcuni.com
Mark Miller, Senior VP-Cable Entertainment Sales 212-664-2208 mark.miller@nbcuni.comGotta let this guy know we will boycott all advertisers
jeff.zucker@nbcuni.com
And of course send your postcards (more than 1!) to:
Jeff Wachtel President of Original SeriesUSA Network30 Rockefeller Plaza21st FloorNew York, NY 10112
Bonnie Hammer President
USA Network30 Rockefeller Plaza21st FloorNew York, NY 10112
Online Digital postcards here!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43241958@N03/
On Postcards: Again, let Ms. Hammer and/or Mr. Wachtel know just how upset and unhappy we are! Ask her/him to reconsider. Let them know about our plan to boycott LOCI sponsors.

Way to go Charley! (yes, I got those and am following)
I am stifling my conservative streak for this! I am now raiding all the @USA_LawOrderCI followers. It just takes time to go through every page.

If anyone is trying to get my attention on Twitter, send me a direct message - or do it here! I'm not going to be reading the approaching-1000 followers tweet....

and if you have room add the hash #saveGorenEames to your tweet.

When I get through some of what I have to do, I will try searching for those other topics Charley.

When I post here, I sort of feel like a virus attacking the host.

I hope we turn into a big virus attacking from everywhere!

Love it!

And for this virus, there is no vaccine!!

Go Team!!!!!

BTW -- the US postal service is closed Monday for Columbus Day, but we can use the opportunity to write postcards to be picked up on Tuesday. Hmm . . . for a Friday arrival. What else is going on this Friday ????

To my knowledge, most non-governmental businesses will be open on monday, though--just FYI.

Both are basically the same if it's true they were only offered half their salary knowing it would force the actors to leave. This allows a studio to dump actors and place the blame on the actors. I'm glad some writers have called it a "mass firing" because that was the real intent.

Ooo, nice Amy99! I wonder if I can fit that into a tweet!

Worker bee needed!

Can some find out what they can about http://www.hollywood.com/ Is there a place to bombard them with messages about the Fluff Campaign? Let us know what you find out!

They are following our twitter, but then they follow everyone!

THANKS!

As I was cleaning the kitchen, I was thinking.....

Even if you don't agree with the campaign, what we're doing can't hurt.

Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe and Eric Bogosian are actors. They are self-employed. Self-employed people have to promote themselves.

We're helping them do their promotion. And not in a negative way!

Off soap box........

http://twitter.com/josephadamj

Apparenlty a "Jonas brother" (fake or real) twitter about saving LOCI!!

AWESOME!!!

ALL CREDIT GOES TO RABEKA JR FOR DISCOVERING THIS

____Kerli___

Well whoever he is in Taiwan, he certainly has a great batch of followers who hopefully listen to his Re-tweets!!
I've maxed out - Twitter won't let me follow anyone else today... But I can still tweet!

I have been doing everything I KNOW HOW to do: one day I sent out 40 postcards, plus emails, then another 40, and some emails, plus 6 bags of cotton balls. I've got another 50 postcards almost ready for Monday. And I did reply to that columnist. I even had a sweatshirt made up with "NBC/UNIV--- NO GOREN NO EAMES NO VIEWERS" What can I do with that, anything?


But--- I have to admit, I know absolutely nothing about tweeting. I can never find the original post to reply to, or even what it is about. Nor do I know how to follow anyone. I joined a few weeks ago to follow CI, and all I ever see are replies on different subjects, or again, what the post was about. I think there are a few people following me, but how they are doing it I'll never know since I never posted anything. So how do I do this tweeting?

Way to go Bammi! I am *so* impressed!
Don't worry about the tweeting! Seach out entertainment reporters and send them emails! Tell them what we're doing and why and give them blog address/web address/twitter

http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/
http://savinggorenandeamesnow.com/
http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames

Thanks so much!

Oh I'm sorry, I forgot that you mentioned that the page wasn't up yet. No rush, the site is fine.



