Saving Goren And Eames NOW: 2009

Merry Christmas, Season's Greetings

from all of us at the Binder Project!

We look forward to your letters in the new year*!

*it will be like Christmas all over again - we get so excited when a new letter arrives!

Ever since Aunt Dahlia (from the USA Criminal Intent forum) so cleverly suggested that we send a binder filled with letters to Vincent D’Onofrio to thank him for the incredible magic he created as Robert Goren, the idea just wouldn’t leave us alone. So here we are.

Three binders will be sent to the actors leaving Criminal Intent, one to Vincent D’Onofrio, one to Kathryn Erbe and one to Eric Bogosian. We’d love to see you send us your simple thanks, or your artwork or your comments: how you found the show, what you liked about it and what kept you watching. And anything else you can think of!

Here is the format:

8-1/2 x 11” page, printed or decorated, *one side only*. European sizes pages are fine, but should be trimmed to 11” tall.
Do not punch holes – each submission will go into a page protector and placed in the 3-ring binder. The dimensions of the PO Box are 11"long x 5.5" wide so a catalogue envelope can roll in it.
Create one page for each actor you wish to send a message to.
Please sign your pages with at least your first name! and it would be fun to add your approximate location.
If you wish to know if your pages were received, please include a current email address on a separate piece of paper!

Your submissions will be handled with the utmost care by our group. We are fellow fans who know the meaning of your personal tributes and we will honor their significant value. We would never make anything you send public without your permission.

Please send this format to:
Susan Civitelli
P.O. Box 397
West Haven, CT 06516
USA

Email option: If you are just writing a simple text letter (black and white), we are happy to print and include it. Word Docs are preferred (one doc for each actor). Your words will be printed on an off white acid-free writing weight paper and included in the binder. Email: suzanne@quietfiredesign.com Please put CI Binder Project in the subject - pretty puleez!

Deadline for submissions: currently February 28, 2010 This has been extended to April 15, 2010

Delivery of Binders will be around the time of the final Goren & Eames episodes, which to our knowledge are the first and second episodes of Season 9, currently scheduled to be aired in March 2010.

We have set up another survey for you to take!

This is to help us choose the binders which will be sent to the actors filled with letters of appreciation. We'd like your input.

There are 3 multiple choice questions. You may only take the survey once.

Take our Online Survey

We are accepting donations towards offsetting the cost of the binders, shipping and setting up of a PO box, plus possible personalizing of the binders and the page protectors. EVERYONE is welcome to submit a page! You don't have to donate.

The Post Office Box will be set up in the next few days, so stay tuned for that update along with lots of other details!

Hi y'all!

We had 59 responses to the Binder Survey! Thanks to everyone who responded!

We are still searching for binders. We should have some choices to show you in the next few days and you can give us your opinion. Finding a zippered leather 3-ring binder with greater than 1" rings is the current challenge. You'd be surprised, when you read the fine print, how much variety there is in these binders/planners.
Stay tuned!

We have had a really nice response to our plans for assembling binders for the three stars who are leaving Criminal Intent! Thank you for your interest!

We are now working on plans to acquire the binders - let us know if you see binders online which you think would be appropriate to send. We're leaning towards a zippered leather binder for Mr. D'Onofrio (gee, I wonder why?).

It's a busy time of year for everyone, but we will let you know soon about mailing address.

Start planning your page now! (it must fit in a standard 3 ring binder page protector, so ideally it should be on a page which is 8-1/2" x 11". European contributions should just leave a border for trimming the top or bottom to fit) Use only one side OR both sides of the page.

Have fun with your contribution! We want to honor their work and the pleasure they've given us.

Go serious - with a simple heartfelt thank you letter.
Go funky - create a page of post-it notes that the character might have stuck in their binder
Go creative - make a scrapbook page (8-1/2" x 11"!)

Go watch your favourite episode!

Please note this is separate from the NYTimes Ad Campaign.

