Am I the Only One?

[derannimer]

Lynda wrote: 

"But our voices CAN make a difference. I don't know if any of you 
are "veterans" of other fandoms, but I am. I was involved in 
the "Starman" TV series fandom for years. It was a show that lasted 
only one season, but from a grassroots fan effort, ABC (who treated 
it very shabbily, moving it around the schedule 6 times, often 
without any notice of the change) actually did reconsider canceling 
it (they held a special board meeting because of OUR activities 
trying to get them to save the show!), and Sci-Fi picked up the 22 
episodes that existed and broadcast them several times now. We got 
ABC to listen by contacting them with reasonable, intelligently 
written snail mail letters (of course, this was before email was in 
general use). Whatever your convictions about Wood/Biggerstaff, 
other characters, other cast members (I'm a firm "keep the original 
trio cast!!!" believer, myself), you have the right to act on those 
convictions. Contacting WB about your concerns will show that there 
are a lot more fans than just little kids. Well-written responses 
from mature, educated, well-spoken people actually do have an 
impact."

The problem, though, is that the Harry Potter fandom is *so huge.* 
Even if the WB alienated every single fan over the age of twelve, 
they would still make a *lot* of money. The numbers of protesters 
would have to get truly enormous before they'd pay any attention. I 
think that while you may have the *right* to protest, it isn't 
necessarily going to do a whole lot of good. 



Derannimer (who would also like to add that, as Richard said, *the 
script is finished*)