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Petition for Dracula


We all know NBC decided last month to cancel this great series.

But there's hope!... another network may pick up the show.
The Petition-site just ask to send a Mail to Netflix.

The Petition by Catherine Flynn is currently signed by more than 29,000 Dracula-fans:
https://www.change.org/petitions/nbc-continue-producing-nbc-dracula
If you like to watch a continuation you may sign also.

Many, many left a comment.
It's touching how people from all over the world assemble with one common goal.
Yes, Dracula sucks blood...and is able to unite!

Give us our wonderful Dracula back...Please !!!


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Thanks for sharing this, TaraDeS.


"I would have followed you my brother. My captain. My king." --Boromir
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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BeBeBlue7 (Tue Jun 24 2014 07:37:50)

Thanks for sharing this, TaraDeS.

You are very welcome!

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ThePhoenixD aka linares_william (Thu Jun 26 2014 23:25:16)
IMDb member since January 2014

Want good story telling? I have a suggestion... read the book!

Yes, reading books is always joyful.
Please give your "friends" American_Ninja and CountVladdy my regards.
I've read many books, the different Dracula stories also.

Sometimes movies and shows are even better!
This series is a good sample, with new twists and spins and credible actors.

So, if you want to know how it's going on...sign the Petition, please!
https://www.change.org/petitions/nbc-continue-producing-nbc-dracula

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ThePhoenixD aka linares_william (Fri Jun 27 2014 23:21:33)
IMDb member since January 2014

"I've read many books, the different Dracula stories also."
Which ones?

"Sometimes movies and shows are even better!"
Even when characters are not at all like the novel?

To list all books I've read would be too much.
Could photograph my book shelf but that wouldn't be all.
So, narrowed it down to Dracula/Vampire-Stories:

Dracula, Bram Stoker
Draculas Gast, Bram Stoker
Gespräch mit einem Vampir, Anne Rice
Anno Dracula, Kim Newman
Der rote Baron, Kim Newman
Dracula, der Untote kehrt zurück, Freda Warrington
Gepfählt, Jeffrey Sackett
Vlad, Hanna Lützen
Die Geständnisse des Grafen Dracula, Fred Saberhagen
Am Abgrund, Wolfgang Hohlbein
Der Vampyr, Wolfgang Hohlbein


Most of them read in the 90ies and then lost interest.
Nice fairy tales for adults and anyhow prefer Poe and Lovecraft.

Yes, it's good if movies and shows create a new spin of the old stuff.
Reps of dusty movies we've enough in TV.
And great that nowadays special effects and make-up improved so much.
Even as a child many horror movies only made me laugh.
One of my siblings behind the door making "Boo!" shocked me more.
And they got it back!!!
Homemade Horror!



So, after you got the requested book list you can sign the Petition:
https://www.change.org/petitions/nbc-continue-producing-nbc-dracula

Happy weekend!


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GomezAddamsdclxvi aka ThePhoenixD aka linares_william
(Sat Jun 28 2014 12:32:21)
IMDb member since January 2014

Oh, I won't sign it.

I have to admit you have read a lot of novels and that's good. But I do feel there is not one movie made of Dracula that has been completely faithful to the novel.

I feel this show in special had nothing, absolutely nothing to do with Bram Stoker's Dracula.

And to go further, this is not the only show I feel it's a completely different entity than its source material. Hannibal is a prime example. I have read the books and the show seems an insult to me, so does Sleepy Hollow and the upcoming Gotham. I'm a purist, an unapologetic purist.

So you can count me out.

With this attitude you preclude yourself from the best things in life,
even wonderful movies and shows.

Anyhow didn't COUNT on you.
Remember your activities on this Board very well.

And sorry, somebody who constantly changes the Username doesn't appear trustworthily.

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@tara, it's nice to see a fellow book admirer. Myself, I possess more than 2000 books in my physical library, and more than 5000 ebooks in my virtual library.

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tmustafa (Wed Sep 24 2014 09:55:54)

@tara, it's nice to see a fellow book admirer. Myself, I possess more than 2000 books in my physical library, and more than 5000 ebooks in my virtual library.

Wow! That's a lot!!!
Yes, I love books but never counted them.
Could only give a rough measure in meters.

Hey, what happened to 4000 of your ebooks??!!
PC-crash?!

tmustafa Sun Aug 31 2014 19:31:37 Board Politics
Re: Should Affirmative Action Be Eliminated... OP tmustafa
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I've always possessed an extraordinarily curious mind, coupled with an insatiable desire for learning. Eventually, I developed my own personal library which consists of approximately 4,000 physical texts and 9,000 ebooks.
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My children were using the computer and somehow a virus infected my hard drive claiming to be the FBI and they detected child porn on my computer, which is absolutely bogus, I don't even watch pornography and there's NO WAY I would watch children. In order to regain access to my computer, I needed to wire $300.

