Legend of the Seeker fans Celebrating Mother Confessor Day 2012

If you have not yet seen the notices around the Web and on Twitter and Facebook, fans of Legend of the Seeker are celebrating Mother Confessor Day today (May 13, 2012) from 12 Noon to 3 PM Pacific Time on Twitter.

You should also check out this Facebook Mother Confessor Day Event Page.

You can learn more about how the fans are putting this Tweetathon together in this LOTS.Org Forum Post or this Confessor and Seeker Society Forum Post.

If you cannot participate in the Tweetathon directly but have a little time to schedule some Tweets, you can use HootSuite or Tweetdeck to do so. Tweetdeck now allows you to schedule Tweets directly from the Web.

This year we’re asking that fans help promote non-profit organizations that benefit mothers and families while celebrating Mother Confessor Day. It’s okay to send @bridgetregan (Bridget Regan) or @daynastunts (Dayna Porter Chiplin) (Dayna was Bridget’s stunt double) a single congratulatory Tweet but our focus this year is on raising awareness of Legend of the Seeker fan campaigns and support for mothers’ organizations.

I apologize for waiting until the last minute to write this blog post. I thought I had done it already (long story, no time to share).

Remember to support the Save Our Seeker campaign and help persuade a network to pick up production on this great show. We have more hope than ever because online services are starting to pick up production on sophisticated genre shows.

Legend of the Seeker ran for two seasons in syndicated television markets around the world. The show was cancelled because the Tribune Company went into bankruptcy and elected to purchase less expensive programming, thus depriving LOTS of 1/3 of its American TV audience. Legend of the Seeker is based on Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth series of novels.

Legend of the Seeker fans trend on Twitter

Yesterday, April 26, was #savetheseeker day on Twitter as far as fans of Legend of the Seeker were concerned. They turned out in force and brought along a lot of friends and new fans to promote the campaign to bring the show back.

Laura (@sot_fan) from Save Our Seeker shared the following screen captures with everyone to show that the Tweets hit the number 3 ranking in the US and number 29 Worldwide.

Legend of the Seeker fans hit the number 3 spot on Twitter with #savetheseeker on April 26, 2012.

Legend of the Seeker fans hit the number 29 spot Worldwide on Twitter on April 26, 2012 with #savetheseeker.

The next Twitter campaign being planned is for May 13, 2012 — Mother Confessor Day. You can help make it a special one by suggesting your ideas in the LOTS.org forum or at the Confessor and Seeker Society.

Hope for reviving the television series is building up as companies like Netflix and Hulu announce more original programming for their online services. Sure, we’d love to get a broadcast network to pick up the show — or even to entice a film studio into making a movie — but millions of fans just want to see the Seeker and Mother Confessor back in action, and the Internet is starting to prove itself as a real video entertainment medium.

Thanks to all the fans who turned out for to Save the Seeker yesterday. Laura is already working on new ideas. Be on the lookout for more initiatives.

And don’t forget that the April 2012 Save Our Seeker Contest is still running. You can still enter.

Legend of the Seeker starred Craig Horner and Bridget Regan. Be sure to follow them on Twitter. ABC Studios still owns the rights to the show, according to Terry Goodkind (author of the Sword of Truth novels upon which the show was based); we need to show them that we’re not going away.

Legend of the Seeker Fans Organizing April 26, 2012 Tweetathon

If you’re wondering whether Legend of the Seeker fans are hibernating, wonder no more. They have two Tweetathons coming up. The first is scheduled for April 26, which is later this week. You can read all the details at the Confessor and Seeker Society’s Save Our Seeker forum and the LOTS.org Save Our Seeker Forum.

Here is the opening part of Laura’s (SOT_FAN) message to Seeker fan everywhere. You’ll need to click on one of the links above to read the full message:

Please save the date!

We’ll be twitting the hashtag: #SaveTheSeeker on Twitter, Thursday, April 26 to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the Save Our Seeker campaign. It’s been that long and we’re still fighting.

The Tweetathon starts at 12:00 noon PDT and ends at 2:00 pm PDT. You can check your time zone here.

To have better chances of trending #SaveTheSeeker worldwide, please focus your tweets (or schedule your tweets) between 12 noon and 2pm Pacific (USA) Daylight Time. Supposedly, if we also start tweeting a couple of minutes before the set time of 12 noon, there’s a better chance of jump-starting the trend, so please give that a try too.

Please Spread the word on LiveJournal, Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Forums, deviantArt, You Tube, etc..

