kwsapphire
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- Posted: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:15:44 +0000
EDIT: BUY IT TODAY!!! CLICK HERE TO BUY FROM AMAZON.COM!
And now, a letter from Greg Weisman, to the fans:
Well, guys, tomorrow -- December 7th, 2004 -- is the big day. The GARGOYLES first season comes out on DVD.
I know I'm preaching to the converted, but I can't emphasize enough how important it is to the fandom that this DVD sells well.
Good sales on the first day, particularly a nice Amazon turnout, are important, but what's more important are PHENOMENAL SALES over the next month or two.
If you can't get it at Amazon, get it somewhere else.
If you can't get it tomorrow, get it soon.
But get it. And more than that get everyone you know to get it.
Get strangers to get it.
Yes, I know we're all a bit disappointed in the way Disney has somewhat failed to support the DVD with advertising. But as I've always maintained... the burden is on the fans. They need to prove to Disney that Disney needs to spend money to make money on Gargoyles.
They need to prove to Disney that the fandom is rabid and large and ready to support the property with actual dollars and cents.
A very small part of me feels bad about asking you to spend money. But keep in mind if this DVD doesn't do EXTREMELY well, it will be very difficult to convince Disney to support the property in other ways -- including a second season on DVD, let alone new and original material set in the Gargoyles Universe.
By the way, we did get a nice write-up here:
http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/rage/index1.htm
Check it out.
But mostly, take advantage of this opportunity to demonstrate your love for the show. Again this is NOT just about money. This is about SPREADING THE WORD WITH RELIGIOUS FERVOR!!!
Good luck to us all.
- Greg Weisman
That's right! Disney will finally be releasing Season 1 on DVD on December 7th. What will the DVD contain?
- All 13 original episodes from season 1, uncut.
- Commentary audio tracks for the Awakenings episodes from Greg Weisman (Creator/Producer), Frank Paur (also producer), and Keith David (voice of Goliath)
- Documentary: The 8th Gathering of the Gargoyles (garg con) in Montreal.
- Other special features
Spread the word. Post on forums. Tell your friends. We can't all afford to buy multiple copies of the DVD, but we can tell other people about the DVD, and they'll go out and buy it too. But nothing will happen if we remain silent.
This is a REAL chance to get the show back. We've held a convention every year for the past 8 years. In 2001 we got Disney's attention. They put out a little gargoyles merchandise (Gargoyles logo pins) to see how well it would sell. The pins sold well enough that we kept Disney's interest. They were interested enough to send a film crew to this year's convention, and film us for the DVD.
Let's show Disney that we want Gargoyles back. Spread the word.
Edit: A Gargoyles Guild has been created! Come join the fun!
http://cluster.gaiaonline.com/forum/guilds/index.php?page_mode=4&guild_id=1353 .
And now, a letter from Greg Weisman, to the fans:
Well, guys, tomorrow -- December 7th, 2004 -- is the big day. The GARGOYLES first season comes out on DVD.
I know I'm preaching to the converted, but I can't emphasize enough how important it is to the fandom that this DVD sells well.
Good sales on the first day, particularly a nice Amazon turnout, are important, but what's more important are PHENOMENAL SALES over the next month or two.
If you can't get it at Amazon, get it somewhere else.
If you can't get it tomorrow, get it soon.
But get it. And more than that get everyone you know to get it.
Get strangers to get it.
Yes, I know we're all a bit disappointed in the way Disney has somewhat failed to support the DVD with advertising. But as I've always maintained... the burden is on the fans. They need to prove to Disney that Disney needs to spend money to make money on Gargoyles.
They need to prove to Disney that the fandom is rabid and large and ready to support the property with actual dollars and cents.
A very small part of me feels bad about asking you to spend money. But keep in mind if this DVD doesn't do EXTREMELY well, it will be very difficult to convince Disney to support the property in other ways -- including a second season on DVD, let alone new and original material set in the Gargoyles Universe.
By the way, we did get a nice write-up here:
http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/rage/index1.htm
Check it out.
But mostly, take advantage of this opportunity to demonstrate your love for the show. Again this is NOT just about money. This is about SPREADING THE WORD WITH RELIGIOUS FERVOR!!!
Good luck to us all.
- Greg Weisman
That's right! Disney will finally be releasing Season 1 on DVD on December 7th. What will the DVD contain?
- All 13 original episodes from season 1, uncut.
- Commentary audio tracks for the Awakenings episodes from Greg Weisman (Creator/Producer), Frank Paur (also producer), and Keith David (voice of Goliath)
- Documentary: The 8th Gathering of the Gargoyles (garg con) in Montreal.
- Other special features
Spread the word. Post on forums. Tell your friends. We can't all afford to buy multiple copies of the DVD, but we can tell other people about the DVD, and they'll go out and buy it too. But nothing will happen if we remain silent.
This is a REAL chance to get the show back. We've held a convention every year for the past 8 years. In 2001 we got Disney's attention. They put out a little gargoyles merchandise (Gargoyles logo pins) to see how well it would sell. The pins sold well enough that we kept Disney's interest. They were interested enough to send a film crew to this year's convention, and film us for the DVD.
Let's show Disney that we want Gargoyles back. Spread the word.
Edit: A Gargoyles Guild has been created! Come join the fun!
http://cluster.gaiaonline.com/forum/guilds/index.php?page_mode=4&guild_id=1353 .