Uh...that account is fake, I just happened to notice it. Like Quietfireca said though, he does have a lot of followers, so who knows, maybe they'll listen to him. You guys on twitter have picked up a lot Ci fans and are spreading the word to others, great job. On hollywood.com, the only thing I could find was the Contact Us page.

I don't know if anyone else read Ausiello's article about Southland's cancellation, but the situation reminded me of Ci's. Here's are parts of the article and questions asked to Michael Cudlitz, one of the actors on the show.

" What explanation were you given?
CUDLITZ: We were given the same statement that everyone got. [NBC] said they watched the first [four] episodes and determined that they were too dark. I don’t even know where to go with that. They were the scripts that [NBC] approved for a show that they picked up — a show they themselves advertised as an authentic, raw, and gritty look at the Los Angeles Police Department. So I don’t know what they thought they were getting… There’s something else going on I’m sure. We had a cast and crew screening on Tuesday for the season 2 premiere, and it was phenomenal. It was better than any of the episodes we have aired to date. It was fantastic. "

Do you have a theory as to what else might be going on?
CUDLITZ: I really don’t. What audience are they afraid of pissing off? They don’t have an audience… There’s some speculation that they’re trying to cut costs because they’re trying to sell the network, but I don’t know. The thing that strikes me as very bizarre is that they have [six episodes] in the can, they don’t have anything on right now that is doing well, and our show is good. Why would you not put it on? So something else must be going on.

Anything fans can do?
CUDLITZ: They can express their annoyance. Networks are in this to make money, and it’s obviously proven by this decision. Because if they cared about the quality and the art then they would keep the show on the air just because of that. This was not a show that was costing them a ton of money. This is a show that would more than likely have made them money, even if not a lot. And it was critically-acclaimed, and they still chose to cancel it because of the bottom line. They’re obviously in it for the money. So if you let them know you’re not happy with what they did, that can’t do anything but help. "

There is now a fan-made website to save the show by moving it to another network, a twitter account, petition ('twitition'), and a facebook page. Cudlitz supports the fans on his twitter account with tweets like - "Comment on every article, blog, interview, everything. Create such a buzz that it won't matter where we end up". Even though these fans are fighting to save the show by moving it somewhere other than NBC, they are just as upset and fired up as we are. Maybe we could help them somehow in return for their help to our campaign, like signing the petition (or is that cheating o_O?) Just a thought, it doesn't have to be a big thing, just a favor between fans.

I was just thinking about wanting a T-Shirt about the campaign today as I was out. I always want to know if there are other Ci fans out there, and imagine them coming up to me saying they're a fan too. Oh yeah, like quietfireca said, don't worry too much about the tweeting, you've already done so much anyway, which is great. What is your account name on twitter, maybe we can help you out.

OMG....you have been busy!!! I think you have done more than enough...more than me I know...geez, I better get cracking!!

I just figured out the tweet thing the hard way...trial and error!

If you want to tweet you can do the "help" thing but I think we are running in circles now we have been tweeting so much.

I think the media and to just keep flooding them with postcards/emails and fluff is what we need.

Guess I need more ink and some cotton balls before Tuesday....I gotta do some catching up!

Wow...that is amazing!

If you want to take a pic of yourself in the shirt...you can crop off part of your face if you want to keep it private... and send it to me or one of the blog girls we can surely put that pic on the blog and website...front page. I would also be more than happy to use your pic on the e-cards I send or I can send you the link so you can register and make your own e-cards.

Again...wow!

If you want to follow the campaign's twitter account, go here <a href="http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames</a>, and click Follow under the name. I think you guys are now spreading the news to other Ci fans on there and twitter accounts like TV Guide? Anyway, on the Home page is where the tweets of everyone you follow appear, as you already know. On your profile you can see who you are following and who is following you (you can also unfollow and block people.) When you want to tweet to someone, there is a little gray curved arrow that says 'reply to...' on any of their tweets. On the top will appear a box that says @(name), and you can type a message to them that will appear on your profile and they will see. It won't display the exact tweet of theirs you hit reply to, but to do that, put RT (re-tweet), type your reply, put their @ name, and copy and paste their tweet. There are other things, but this is just so you get a better picture of it.

