Moonlight Fans Look to Sci Fi
Sunday June 1, 2008
Waiting in the wings: Alex O'Loughlin as Mick St. John.
© Eric McCandless/CBS
Pondering the future of canceled but popular shows is like reading invisible tea leaves, because discussions are always tentative and firm commitments rarely materialize. What we do know is that Harry Werksman, who is one of the show's writers and executive producers (and a veteran of Farscape and Earth: Final Conflict, among others), told Moonlight fans recently that "talks" are under way for season 2, and that if the show were picked up by Sci Fi its hero, Mick St. John (Alex O'Loughlin), would likely be transplanted to New York City, where Sci Fi is headquartered. (Mick has talked about vampires having to move on because of their longevity, though he seems to really like L.A.)
Again, nothing is even close to agreed yet. Fans are reaching out to other networks as well, though TV Guide's Michael Ausiello has proclaimed that Moonlight on The CW "ain't happening" (true that: they've got more fantasy shows than they want already). A push to get DirecTV to sponsor Moonlight, which has a precedent with Friday Night Lights, is also under way.
Werksman also stated the obvious, which is that there can be no Moonlight without O'Loughlin. Hidden in that statement is a reminder that rest of the cast – which was replaced once already en bloc at the pilot stage – is probably expendable. Would Moonlight fans be willing to sacrifice the brassy Beth (Sophia Myles) to keep their Mick fix? Smart money says yes. But the chemistry was developing nicely between Beth and Mick in the bottom half of season 1, so producers will most likely try to keep that dynamic if Myles stays available. Beth needs to move on from Buzzwire anyway, so a move to New York will be good for her character as well.
Werksman also said that the season 1 DVD, including some commentary tracks from O'Loughlin, is scheduled for September. Meanwhile, if a TV deal falls through they'll start thinking about shopping a Moonlight movie, with the high level of fan support a strong selling point.
Fans looking to convince Sci Fi to pick up Moonlight have a number of options, including sending a "perpetually cool" postcard (pdf) to the network's headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 10112. You can email them too and let them know you'll follow the show to Sci Fi.
More info here and here.
Comments
Hi Mark,
The fans of Moonlight are putting up a hard fight to be sure. Many of us are professionals with busy lives, but all of us take time out of those schedules to watch Moonlight. We really want to see it back and hopefully with the cast we have come to love. Alex, Sophia, and Jason are the best!
Debbie Camp
Thornville, Ohio
Thanks, Mark, for telling everyone about our efforts to save Moonlight. So much negative press in recent weeks has made our job all that much harder, but getting the word out that the WB and Silver Pictures are shopping our show is a good thing. We also are hoping he DirecTV angle is something that is given serious consideration if money is, in fact, an issue. This show is worth saving. Eight million people can’t be wrong. Up until hours before the upfronts, no one had any reason to believe that the show would not be picked up for a 2nd season. The buzz was good. CBS’s loss can be someone else’s gain. We the fans of Moonlight will follow our show anywhere. Along with us comes our disposable income. Nothing to sneeze at. Thanks again for helping us spread the word. Vampire Solidarity, rah, rah, rah!
Thanks for the article! It is nice to have our efforts recognized. Moonlight is a fantastic show that had there not been the combination of lack of promotion, the writer’s strike and the network trying to make it something it was never meant to be, this show really could have been a hit. Hopefully SciFi or another network will see the potential and give it (and the fans) a new home.
Thanks again for bringing attention to the situation and our efforts.
Hi Mark, Thanks for putting the word out about our efforts to save OUR show. The fans of Moonlight are spread all over the world,I myself am from Scotland, and we are all united in this effort to find a new home for Moonlight. This show has over 8 million fans, if it’s global fans are taken into account, and it deserves another season when there is so much more of the characters story to tell. One season just wasn’t enough. It’s like someone giving you a book with only the first chapter in it. So here’s a big virtual vampire hug from across the pond to you. Thanks again Mark.
The fans are really trying very hard for this pick,And we want all of our beloved cast back,Alex Sophia And Jason are Moonlight,Sorry as hard as we fight we fight for all our cast.
Mark, thanks so much for passing on the word about negotiations for a second season (and beyond) for Moonlight. I was at the MoonlightCon last weekend, and it was truly heartwarming to meet so many other fans of the show–fandom is a new experience for me, as it is for many Moonlight fans! We also had a chance to do a lot of good for the world–our blood drive netted 50 pints, plus we registered 37 new people for the Bone Marrow Donor database; and we raised approximately $6500 (=3393 pounds of food!) for the Los Angeles Food Bank. I’m very proud of the power of Moonlight fans to make a difference in this world…and I’m very hopeful that our efforts for the show will not be in vain. Thanks again for the positive mention.
Mark,
Thanks for the great article, Moonlight is a great show and needs to be continued. There are fans far and wide in this world who love Moonlight. CBS made a big big mistake, please Sci Fi/DirecTv give us a chance you won’t be sorry.
Thank you so much for letting everyone know that Moonlight is out there knocking on the door with a second season full of untapped goodies and 8 million viewers to share it with them.
Hi Mark: Thank you so much for the thorough article about saving Moonlight. There is so much more story to be told in the Moonlight universe! The actors, Alex, Sophia and Jason, are what make the show with their complex feelings and the show’s writers are the best on TV.
Almost everyone I have had watch Moonlight comes away enthralled. With a little promotion and a new home on SciFi, Moonlight will become a success story.
Thanks so much for the article. Moonlight is such a great show and I think deserves to be picked up by another network. The fan base is very loyal and I think would continue to grow if the show continued. Anyway really liked the article – thank you.
Thanks for the update. I would be in heaven if Moonlight were to go to the SciFi channel. It’s my favorite channel especially on Friday nites. I would watch it after Moonlight on CBS. Well now I don’t watch CBS so it would be a perfect solution for me and my family.
Mark-
Thanks for such a positive article on the efforts to find Moonlight a new home. I’ve seen firsthand how hard the fans are working to get our show back on the air and give it a much-deserved second season.
Moonlight fans have literally given their blood, sweat and tears to save our show and our beloved vamps. They’re devoted and they (and their disposal income) will follow the show anywhere it lands.
Thank you for the article. Moonlight is a great show and I am sure that any network who picks up the show will have 8 million plus fans devoted to their network.
Thanks for the article! I do hope that SciFi sees what a great addition Moonlight would be to their network. It’s an intelligent and entertaining program that deserves a second season. I also hope that SciFi will see the value of keeping not only Alex O’Loughlin but also the rest of the cast, Sophia Myles, Jason Dohring and Shannyn Sossamon.
Mark:
Thanks for your article spotlighting the fans efforts. As you know, Moonlight fans are truly dedicated to saving this great show with this fabulous cast. The chemistry on that show is incredible across all of the major characters. Moonlight would make a tremendous addition to the Sci-Fi lineup and we all hope that someone recognizes that the 8 million fans will go with the show! Including to NYC!!!
Thanks for the great article! As a devoted Moonlight fan it’s great to see that the efforts of the fans and the show’s producers aren’t going unnoticed. (Except possibly by the Eye Network!)
I am extremely hopeful that Sci-Fi/NBC universal will recognize the enormous potential of this show and run with it. The fantasy/Sci-Fi genre is definitely a cult-market but with some support it pays back huge dividends. One need look only as far as the Twilight series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel, Anita Blake, etc to see that this is definitely a lucrative market.
