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sometimes a million voices can make a
difference welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten fan campaigns that worked
Spock hey and do the thing I don’t do
that anymore
for this list we’re taking a look at
successful campaigns that were
instigated by dedicated fans to save a
popular franchise and entertainment
Stewie do you know a fox has any plans
to bring back Futurama what magazine are
you from Entertainment Weekly number 10
Arrested Development it’s just hard to
accept that it’s really come to begging
sometimes it’s the only way to stay in
the game please tell your friends about
this show Universal critical acclaim and
an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series
couldn’t save our Bluths low ratings
dogged the witty show and after a
shortened second season it was almost
sent to that big banana stand in the sky
speaking of bananas that’s exactly what
loyal fans sent to network execs
imploring them to keep this
dysfunctional family on TV and it worked
Arrested Development got a third season
albeit a short one before it left the
air in style well I guess we should go
back family sticks together huh
yeah on the other hand we do have a full
tank of gas a house in Cabo and laughing
a grand in cashier’s checks several
years later
fans prayers were answered again when
Netflix brought the comedy back for a
fourth season I knew it
I always do it forget her put the mouse
back on No
now if we could just get that movie we’d
officially blew ourselves are you crazy
are you blue allene color Michael only
in color number nine Futurama
well we’re boned yet another Fox series
that got canceled far too soon
Mac drainings Futurama was carelessly
shuffled around the network schedule
throughout the years and ended its
initial run after four seasons I know
it’s not much consolation but I
understand how you feel no you don’t
I’ve got no home no family no friends
fans simply couldn’t accept a future
without fry bender Leela and the gang
though and a campaigned for a revival
mainly through their DVD purchases we
must remove the time tattoo at once and
as painlessly as possible when Comedy
Central acquired the show syndication
rights the original feature AMA team
reunited to produce four straight to DVD
movies and eventually 52 new episodes on
the count of three you will awaken
feeling refreshed as if Futurama had
never been canceled by idiots then
brought back by bigger idiots
Futurama officially concluded in 2013
with the episode entitled meanwhile
leaving the characters on the perfect
final note what do you say want to go
around again I do
number eight Twin Peaks
after a wildly successful first season
the network brass strong-armed twin
peaks’ creative minds to solve the
mystery of who killed Laura Palmer in
the middle of season two and I’m asking
people to write to Bob Iger for the
president of ABC and if I could I could
give Bo yes yes please do I love
annoying these network weasels the show
quickly stalled and when it was put on
hiatus fans banded as coop or citizens
opposed to the offing of Peaks to write
letters and in some cases send stale
doughnuts to the network jelly doughnuts
area that goes without saying
while coop couldn’t stop ABC from
canceling the beloved drama they did
convince the network to air the final
six episodes of season two I realize
late me almost 25 years and a feature
film later showtime announced that Twin
Peaks would finally continue as a
limited series with David Lynch
directing every episode
that’s damn fine news
number seven Mass Effect 3 you’re not in
this fight alone we face our enemy
together and together we will defeat
them Mass Effect 3 delivered everything
fans could want from this epic trilogies
conclusion except for the final 10
minutes which many complained made no
sense and lacked any free choice so the
illusive man was right after all
yes but he could never have taken
control because we’ve already controlled
him outraged fans initiated an internet
campaign to retake Mass Effect and
raised $80,000 in only two weeks for
their cause we fight believe God while
Bioware refused to change the ending
outright they did release an extended
cut several months later we suffered
many losses the relays are severely
damaged the cinematic epilogue provided
some much-needed closure depicting the
aftermath of the final battle Shepards
crew mourning the loss of their
commander and hope for the future and we
will honor those who died to give us
that future
number six Veronica Mars when Veronica
Mars was canceled in 2007 a group of
fans known as cloud watchers began a
campaign comprised several bizarre
elements which included sending over
10,000 Mars bars to the CW in protest
Veronica Mars the candy bar campaign
wasn’t enough to bring Veronica back for
a fourth season but the fans later
calling themselves marshmallows didn’t
stop there
well you know what they say Veronica
Mars
she’s a marshmallow in 2013 creator Rob
Thomas and star Kristen Bell launched a
Kickstarter to make a Veronica Mars
feature film you guys are the coolest
group of fans anyone could ever hope to
have the campaign raised 5.7 million
dollars surpassing their goal of 2
million in just 11 hours a year later
the Veronica Mars movie was released to
critical and fan acclaim you might have
noticed that there have been some
strange videos of you circulating the
internet lately how strange like naked
strange no just one of you trying on
skinny jeans and one of you and your
underwear trying to list words that