The virus completely locked my computer; I couldn't access the Internet, files, anything. So, I formatted my hard drive and lost everything, including academic articles which I obtained while I had access to the university library- without that access I cannot view the articles. Biy, I have friends who are professors and provided me with their library password. Afterwords, I learned there's a remedy for that common virus. The only ebooks remaining were on several flash drives that I downloaded some of them on.

It really sucks because I'm a Middle East Political Scientist currently writing a book, and many of the lost ebooks were some of the earliest texts written about Islam and the Middle East from the Western perspective, some going back as far as the late 19th century.

There are a lot of websites where you can download books for free.

If you're interested, let me know.

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tmustafa (Fri Sep 26 2014 15:35:22)

My children were using the computer and somehow a virus infected my hard drive claiming to be the FBI and they detected child porn on my computer, which is absolutely bogus, I don't even watch pornography and there's NO WAY I would watch children. In order to regain access to my computer, I needed to wire $300.

The virus completely locked my computer; I couldn't access the Internet, files, anything. So, I formatted my hard drive and lost everything, including academic articles which I obtained while I had access to the university library- without that access I cannot view the articles. Biy, I have friends who are professors and provided me with their library password. Afterwords, I learned there's a remedy for that common virus. The only ebooks remaining were on several flash drives that I downloaded some of them on.

It really sucks because I'm a Middle East Political Scientist currently writing a book, and many of the lost ebooks were some of the earliest texts written about Islam and the Middle East from the Western perspective, some going back as far as the late 19th century.

There are a lot of websites where you can download books for free.

If you're interested, let me know.



Now these dirty internet gangsters again!
They did the same here, except they "only" asked for EUR 100.
Well, some Germans should have thought about it, before they paid:
Since when a penalty is paid cash at the petrol station?!


Now something off topic, what disturbs me cause you said it in some of your posts, latest here:

tmustafa (Sun Sep 28 2014 02:56:19) Board Dracula Untold (2014)
Re: get that in your head
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829150/board/thread/235000028?d=235032390

And let's not forget that the largest and most deadly wars in the 20th Century were fought primarily by Christian nations, with Hitler frequently using Christianity and the Bible to justify the 12,000,000 he killed in concentration camps alone.
....
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Sorry, that's not true.
Though in some special cases Christians went into sinister alliances with Hitler, the Nazis neither fought for Christianity nor used the Bible in that way to justify the horrible inhuman Holocaust.
In contrary:
Many Christians were killed in concentration camps also!

Can understand you so far, that the constant picking at Islam is annoying.
But the Nazis wanted to get rid of every religion, with brutal and mortal ruthlessness...and millions of innocent victims.


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With all the responses and pleads from the fans on their FB page I was sure they wouldn't cancel it :\ Hope the petition helps.

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northern_girl (Fri Jun 27 2014 06:44:33)

With all the responses and pleads from the fans on their FB page I was sure they wouldn't cancel it :\ Hope the petition helps.

Yes, thought the same also...was totally convinced it would continue.

Well, we're not the first getting surprised in this sad way...and we'll not be the last.

And we still can hope!

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The number of signatures increases.
To read the comments from across the world is a joy.



The "comment of the weekend" at the Petition site.
https://www.change.org/petitions/nbc-continue-producing-nbc-dracula

Dalal Al-Nasrallah
HOVE., United Kingdom
Sat Jun 28 2014


To whoever this may concern:

I am personally a massive fan of mythological and gothic TV shows, and Dracula, in my opinion, has been by far, one of the best TV shows I have stumbled upon in a VERY long time. To say that I am merely upset by it's cancelation is a massive understatement. I am outright outraged and offended by how such a gripping show could be canceled in face of so many ridiculous ones that are still running.

The ratings which were taken are in no means an accurate measurement of the true amount of people that could really be watching the show, not to be the bearer of the obvious, but, has it ever occurred to those in charge of deciding to cancel this show, that perhaps several of the viewers have downloaded the show, gotten them from a friend, or streamed it online? Live readings on the condemned chosen date of air-time are an inaccurate means of measuring the magnitude this show may really have on it's audience. If this show is not renewed for another season, it will unfortunately portray NBC negatively, as it will prove that NBC has truly lost it’s ability of recognizing a true gem of a show. And if that is so, I pray to God it be bought by another station that of which is capable of recognizing it's brilliance, and giving the fans back what we deserve. Not allowing it to run through it's full plot is an atrocious act against what could become the next big fan-epidemic (think the next True Blood/TVD/Twilight, minus the cliché dialogue).