Moonlight helped CBS by winning its timeslot week after week, and helped ensure that they owned Friday night. The show’s 8 million (Nielson estimate) fans will follow this show to any network that gives it a chance. Please Sci-Fi – make our dreams come true!
Any network that picks up Moonlight will not regret it one little bit. For whatever antiquated system that the major networks use to base their viewer numbers they obviously missed the mark on this one. Moonlight is a worldwide phenomenon and Alex O’Loughlin has reached icon status in the hearts of millions of fans. This show and the character of Mick St. John with his supporting cast of Beth and Josef are incomparable with any team since Star Trek in the 60’s. The revival of Moonlight will be the nightmare loss of the old and stodgy CBS exec’s and will become some newer and more innovative network’s crowning glory.
Thank you for pointing out the many ways that fans of this wonderful show can help to bring it back to the airwaves. Our beloved Moonlight deserves to be back on the air, near and dear to our hearts.
Long live Moonlight.
Thank you, Mark, for the article and the helpful links you provided to contact Sci Fi Network.
The high quality of Moonlight and its actors attracted a loyal fanbase of 8 million viewers. Hopefully a visionary network such as Sci Fi and/or satellite provider like DirecTV will recognize the potential for this extraordinary show to build an even bigger audience.
Staci
El Paso, TX
WE WANT ALL OF THE CAST TO GO WHEREVER THE SHOW GOES…. NOBODY COULD REPLACE ANY OF THE CAST. THEY ARE MOONLIGHT!
WE WANT ALEX,SOPHIA,JASON ETC… ALL BACK WITH THE NO MATTER WHAT !
Thanks for taking a moment to write about our fight. We are definitely not exiting stage right quietly – we are willing to fight as long as it takes.
Like someone else mentioned – most of us our busy professionals with jobs and families, but we’re not letting up until Harry himself tells us we’re dead.
This isn’t about squeeing fan girls – at my age I haven’t “squeeed” in some years….we’re mature, educated people who are tired of having inane reality TV crammed down our throats, and we are willing to fight to keep really good drama on TV.
Susie D.
Philadelphia
I caught this show on a fluke and was instantly hooked! Even my MIL, who watches maybe 3 shows a week, caught the fever! She and I are both shocked that CBS would cancel such a great show! I really hope someone picks this up – and as a loyal DirecTV customer, I would love to tell others they can see Moonlight first on DirecTV!!
I want to thank you for helping spread the word of our fight, and it is just that, an army has risen. The fans of Moonlight are taking this very seriously and we will not rest until we find a new “home channel” for our vamps. MOONLIGHT won the People’s Choice Award for a reason, the people love it and want more. Any network should recognize that, we hope that everyone is listening now. There’s alot of us (about 8 million), and we will follow our show wherever it goes and our money goes with us. Thank you agian Mark!
Thank you Mark for letting our voices be heard. Moonlight deserves a season 2 and more. There’s so much still to explain and the characters aren’t done with their story. Once I watched the first episode I was hooked. Moonlight fans are a dedicated group and we’re determined.
Mark,
Thank you so much for your article re MOONLIGHT. I am also a professional woman, with expendable income, age 50+ (a woman never tells!) and enthralled with this awesome, intoxicating piece of television that is MOONLIGHT. Yes, the fans will follow MOONLIGHT and Alex, Sophia, Jason, anywhere, we don’t care if to NY or whereever, we will tune in, download, watch and rewatch… we are that hooked! Thanks again for your positive article. Vampire solidarity Rah Rah Rah!!!!
IMO we want Moonlight back BUT with the same cast that has been there in the last 16 episodes. It would not be the same Moonlight without them.
Thank you for the positive article. Many try to paint Moonlight fans as “rabid” or “crazy”, but most I’ve met are responsible professionals with a passion to keep one of the few quality shows on TV alive. I,and many others,are tired of networks catering to lowest common denominator trash. This time we’re not taking it silently. Moonlight touched a deep emotional chord in over 8 million viewers and it was taken away long before its story was finished. As someone else mentioned, we are an army determined to continue as long as we have to to find a new home for our Moonlight.
Great show, although the last few episodes were “off” due to an ill conceived change in direction.
One thing is certain…Alex O’Loughlin IS the show, the rest are expendable, but would be a loss. Yes, true Moonlight fans would be willing to sacrifice the brassy Beth to keep their Mick fix. Anyone who would say they’d forego having any Moonlight if it doesn’t include Beth or Myles is probably a diehard soap watcher. I disagree about the chemistry between Beth and Mick though. Once the show returned from strike, whatever chemistry there had been became nearly obsolete.
Thanks for your article!
YES, please save Moonlight…
We love it in the UK and all around the world, if ther was a programme worth a second season this is it.
Thanks for this positive article. We are really trying to change the destiny here and we need as much support as we can get. Moonlight is a very special show and we love it. We will follow it wherever it goes!
Thank you so much for writing about Moonlight. I have never been as hooked as a show as I have about this one. I even took off a few days from work and flew out from the East Coast to attend the Moonlight event at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills. I wasn’t the only one who travelled a long distance. We have done all types of charitable work in support our our show. I don’t think CBS has been fair with us and I hope another network realizes that we have the money, we have the members, and we will reward them and their advertisers for giving Moonlight a second season.
I’m so glad to see your discussion of our efforts to save Moonlight! Despite CBS’ handling of the show, Moonlight fans are exactly the sort of fans every show would like to have- and I can tell you that many would follow Moonlight to SciFi if the deal materializes.
Really appreciate your article Mark. Thank you so much for drawing attention to our Wondderful show, Moonlight. We are making great efforts to secure a season 2 (and more) and are exploring all avenues to ensure this happens. The show is unbeatable for romance, intrigue and action and I along with the other millions of Moonlight fans will follow the show to whichever network is wise enough to take it over, offering our support in every way.
Hi Mark
Thank you so much for the positive article the fans really needed it. I am a 32 year old female in the “coveted” demographic and I know for a fact that if another network picks up Moonlight then I am right behind them! The cast has the best chemistry that I’ve seen in a long time and the characters of Mick (Alex), Beth(Sophia) and Josef (Jason) have struck a real emotional cord with millions of fans and the show just wouldn’t work with any of these three performers gone.
Mark, I want to thank you for highlighting our fight to get Moonlight picked up elsewhere. Yes, we’re working diligently on this, because Moonlight is THAT good, and certainly deserves a fair chance, which it was not given by CBS.
Again, thank you for the positive press.
Thank you So much for writing this article, highlighting the efforts by the fans of Moonlight to save the show and by being fair and judicious to our cause. There has been negative talk in the last couple of weeks about Moonlight and the fans’ efforts to save it so it is always rewarding to read articles, such as yours, that don’t degrade the fans down to the level of crazy people trying to save a lost cause. The worldwide fans want to believe that the SFC and DirecTV will consider our requests of partnering – as DirecTV and NBC have done to save Friday Night Lights – and give Moonlight the second chance it deserves. Thank you again for the positive coverage.
Thanks for commenting on the HUGE effort to save Moonlight. This show deserves a chance to develop all the characters further, and I can only hope that it finds a suitable home. The entire cast & crew contribute so much to making the show what it is………and what it can become.
Thanks again for the added publicity!
Thanks for the article on MOONLIGHT. I, for one, have NEVER felt so pationately about a show…i really hope that the tremendous effort from the devoted fans and articles such as yours…bring us all what we want…MORE MOONLIGHT!! Thanks!
I just wanted to thank you for this article. It is nice to read a positive article about something so many of us care about. So thank you.