rhyme with orange number 5 operation
rainfall alright just as we’re about to
run out of money to the last story
Pandora’s tower and xenoblade chronicles
are all phenomenal games apparently they
were too phenomenal for a silly North
Americans as for years these
role-playing titles were only available
in Japan Europe and Australia ah
and I have waited centuries for you
however through operation rainfall and
it’s letter-writing email and phone call
campaign as well as its pre-ordering of
the games on Amazon right let’s keep
going
Nintendo of America was at long last
convinced to bring the three titles
across the world to the Wii console now
the only Nintendo game that’s missing
from our library is a 3d remake of The
Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask
oh hey way to go operation moon fall
number 4 Family Guy I got it that’s the
guy from begging Tom Hanks that’s it ah
funny guy no I’m Hanks everything he
says is a stitch I have AIDS Family Guy
was practically given a death sentence
when Fox pitted it against the likes of
Frasier friends and survivor on Thursday
nights oh why what are they gonna do cut
our budget I’ll get a beer
although the network didn’t realize what
they had on their hands loyal fans
certainly did everybody I got bad news
we’ve been canceled oh now Peter how
could they do that
after the animated series was canceled
not once but twice
we’ve just got to accept the fact that
Fox has to make room for terrific shows
like Dark Angel Titus undeclared action
it gained a cult following through
reruns on Adult Swim and record breaking
DVD sales fan support helped Fox to see
the error of their ways resulting in the
Griffin family’s resurrection how does
it feel to be back it feels good it was
a very dark period for me for a while
license and registration oh yeah Odie I
Know Who I am I’m afraid I don’t ma’am
since then Seth MacFarlane’s
inappropriate cartoon has become one of
Fox’s flagship shows harsh realm keen
Eddie the street American Embassy cedric
the entertainer the tick Louie and Greg
the bunny is there no halt well I
suppose if all those shows go down the
tubes we might have a shot number three
the death of Sherlock Holmes seeing how
you work knowing that there isn’t even
such a man of you
it gives us all a sense of safety and
security fan campaigns seem like a
modern concept but the idea can actually
be traced back to the late 1800s when
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle killed Sherlock
Holmes in his 1893 story the final
problem due to his desire to focus on
what he called his more serious writing
in response readers cancelled their
subscriptions to Strand Magazine the
periodical wherein the story was first
published and took to the streets
wearing black armbands Doyle revisited
Holmes in the 1901 prequel story the
Hound of the Baskervilles and officially
resurrected him in the return of
Sherlock Holmes well short Russian but
even if Sherlock had remained dead the
character would have lived on in popular
culture for decades to come
regardless first the world will see you
for what you are a fraud then you’ll be
hanged properly this time
number 2 Firefly I got no grudge shields
half that damn moon now she could afford
what we got and she might just need it
as you might have noticed
Fox has prematurely canceled a lot of
great shows but the network made what
was perhaps their biggest boo-boo ever
when they gave Joss Whedon’s Firefly the
axe not some nonsensical crap hey nobody
can do that although it only aired for
three months Firefly was still on long
enough to spawn a following of loyal
Browncoats
so let me make this abundantly clear I
do the job and then I get paid fans
tried everything to save this
short-lived sci-fi adventure from a
letter-writing campaign to funding an ad
in variety magazine to pleading with UPN
to adopt the show while the show was
canceled their efforts eventually paid
off as they motivated Universal Studios
to let Whedon make the feature-length
continuation serenity
don’t you be first
before we get to our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions Jake this war was
coming with or without us I just hope we
did enough to make it a fair fight
well we ever go back I don’t know even I
can’t see everything in the future all I
know is that I’m Liz Parker and I’m
happy I don’t care what anyone else
thinks about you I don’t care what with
a counselor things about you I don’t
care what you think about yourself but I
believe in you okay number one Star Trek
captain’s log stardate fifteen thirteen
point one opposition orbiting planet
m113 believe it or not
Star Trek wasn’t an overnight cultural
phenomenon as a matter of fact NBC
wanted to bring the starship enterprise
‘as voyages to a conclusion after only
two seasons due to low ratings
trekkers across the nation spoke out and
in an unheard-of move mailed tens of
thousands of letters to NBC to save Star
Trek miraculously the series was renewed
for a third season though its budget was
slashed and it was dumped on Friday
nights leading to its final cancellation
the next year I didn’t want to destroy
I’m sure we all understand that captain
nevertheless Star Trek continued to
flourish through syndication this
amounted to spin-off shows movies and
merchandise boldly going where no
franchise has gone before
rosters on standby take us out
do you agree with our list
what other fan campaigns paid off for
more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com no uh-uh
I don’t see it as a series maybe a movie
you
