Happy New Year, Resistance!

Okay, okay, I’m a few days late, but blame the holidays.

With 2011 upon us (and arguably Judgment Day fast approaching), it’s great to know that the drive to support the continuation of The Sarah Connor Chronicles has not been forgotten. Every day, emails still come in, asking about the future of the series and what we’re doing about it. And to be honest, to look around the place, it looks like things have come to a grinding halt here at savethescc.com.

Not true. Time to clear a few things up.

Have we given up?

No. There isn’t a day when we don’t hope for and believe in a continuation for the series and I know I speak for myself, my fellow staff and many fans when I say that.

Then why aren’t you doing anything?

Honestly, if it were up to me, we’d do big campaigns like the billboard every other week. But, like everything else, it does come down to money. The fandom is amazing and together we’ve accomplished a lot of things since we started in March 2009. But campaigns like the billboard are expensive and it ultimately came down to balancing the effectiveness of expensive campaigns and the cost of them.

But what if the fans want to do big campaigns?

We have no doubt that there are fans that still want to do the larger scale campaigns, like the ComicCon campaign or the pre-movie ads. But we also know that a lot of fans ask us how likely it is that we’ll get a continuation or when we’ll get one. And we’d be lying if we said that it doesn’t get harder to keep everyone’s spirits up as time goes on. The truth is that we’re fans too. We don’t have any super secret insider knowledge (as much as we might wish we did) and we’re running on hope too. So when it came to deciding whether or not we should continue planning big campaigns, we had to take into account the fact that financial support for campaigns from the fans (since we’re entirely non-profit) was dwindling at the same time that the Terminator franchise’s legal issues was becoming even more entangled.

So you quit?

No. We haven’t quit by any means. What we have decided is to put a hold on organizing large campaigns – though things like the letter and postcard campaigns are of course ongoing indefinitely – until there is news – negative or positive – regarding the future of the Terminator franchise and The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ place in it. We feel that to continue to plan expensive campaigns would be irresponsible of us given the status of the franchise but would like to make it clear that we do keep our eyes on any news regarding the series or the franchise that might demand a loud response from the fans.

In short…no, we’re not going anywhere.

So…what are you doing now?

Right now, we’re planning a convention. No, seriously. (And yes, seriously, we are that crazy.) With a (very) tentative date of May 2012, we’re keeping busy with planning a fan convention for The Sarah Connor Chronicles. After all, the least we can do is work to keep the fandom alive, connected, and “right out there.” It’s early days (even though we’re just a year and a half away) so things are still pretty under wraps, but you can make suggestions and discuss here in the forum.

In the meantime? Keep writing letters, sending postcards, come to a viewing party or two, keep in touch with the fandom and keep an eye on us. We’re not going away any time soon.

Twitter users can follow the site at @savethescc or you can follow or ask questions of any of us at @aelysian, @roxybisquaint and @schmacky0

Fate is for bitches. Also Happy New Year.
- aelysian

So here’s the game plan.

ComicCon. It’s big. It’s loud. It’s four days of fans from a hundred different fandoms – as well as all the major networks – congregating in one location. It’s the perfect opportunity to make noise about our cause with people from around the world that are most likely to care about what we have to say. In other words? It’s one big red bullseye. One that we aim to hit hard.

We have a little over three months to mid-July, when we plan to have the freaking biggest push yet. We don’t want to give away too much, since we’re still brainstorming, planning and talking to vendors, but we’re definitely aiming for something special in Los Angeles as well as a return of the mobile billboard at ComicCon in San Diego. We’ll keep you all updated as things become more solidified.

Until then, we’re building up with weekly campaigns – think the Freaking Big Push 1.0 except longer and less “OMG, what do I have to do today?” – starting with the ever popular traditional letter and postcard campaign. We’ve updated our contacts section with Pacificor’s address and added a new form letter as well as several new postcards. So get mailing, SCC fans! Spread the word to fans far and wide; we know it’s been a long struggle – over a year now! – and we still have a lot ahead of us. Now is the time for the fandom to come together again.

