Saving Moonlight

I don't know how or why, but I got bitten by the Moonlight bug a while ago. I didn't even watch the first half of the season, but once I discovered the CBS show, I was hooked. I loved the dialogue, the romance, and even the vampire drama. There's something sexy and literary about vampires that I love. It doesn't hurt that the main character is played by one hunky Aussie!

Unfortunately, CBS decided not to continue the show for its fall line-up. If you're an avid or even an occasional TV watcher, you'll remember CBS making other poor choices with its programming in the past. Are there any shows worth watching on CBS anyway? I guess I like the show Numbers, and there are all the CSI shows, but even I get bored with the forensic crime shows. Moonlight was something different, and for someone with a baby and not much time for a social life, it was a great escape on a Friday night.

The amazing bit about the show being cancelled is that Moonlight fans have been coming out of the woodwork! People have been writing letters, sending emails, setting up fan sites, writing fan blogs, boycotting CBS and their advertisers, making their own sliced up videos, and hosting real life events, too! Fans organized blood drives all across the country, not only to help out a worthy cause, but also to bring some attention to the show and help save it. Fans continue to have picnics, rallies, and other awareness type campaigns.

I need one of these shirts!


Pretty interesting. Even though some of you may think these people could be organizing for more pressing causes, like civil liberties, animal cruelty, or campaigning for Barack Obama, I think these small protests and organizing efforts help people make real-life connections and get interested in community activism. And isn't fighting CBS,a multi-mullion dollar corporation and part of the larger structure of media influence in this country, a worthy endeavor?

I'm lovin' it! Power to the people!