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Tips on how to save your show: Getting Started

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Note:  Part two. Part one is here. This entire piece is about saving shows that are either in imminent danger or are already gone. The best piece of advice I have is, don’t wait until it’s desperate. We all want to just sit and enjoy our shows without having to work for them, but the unfortunate fact is, if we love a show, we need to be fighting for it from its premier date. Genre shows are notoriously low rated and susceptible to cancellation. If a new show impresses you next season, consider the impact a bit of activism could … Continue reading →

Tips on how to save your show: Twitter Campaigns

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Note: This got really long, so it’s been split into two posts. Part two is located here. This spring’s annual TV show slaughter seems to have been a particularly brutal one for genre fans. The wailing and gnashing of teeth are audible throughout my timeline, as are the desperate calls for petitions and campaigns to save beloved shows. I don’t get to watch them all, but I hear you. I feel you. And I may have a few tools for those who are willing to fight, but don’t necessarily know how to get started. For shows like The Expanse, that have … Continue reading →

Random Acts coins: Final Report

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All things must end, and the time has come to officially wrap up the Random Acts challenge coin fundraiser. It’s been a long project, much longer than originally intended. Phase I launched a little less than two years ago, a delayed delivery on a promise we made to Fringe fans almost two years before that – before we lost Aimee. This project was always about remembrance: of the things we accomplished as a fandom, of the losses we suffered, and of the bonds that will always remain. In spite of some lengthy delays, I think this fundraiser has honored them all. Aimee especially would have loved Random Acts, and … Continue reading →

Coin update: phase II

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We’re running a little behind schedule due to my other charity obligations and a busy season for the minting company, but the order has been placed and the coins are in production! Along with the placement of the order, another $600.00 has been donated to Random Acts, bringing the project total so far to an incredible $2,610.00. Once all orders have shipped, anything left over will also be donated, along with any funds raised from further sales in the meantime. Coins will remain available on this site until they’re sold out, or until I need to start using the account for … Continue reading →

Fringenuity coins are available again!

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They’re back! Early this year, Fringenuity made good on a long standing promise to offer a fan edition of the commemorative coins sent to Fringe’s cast and crew during the show’s final weeks of filming. That first run of charity coins was as popular among those who ordered them as the originals were among those who received them, and when the last few sold out, the wait list kept growing. So I made another promise, to make them available one last time when my other charity duties wrapped up for the year. Due to unforeseen website issues it’s quite a bit later than I’d planned, but … Continue reading →

A second run for Fringenuity coins

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The Fringenuity commemorative coin project was very successful, raising over $2000 for Random Acts and putting smiles on scores of faces. After allowing the people on the wait list an opportunity to place their orders, the initial run of 200 coins is completely sold out and I’m still receiving inquiries. After some consideration, I’ve decided to use the funds raised through the wait list to finance a second run of coins. HOWEVER, I need to turn my full attention to my other charity endeavors* for the next several months. There will be a second printing of at least 100 coins, … Continue reading →

Random Acts fundraiser report (and hope for those who missed out!)

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That went well. I mean insanely, magnificently, fantastically well! All of the orders have now been processed and shipped. Most Americans already have theirs, and Internationals should start getting theirs next week. Tracking information has been provided where available but most of those international orders have to fly on faith, as tracking would have been quite a bit more expensive. If you’re just now hearing about the project and want to buy a coin, hold tight, we’ll talk about the next step after the project report. So here’s how the project broke down, for anyone interested in the gritty details: Income: … Continue reading →

Fringenuity coins have arrived!

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Wow, that was fast!! They’re here and they look pretty fine. They’ll start shipping Monday!   In case anyone missed the announcement, we raised at least $1800.00 for Random Acts! Once everything is shipped, any leftover funds will also be donated. Here’s proof of the donation: Thank you all so much for your support!! We did a good thing, and once again I’m so proud to be a part of this fandom.                      

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Kindness breeds kindness: coin sponsorships available

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We’re drawing rapidly to the close of our Random Acts fundraiser, and once again you guys have surpassed my secret hopes for the project (I was hoping to reach $1000.) Just like you’ve always done, since we first #CrossedTheLine together. With a little over 48 hours to go, we’ve sold 122 coins and raised well over $1200 for Random Acts. There will of course be a full report once the order is placed with the minting company, but for now I have a special announcement: Random Acts is right. Kindness does indeed breed kindness, and in the best possible iteration of the … Continue reading →

Halfway there: coin fundraiser progress report

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We’re nearly halfway through our pre-order period, with a little over two weeks to go. As promised, here’s the first full progress report: Coins sold: 60 Gross: $1208.00 Charged for shipping: $308.00 PayPal fees: $38.64 Order minimum (100) $400 _________________________________ = at least $461.36 raised for Random Acts!!   This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase an extremely limited piece of fandom history memorializing Fringe and the fans who loved it, with all proceeds benefiting a truly awesome cause. Fringe fans made history with their tireless support of the show, even inciting the network to publicly support their efforts. This commemorative coin celebrates … Continue reading →