Thanks, you guys! You made me feel good! This whole thing has devasated me--- I love VDO and Criminal Intent so much! I hate to think that they (TPTB) would treat our actors so badly after all the actors have done for the show through the years. Vincent D'Onofrio, along with Rene Balcer, created Bobby, and Vincent made it his own. There will never be another character on TV like Bobby Goren (I wrote this in my reply to that columnist, btw) although there are many wannabe's. I simply can't believe they are doing this.

Remember when the show first moved to USA, and how excited we all were? I remember saying that USA has promoted CI more in one week than NBC did in a year. Look how it has all changed... I'm certainly grateful for what they did in the beginning, but this...

Anyway, thanks Guys! I'll keep those postcards and emails coming! And I'll try to get a picture of that sweatshirt up---it's pretty cool, cause the color is so noticeable.

Exactly Bammi

We have this - along with lots of other info - on the blog
http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com...d-criminal.html
We need to keep mentioning this type of stuff in our emails!

You go girl!

Thanks bammi! I thought I was the only person in the universe that had no knowledge of "tweeting". I just wanted to thank all of you guys for the tremendous support for our show. You're truly an inspiration. I've never been so passionate about saving anything on TV, but I've also NEVER found a series that completly intrigues me either! I too have sent tons of postcards, e-mails, signed petitions, and campaigned to everyone I know. Granted, I work alot but...I spend every spare moment watching the boards and any info I can find.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
[size="7"][/size]SAVE GOREN AND EAMES!!! NO FLUFF, NO PUFF, JUST THE BEST STUFF!

This is awesome! I'm tweeting this!!

And this:

From the Robert Goren encyclopedia of knowledge:The longest & best cigarette butts are found at subway entrances http://ow.ly/tMLg

Would just like to sing a little song to the USANetwork...

So leave the memories alone. I don't want to see. The way it is, as to how it used to be....
Leave the memories alone, don't change a thing!!

I have no idea why this came to mind... Must credit to 'Fuel'..

Something tells me i would have gotten in trouble, if i had choosen something which explained my thoughts a little better... Something with alot of *&^%$%^& in it

I dont want this new CI, i want the old CI. I want Goren and Eames!

*Goes back into the corner*

~~THUD~~

Okay, gotta go tweet that at USA!!! I'm am so ROFLOL!!!!!

To me, as said elsewhere what USA may be saying about viewers enjoying "lighter" fare in the case of "CI" may very well be a cover for what may have really happened: Ad buyers telling NBC-Universal that they would no longer pay sufficient rates for "CI" episodes on either USA Network or NBC to pay VDO and KE what they have been. As much as people at USA Network may claim to want "fluffy characters," the likelyhood is that ad buyers made it clear they were going to reduce what they paid USA for ad time next season on "CI," and that reduction forced USA's hand with VDO and KE.

IF that's the case, then USA will get to see how much ad buyers will pay for a show that only a handful of people watch. We can only act on the information we have and right now that information seems to be that USA wants lighter fare. So we will gladly oblige them with all the Fluff they can handle.