Thanks so much for the positive article on Moonlight. As everyone else has said, it is great to see some positive news for a change. The show deserves a second season and hopefully that will happen. Please continue to watch our efforts and see what we can do when we pull toghter. Thanks again!
Mark
Thank you for such a great article on Moonlight im also a massive fan here in the emerald isle. Doing my bit for the cause. When we get our Moonlight back we all want original cast. There was an undeniable chemistry between Alex and Sophia. Perpetual Coolness is the Vampires Curse.
Thanks Mark for the mention, we are not your orinary fans, we belive in our show
and this show has heart, not many on tv today do. This is The Romance Of The
Century, and the writers are fantastic,
they keep you coming back for more. Not since Beauty & The Beast has a show been
done so well. It has a begging, and has so many story lines to branch off from to keep it going. People’s Choice Award,
Emmy nominee, won it’s time slot each week and keep it’s ratings, what more could you ask for a New Show, given time, this show will prove itself, some
one out there has to say ” Okay, let’s give the fans a chance, we’ll give them
one more season !”
Adding my note of Thanks. We need more positive articles like yours Mark. I don’t think CBS realizes how big this fanbase really is…. International fans check in all the time and thats amazing. Its really sad that such a great show gets cancelled. As far as the cast, I really hope they all return ( I can dream) but especially Alex, Sophia and Jason. Just waiting for the day I can read that Moonlight has been picked up- by who, who cares – just as long as someone picks it up… okay, goodbye.
Thanks for your great article on Moonlight. I am waiting impatiently for word from SCI FI on picking up the show. I think it’s the perfect fit. Hopefully good news will come soon.
Thanks for the article! It’s good to have positive press and let people know the show’s been cancelled, since CBS is trying to trick everyone who doesn’t go online. The fanbase for this show is through the roof and indeed, international.
Those reading this, PLEASE help us get rid of the antiquated Nielsen rating system and join in the fight to save the fanbases that get screwed by corporate greed.
thank Mark
the article was great but we need the whole cast for moonlight thats what makes it
Thanks, Mark, for your positive report on our continued efforts to save Moonlight. We are not a bunch of crazy teenagers who have nothing better to do than drool over a TV show. Many of us are professionals with families who share a common interest – saving one of the few imaginative & well-written shows on TV! A quality series such as Moonlight is such a rarity that it causes us to cry out LOUDLY when it is taken from us. We are passionate & we are loyal. We have already given our time, money & even our blood to show how willing we are to follow this series to a new home!
We are tired of the trash that networks are showing in their greedy attempts to line their pockets. We’ve chosen to take a stand to support an excellent program & we’re eager to back any company (whether it be SciFi or anyone else) & advertisers who can recognize the worth of Moonlight. We understand that a profit must be made, but we have a say in where we spend our disposable income. And we say we want to spend it on a show like Moonlight! Please pick up Moonlight & take our money!!
Vampire solidarity Rah Rah Rah!!
Hi Mark,
Thank You so much for the positive article. As you can tell Moonlight is more than just a TV show to us Moonlight fans. We are trying really hard for a Second Season. Save Moonlight!!!
Thanks for putting the word out on Moonlight. It sad that CBS had to mess them up at the last minute by deciding to cancel them after everything looked like it would be renewed. But i’m not worried for Moonlight, I believe it will be back because that’s how good I think the show is. It has a great cast, a strong fanbase of 8 millions and more since not everyone is part of that nielsen family and there are so many stories left to tell and to explore. Anyone taking on this show will definitely have a major success on their hands. Its CBS lost for turning their back on the show and i’m sure they know by now they made a mistake by letting it go. That is why fans are working hard to put it back on a new network, were serious about supporting it wherever it goes.
Thanks for the mention of us!
Us Moonlighters are working very hard to try and save our show.
But I must say, I am not willing to give up Sophia Myles. Or anyone else for that matter. If we get Moonlight back, we want the our actors back as well. That includes David Blue, Sophia Myles, Jason Dohring, Jacob Vargas, and Eric Winter.
Would love to get the show back, but would hate to see it have to move to NYC. I’m from LA, and LOVED the filming locations in Moonlight. /cry The story really is worth it though. I’m down for a change in setting.
Thanks for the article; the Moonlight fans really appreciate it! Need to get the word out about this amazing series!
Mark…Thank you for keeping our fight in the news. Most of us had never thought of contacting networks or show sponsors. We have all learned a great deal more about the production of a TV drama than any lay person need know…That is until CBS informed us that we DO NO MATTER!!! Let them eat their words. Because, NO MATTER the outcome, we are more informed viewers. We are now aware of the extra efforts needed to insure a program we like stays on air. No longer can we be complacent…Sitting idly bye, while those in the SUITS decide what we will watch!!!
VAMPIRE SOLIDARITY…RAH! RAH! RAH!
Thanks for the article. We need all the publicity we can get to convince folks that we are truly serious about this show. We wouldn’t be if it didn’t have great actors, great writing, and great production. It seems everyone has under estimated both fans and the program from the beginning. Personally, I don’t want to give up Sophia or Jason and I don’t think Alex would want that either. The Mick/Beth chemistry is so strong and the show is about love not some brooding vampire running around NY. The bond between Josef and Mick is equally strong in that Butch/Sundance buddyship way. These relationships are what has made this show tick. Destroy that, destroy the show. IMHO.
Hi Mark,
Thank you for noticing this devoted band of fans. I am in a household of three in the demo they seek. We all love Moonlight for different reasons. Moonlight was a show that you could watch with your teenager and enjoy together.
Wish us luck and thanks again.
We are all in this together, and we will win. With this gem of a show losing this battle is not an option. The army is ready to go to great lengths to save Moonlight. Also, there is no Moonlight without Beth. Moonlight is first and foremost a love story which is what brought me in in the first place. I am still confident that if we put our hearts, souls, and money into this, we will be able to see more of our favorite characters! There aren’t many shows worth watching on TV anymore, but Moonlight is one of them.
Mark,
Thanks so much for your positive commentary. The Moonlight fanbase demographics are an advertisers dream…largely employed adults, aged 25-54. In other words, we’re willing to put our money where our mouths are and will follow Moonlight to whatever network is smart enough to pick it up!
Thanks for your comments about Moonlight, and your hints for the fans. This show has international support, and we are all fighting for it. Thanks for your vote of confidence!
Hi Mark, My thanks, along with the other Moonlight fans, for this article. And, thanks for recognizing that the fan base is serious about getting this show picked up by a network other than CBS. That network obviously had a brain implosion when the decision was made to cancel this show. The list of reasons for keeping the show or picking it up is long. The list of reasons for canceling it is pretty short – something about CBS wanting more viewers in the 18-49 demographic, even though the show won this demo in the last four episodes, as well as winning the time slot in total viewers. CBS then promised reruns on the next two Friday nights, but canceled both and instead, ran reruns of Ghost Whisperer (which lost the 9:00 p.m. time slot to NBC’s Dateline on May 23) and Numb3rs on May 30. I do not know if that show won the time slot or not, but it is pretty obvious that CBS was more afraid of winning the 9:00 time slot with Moonlight than losing it to another network without Moonlight. Winning with Moonlight would have proven that CBS had made a gross mistake by canceling the show.