This show is written well, cast well, and has a mesmerizingly witty plot that breathes new life into Bram Stoker's original Count Dracula (despite it tarrying away from the original novel’s plot). In fact, it adds a fresher new twist of this legendary fictional character. Therefore, it would be a damn shame to see this fantastic show go based on silly untrue assumptions, that could easily be proven wrong, if only Dracula was given the proper chance it deserves to flourish with a promise of a second season (if not more).

Sincerely,

A shocked fan.

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I knew of this show but I didn't watch it. I don't even really watch tv anymore. Im still waiting for the 3rd season of the Sarah Connor chronicles! Not really, lol. Never gonna happen, and I even emailed fox. Anyway, good luck, maybe I'll add my name just to help out!

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JamesMcFly (Sun Jul 6 2014 16:34:45)

I knew of this show but I didn't watch it. I don't even really watch tv anymore. Im still waiting for the 3rd season of the Sarah Connor chronicles! Not really, lol. Never gonna happen, and I even emailed fox. Anyway, good luck, maybe I'll add my name just to help out!

Yes, sign the Petition, please!
https://www.change.org/petitions/nbc-continue-producing-nbc-dracula

Perhaps you'll become the 30,000iest supporter!


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Done. I'm #29,867.

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JamesMcFly (Mon Jul 7 2014 06:58:27)

Done. I'm #29,867.

You are from Islamabad?!
Hard to believe...

Anyhow...Thank you!

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Islamabad? Where did you get that? Im American and live in the USA.

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Up-to-date more than 30,500 Dracula-fans signed the Petition!!!



Here the "comment of the weekend"...Brevity is sometimes the soul of wit.

Alison Yap
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia
Sat July 19 2014


Big fan from Malaysia..Bring bk Dracula..I do not like cliffhangers aight.

If you want to know also how Dracula continues, sign the Petition, please!
https://www.change.org/petitions/nbc-continue-producing-nbc-dracula

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I have signed the petition. (31,263 supporters now)

If not NBC I hope some other network picks up this show. But I have heard rumors that the cast has some issues which make it difficult to produce season 2.


You shall not pass !!!!

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The Petition is signed now by more than 32,200 Dracula-fans!
https://www.change.org/p/please-produce-dracula

Other series continued or will continue next month.
Only the Dracula-Fans here still wait for good news.
Time for some numbers which show also:
Dracula has a great audience!


Episode True Blood Hannibal Sleepy Hollow Penny Dreadful Dracula (2013)
01..............1,44...........4,36............13,10................0,87...................5,26
02..............1,81...........4,38.............8,59.................0,72...................3,39
03..............1,82...........3,51.............7,97.................0,73...................2,96
04..............1,82............n/a..............7,96.................0,73...................2,99
05..............1,13...........2,40.............6,59.................0,79...................2,84
06..............1,82...........2,61.............6,08.................0,68...................3,83
07..............2,10...........2,62.............6,03.................0,80...................2,90
08..............2,07...........2,46.............5,09.................0,86...................2,47
09..............2,35...........2,69.............5,56.............continues................2,78
10..............2,47...........2,40.............6,65..........................................3,04
11..............2,67...........2,36.............6,46.......................................cancelled
12..............2,45...........2,10.............5,82
13..............3,70...........1,98.............5,05
14..............3,41...........3,27..........continues
15..............3,70...........2,50
16..............3,90...........2,47
17..............3,85...........2,69
18..............4,00...........3,49
19..............4,27...........2,18
20..............4,43...........2,25
21..............4,46...........2,80
22..............5,33...........2,45
23..............5,19...........2,28
24..............5,11...........1,95
25..............5,09...........2,32
26..............4,26...........2,35
27..............4,46........continues
28..............4,68................
29..............4,86................
30..............4,74................
31..............5,24................
32..............5,09................
33..............5,00................
34..............5,39................
35..............5,44................
36..............5,38................
37..............5,42................
38..............2,90................
39..............5,04................
40..............5,10................
41..............5,26................
42..............5,19................
43..............5,14................
44..............5,30................
45..............5,53................
46..............5,31................
47..............4,39................
48..............5,05................
49..............5,20................
50..............4,42................
51..............4,66................
52..............4,54................
53..............4,50................
54..............4,63................
55..............4,46................
56..............4,60................
57..............4,50................
58..............4,49................
59..............4,93................
60..............5,05................
61..............4,52................
62..............4,08................
63..............3,94................
64..............4,14................
65..............4,54................
66..............4,47................
67..............4,36................
68..............4,17................
69..............4,00................
70..............4,14................
71..............4,03................
72..............3,06................
73..............3,20................
74..............3,23................
75..............3,57................
76..............3,38................
77..............3,39................
78..............3,34................
79..............3,56................
80..............4,04................
...............finished.............

(US-viewers in Millions)

Source:
Wikipedia "Lists of Episodes" with further References

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