You put one foot in front of the other. Master your fear. Remember the mission.

(And for those community-oriented fans out there, www.resistthefuture.com is looking for staff to help develop the site into a fully functional community centre. Email aelysian@resistthefuture.com if interested.)

So…thoughts? Sound off below.

This week’s entries were so awesome, we decided on two winners.

Congratulations to Justin MaHaffey and Telestra, Loki and Arianna, winners of our last Holiday Contest! Please contact us at moderators@savethescc.com to claim your prize!

Check out the winning submissions:

Twas the night before Judgment, and all through the building.
Not a human was breathing, not even the children.
All the T-800’s shined up, armed for their fight,
With visions of the Connors, scanning in their sight.
And Sarah with her Mac-11, and Cameron with her Glock,
And little young John, carrying the rest of the stock.
When out of the dark, came a march such of metal,
John turned and fired, blinking before the dust settled.
And the Resistance fighters came from God knows where,
And the Terminators began to fall, keeping a dead stare.
The fires were warm, and the metal was cold,
But little young John remembered what he was told.
He reloaded his gun, and carried all he could take,
As he shouted to all, “No Fate But What We Make!”.

- Justin MaHaffey

Reese brothers, Reese brothers, Reese brothers rock,
Bolt rifles swing and metal heads ring.
Snowin’ and blowin’, a bushel of fun,
Now the future war has begun.

Reese brothers, Reese brothers, Reese brothers rock,
We commit crimes and we travel through time.
Stoppin’ this war from happenin’ again
We’re badass men

What a bright time, it’s the right time
To blow SKYNET away.
It’s a bad time, it’s a sad time,
But we’ll fight to see another day

Giddy-up time machines, pick up your feet
Set back the clock
We’ll blow up metal to a jinglin’ beat
That’s the Reese brothers rock

Reese brothers, Reese brothers, Reese brothers rock,
We commit crimes and we travel through time.
Stoppin’ this war from happenin’ again
We’re badass men

What a bright time, it’s the right time
To blow SKYNET away.
It’s a bad time, it’s a sad time
But we’ll fight to live another day

Giddy-up time machines; pick up your feet;
Set back the clock.
We’ll blow up metal to a jinglin’ beat;
That’s the Reese brothers That’s the Reese brothers That’s the Reese brothers rock!

- Telestra, Loki and Arianna

Thanks to everyone who participated, and happy holidays to all of you wonderful SCC fans. We hope you all have safe and happy holidays and we’ll see you in the new year with a new campaign. Get ready!

Our third Holiday Contest: Hope has closed! The winners are as follows:

Fanart – Daniel Lopez
Fanvid -TOK-715

Congratulations! Please contact us at moderators@savethescc.com to claim your prize.

Tonight also kicks off our fourth and last holiday contest to win a copy of the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles soundtrack.

This week’s contest starts today and ends at Noon Eastern Standard Time on Sunday December 20th. It’s open to all fans and the winner will be decided by our staff.

Week Four: Deck The Halls With…A Nine Millimetre?

This week’s challenge is to rewrite any holiday carol with a Sarah Connor Chronicles theme. Whether it be Frosty the Cyborg or Here Comes Sarah Connor, have fun and be inventive!

Note: You must post links to your work as a comment to this post.

Tonight kicks off our third holiday contest!

We’ve got a very creative fandom so here’s another opportunity to win a copy of The Sarah Connor Chronicles soundtrack!

This week’s contest starts today and ends at Noon Eastern Standard Time on Sunday December 13th. It’s open to all fans and the winner will be decided by our staff.

Week Three: Hope

Make a fanvid, write a fic or draw/paint/create a work of fanart with the theme of “hope”. It’s a central theme to both The Sarah Connor Chronicles and the holiday season.

We’ll be giving away three soundtracks this week, for the top fanvid, fanfiction and fanart created by the fans.

Note: You must post links to your work as a comment to this post. All links must be lead to a submission that is clearly identifiable as being authored by the same person that is commenting. No other forms of submission will be considered.