As for the show needing the current actors to be successful, I think it does, although I do agree with one of the posters that the ‘chemistry’ between Mick and Beth was certainly off in the last three episodes. It was there in episode 13 but fizzled in 14 and almost died in 15, making the chemistry harder to rekindle in the 16th episode. That, of course, was not the fault of the actors, but of the writers. They did the show a disservice in episodes 14 and 15. Personally, I thought episode 15 was probably the worst in all of the 16, including the first two. Perhaps my expectations were a little high, but I have to say that devoting 10 minutes to swat teams and underground searches is something we get to see any night we turn on our televisions. Less than 2 minutes was devoted to the Mick-Beth relationship in that episode. I’m not a fan of soap operas, but this is a love story, first, then, it is a vampire story. I also think that Jason Dohring’s character is crucial to the story. Jason is a brilliant actor and brings Josef to life. If you visit any of the fan sites, you will find that many (maybe most) of the slogans used by the fans are those first spoken by Josef. That, of course, is also the writers’ doing. Even in the weaker episodes, Josef has had great lines and Jason Dohring does a super job of bringing it off.
I also wanted to point out that Moonlight has spurred the sale of DVD’s of other movies that Alex and Beth have been in and I purchased the 3 seasons of Veronica Mars for one reason – I wanted to see Jason Dohring. He did just as good a job in it as he has done in Moonlight.
By the way, the first link you have posted for the Moonlight web sites is down. That is why you cannot get to the site. The second link explains why it is down – the building housing the company that hosted the domain for the website apparently exploded – literally.
Thanks, Mark for keeping Moonlight in the limelight. We are 8 million fans strong and are fighting for our show with everything we have. We have organized blood drives, have placed ads in two trade papers (Variety and The Hollywood Reporter) and are in the process of putting up a billboard or two. We have plenty of disposable income and by and large are in the desired demographic (18-49). We have pledged to follow our show to whichever network picks it up and to support its advertisers. Again, thanks for your article.
Amy V.
Mark thanks for the very positive article on our beloved MOONLIGHT.It is certainly nice for someone to recognize the the fans efforts in trying to find our show an new home hopefully with the entire cast.We need them all and we will follow it no matter where it lands.Hope the all the other networks out there are paying attention…there is a goldmine just waiting for you….
Realtor
Mark,
Thanks again for the article on Moonlight and letting our voices be heard. Never have I felt so committed about a show and like all Moonlight fans want this amazing series back on the air… TV will not be the same without it and my money and commitment will be devoted 100% to the network that picks it up.
Hi Mark,
Thanks for the positive article on Moonlight and all of the Moonlight Fans. Like my fellow fans I believe that we will see Moonlight again. I think it’s only a question of what network and when. Hopefully Sci-Fi will pick it up and Direct TV will sponsor Moonlight. It would be a win-win situation for all involved.
Alex, Jason and Sophia are the heatt of Moonlight.
Thanks for the great write-up about Moonlight. It’s true the fans are doing what we can to get Moonlight back on the air. We are a dedicated group of people who love our show and will support anyone who picks Moonlight up both with viewing numbers and with advertising dollars.
Thank you for the Moonlight article. Alot of terrific people are really devoted to the show. It’s one of the few shows my husband and I enjoyed watching together. We couldn’t believe it was cancelled. Now, we hang on to any word that gives us hope of a season 2.
Hey Sci Fi, I love your article, kinda brightened my day reading it. Moonlight is like a giant thrill ride that never ends… Honestly, we ML fans are trying to save it, despite the looming actors strike threat. But if this is what it takes to save Moonlight, I’ll go on the ride.
I have no idea that one of the writers for Moonlight also wrote for Farscape. I shouldn’t have been surprised, though, as there are similarities in the style. I loved Farscape and can’t wait for the webisodes. I love Moonlight too. I hope SciFi picks it up.
Moonlight is such a wonderful show that makes it hard to believe they’ll have a better *anything* *anyhow* to put on its time slot.
Thanks for the positive article. We will continue to fight for a second season of this wonderful show. TV shows are supposed to entertain and Moonlight does just that.
I’m 31 and I’ve never gotten involved to save a show before or even posted on a fan site about a show, so the fact that I’ve done both for Moonlight means that this show means a lot to a lot of people, including me.
Thanks Mark for the positive article. CBS had no idea of what would be unleashed when they decided to cancel Moonlight. I guess they thought we would shut up and go away. When Moonlight gets picked up and 8 million fans and our money follow, we will set a precedent in the entertainment world that fans do matter and we won’t be ignored!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! This show deserves SO much to go on. I haven’t had such a GREAT show to obsess over since about ‘02. I missed that! Thanks again.
Thank you for the positive comments… Moonlight is the best show on television… It only makes sense that some other network will pick it up and Scifi would be the perfect place.. It already has an established fan base, the has proven its love and devotion.. Not only that the fanbase will follow Moonlight wherever it goes with its time and money..
Thanks for the positive words and the accurate reporting of our campaign to save Moonlight.
All Moonlight fans appreciate it.
Thanks so much for the great article. It’s always so exciting to see our beloved Moonlight being discussed yet again! The world must know by now that Moonlight fans refuse to accept defeat and will fight as long as it takes. Never in my 44 years has a show captivated me so quickly and completely as Moonlight. It deserves to continue to cast its spell.
Thanks for the positive article. Moonlight is such a great show it deserves a season 2. This show has everything action,romance,a beautiful and talented cast,and of course the vampire stuff. It tells a great story. A story about 8 million of us want to see continue.
Mark –
I can’t express the love for Moonlight any more than my fellow Moonlight-loving fans have already, but I do want to thank you for your article. No matter where Moonlight ends up, I really hope the cast stays together. Alex, Sophia, Jason, and the rest of the Moonlight community–Coraline, Guillermo, Logan, Lt. Davis, even Talbot!–they are all contributors to what makes our show so special. I’m hoping to hear some good news soon!
Thank you so much for your support of our efforts to save Moonlight. As you can tell, this show became much more to its fans than an hour’s diversion on a Friday night. We are a passionate group who appreciate quality television – a superb cast, crew and writers that have captured a collective imagination. You would think that any network would have been proud to have Moonlight on its lineup.
True True, we are not giving up on our Moonlight. This show is incredible and the fans are going to reach out to find a new home. Thanks Mark for the good Buzz. Please join in our fight. The network who gets this gem will NOT be dissapointed!
Mark, thanks so much for your article. We all appreciate your nod to our plight to see that Moonlight is returned to television.
Thanks again and have a great week!
Thank you Mark for saying nice things about our beloved Moonlight. And about compaign that we are involved. Finally somebody is not calling us crazy and not asking us “get the life”. I agree with most of the previous posters. So I just will say thank you and
WE WILL GET OUR MOONLIGHT BACK!!!
THanks mark for your possitive article about our beloved moonlight we will keep fighting for our show for as long as it takes from an aussie fan.
I want to give a big Cheer to the fans that fight to save their shows. This one in particular. Since all the talk about ratings and fans started, I have come to understand how flawed the system for determining actual viewership is. Some networks seem out of touch with how viewers want to get their tv. (my sister watches ALL her shows online”.) but the growing number of online and directv viewers aren’t counted. Thanks fans, for drawing attention to the system.
Thank you for your support of Moonlight. It is one of the best shows on TV and I hope another network will pick it up for a Season 2 it deserves. Moonlight fans from all over the world have done wonderful things, donating blood and food in an effort to show support and save this show. We are not crazy people. We do this for the love of a show that has touched us as fans. As Josef would Vampire Solidarity Rah Rah Rah.
Mark:
Thanks for the write up! It is much appreciated. Moonlight is a great show and deserves to continue its story!! The SciFi Channel would be a great channel for “Moonlight” to shine its moonbeam!