sometimes a million voices can make a
difference welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten fan campaigns that worked
Spock hey and do the thing I don’t do
that anymore
for this list we’re taking a look at
successful campaigns that were
instigated by dedicated fans to save a
popular franchise and entertainment
Stewie do you know a fox has any plans
to bring back Futurama what magazine are
you from Entertainment Weekly number 10
Arrested Development it’s just hard to
accept that it’s really come to begging
sometimes it’s the only way to stay in
the game please tell your friends about
this show Universal critical acclaim and
an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series
couldn’t save our Bluths low ratings
dogged the witty show and after a
shortened second season it was almost
sent to that big banana stand in the sky
speaking of bananas that’s exactly what
loyal fans sent to network execs
imploring them to keep this
dysfunctional family on TV and it worked
Arrested Development got a third season
albeit a short one before it left the
air in style well I guess we should go
back family sticks together huh
yeah on the other hand we do have a full
tank of gas a house in Cabo and laughing
a grand in cashier’s checks several
years later
fans prayers were answered again when
Netflix brought the comedy back for a
fourth season I knew it
I always do it forget her put the mouse
back on No
now if we could just get that movie we’d
officially blew ourselves are you crazy
are you blue allene color Michael only
in color number nine Futurama
well we’re boned yet another Fox series
that got canceled far too soon
Mac drainings Futurama was carelessly
shuffled around the network schedule
throughout the years and ended its
initial run after four seasons I know
it’s not much consolation but I
understand how you feel no you don’t
I’ve got no home no family no friends
fans simply couldn’t accept a future
without fry bender Leela and the gang
though and a campaigned for a revival
mainly through their DVD purchases we
must remove the time tattoo at once and
as painlessly as possible when Comedy
Central acquired the show syndication
rights the original feature AMA team
reunited to produce four straight to DVD
movies and eventually 52 new episodes on
the count of three you will awaken
feeling refreshed as if Futurama had
never been canceled by idiots then
brought back by bigger idiots
Futurama officially concluded in 2013
with the episode entitled meanwhile
leaving the characters on the perfect
final note what do you say want to go
around again I do
number eight Twin Peaks
after a wildly successful first season
the network brass strong-armed twin
peaks’ creative minds to solve the
mystery of who killed Laura Palmer in
the middle of season two and I’m asking
people to write to Bob Iger for the
president of ABC and if I could I could
give Bo yes yes please do I love
annoying these network weasels the show
quickly stalled and when it was put on
hiatus fans banded as coop or citizens
opposed to the offing of Peaks to write
letters and in some cases send stale
doughnuts to the network jelly doughnuts
area that goes without saying
while coop couldn’t stop ABC from
canceling the beloved drama they did
convince the network to air the final
six episodes of season two I realize
late me almost 25 years and a feature
film later showtime announced that Twin
Peaks would finally continue as a
limited series with David Lynch
directing every episode
that’s damn fine news
number seven Mass Effect 3 you’re not in
this fight alone we face our enemy
together and together we will defeat
them Mass Effect 3 delivered everything
fans could want from this epic trilogies
conclusion except for the final 10
minutes which many complained made no
sense and lacked any free choice so the
illusive man was right after all
yes but he could never have taken
control because we’ve already controlled
him outraged fans initiated an internet
campaign to retake Mass Effect and
raised $80,000 in only two weeks for
their cause we fight believe God while
Bioware refused to change the ending
outright they did release an extended
cut several months later we suffered
many losses the relays are severely
damaged the cinematic epilogue provided
some much-needed closure depicting the
aftermath of the final battle Shepards
crew mourning the loss of their
commander and hope for the future and we
will honor those who died to give us
that future
number six Veronica Mars when Veronica
Mars was canceled in 2007 a group of
fans known as cloud watchers began a
campaign comprised several bizarre
elements which included sending over
10,000 Mars bars to the CW in protest
Veronica Mars the candy bar campaign
wasn’t enough to bring Veronica back for
a fourth season but the fans later
calling themselves marshmallows didn’t
stop there
well you know what they say Veronica
Mars
she’s a marshmallow in 2013 creator Rob
Thomas and star Kristen Bell launched a
Kickstarter to make a Veronica Mars
feature film you guys are the coolest
group of fans anyone could ever hope to
have the campaign raised 5.7 million
dollars surpassing their goal of 2
million in just 11 hours a year later
the Veronica Mars movie was released to
critical and fan acclaim you might have
noticed that there have been some
strange videos of you circulating the
internet lately how strange like naked
strange no just one of you trying on
skinny jeans and one of you and your
underwear trying to list words that
rhyme with orange number 5 operation
