Every Monday, TV Guide's Matt Roush answers questioned posed to him by the fans of television. Today, he commented on the Save Angel campaign.
Question: Instead of begging and protesting, let's just pay the WB (or UPN) for another season of Angel. I for one would gladly fork over $50 for a new season and I don't doubt you could find thousands of other fans who would do the same. I don't have any idea how much it would take to tip the balance, but surely an extra million or two straight to the bottom line would make a difference. — Craig C.
Matt: You'd think. And what a novel way of going about financing TV: sort of the grass-roots, Internet, Howard Dean approach. (Now I'm thinking of starting a telethon to raise enough money to keep CBS from inflicting another summer of Big Brother on us.) If the letters and postcards I've been getting from all over the country — and world — are any indication, the industry is going to have to develop a very deaf ear to ignore the protestations of the many Angel-Joss Whedon fans out there. It's inspiring — if it weren't so annoying that it had to come to this.
Roush had previously spoken out about the cancellation of Angel saying, "WB's cancellation of Angel after this season marks the end of a rich era in smart, scary fantasy."
Fans from all over the world continue to work relentlessly to ensure that the Angel series continues. To find out how you can help, visit the following websites:
Saving Angel
Save Angel
Save Angel Rally
Support Angel
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