The following is the Sunday Hit list.
Remember quantity is just as important as the quality of our messages.
Media:
Tom Gilbert, Executive Editor, New York, tgilbert@tvweek.com, (212) 210-0706 Refer to the TV Week/TV Bizwire article of September 25, 2009 by Elizabeth Jensenhttp://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2009/09/cast-shake-up-in-store-for-law.php
Tell him what we fans have been up to and why. Be sure to tell him about the "Fluff" Campaign. Also, direct him to :our blog: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/
our website: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.com/
our Twitter page: http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames
Social Networks:
Twitter – Tweet now and Tweet often! Tell USA Network about our planned boycott of sponsors.
Facebook - Ask all your friends to sign the petition! http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Emails:Ask everyone on your personal email contact list to sign the petition! We need many more signatures.
http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Over the next few days, we suggest your emails to the NBCUNI executives reflect our position on boycotting the sponsors of LOCI. For details and writing suggestions see: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/2009/10/usa-network-sponsor-details-making-it.html
jeff.wachtel@nbcuni.com
bonnie.hammer@nbcuni.com
jeff.gaspin@nbcuni.com
andrea.epstein@nbcuni.com
Lynn Weiss, +1-818-777-6682, lynn.weiss@nbcuni.com
Farrah Hersh, +1-212-664-4137, farrah.hersh@nbcuni.com
Mark Miller, Senior VP-Cable Entertainment Sales 212-664-2208 mark.miller@nbcuni.comGotta let this guy know we will boycott all advertisers
jeff.zucker@nbcuni.com
And of course send your postcards (more than 1!) to:
Jeff Wachtel President of Original Series
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112
Bonnie Hammer PresidentUSA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112
Online Digital postcards here!http://www.flickr.com/photos/43241958@N03/
On Postcards: Again, let Ms. Hammer and/or Mr. Wachtel know just how upset and unhappy we are! Ask her/him to reconsider. Let them know about our plan to boycott LOCI sponsors.

Thank you!

Just a suggestion but maybe you should add a link to where you can buy fluff on savegorenandeamesnow.com I was wondering about whether I can send fluff and it would be helpful to have a link or something.

Also I'm Canadian so does anyone know if sending fluff across the boarder will cost a lot more? I'm a dirt poor student so sadley how much money I can contribute to this is very limited.

That may actually turn out to be the case (and if so, it would be FAR from the first time ad buyers were proven wrong), however, ad buyers refusing to pay sufficient rates for shows is something you will never hear a network admit to. I do know for instance several years back when FOX had a split between the two MLB League Championship Series between FOX and FX that both games aired simultaneously as opposed to one in the late afternoon and the other in prime time (prior to TBS taking over one of the LCS series) was solely because ad buyers would not pay sufficient rates to warrant airing a late afternoon game unless it were Game 6 or Game 7. No network would ever admit to ad buyers dictating such publically.

The closest I remember a network admitting to that was in 2005, when NBC surprising canceled spinoff Trial By Jury after only 12 episodes even though it actually did well enough to warrant a renewal. The reason: The age of the average "TBJ" viewer was 54, with "TBJ's" ratings in the 18-49 age group that ad buyers unhealthly crave lower than many shows at the time on the WB Network in particular. That likely meant ad buyers told NBC they would not pay enough in rates for "TBJ" to keep going in that instance. While this time, it's likely more of the economy here, it nonetheless likely is that ad buyers did in fact tell NBC-Universal they refuse to pay what NBC-Universal felt was necessary to keep VDO and KE at their current salaries on "CI."

Well that's a shame. I guess though were doing the right thing telling the sponcers that we won't buy there products then.... right?

You are doing the right thing. There is a TON of passion here, and these campaigns have often been successful. I just know with the economy being as bad as it is, you are up against a lot here, especially if it were ad buyers refusal to pay sufficient rates that caused this.

Thank you for that glimmer of hope. I do think we're getting through given the new media recognition--let's see if it's enough. I have faith we can do this !!!!!

In order to have an avalanche, you need a mountain, and we are certainly building a mountain of support ( and positive buzz )for our actors through twitter, postcards, emails, etc.

Let the Fluffalanche coming crashin down !!!!

GO TEAM !!!!!!!!

I will gladly add a link!

The issue right now with the webpage is that no one is taking the time to leave the front page....think I need to redo and make more info. available on the front page.....???

I have a four day weekend (three left) guess I should work on that.

Okay....

Edited to say - I too am limited on cash so I sent cotton balls with a postcard taped to the front. Not as much POW as the fluff or Kayne's boxes of packing peanuts but....they get the point just the same. Okay...off to the webpage...needs to be more attention grabbing maybe?????

There's a link that says "where to purchase Fluff". It's on the right hand side...just keep scrolling down.



Thanks Wally. I thought you were trying to tell us we were wasting our time. We may be up against a lot, but G/E are worth it.