Keeping the faith~~~
Thanks Mark, We really appreciate getting any attention to our efforts to save our show!! I do hope though that if the show is saved they keep the three leads, Alex, Jason, and Sophia. They are the best! Like everyone says we will follow this show where ever it goes! Thanks again. Amber Hamilton Marysville WA.
Thanks for the great article and for helping spread the word about our efforts to save Moonlight. Alex, Sophia and Jason have millions of fans and we want our Moonlight back!!
Thanks for the update. As others already said: sooo many people cannot be wrong… I miss Moonlight!
Hi Mark,
Thanks for helping to keep the spotlight on Moonlight. I hope your article helps more people become aware of our efforts to keep Moonlight on TV. As others have said, keeping the whole cast together is very important to us. To me, the goal of our efforts is to maintain Moonlight’s integrity in addition to finding a new home for it. Having Moonlight on SciFi would be excellent for those of us who are already avid viewers of their programming. Learning the dirty workings of the ratings game has taught us that we have to do more to make ourselves heard and respected. Gone are the days of blindly eating what networks threw at us. We demand intelligent, thought-provoking programming. And Moonlight has consistently delivered. Thanks again!!
We REALLY appreciate your article highlighting our current efforts!
Moonlight is so much more than just a show… it’s a phenomenon!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Mark,
I join my international voice from Colombia to thank you for your recognition of this very hard fight for a show that has captured the fantasy of millions, both inside and outside the US. Some lucky, smart network must listen to us; we need more true entertainment in our busy, difficult lives, and Moonlight gives us that an SO much more.
Mark, thank you for posting an upbeat article.
There’s attraction…there’s infatuation… & then there’s “THE ONE.”
MOONLIGHT
Mark, thank you for posting the article showing our efforts!!
We are really fighting to find Moonlight a new home, and would love any more support that people are willing to give!!
thank u so much for the article about our fight to save the show that we simply cannot live without… Moonlight!
We need all the love and support and vampire solidarity we can get!!!
Thank you for giving Moonlight some attention, and also shining the spot light on the faithful, yet sane and logical, fans that are trying to help Moonlight catch its second breath!!! We beleive in the show, and hope that someone on another network also beleives in the show. It repeatedly helped CBS earn great rating each Friday, only slipping slightly in ratings a couple of times. This is really amazing for a show that caught so much flack for being a copy cat of every other vampire show ever made. It stands on its own, and the fans have acknowledged that. Thanks again for writing about Moonlight!
Mark, yet another thank you for your fantastic article about Moonlight and the continuing campaign to bring it back to the airwaves. I too have never fought for a television show before now, never written networks or cable providers or advertisers, never felt so strongly about something as I do this beloved show. Many of its fans are still unaware of its cancellation, unaware of the fight we are waging to save it, so articles like yours go a long way to spreading the word and recruiting more supporters. Often, we are compared to the Jericho fans or Veronica Mars fans, but while we have similar goals, I think the cancellation of Moonlight has opened the eyes of the average television viewer to just how expendable shows really are, whether they deliver great entertainment or not.
Thank You Mark,
For a fantastic article.
Moonlight is simply the best show. I have never fought for a show before. But I am behind THIS show and THIS Cast 100%. And we will continue to FIGHT until we have no more Blood and no more Bite left in us. This Show is Worth everything we do for it and these fans are such a fantastic bunch of people. Thanks for letting everyone know that!
Thanks for the great article, Moonlight is a great show and needs to be continued. There are fans far and wide in this world who love Moonlight. Please, Sci Fi and DirecTv, work on a cost sharing venture and give Moonlight and us a second chance. You won’t be sorry.
Thank you Mark for your article reagrding Moonlight and its fans. I am an avid fan of the show and right now rely on my iTunes purchase of the series for my MickBeth fix now and then! Friday nights were very special in our house since Moonlight. Now they have become just another night, again! I look forward to a network pick up of the series and new episodes! Thanks again!
Barbara
Portland, Oregon
Mark, Thanks for your article spotlighting our efforts. Believe me when I say Moonlight fans are truly passionate and devoted. We are dedicated to saving this great show with its fabulous and talented cast. Thanks again.
Mark, Thank you for the article and for pointing out the many ways that a great number of Moonlight fans are doing to help bring it back to the airwaves. Our beloved Moonlight deserves to be back on the air. I am hoping and praying that Sci Fi and DirecTV can work something out.
Mark:
Really appreciate your article. Thank you so much for drawing attention to Moonlight. We are making great efforts to secure a season 2 (and more) and are exploring all avenues to ensure this happens. The show is unbeatable for romance, intrigue and action and I along with the other millions of Moonlight fans will follow the show to whichever network is wise enough to take it over, offering our support in every way.
I want to thank everyone who’s commented on these posts for letting everyone know how you feel. While renewal of a canceled show is always a long shot, the level of passion being brought to this campaign will surely be noticed in the network boardrooms where Moonlight is being considered.
Meanwhile, I’ll let you know if I hear anything.
Mark Wilson
About.com Guide to Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Thans Mark for the updates and kind words for Moonlight. The fans enthusiasm has not dimmed as some predicted – if anything we are more fired up after a 2nd weekend without Moonlight. On my list of things to do daily, is a Big Red Reminder to write someone, anyone, everyone, about Moonlight. I love the cast as is – it’s the chemistry between them that makes it so great. LET’S BRING IT BACK.
Hi Mark,
Thank you for your article. Moonlight fans are fighting really very hard for the show to get picked up again. There are worldwide fans who absolutely love this show as it is just not an ordinary show..its a bit different with action, comedy, drama and romance…and most of all the important part is the cast…The cast brings the best of the show ..Alex,Jason, are incredibly hot and Sophia…such talented actors and a big shame on CBS for cancelling this show. Alot of women between the age of 35-67 watch this show…(p.s my mum is 67 and she loves this show!!!)I pray for a second season and to give another chance to those beautiful cast.
Mark, thank you so much for a great article – we really appreciate the buzz!!!
hi mark
yes there are also many international fans also supporting a second season of moonlight. its a fantastic show with a great cast and of course as an aussie i am bound to support our local talent in the wonderful alex (aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi)
This show has a huge potential. I am a big Farscape fan and besides Farscape, ML is the only show that captivated my interest from the first minute.
Thank you for the article on Moonlight. I am a mother of 3 (15, 13, 9) Application Developer with a Master’s Degree. I have never blogged, emailed, or called for a show before Moonlight. I have watched You tube videos, got a my space account, and purchased my first television program all due to this show.
The chemistry between Alex and Sophie is electrifying, the humor brought in by Jason is refreshing. It made Friday’s and CBS a must see TV night in my home.
It won its time slot and demographics every week w/o any real advertising by the network. Many viewers weren’t even counted by the out of date rating system since they viewed the show online or via DVR on the following day.
We are a group of people with resources, we know what we like and can make intelligent decisions w/o the help of CBS execs. We have raised $6,500 for food giving to a LA shelter, over 50 pints of Blood, 37 bone marrow donors, and raised 14,000 in 72 hours for ads in Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.
We deserver to be heard and respected by CBS and other networks. We will follow Moonlight and support it with the same energy during this campaign. We just need a network out there to realize what the show’s and its viewer’s potential.
Hi Mark.
I love Moonlight so much! Sci Fi Channel would be perfect for Moonlight. I never have been this affected for a cancelation. I’m still in tears. I love this Moonlight so much. I pray for all the best for Alex, Sophia, Jason, Shannyn and the rest of the crew and staff.