rainfall alright just as we’re about to
run out of money to the last story
Pandora’s tower and xenoblade chronicles
are all phenomenal games apparently they
were too phenomenal for a silly North
Americans as for years these
role-playing titles were only available
in Japan Europe and Australia ah
and I have waited centuries for you
however through operation rainfall and
it’s letter-writing email and phone call
campaign as well as its pre-ordering of
the games on Amazon right let’s keep
going
Nintendo of America was at long last
convinced to bring the three titles
across the world to the Wii console now
the only Nintendo game that’s missing
from our library is a 3d remake of The
Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask
oh hey way to go operation moon fall
number 4 Family Guy I got it that’s the
guy from begging Tom Hanks that’s it ah
funny guy no I’m Hanks everything he
says is a stitch I have AIDS Family Guy
was practically given a death sentence
when Fox pitted it against the likes of
Frasier friends and survivor on Thursday
nights oh why what are they gonna do cut
our budget I’ll get a beer
although the network didn’t realize what
they had on their hands loyal fans
certainly did everybody I got bad news
we’ve been canceled oh now Peter how
could they do that
after the animated series was canceled
not once but twice
we’ve just got to accept the fact that
Fox has to make room for terrific shows
like Dark Angel Titus undeclared action
it gained a cult following through
reruns on Adult Swim and record breaking
DVD sales fan support helped Fox to see
the error of their ways resulting in the
Griffin family’s resurrection how does
it feel to be back it feels good it was
a very dark period for me for a while
license and registration oh yeah Odie I
Know Who I am I’m afraid I don’t ma’am
since then Seth MacFarlane’s
inappropriate cartoon has become one of
Fox’s flagship shows harsh realm keen
Eddie the street American Embassy cedric
the entertainer the tick Louie and Greg
the bunny is there no halt well I
suppose if all those shows go down the
tubes we might have a shot number three
the death of Sherlock Holmes seeing how
you work knowing that there isn’t even
such a man of you
it gives us all a sense of safety and
security fan campaigns seem like a
modern concept but the idea can actually
be traced back to the late 1800s when
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle killed Sherlock
Holmes in his 1893 story the final
problem due to his desire to focus on
what he called his more serious writing
in response readers cancelled their
subscriptions to Strand Magazine the
periodical wherein the story was first
published and took to the streets
wearing black armbands Doyle revisited
Holmes in the 1901 prequel story the
Hound of the Baskervilles and officially
resurrected him in the return of
Sherlock Holmes well short Russian but
even if Sherlock had remained dead the
character would have lived on in popular
culture for decades to come
regardless first the world will see you
for what you are a fraud then you’ll be
hanged properly this time
number 2 Firefly I got no grudge shields
half that damn moon now she could afford
what we got and she might just need it
as you might have noticed
Fox has prematurely canceled a lot of
great shows but the network made what
was perhaps their biggest boo-boo ever
when they gave Joss Whedon’s Firefly the
axe not some nonsensical crap hey nobody
can do that although it only aired for
three months Firefly was still on long
enough to spawn a following of loyal
Browncoats
so let me make this abundantly clear I
do the job and then I get paid fans
tried everything to save this
short-lived sci-fi adventure from a
letter-writing campaign to funding an ad
in variety magazine to pleading with UPN
to adopt the show while the show was
canceled their efforts eventually paid
off as they motivated Universal Studios
to let Whedon make the feature-length
continuation serenity
don’t you be first
before we get to our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions Jake this war was
coming with or without us I just hope we
did enough to make it a fair fight
well we ever go back I don’t know even I
can’t see everything in the future all I
know is that I’m Liz Parker and I’m
happy I don’t care what anyone else
thinks about you I don’t care what with
a counselor things about you I don’t
care what you think about yourself but I
believe in you okay number one Star Trek
captain’s log stardate fifteen thirteen
point one opposition orbiting planet
m113 believe it or not
Star Trek wasn’t an overnight cultural
phenomenon as a matter of fact NBC
wanted to bring the starship enterprise
‘as voyages to a conclusion after only
two seasons due to low ratings
trekkers across the nation spoke out and
in an unheard-of move mailed tens of
thousands of letters to NBC to save Star
Trek miraculously the series was renewed
for a third season though its budget was
slashed and it was dumped on Friday
nights leading to its final cancellation
the next year I didn’t want to destroy
I’m sure we all understand that captain
nevertheless Star Trek continued to
flourish through syndication this
amounted to spin-off shows movies and
merchandise boldly going where no
franchise has gone before
rosters on standby take us out
do you agree with our list
what other fan campaigns paid off for
more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com no uh-uh
I don’t see it as a series maybe a movie
you
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