I cannot help but feel flattered that the hashtag this time is “#savetheseeker” although I doubt it had anything to do with this blog. Unfortunately, it seems that Twitter has a long memory and you’re not allowed to reboot old hash tags if you want to trend.

At least, that is my understanding.

The goal here is to get the hashtag to trend so that people around the world see it and click on it.

We have a 2-hour window in which to conduct the Tweetathon. The more people who join in, the better. You can use services like Tweetdeck and Hootsuite (to name just 2 of many) to schedule your Tweets in advance. Some fans have 2 or 3 Twitter accounts so they can switch between them when their accounts are temporarily blocked by Twitter (this is sometimes lovingly referred to as “Twitter Jail”).

The other upcoming Twitter event is the May 13 Mother Confessor Day Tweetathon. We held one two years ago that was immensely successful. This year Bridget Regan has 2 reasons to celebrate the day — She is now a mommy in real life.

Please check out the discussions at LOTS.org and the Confessor and Seeker Society. I’m soliciting ideas and feedback, and I want to make sure everyone knows about the Mother Confessor Day Tweetathon.

BTW — just so I mention Craig Horner in this article, remember that he now has an official Craig Horner Twitter Account. Craig recently announced that he had wrapped up filming the “Joey Dakota” pilot. Of course, we all wish him well and much success — but we’re also hoping to see him come back as Richard Cypher/Rahl.

Of course, if you’re not following the @seekerfans account on Twitter you should be — you’ve be reminded almost daily about both Tweetathons.

Hope to see you there. After all, we’re here to Save Our Seeker and bring about a third season of Legend of the Seeker. No one goes home until the job is done.

Craig Horner Mobbed at WonderCon 2012 on 2nd Day

Word has apparently gotten out that Craig Horner is greeting fans at the Legend of the Seeker fan table. Laura (@sot_fan from Save Our Seeker) has uploaded some more pictures to Twitter. Hopefully she’ll publish a whole gallery from WonderCon 2012 in a couple of days. Here are a couple of samples she uploaded today.

Legend of the Seeker fans line up to meet Craig Horner at WonderCon 2012. Photo courtesy of SaveOurSeeker.com.

Craig Horner, star of Legend of the Seeker, chats with fans and signs autographs for 2nd day at WonderCon 2012. Photo courtesy of SaveOurSeeker.com.

Seeker fans who cannot attend WonderCon 2012 have been busy on Twitter with a #richardfest that was scheduled from 12:00 PST to 3:30 PST today (so technically it’s still going on as I write this update). The show of support is warm and ongoing despite the fact that some of the most active Twitter fans have limited access while attending WonderCon 2012.

So far as I know, the next big Legend of the Seeker Twitterfest will probably be this year’s Mother Confessor Day in honor of Bridget Regan. Looking forward to it!

Thanks, Laura, for sharing photos from WonderCon and for organizing the fan table and coordinating with Richard and generally just for doing everything that you have done over the past two years to help bring back Legend of the Seeker. We’re here to Save The Seeker and that’s all there is to it!

Craig Horner Mingles With Seeker Fans at WonderCon 2012

Normally I would not post someone else’s images without asking permission first but I think Laura would approve. Laura (aka SOT_fan) from Save Our Seeker is at WonderCon in San Diego this weekend, keeping the Seeker fan booth warm. She posted a few pictures of Craig at the Seeker fans booth, where he has been signing autographs. He’ll be there again tomorrow from Noon to 3:30 PM.

Craig Horner shows off his Seeker chops for fans at WonderCon 2012. Photo courtesy of SaveOurSeeker.com.

Craig Horner shows his support for the Save Our Seeker fan movement at WonderCon 2012. Photo courtesy of SaveOurSeeker.com.

Craig Horner signs autographs for Legend of the Seeker fans at WonderCon 2012. Photo courtesy of SaveOurSeeker.com.

I am sure there are many more Seeker fan pictures from WonderCon 2012. Look for them on the Web.

Also, don’t forget that fans are organizing a TwitterFest for Craig tomorrow (Sunday, March 18). If you cannot be at WonderCon, try to participate in TwitterFest. You can use software like Tweetdeck to schedule your Tweets in advance if you cannot be online at the right time.

It’s great to see Craig mingling with his fellow science fiction and fantasy fans. He hasn’t forgotten that sense of wonder we all share. Let’s work together to Save the Seeker for everyone to enjoy!