It's been a couple of weeks since we have seen Dog and the crew on TV due to A&E’s removal of the show from its line-up. Of course, if you are a fan of the show you are well aware of the situation at hand concerning the audio tape the National Enquirer allegedly bought from Dog's son Tucker.Due to this tape of a private conversation between Dog and Tucker being made public A&E suspended production of the show’s fifth season and took the show off of the air for the "foreseeable future".
Many fans were upset and disheartened by this.
If you look on our forum, as well as any of the other numerous Dog sites, you will find information on how to voice your opinion and fight for the show to be returned.
We know many of you are new to our forum and there are tons of threads to go through to find information and it can be overwhelming. We also know that a lot of our members aren't able to get on daily or even weekly to check on how things are going.
Therefore, we want to give you the tools to show your support for the show if you so desire. How can you help? Numerous ways. By letter writing, sending emails, voting in polls and supporting a rally in person if possible. We have broken down the information for you so you can easily choose the way you feel best suits your situation.
We have over 3,000 members on this forum. If each of us voted in each poll once or wrote one letter or sent one email we would be showing a huge amount of support for Dog and crew.
WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!
Polls:
Polls are an easy way to show your support to the crew. Even if it seems like a simple idea it is an important one. If the media sees there is support for the show they might start writing with a more positive attitude towards Dog and A&E executives would take notice of this.
www.topix.net/forum/tv/dog-the-bounty-hunter
Look for "We want to keep Dog on tv, where do we vote?" and then vote.
www.xfusenews.com/
boards.aetv.com/thread.jspa?threadID=700008562&#msg700125209
www.okmagazine.com/news/view/2516
Petitions:
There are many petitions online to save the show. We are sure that there are more that we aren't aware of. Here are just a couple.
http://deathby1000papercuts.blogspot.com/2007/11/dog-bounty-hunter-petition-to-arts-and.html
They are tryng to get 250,000 signatures before November 26th.
http://www.petitiononline.com/dogontv/petition.html
Dog supporters weblog:
http://dogsupporter.wordpress.com/
Rally's:
RALLY FOR DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER
DECEMBER 13, 2007 - 12 NOON
A&E Television Networks
235 EAST 45TH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
COME AND JOIN IN THIS RALLY FOR DUANE DOG CHAPMAN AND HIS POSSE - BRING DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER BACK TO TELEVISION.
Do not let a television network and its sponsors dictate to people what they are going to watch without asking the viewers or checking the ratings first.
DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER WAS A&E'S TOP RATED SHOW!
We the people, the fans, made that happen - Lets do it again!!!!!!
DOG CHAPMAN IS AN ICON - BIGGER THEN LIFE.
DOG CHAPMAN HAS THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY, AS WE ALL DO!
FIGHT FOR THAT RIGHT, FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT FOR DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER TO RETURN TO TELEVISION.
BRING YOUR POSTERS, WEAR YOUR SHIRTS, HATS AND ANYTHING ELSE DOG RELATED.
BRING YOUR VOICE TO BE HEARD. BRING YOUR "ALOHA" SPIRIT".
FIGHT FOR DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER TO GET THAT SECOND CHANCE -
HE WOULD DO AS MUCH OR MORE FOR YOU.
If you plan on attending the rally please email dogsangels@gmail.com. He will keep you updated by email.
Where to write Dog and the crew:
DaKine Bail Bonds
1381 Queen Emma St
Honolulu, HI 96813
DaKine Bail Bonds
PO Box 1134
Kailua Kona, HI 96745
comments@dogthebountyhunter.com
Where to write A&E:
feedback@aetv.com
WHITNEY GOIT (SR. EVP)whitney.goit@aetn.com
ROBERT DEBITETTO (EVP)robert.debitetto@aetn.com
COLLEEN CONWAY(Director of Non-Fiction Programming)colleen.conway@aetn.com
GENERAL EMAIL: ae.viewerrelations@aetv.com
A&E Television Networks235 East 45th St.New York, NY 10017
Direct phone numbers:
(212) 210-9018fax (212) 210-9181
Pineapple Campaign:
This idea was found at http://dogsupporter.wordpress.com/
As Fans of Dog the Bounty Hunter and Duane "Dog" Chapman we feel that we have no choice but to fight for what we believe in and that’s for Dog.
We sprang into action the moment news of him being pulled indefinitely from A&E's television schedule hit the airways.
This in our opinion never should have happened. There is one thing that no onecounted on, the fans.
We are many and loyal to Dog no matter what. All we simply want is our Dog back on television where he belongs so his message of second chances can be heard. The idea of sending a pineapple to A&E came about because we knew that they may not listen to phone calls or emails.
The only thing that they would get noticed was physical action. By any means necessary is the only thing that we knew would bring Dog the Bounty Hunter back to television. The message of sending one item to a network has been used and succeeded in the past. The biggest example of this is the television show Jericho. A grassroots network arranged for peanuts to be sent to the network. They succeeded in sending twenty tons of peanuts to the network to make a statement. Jericho is still on television now because of this. We fans and boycotters feel that our love for Dog requires a huge statement as well. Pineapples being sent to A&E would make a statement we believe. They get enough! and they will get the point.
In our efforts to bring the show, we have talked to fans globally as well but this effort needs to go further than that. Everyone needs to take part in this. We are trying to get schools across the country involved with things like pineapple drives and letter drives to prove our point. The children want their hero back. Each child will attach a letter to a pineapple and send it to A&E. With Dog's growing number of fans we want to let the world know we will not back down. We want our Dog the Bounty Hunter back and we want him now.
Anyone interested in helping with our cause, please send your pineapples whether they are whole canned with the message of Bring Back our Dog to:
A&E Television Networks
235 East 45th Street
New York, NY 10017
Boycott Sponsors Who Have Pulled Their Support:
Yum Brands has pulled their sponsorship of Dog the Bounty Hunter. By boycotting this company we send a message that we do not approve of what they have done.
2yumyum@yum.com
Yum Brands owns:
A&W
KFC
Taco Bell
Long John Silvers
Pizza Hut
As you can see there are a number of different ways that you can help support Dog or your favorite crew member. One of Dog's favorite sayings is "Where mercy is shown, mercy is given." Let's show A&E and the sponsors that now is the time for mercy to be given to Dog.
Last, but certainly not least, let’s remember to pray for Duane Chapman and family.
Thanks.
3 comments:
Why do you have someone else's website loading as your archives ?
Why not do it the up front way and link it properly . Also the contact email is not james isles for the NY rally , its dogsangels@gmail.com
also the idea for the pineapple campaign should be credited to Miranda.
I am sorry not to mention Miranda in the Pineapple campaign. Please Accept my apology on this Miranda. The posted message came from a third party and not from Dogs Angels. I'm sorry about that.
Also on that email. The message was sent with an ASAP request to post. in the format and manner written. I corrected the email address, --thank you-- for the correction. The editor is For this blogg, is difficult to use that is why I used links to other sites rather then direct posting here. I will be updating this shortly and I apologize for the extensive use of links etc. instead of direct posts.
I installed snapshots script to help readers id the links.
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