WHAT MORE CAN WE SAY OR WHAT MORE CAN WE DO, TO PROCLAIM OUR LOVE FOR THE MOONLIGHT SHOW AND ITS CAST. PLEASE TELL US AND WE WILL DO IT. PLEASE SAVE OUR MOONLIGHT, PLEASE SO THAT MILLIONS OF US AND ENJOY OUR MICK & BETH & JOSEPH. PLEASE, PLEASE.
SINCERELY,
MOONLIGHT FAN 4 EVER
This article not only gives us Moonlighters
hope, it tells the truth. That Moonlight
deserves a 2nd season and the fans will follow it. Alex, Sophia, Jason and all the rest of the gang are talented actors and the
writes, producers and the rest of the crew
are wonderful. Being a busy professional during the day, I found that only on Friday
nights did I sit down, truly sat down for
the entire show. I’ve enjoyed it greatly, and am looking forward to more of the adventures the Moonlight crew. Keep up the
good work.
Darkness6601 Tacoma, Wa.
Thanks Mark,
Thanks for not making the devoted Moonlight fans look like a bunch of lunatics. I’m a college educated self employed mother of three. Sure I stood out in the rain for 2 hours in support of this show..but that doesn’t make me crazy. It just shows the level of commitment that I have for this show. I’ll watch it where ever it airs.
For myself and many of the fans, this is the first TV show in YEARS that I’ve cared about. It’s been over 10 years since there was a show that was a “can’t miss” for me. For the most part, I’d rather read a book than watch any TV. From the beginning Moonlight hooked me. Now I’m emotionally .. and financially invested in this show.
Come on SciFi .. give us Moonlight fans the news we want to hear. We will be devoted to you.. and your sponsors!
Thank you for this article, stating the facts without sugar coating but without snarks against the fans either. Fans are campaigning hard for this show, so there must be something to it. Hope is not lost yet. I strongly recommend to keep the cast as much as possible, they were phenomenal from the leads to the last guest star (David Blue anyone? Claudia Black?). Fight on, Moonlighters!
Thanks for your article. The fans of Moonlight are fighting for a show that is a breath of fresh air from the other shows. It brings us romance, wit, charm, and adventure each week. The story lines are limitless. The chemistry between the actors is breathing. I have never before been actively involved in trying to get another season for a cancelled show, but this show is different. It is the only show that I hear over and over on message boards that entire families watched together. It was bringing the American family back together instead of being so fragmented. We will follow the show wherever it goes. Come on someone, give the viewers of Moonlight a new home. There were 7.5 to 8.5 weekly viewers per the Neilsen ratings. Many of us were not counted. Our bags are packed and we are looking for a home.
Thanks for spreading the word about Moonlight. My husband and I were devoted Farscape and Battlestar Galatica watchers. Sci-fi is the perfect channel for Moonlight. Give it a chance!
A professional woman for years, and if you would have told me a year ago I would be fighting to save a vampire TV show,I would have said you were nuts, but I am. Sci-Fi you have a diamond in the rough, give this show a chance to shine. You will not be sorry…..
Mark, thanks for your positive article. We will keep up the fight for Moonlight because this kind of show only comes along once in a blue moon (light –
). Moonlight has captured the imagination of not only its’ targeted demographic audience but has sucked in people of all ages. It has been the reason for many of us to go out and purchase computers, phones, and mp3 players, etc. People who knew nothing about the internet (like me) are going on line for the first time, visiting forums, purchasing songs and episodes, etc. It’s cancellation sure was short-sighted!
I enjoyed your article, and yes, I’m one of the fans who is fighting to save this fabulous show. It is well worth my time, effort, and money, i.e. ads, to bring my favorite vampire back. This show has it all: drama, suspense, action, humor, and a romance that will melt your heart. I’m not giving up. “Moonlight” deserves a second season.
Hi Mark,
It’s so nice to hear something positive. We are continuing to fight hard for Moonlight as I think it has captured the hearts of so many viewers. To be honest initially I wasn’t sure about Moonlight, but every week it grew and developed into something so intriguing I was counting the days to the next instalment. It really needs the chance to fully explore the world and the characters that have been created! Long Live MoonlightMoonlight!!!
Thank you Mark – We all know Alex will go on to major projects because he is a shining star – but we adore him as MICK!! MOONLIGHT is such a joy, and the cast is like family. Many media analysts feel CBS made a major mistake – and “yes” we will follow the show anywhere and support the new sponsors.
I really enjoyed your article. I certainly am doing my part to campaign for Sci-Fi Channel to pick Moonlight up. It is really a show worth fighting for and any network would be smart to benefit from CBS’s mistake.
I was just informed that Moonlight was cancelled. That can’t be, I was really getting into the show. Since CSI Miami, gets dumber by the episode, It is such a great show. Don’t cancel it from TV forever.
In mid-September, 2007, I heard a voice coming from my TV(being in another room) saying I’m Mick St. John, P.I. The voice was enticing and sexy so I had to go see who it was. Oh my! A devastingly handsome actor was interviewing as a vampire P.I. for this new series called Moonlight. I was hooked! As a highly educated intelligent woman I know quality when I see it. I knew that Moonlight would be quality and good from the beginning. There are viewers in 32 other countries along with the millions in the USA who obviously agree with me. Viewers include ages 14-85, both men and women. Embedded in these viewers is the desired demographic of 18-49. Those of us 50+ also spend and probably control the finances of the household. Think the advertisers and the suits have no perspective about that. After all Baby Boomers are the largest percentage group in the US. We will bring our purchasing dollars to any network smart enough to give us and our show a home.
Sophia Myles would be a loss to the show as she has made Beth her own. And Jason? Who else could be Josef? Alex O’Loughlin IS Mick St. John. He and Jason are superb! Think Robert Redford and Paul Newman. Alex and Sophia…explosive onscreen chemistry! The writers have given us a season full of thrills and always shocking us. These thrills should continue in several seasons. With decent promotion and preservation of the story direction, Moonight could become a classic. YES! Moonlight would bring great treasure to anyone who picks it up and gives it the care it deserves. The fanbase will only grow from 8M+. Moonlight is intelligent plays only to the best part of our senses, making us appreciate being human despite the awful things in the world. How can a show about love, sacrifice, brotherhood, loyalty, chivalry, tolerance and self acceptance be so bad?
Thank you, thank you, thank you for writing about our gem, giving additional exposure we so sorely need. Vampire solidarity, rah, rah, rah!
Thanks for the article supporting our fight! Not only is this show truly an original, but just look at how it has caused a movement outside of the tv, such as the blood donations, bone marrow, food bank at a time when most people are not giving because of the economic realities of our time. I have never seen any show generate such an outpouring and I have been a fan since day 1! The cast must stay the same! Vampire solidarity Rah rah rah!
Mark – Thank you for all the great information. I too was shocked when i found out yesterday that Moonlight was cancelled. My daughter and I look forward to Moonlight every week. It has become an event for us.
Have a hard time understanding CBS. They abruptly cancelled one of my favorite shows – Joan of Arcadia and now Moonlight. I will follow Moonlight to wherever it goes. I love the characters, the stories and especially Mick. I think he will go far in this industry.
We all need to do what we can to save Moonlight. Send an email to SciFi – I sent mine today.
