History Main / SendingStuffToSaveTheShow

** Then a new campaign, [=#RestoreTheSnyderVerse=], sparked in the wake of the release of the above film to globally positive reception, this time aiming at continuing from where the film left off. The aforementioned Ann Sarnoff has made it clear that Warner Bros. is not keen on doing that, since the studios has different plans for big screen Creator/DCComics properties going forward.

* After ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' was cancelled in 2013, fans organized letter writing campaign with beads attached to the letters, in reference to the character Ahsoka Tano, who [[spoiler: departed from the Jedi Order in the season 5 finale, which aired just a few days before the announcement]]. Dave Filoni stated in the announcement that some episodes were still going to be finished, and although it's unclear how much affect the campaign had in the completion of season six, both him and various others involved in the production claimed that they wouldn't have been able to finish without the support they got from the fans. Support for saving the show still continued past season six, and in 2018, ''The Clone Wars'' was [[UnCancelled renewed]] for a seventh season, which premiered on Creator/DisneyPlus in February 2020.

* ''Series/TheMole'' had a "Save the Mole" campaign in 2008, after ABC said halfway through the 5th season that they won't renew the show for a 6th season unless the ratings improved for the second half of the season. They sent in "lemonheads" (not the candy, but actual lemons with faces painted on them, after Paul's unofficial mascot for the season.) So far, the show has not been declared canceled, nor has it been renewed for a 6th season.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' was [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/History_of_Star_Trek_Fan_Campaigns saved by a letter-writing campaign]], with 116,000 letters in four months (while the fact the show was a KillerApp for color [=TVs=] also played a hand[[note]]NBC was owned by RCA, which made color sets.[[/note]], those letters also indicated higher-income fans, as they came from doctors, scientists, teachers, and other professionals[[note]]who could afford said color sets. Those things were ''expensive''.[[/note]]). As far as sending stuff, fans had been producing zines -- amateur publications featuring art, original stories and speculations about the ''Star Trek'' universe -- almost from the beginning in '66. Copies of ''[[https://fanlore.org/wiki/T-Negative T-Negative]]'', ''[[https://archive.org/details/Spockanalia1 Spockanalia]]'' and others were mailed to the ''Star Trek'' studios; Roddenberry and the cast expressed surprised appreciation. Thus, NBC and Paramount were well aware of the level of fan interest. It can be argued that Roddenberry was also sending stuff to save the show, by providing swag to the fans; fan mail was answered with enclosed film clip frames from the cutting room floor and autographed photos. Fans also received lists of mail-order premiums (later Lincoln Enterprises) and a newsletter. Fans got rewarded with a highly ScrewedByTheNetwork season, [[SeasonalRot universally considered to be the worst of the series]], before it was canceled again. Still, the third season took the show past the threshold number of episodes needed at the time for a syndication deal.[[note]] Kaiser Broadcasting, operating a small chain of local television stations along the West and East Coast, was the first syndication company to buy ''Star Trek''. Owner Henry J. Kaiser was a huge fan of the series[[/note]] Without it, there'd have been no syndication and likely no further movies or series.

* The ''Anime/SailorMoon'' "procott" is a strange example for a number of reasons. Instead of the network, it was targeted at the ''advertisers''. The plan was to buy a whole bunch of unfrosted strawberry Pop-Tarts on a single day, creating a sales spike that would demonstrate the fans' buying power and prove that the series was a good investment. Whether or not this ZanyScheme could have worked in the first place is debatable, but the really interesting bit was that ''the fandom was against it''. The original Creator/DiC dub of ''Anime/SailorMoon'' was notorious for [[CutAndPasteTranslation questionable scripting]] and [[{{Bowdlerise}} some significant edits.]] A number of fans wanted the North American dub dead so that they could [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes keep their]] [[SubbingVersusDubbing fansubs]]. The split killed any chance of the stunt succeeding, and the fact that the chief organizing fan-group had a reputation for spreading false rumors and disinformation didn't help. The series was later brought back anyway after reruns did [[SleeperHit surprisingly well]] on Creator/CartoonNetwork. But Pop-Tarts were a in-joke in the fandom for some time thereafter.

