Very happy about the new campaign. So many fans were wanting to help, but the only way offered was buying a box of pencils and many jumped at that, including me.
It is great that fan support is being channeled in a more meaningful direction.
If every vampire who said he was at the crucifixion was actually there, it would have been like Woodstock.
Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Elais - Dec 18, 2007 4:57:44 pm PST #9170 of 10001
making her home at bronzebeta.com since 2001
Polter-Cow - Dec 18, 2007 5:10:56 pm PST #9171 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Kristen, are you going to put up one of those fancy-schmancy counters to show how much people have donated?
Kristen - Dec 18, 2007 5:13:34 pm PST #9172 of 10001
I'd like to! I'm also going to add a page that lists the prizes up for grabs once we start to get them in house.
Wolfram - Dec 19, 2007 5:04:22 am PST #9173 of 10001
Visilurking
Craig Mazin just plugged your site. (Mostly for writers to donate scripts too, but I think implicitly also for cash donors.) [link]
Kristen - Dec 19, 2007 10:46:34 am PST #9174 of 10001
Craig is awesome. He's also donating a script for the raffle.
Allyson - Dec 19, 2007 10:50:31 am PST #9175 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I got an adorable email from a writer named Chap Taylor who wrote Changing Lanes (Samuel L Jackson and Ben Affleck) convinced that no one would want a signed copy but offering it anyway.
I was all, "DUDE. Film script? Samuel L Jackson? SEND!"
Kevin - Dec 19, 2007 10:55:27 am PST #9176 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Does the MPTV fund have a telephone donation system? Their website has, like, no security.
Allyson - Dec 19, 2007 11:01:54 am PST #9177 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I just spoke to them about that. They keep assuring me it's secure, but...cn we send a Buffista to them? I get the feeling the net savvy is just not there.
You can donate by phone: (818) 876-1900.
JenP - Dec 19, 2007 11:03:48 am PST #9178 of 10001
a writer named Chap Taylor who wrote Changing Lanes
OK, first of all, his name is Chap, which is fantastic enough. Then add the rest, and, yeah.
You all are awesome for thinking of this and setting it up and just... very inspiring.
Kevin - Dec 19, 2007 11:07:07 am PST #9179 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I'll revise "no security" as that was totally tabloid of me, but it hasn't got, like, SSL - which has been best practice (and everywhere) for about a decade now, which sets alarm bells. They've used an off the shelf PHP cart system, too.
All banks have fraud protection anyway I think, so it's not the end of the world.
Also, this effort is incredibly worth while as it will actually help people caught in the crossfire, which is great, rather than just the WGA.