Thanks Mark for your great article. I love Moonlight and can’t believe such a well written, intelligent programme has been cancelled. Alex and Sophia are the show, whereas I’d be pleased if the location moved to New York, the show without the talented and beautiful Sophia Myles is unthinkable.
thank you for supporting our vampire and our vampire show. but we really need answers on knowing if any network is willing to take our show but thank you very much
Thanks so much for the good press! I love Moonlight and will follow it where ever it ends up. Hopefully on SciFi with help from Directv!
Mark – YOU ROCK! I enjoyed your article. Thanks for mentioning what the fans are doing to try and save this show. We want a second season and will follow it to whatever network picks it up!
Thanks for helping spread the Moonlight word, we fans in the UK are trying to help as much as we can to support Moonlight. We need more Alex, Sophia & Jason on our TV screens over here too!
Mark, thank you for your positive attitude toward such a wonderful show. There’s a large group of TV viewers who will follow Moonlight to its new home, and 8 million additional to one’s network isn’t a bad tally!!
Thanks for the positive article. This show has literally changed lives for the better, and saved more than a few. It completely altered my definition of being a “big fan.” I can only say that for the many, many diehard supporters of Moonlight, we will never stop fighting for “our” show…and will gladly follow it wherever it goes. The DirecTV idea is innovative and bold, and I think it’s high time that the stodgy older networks realized that the world, and the game, is changing. Long live Moonlight!
Thank you Mark for the positive article.
We are very passionate about this show, and if ever a show can be brought back, this is it. And you can tell by the positive actions of the fans, and the generosity of their spirits.
We will follow Moonlight, anywhere it goes.
Mark-
Thank you so much for the positive press about Moonlight. I have never supported a show like this before or tried to rally to get it back on the air. There is just something about this one… Thanks again – great article!
Laura in Wisconsin
Mark
Awesome article. I find it hard to believe that a network hasn’t figured out that there is such a huge fan base that Moonlight developed. The fans became loyal after only one season that was interupted. I found the show by channel surfing as it was not really advertised that much. Everyone that I’ve told to watch the show also got hooked. SciFi might be the perfect spot – who cares if in New York – fans will still watch Mick, Beth and Josef.
Mark, I’ve spent a bit of time reading through all the comments about our beloved series Moonlight, and also wish to express my thanks on your article. The vampire genre is pretty popular, always has been, alwys will be. I caught one show on SciFi not long ago,but it was a bit bloody for my tastes, which is why I need my fix of Moonlight. I don’t fit the demographic,I’m 50+, and know quality television when I see it. Authors know a good thing also, which is one reason sales are rocketing for books such as Twilight, I’m an avid reader of J.D Robb..and Nora Roberts, who had a very nice trilogy that invovled a vamp, just went to the book store and picked up 4 more..authors Lindsay Sands,Katie McAlister..the young lady working there said she can’t keep them on the shelf..hmm..wonder why.Television has changed much in my day, and for the most part..not for the better. There is quality programming out there, and also a lot of reality garbage..every network has to have 2 or 3..all the same..it’s not leaving a positive taste in the viewers mouths. The fans of Moonlight have been fighting hard to get this show onto a network worthwhile..a network that will let it’s light shine through.It’s untimely cancellation united us all. We do count..we’re tired of the garbage they try to shove down our throats….tired of not being heard…we really are not rabid..we are however devoted.So any and all positive vibes are good.. thank you for writing about our good fight.. just because the show was cancelled does not necessarily make it harder for it to be brought back to life by another network…the viewers are there…from all over the universe. I also think Moonlight would do exceptioanlly well on SciFi..or USA..I’ve switched my viewing habits to these 2 networks exclusively and am really surprised with the programming…neither cater to stupids…which is entertaining in itself.Thanks for giving me a chance to speak my mind…and hoping the buzz will continue to be good.
Thanks for helping to spread the word about Moonlight!!!
Mark THANK YOU so much for writing this article detailing our efforts to save Moonlight! More than 8 million fans worldwide cannot be wrong… Moonlight deserves a second season and we are going to do everything in our power to ensure this happens! Thanks for your support!
I am an unlikely fan of this program, but I found myself very much caught up in the characters and genre, even though I have never been a vamp fan before. I am hopeful that some executive will see the potential of Moonlight and give us viewers back a very fun escape from everyday life and “I know what’s going to happen” programming!
Thank you for your comments on Moonlight and for not assuming that because we looked forward to a program and are sad that it has been canceled, we are not necessarily some crazy fan.
Thanks so much for your postive review on Moonlight’s fan efforts to save our show. It is much appreciated. And yes, while it’s absolutely true that I would continue watching this show on ANY network that chose it pick it up–I certainly hope that the integrity of the show, and its characters won’t have to be compromised in order to save it. Moonlight just isn’t the same without its phenomenal trilogy O’Loughlin, Myles, and Dohring. I would be very excited though to see how the change in location from LA to NY might affect the show. Thanks again for your kind review!
Thanks! Great article. I’m a fan-
Thank you, Mark Wilson, for your informative article on the endeavors of the MOONLIGHT fans, and it was good to hear your positive viewpoint to our show’s “situation.” We fans are sincere in our efforts to get MOONLIGHT a second season, and we will continue our many united campaigns until we are successful. Every day our love and support go out to MOONLIGHT’S talented cast, crew, and creative team–hang in there with us!
Let’s hear some GOOD NEWS soon!
Mark, thank you for this update and for supporting Moonlight, the fans of this show are so dedicated and we will continue the fight to get our show back on the air
YES,YES,YES,YES,YES! SAVE MOONLIGHT! IT WON THE PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD SO WHY IS CBS LETTING IT GO? DON’T THEY CARE WHAT THEIR VIEWERS VOTE FOR? WHY HAVE A PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD IF THE NETWORK PAYS NO ATTENTION TO THE VIEWERS? CBS WILL LOSE OUT BUT IT IS THEIR STUPIDITY. GO SCI-FI GO ANY NETWORK THAT HAS A BRAIN!!!!!
hi Mark!
I felt sick when I heard about the cancelation.I am a 35 years old dentist from San francisco, who never thought of helself fighting for a show. I’m hoping for Scifi to get Moonlight , and I’m ready to move to this channel and to talk with friends to watch the show..I really thing it will do so good in Scifi. Whatever it’s needed. Each time I use my I-phone , I remember what I want : Moonlight second season!!
Thanks for the great Moonlight article! I loved this show and I’m not much for vampires. I would definitely see the movie and I hope some network picks it up.
Hi Mark ! Love your article ! Yes , we fans are working soo hard to keep the show on..It’s a really great show and we’re not ready to let it go . I’m waiting for following the show to Scifi.I gave my Moonlight tapes to some friends , now they’re fans too waiting for asecond season!!
Kelly .
santa Barbara.
Hello Mark! Thanks for your post! yes Monnlight fans fighting each day to keep the show on.Each day first thing I do when I come back from start it’s get to my computer.Yes I’m waiting to follow Monnlight to Scifi .This is the only show I really enjoyed in 9 years, I amm 44 by the way.So as you can Imagine I’m just not about to let it go..No way!!
Molly
Texas.
Hi Mark,
Yes, we love the show and want it to go on. We also want Alex, Sophia and Jason to stay with the show. All the fans have put so much effort to keep the show for a 2nd season and we will continue doing so until we heard that it is a dead end. From a Canadian Fan.
Cheers, Val
Mark, Thanks a lot for the positive article and all the support.
I’m from Argentina, and I was caught almost inmeadiately for this amazing show, I hope all the fans efforts bring good news soon!