* Not just letters and posters of fan-arts, but a small group of fans actually held ''rallies'' located around the offices of major {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}-based networks for years to try and convince the big wigs to bring back the [[ScrewedByTheNetwork canceled]] ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. After Creator/ButchHartman left Nickelodeon in 2018, he also stated his passion for the series and a desire to see it return, telling fans to continue pushing for it. Eventually, the show has been announced to return...[[https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/86920-spring-2022-children-s-sneak-previews.html as a graphic novel]], done by Gaby Epstein of ''ComicBook/TheBabySittersClub'' fame, though only time will tell if this is going to be a complete reboot or a continuation of the show.

* On 2021, there's a similar situation for the Filipino Dub of ''Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card'' to get ''COMPLETELY'' done in a similar way to ''#ReleaseTheSnyderCut'' when it got CutShort for political reasons or whatever after there's a HistoryRepeats for Filipino Otakus who grew up with the series.

* Fans of ''Series/{{Forever}}'' sent scarves -- the main character's IconicItem -- to Creator/{{ABC}}, but the network ultimately didn't renew the show for a second season, leaving the finale rather open-ended. Similar writing campaigns to convince other networks and digital services to pick up the show yielded similar results.

->''"What if we cancel ''Series/{{Moonlight}}'', and they send blood?"''

* In 1998, for its theatrical re-release in Germany, the original German-language dub of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 The Little Mermaid]]'', circa 1990, was replaced with a brand-new dub, with different actors voicing the characters (save for Beate Hasneau, who reprised her role as Ursula). [[AmericansHateTingle This redub became notorious among fans for being the absolute]] ''[[AmericansHateTingle worst]]'' [[AmericansHateTingle German redub that Disney has ever done, for both the questionable translation and the casting choices.]] When the film was released on the Platinum Edition line of [=DVDs=] in 2006, it still did not contain the original 1990 dub, and as a result, sales were disastrous. Things got so bad that fans actually petitioned to have the 1990 dub available the next time the film was released. Surprisingly, it worked; the original German dub (in Dolby Surround with 2.0 mixing) was made available when the film was next released on Blu-Ray and DVD in 2013. Unfortunately, however, when the film became available on the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service, the 1998 redub was used again (even though the credits are from the original 1990 dub!).

* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' was [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/History_of_Star_Trek_Fan_Campaigns saved by a letter-writing campaign]], with 116,000 letters in four months (while the fact the show was a KillerApp for color [=TVs=] also played a hand[[note]]NBC was owned by RCA, which made color sets.[[/note]], those letters also indicated higher-income fans, as they came from doctors, scientists, teachers, and other professionals[[note]]who could afford said color sets. Those things were ''expensive''.[[/note]]). As far as sending stuff, fans had been producing zines -- amateur publications featuring art, original stories and speculations about the ''Star Trek'' universe -- almost from the beginning in '66. Copies of ''T-Negative'', ''Spockanalia'' and others were mailed to the ''Star Trek'' studios; Roddenberry and the cast expressed surprised appreciation. Thus, NBC and Paramount were well aware of the level of fan interest. It can be argued that Roddenberry was also sending stuff to save the show, by providing swag to the fans; fan mail was answered with enclosed film clip frames from the cutting room floor and autographed photos. Fans also received lists of mail-order premiums (later Lincoln Enterprises) and a newsletter. Fans got rewarded with a highly ScrewedByTheNetwork season, [[SeasonalRot universally considered to be the worst of the series]], before it was canceled again. Still, the third season took the show past the threshold number of episodes needed at the time for a syndication deal. Without it, there'd have been no syndication and likely no further movies or series.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' was [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/History_of_Star_Trek_Fan_Campaigns saved by a letter-writing campaign]], with 116,000 letters in four months (while the fact the show was a KillerApp for color [=TVs=] also played a hand[[note]]NBC was owned by RCA, which made color sets.[[/note]], those letters also indicated higher-income fans, as they came from doctors, scientists, teachers, and other professionals[[note]]who could afford said color sets. Those things were ''expensive''.[[/note]]). As far as sending stuff, fans had been producing zines -- amateur publications featuring art, original stories and speculations about the ''Star Trek'' universe -- almost from the beginning in '66. Copies of ''T-Negative'', ''Spockanalia'' and others were mailed to the ''Star Trek'' studios; Roddenberry and the cast expressed surprised appreciation. Thus, NBC and Paramount were well aware of the level of fan interest. Fans got rewarded with a highly ScrewedByTheNetwork season, [[SeasonalRot universally considered to be the worst of the series]], before it was canceled again. Still, the third season took the show past the threshold number of episodes needed at the time for a syndication deal. Without it, there'd have been no syndication and likely no further movies or series.

