In February, CBS gave early renewals for eleven of the network’s popular series. One cult favorite missing from the list was the freshman romantic series Moonlight. The series had been performing decently on Friday nights but, because of the writers strike, there haven’t been any new episodes in months. The network is producing four new episodes for this season and will begin airing April 25th. Before giving the go-ahead for season two, CBS likely wants to see if anyone remembers the series.
Fans of the vampire series aren’t waiting to see if the cancellation axe falls before starting campaigns to save it. “Operation: Renew Moonlight” kicked off yesterday and the folks from three fan sites aren’t April Fooling around. They’ve united to encourage fans to fill out a campaign form and send it along with a clove of garlic to Nina Tassler, the president of CBS. Check out Moonlight-United.com for more information.
In another effort, fans wanting to draw attention to the series are teaming up with the Red Cross and YouChoose.net for a weeklong blood drive. The campaign plans have impressed series star Alex O’Loughlin enough to become a spokesman for the Red Cross.
|
[/unformat] |
The “Blood Drive to Save Moonlight Campaign” will be held from April 18th through April 27th (corresponding with the start of new episodes) in cities like Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Philadelphia. There are over 4,000 pledges to date and fans are being invited to donate their time, blood or cash to support the effort and the Red Cross. Blood drive participants will be given a special t-shirt as a thank-you. For more information, head on over to MoonlightBloodDrive.org.
CBS announces their 2008-09 schedule in May so we should know if the fans’ hard work has paid off by then. Stay tuned! 
Saturday, May 24, 2008 SPOILER ALERT ~ Moonlight season 2 spoilers from Harry SPOILER ALERT! We have all been wondering just what stories Moonlight would tell us if it has a second season. Harry Werksman (executive producer & writer) gave a bit of season 2 info to the fans. Thanks to Nikki @ Buzzwire & several friends at the convention, I’m sharing what he had to say with you. As we heard previously, Moonlight’s creators Trevor Munson & Ron Koslow were not with the show for the final 4 episodes. Harry confirms this 🙁 They “were fired because CBS wanted… Read more »
I agree with the comments below. It was a shame and a mistake to cancel Moonlight after just one season. Seriously, it’s got everything people want (and I’m not only talking about the female Alex O’Loughlin fans amongst us). It has crime, thrill, mystery, horror, romance and genuine, multifaceted characters and doesn’t ONLY focuse on the tragic and ill fated love between vampires and humans, like True Blood or Vampire Diaries do. And there where so many questions left open and plot strings unresolved. The story would have had great future potential, and Alex O’Loughlin was the best choice for… Read more »