Mark,
Merci again for this article. As a vampire/sci-fi addict, it feels like a bit of a relief to read your article. I keep my fingers crossed for a season 2 with both Mick and the “brassy” Beth
i am not a fan of any vampire genre related movie, or tv shows (REALLY NOT!!!) but i accidentally stumbled on ML on tv and although i didn’t understand the story line then as i caught it toward the end, i nonetheless got hooked and have religiously followed the story (WOULD RUSH HOME) every fri. ML is a good show. I hope the people involved in putting it back on air will realize that. your news have given me renewed hope. thanks.
Thank you so much for this article. I have never tried to save a show before, but Moonlight is different. I really hope that SciFi or someone else sees the value of Moonlight and picks it up.
Hi , thank you for your post . When the show was canceled I felt robbed , how can a 8 million viewers show with people’s choice award get axed.Still I don’t know.But wnat I know it’s thAT I am ready to follow the show to Scifi , with the rest of the viewers.It’s a really really great show !!
HELLO MARK, MOONLIGHT IS THE BEST SHOW THAT HAS COME ALONG IN A LONG TIME. AND ALEX HAS MADE THIS SHOW HIS OWN, HE IS OUR NEW VAMPIRE, THE GREATEST VAMP EVEN BETTER THAN BELA LUGOSI AND ALL THE REST. SOME NETWORK SOMEWHERE HAS TO SAVE OR BELOVED MOONLIGHT.
MOONLIGHT FAN 4 EVER
Thank you so much for this article, for bringing light to what all us Moonlight fans are doing.
I am shocked that Moonlight has been cancelled.
Never before has a show had such a following as this one. It is unbelievable.
There are masses of fans that will follow this show wherever it goes, therefore network ratings will fly through the roof for who ever picks it up. It won peoples choice awards for best new drama, is being considered for an emmy for outstanding drama series, reached the desired 18-49 demographic, it consistently helped CBS to win Friday nights and people have been donating blood in it’s name. People don’t understand why someone hasn’t picked it up, maybe because they want a new show in it’s place? I think that is a grave mistake. Because that show would have to build a fan base and gain word of mouth for people to watch it (not mention the risk they would be taking, airing a new show that people may not like) while Moonlight already has an incredibly tremendous, extremely loyal, fan base/following, a fan base/following that will easily pull in around 8 million views the least and has had word of mouth and is already so passionately adored. It has all the qualities that a show needs for everyone to enjoy and to carry on for many seasons to come, it has romance, action, comedy, drama, style, beautiful people and much more.
So lets hope someone comes to their senses and picks up Moonlight for a season two.
Thank you very much for your time, Good day.
Thanks so much for letting people know about the fan campaigns! We appreciate your efforts!
Thank you for writing about MOONLIGHT. I’m a librarian and I know how popular all types of vampire lit are from young adult to mystery to romance. MOONLIGHT is my favorite because of the relationship among the three main characters. I love the way Beth’s character is treated with such respect by the guys. She’s presented as a real person,also. A strong, spirited woman, not overly thin and frail with a face that doesn’t look like victimized by an overzealous plastic surgeon!
I think Moonlight is great and I hope another network picks it up. If moonlight moves to Sci-Fi, I’ll follow.
Mark,
Thank you so much for your article & for highlighting our efforts to save our beloved MOONLIGHT!!! It’s a very hopeful thing!!!
Thanks Again
Thank you for the positive comments in your article. Moonlight is worth saving. I really hope that SciFi or someone else picks it up. Interesting story lines and great character development. Surely 8 million of us can’t be that wrong.
I 100% agree. This TV series was classy, interesting and actually the only vampire series with believable looking vampires (well, as much as you CAN believe in vampires anyway!
).
16 episodes simply isn’t enough, and the ending is crying out for further ones to be made. Anyone got any more news on the state of play with this series?
Thank you Mark for taking the time to recognize the effort by the fans to bring back Moonlight.
Including information on how to help was truly awesome and very much appreciated.
I love moonlight and the day I heard it was cancelled I gave an ear full to CBS. Not like they cared… But I cared! I love that show and I will follow it to any station to any time slot!
I am in the uk and I love the show and would follow the show anywhere. I fit in the 18 – 49 demo too. 8 million people can’t all be wrong.!!!!!! A second season PLEASE.
I was more than dissapointed when I saw Moonlight was not being brought back for season 2, I even found a rope and heavy beam to tell the world just how upset I was, but I caught a commercial about it starting on Sci Fi, of course right as I was about to kick the chair out from under me (noose still attached to beam) And decided, life IS good….BUT how many new seasons will there be, or will season 1 just be repeated till 2035….everyone watch and wait, ready to kick out that chair that decides our fate (and happiness) Maybe I shouls get another job?
My wife and I are big moonlight fans, wondered why another network didn’t pick it up before now. hoping for season 2. Best of luck to make it happen.
Moonlight is a great show and it really needs to come back. I am glad Sci Fi is picking it up, but I want to see more episodes!
Is this show on ? is it coming back, im not sure as there are different views all over the internet, so if it is please do let us know !!
Season 1 of ‘Moonlight’ is airing on the Sci Fi Channel (in the U.S.) on Friday nights.
Thanks for post this info. i started watching Moonlight last week on sci-fi and watched the 2nd episode this week. i was left haning so much so that i went on the internet and watched the entire season this weekend. i flip when i couldn’t find episode 17. but i understand now, i intened to keep watching on the t.v. and praying for the 2nd season to show (with all the right people of course!)
avalon
Yes, fans need more Moonlight. Keep Beth,chemistry great between them. Thank goodness for more Moonlight.
PLEASE PLEASE keep MOONLIGHT!!!
this 64 year old female Elementary school te / retired / now an English as a Second Language teacher needs an intelligent and new kind of tv show to enjoy. That’s MOONLIGHT.
Please bring it back — any channel– any day– any time– I’ll watch. It was new and exciting for a change. Most things on tv are just BORING
Thanks
Cheryl
PLEASE, PLEASE BRING THIS SHOW BACK!!! SCI-FI, CBS, WE FANS DON’T CARE WHAT CHANNEL JUST SO WE CAN WATCH IT!!!! THE SHOW WAS GREAT AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH BETH AND MICK IF POSSIBLE, THEY MADE THE SHOW, COME ON, CAN’T YOU SEE IT, EVERYONE ONE’S FIGHTING TO KEEP IT ALIVE, COP A CLUE, WE ARE TELLING IT’S GOOD PROGRAM!!!!!!!!!!!
Kudos to the SciFi Channel! I’m so JAZZED to be able to watch “Moonlight” again; shows what a class act SciFi is. PLEASE keep the show on the air. Maybe even continue the show with new episodes!
A million thanks!
i just started watching moonlight on accident and then all of a sudden its cancelled. i love shows with vampires so this show was for me. after angel and buffy, there isn’t any good ones and supernatural doesn’t count because its a variety. if they decided to do another season for this i will be watching. my thing is i don’t think a show should be cancelled until they’ve had two seasons. i mean it might have been bad in the first and better in the second, it happens.
I am happy to see that SciFi has placed Moonlight on it’s Friday lineup..now my only hope is that they decide to produce new shows, this show is a winner! SciFi contract the actors they will not be around long.
lol look at all the women gettin’ hot and wet over dead bodies lol
I really hope that the Sci-fi station picks to make the next season.I love the cast and would follow this show anywhere.
I’ve become a HUGE fan of the show and own season one on dvd. I really want to see more! Based on what I am reading however I guess reading what fans have written on FanFiction.net will have to suffice. But I really want the show to go on!