* A fan campaign for a ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fourth season failed, along with fan efforts to have ABC pick up the show. Long after the show was off the air, fans were writing to NBC, Paramount and Bantam Books (which published the Creator/JamesBlish adaptions) to express continued interest, leading to ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'', many more original professional novels, and the ''Phase Two'' project. Joan Winston, Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Sondra Marshak documented the history of the post-cancellation fan campaigns in their book ''Star Trek Lives!'', which generated even ''more'' fan interest.

* A fan campaign for a ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fourth season failed, along with fan efforts to have ABC pick up the show. Long after the show was off the air, fans were writing to NBC, Paramount and Bantam Books (which published the Creator/JamesBlish adaptions) to express continued interest, leading to ''Series/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'', many more original professional novels, and the ''Phase Two'' project. Joan Winston, Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Sondra Marshak documented the history of the post-cancellation fan campaigns in their book ''Star Trek Lives!'', which generated even ''more'' fan interest.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' was saved by a letter-writing campaign, with 116,000 letters in four months (while the fact the show was a KillerApp for color [=TVs=] also played a hand, those letters also indicated higher-income fans, as they came from doctors, scientists, teachers, and other professionals). Fans got rewarded with a highly ScrewedByTheNetwork season, [[SeasonalRot universally considered to be the worst of the series]], before it was canceled again. Still, the third season took the show past the threshold number of episodes needed at the time for a syndication deal. Without it, there'd have been no syndication and likely no further movies or series.

* Many fans around the world of ''Mr. Toad's Wild Ride'' were overwhelmingly mad over the Magic Kingdom version closing. Many of them made protests throughout the park trying to order Disney to cancel plans, and some of them sent angry letters to company officials. They even made T-shirts saying "Tell Me Why Mickey is Killing Mr. Toad". But despite their many attempts, Disney didn't budge and replaced the ride anyway.

** This in turn, resulted in an even greater deluge of letters demanding the show be brought back. Some of which were, reportedly, [[CouldntFindAPen written in blood]].

** Long before this, many fans around the world of ''Mr. Toad's Wild Ride'' were overwhelmingly mad over the Magic Kingdom version closing. Many of them made protests throughout the park trying to order Disney to cancel plans, and some of them sent angry letters to company officials. They even made T-shirts saying "Tell Me Why Mickey is Killing Mr. Toad". But despite their many attempts, Disney didn't budge and replaced the ride anyway.

** Before this, many fans around the world of ''Mr. Toad's Wild Ride'' were overwhelmingly mad over the Magic Kingdom version closing. Many of them made protests throughout the park trying to order Disney to cancel plans, and some of them sent angry letters to company officials. They even made T-shirts saying "Tell Me Why Mickey is Killing Mr. Toad". But despite their many attempts to save Mr. Toad, Disney didn't budge and replaced the ride.

** Before this, many fans of ''Mr. Toad's Wild Ride'' were overwhelmingly displeased over the Magic Kingdom version closing, to the point where they made parades through the park telling Disney to cancel plans, and even making T-shirts for the campaign. Disney didn't care anyway and replaced the ride.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' was saved by a letter-writing campaign, with 116,000 letters in four months (while the fact the show was a KillerApp for color [=TVs=] also played a hand, those letters also indicated higher-income fans, as they came from doctors, scientists, teachers, and other professionals). Fans got rewarded with only highly ScrewedByTheNetwork season, [[SeasonalRot universally considered to be the worst of the series]], before it was canceled again. Still, the third season took the show past the threshold number of episodes needed at the time for a syndication deal. Without it, there'd have been no syndication and likely no further movies or series.

* ''Series/VeronicaMars'' came back in movie form thanks to its fans almost literally throwing piles of money at its original creators and later got a revival on Hulu.

** It also resulted in a protest song titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnTSbFeWwro "Doctor in Distress"]], which starred four ''Doctor Who'' regulars and a bunch of other celebrities. Unfortunately, it was so poorly received that even the BBC itself refused to air it on its radio stations.

