Sorry, I was joking about the human rights petition. (The Drive petition which is floating around is filed under Human Rights for some reason - I'm hoping a mistake). I had misunderstood you, by the looks of it.

I'm baffled by the degree of outrage the existence of a petition is generating. So what if some people are pushing the only way they know how to keep something they like? Is it better for them to sit there and do nothing and be apathetic or for them to throw themselves into a passionate if ill-starred venture?

Right now, people should be running around and waving their arms about Drive if they want it to stay on the air. Well, maybe tell friends, anyway. I'm down on petitions as they honestly don't tend to do much of use, that's all. However: Drive is not only under threat, at the minute there's not even going to be a great many episodes. I don't think it's a great secret that Drive isn't filming any more, since people on IMDB and other production sites are talkin' about it already (I've come across quite a few mentions about the show today across the inetrweb in that vain).

FOX are still airing the episodes right now, and the cast are still under contract so there's nothing to stop them going into full production again if the ratings justified it. Personally, I don't see the ratings working as the launch didn't work, but am I pissed off we seemingly won't even get 13 episodes? Yea. I've no problem with people showin' a little passion for Drive, and that starts with the understanding that after a few days of initial airing, this thing has been handed it's notice. It's a very business thing to do, and being a corporate whore I understand that fully, but do I think Drive's legacy should be one of nobody doing anything when it's canceled? No. The show rocks.

Granted, the petitions don't work, but I see no harm in people trying. It's better than silence.

I'm baffled by the degree of outrage the existence of a petition is generating. So what if some people are pushing the only way they know how to keep something they like? Is it better for them to sit there and do nothing and be apathetic or for them to throw themselves into a passionate if ill-starred venture?

I think that a lot of people see petitions as a last resort, and to start one know may make people think that the show is on its last legs, whereas we haven't even heard anything about the show.

Vortex, I've seen people who were working on the show posting on forums elsewhere on the internet saying they're now out of work. There's been nothing officially announced, but I can't possibly see how that's a good thing.

Right now, people should be running around and waving their arms about Drive if they want it to stay on the air.

Tell you what. Next I'll run around and wave my arms about the 2000 U.S. Presidential election. That will be equally effective.

Why encourage people to do something that is completely ineffectual? What next? Clap your hands together and wish real hard?

Eeep. If we are going to start playing funeral dirges here I'm going to have to flee the thread. Next Monday I'll tune in and enjoy the show and discuss it IRL and perhaps in Natter. I prefer blissful ignorance of the ratings to endless speculation about cancellation.

Note that this is directed at no person in particular. It just isn't fun for me to dwell on the negative. Hot cars, hot people, Woo!

You forgot the hot special effects. I love the blipvert pans from car to car.

Why encourage people to do something that is completely ineffectual? What next? Clap your hands together and wish real hard?

I was joking with the arm waving. Ultimately, I don't know what people can do which is useful other than tell people 'bout the show.

Laura, I want to apologise to you and others who are trying to avoid ratings (etc) talk. I'm a large part of that problem, and although it's relevant to Minearverse (arguably) there's no way to avoid it if it's here. So I shall stop talkin' 'bout that stuff here for that reason.