SOS: Save Our Spirited!
This is not the time for a quiet riot – this is a call to action!
Spiritualists (Spirited Fans),
We are asking you, the devoted viewers of Spirited, to join our campaign to bring the show back to our screens.
Why here? Simply because to sign you do not need to be a member of any particular social network service which means more signatures in one location; additionally we possess the ability to have your comments seen by those who need to see them!
You can help by adding your name and message of support below; be passionate, but please refrain from abuse. Once you’ve done that, spread the word – using this link: http://SOS.Spirited-TV.net
Tweet it, post a link on Facebook, email our link, shout it from the rooftops, skywrite it etc. In Spirited’s short life we have witnessed this fandom grow from a small group to a substantial community, and that’s just online. Call upon friends, colleagues and family members now to raise their voices in support of Spirited’s return. If they’re not tech savvy, help them!
The aim is to get as many names as possible and use these online comments/signatures as a collective call from the fans that have supported the show from the beginning. This will then be sent through the appropriate channels.
- Spirited-TV.net
Dear FOXTEL,
A letter from we, the undersigned.
When the first episode of Spirited debuted on FOXTEL’S W Channel, August 25, 2010, subscription TV viewers were amazed, intrigued and rather relieved. Here, at last, was an Australian series that hit every note and ticked all the boxes on their wish lists. Viewers displayed their passion for the series by making Spirited the highest rating show on W Channel in 2010.
As we got to know the ensemble cast through their outstanding performances, we took each of them in as members of our own families. We voted in droves and watched with pride as the cast and crew earned numerous industry accolades; the most recent of which include Spirited being named 2011′s Most Outstanding Drama on Subscription TV and lead Matt King rightfully received Best Performance By An Actor.
It is with disbelief that the writing team have not had faith bestowed upon them to harness the direction of a third season, when they have not only delivered awards, but have also provided some of the most innovative, funny and heart-warming moments in Australian television history to date.
FOXTEL; as a new show Spirited was only just beginning to develop a really strong online community and season three was set to see its biggest growth yet. A strong, funny & vocal army of ‘super fans’; whose presence was acknowledged as valuable by series creator Jacquelin Perske. From those on the fandom inside we can tell you the bud has hastily been snipped well before the flower bloomed. This show was just gaining follower momentum.
Given the award winning ratings, acting, writing and strengthening fanbase it is with great shock that we received news on October 14, 2011, that Spirited was not being renewed for a third season. This information came via a “press release” from FOXTEL’S Executive Director of Television, Brian Walsh.
Just as we hold the power to bolster ratings, we also have the power to switch off and unsubscribe from FOXTEL if our programming needs are not being met. Many of us only remain subscribers for this specific show.
Our beloved series needs to be given the respect it deserves. Spirited’s appeal and impact on its audiences cannot be ignored; the creativity found on this site alone shows but a small example. A show as special as this, with writing and performances that can evoke such passionate responses across the globe, should not be thrown away with a premature ending. There are still quality stories to be told. The tale of Suzy Darling and Henry Mallet is far from finished. The show has not run its course. The decision not to renew Spirited has left a plethora of viewers, like Henry, standing outside pressed against the glass.
It is therefore with our united voice that we call for a renewal of Spirited!
“Some things are meant to be, no matter what the risk.”
Sincerely,
The undersigned.
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Foxtel- I hope you lose all your viewers due to this unfair and stupid decision. You have dissapointed the whole of the country. SOS !!
Foxtel you can’t cancel spirited – I just have to know how it finishes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Foxtel Save Our Show!
Save our Spirited!
Please save this show. Since I found out it was going to be cancelled I have been signing every petition. It is an incredible show!
This is a fantastic show. Smart, witty and heart warming. Please keep this on the air!
Why would you remove a show with so much promise and fantastic actors? There’s a reason why all of these funds are writing here, it’s to keep their show from dying. Please please please reconsider.
This show is amazing! I have just purchased season one and it’s brilliant. Please keep the show going!
This is a great show. I absolutely love it. Please save this wonderful show!
Please keep airing Spirited. It is a great Australian drama and about ten times better than anything else on television these days!
Seriously the show is amazing, i’m from the UK and fell in love with it after episode one.. not long after i got my mother, sister and a few friends hooked.. Such a loveable show.. now i’m no expert on Australian TV but surely you guys can’t be pumping out shows of this quality all the. There’s still life in this not so old dog.. Please don’t put it to sleep before it’s time!
Please reconsider the axing of spirited. Australians need quality Australian viewing.
I love this show! Please don’t take it away from me!
Spirited is an amazing show.. It would be a huge mistake to cancel it and I would be sad to see it end so soon.
Thank you to everyone for their support of the Save Our Spirited campaign. It is with great pleasure that we can tell you our words have been heard and Spirited will now be back for Season 3.
Read more: http://www.spirited-tv.net/2011/12/spirited-season-3-some-things-are-meant-to-be/