* The now famous [[http://oprainfall.blogspot.com/ Operation Rainfall]] was an attempt to get Creator/{{Nintendo}} to localize their UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} [=RPG=]s ''VideoGame/TheLastStory'', ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' and ''VideoGame/PandorasTower'' in North America. They sent letters to Nintendo's North American HQ trying to convince them to bring these games to North America. After their first attempt failed, they tried again with an even ''bigger'' letter-writing campaign. After a while, Nintendo eventually released ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' and licensed the localizations of ''The Last Story'' and ''Pandora's Tower'' to Creator/XSEEDGames.

* Save our Voice Actors, an organization that tried to get the original 4kids English voice actors back for ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', once sent pasta to the new dubbing studio because the last episode to use the original voice actors prominently featured noodles. It failed.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' was saved by a letter-writing campaign. Fans got rewarded with only one season before it was canceled again, and said season is almost universally considered to be the worst of the series. The third season took the show past the threshold number of episodes needed at the time for a syndication deal. Without it, there'd have been no syndication and likely no further movies or series. But this is only a very common misconception, since Creator/GeneRoddenberry made that story up to cover up the real reason a third season was greenlit: because Star Trek helped sell more color TV sets, which RCA, Creator/{{NBC}}'s parent company, had the patents on.

* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' campaign group Operation Head Pigeons and convention company Wasabi Anime joined forces for a letter writing campaign titled Project Massive in 2012. Invadercon II: Doomcon attendees sent letters to Nickelodeon with proof of donations to New York based charity Toys of Hope in lieu of physical items. Subsequently the mailing address went online for a second phase not requiring a donation, with visible Twitter-based support from Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz and Rikki Simons (voices of Zim and Gir respectively). Nick and creator Jhonen Vasque ended up having several talks in the years following both because of these efforts and the show's success in reruns, resulting in [[ComicBook/InvaderZim a comic book series]] being announced in 2015 (which began running later that year) and a television movie called ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZimEnterTheFlorpus'' that can loosely be considered a GrandFinale getting announced in 2017 (and released on Creator/{{Netflix}} two years later).

* ''Ride/BackToTheFutureTheRide'': In 2006, when Ride/UniversalStudios announced their decision to replace the attraction with ''Ride/TheSimpsonsRide'' at both the Hollywood and Orlando parks, fans immediately went to work doing everything they could to save them; posting online petitions and writing letters to make the parks reconsider, but to no avail. However, the Hollywood park at least decided to hold a ceremony a month before the official closing in 2007. Notably, Creator/ChristopherLloyd and ''BTTF'' co-creator Bob Gale were in attendance and a contest was held for the grand prize of [[CoolCar a classic 1981 [=DMC-12=] [=DeLorean=]]] alongside other memorabilia. As a kind gesture, Universal later made the ride videos available to the public on the 25th Anniversary home media re-release of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' trilogy in 2010. The last operating iteration of the ride closed at Universal Studios Japan in 2016.

* Fans were completely appalled in 2016 when Ride/DisneyThemeParks announced that ''Ride/TheTwilightZoneTowerOfTerror'' at Disney California Adventure was going to be re-themed to an attraction based on the 2014 ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' film (despite how ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' has virtually nothing to do with the theme of the park section the ride is located in). Various online petitions attempted to avert the re-theme, but Disney simply ignored them and officially set its closure for January 2017.

* The original ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'' was saved by a letter-writing campaign. Fans got rewarded with only one season before it was canceled again, and said season is almost universally considered to be the worst of the series. The third season took the show past the threshold number of episodes needed at the time for a syndication deal. Without it, there'd have been no syndication and likely no further movies or series. But this is only a very common misconception, since Creator/GeneRoddenberry made that story up to cover up the real reason a third season was greenlit: because Star Trek helped sell more color TV sets, which RCA, Creator/{{NBC}}'s parent company, had the patents on.

* ''Series/{{Jericho}}'' managed to get a second season after fans sent crates full of Nuts to the Producers, in reference to Jake Green's "Nuts!" reply to the New Bern attackers' demand to surrender. Unfortunately, the ratings went down even further post-renewal and it didn't last very long, but did reach a conclusion of sorts.

* ''Series/{{Cavemen}}'' fans (and yes, they did exist) sent in their own hair to protest the show's cancellation, apparently inspired by the nuts sent to save ''Series/{{Jericho}}''.