by Joshua Pantalleresco

Created on: May 18, 2009   Last Updated: June 30, 2009

It sucks as a fan to see things you're passionate about come to an end, especially with cancelation. It often feels like this show or characters you were just getting into have to go prematurely. Shows like Roswell tend to hit that mark for me. I enjoyed watching that show and really was getting into the series when the axe fell. Just like that it was gone. Many shows come and go like a blink of an eye in television. And for many, it's a death sentence well deserved. But there are always these shows that are just SO good that you need to find a way to save it, if you can. As a fan you need that fix. What can you do?

For starters, go online to the many message boards, fansites, myspace pages, facebook profiles you can find with people who love the show as passionately as you do. Chances are you are not the only one feeling this way. Online message boards usually represent people of similar interests and tastes and it is there I'd recommend starting out.

Once you meet these people, organize a massive protest. I'm not talking taking signs and going to the network's offices. Rather I'm talking a letter writing campaign.

Have each fan sharing your point of view write a letter. Not an email, not a facebook message or Myspace or twitter, but an actual honest to goodness snail mail letter. There are a number of reasons for this. For one thing, emails and the such are not physical. You can write thousands of those things and not appreciate the depth of the message presented. Especially if you are a producer or a head of a network that gets thousands of emails a day and who can ignore you with the click of the delete button. You cannot ignore a letter sitting in front of you. It's physical. It exists. It's real. You can't pretend there isn't a message being sent. Now imagine this same network producer staring down hundreds or thousands of letters. One letter represents hundreds of people with the same passions and concerns. Staring down thousands is daunting and makes that producer or network head second guess their decision. It is the most powerful weapon a fan has and one that is underutilized in today's times. Make the effort to find out who is in charge of programming on whatever network and send it to them. You'll get their attention.

Once that is finished, as fans you need to spread the word about your show. Contact other people who you know may be interested in said show and recommend it. Part of the problem about the show is that not enough people are watching

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