Article by Terra King

USA network has chosen to do away with three of the major characters on L/O C/I. Fans did their best to keep the cast as is, or even allow the cast to exit with some dignity. However, USA is killing off one of the detectives we've all come to love.

No word so far as to which star is leaving the show in a body bag, but apparently one is.

If you want to say farewell to Vincent, Kathryn and Eric, check the links below. See what is being planned to let these wonderful actors how much they are loved and will be missed.

Read the whole article here and leave a comment!

The deadline for the survey has been extended to December 1. Make sure you fill it out - it will take, oh, maybe 2 minutes of your time!!

Proposed:
People send in one page of letter/thoughts/artwork (saying a simple thank you or wax poetic) which be assembled in binders (VDO's would be a Goren-type binder!) and will be sent to the actors. If there is enough interest we will go ahead with it (choosing binders, setting up a mailing address, donations if needed), if not...

We will probably do email submissions as well, but if you want to send in originals, well, hey, I'd be the first to applaud you!

The survey is here! It's just a quick simple one. It will only be there for a couple of days. You can answer yes or no to any part of it. You are not committed to anything by answering!
http://www.kwiksurveys.com/online-survey.php?surveyID=LBEMH_21bd6522

Well, we may not be able to save Goren and Eames, but we can show the actors who made these fabulous characters our appreciation.

Ever since a binder was suggested, it's been an idea that wouldn't rest. So we're putting this idea out into the world. This is only a survey to see if there is any interest.

Proposed:
People send in one page of letter/thoughts/artwork (saying a simple thank you or wax poetic) which be assembled in binders (VDO's would be a Goren-type binder!) and will be sent to the actors. If there is enough interest we will go ahead with it (choosing binders, setting up a mailing address, donations if needed), if not...

The survey is here! It's just a quick simple one. It will only be there for a couple of days. You can answer yes or no to any part of it. You are not committed to anything by answering!
http://www.kwiksurveys.com/online-survey.php?surveyID=LBEMH_21bd6522

Now personally, I'm not ready to say goodbye to Goren and Eames. It's not over till the ..... oh, never mind..... (how many times did they reshoot those initial JG episodes?) See, told you I'm not ready! Maybe I can think of it as a thank you ad? *sigh*

Plans are underway to take out an ad in the New York Times to say goodbye to the heart of the Law and Order Criminal Intent.

For more details visit the website:
Saving Goren and Eames.

Make a donation to the
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Farewell Campaign.

Let's make it an
AWESOMELY
HUGE AD!

We hope you got your vote in!

The voting for nominations appears to be over.
They didn't give us much notice!

Let's make sure that Criminal Intent receives the recognition it deserves!

Help choose the nominees for the
People's Choice Awards 2010

Click Other and type into the box for:

Favorite TV Drama: Law and Order Criminal Intent

Favorite TV Drama Actor: Vincent D'Onofrio

Favorite TV Drama Actress: Kathryn Erbe

Favorite TV Obsession: Law and Order Criminal Intent

and you may want to add:

Favorite Country Artist: George Geronimo Gerkie

Make sure your categories have been ticked off. You will receive a message when you're done.

Law and Order: CI Information revealed New cast member announced
November 1, 11:27 PMLas Vegas Movie/TV/DVD Examiner Terra King

Below is the main body of an email I received from a good friend of this column and of CI fans everywhere.

It is based on the words of someone who has proven that they know what they are talking about. I wouldn't print it if I didn't believe it to be true, to the best of both of the people involved's knowledge.

A little background. There were power changes at NBC a few years ago. These powers wanted NBC to reflect THEIR views so like a lot of people who move into a power position they want things their way. First they wanted all long running shows gone-This meant basically ER and all of the Law and Orders. Right off they set out to cancel the mothership and CI. But here comes DICK WOLF and his contract which states they HAVE to keep the shows for X amount of years or pay him multi-millions. Needles to say the POB (Powers that be) were pissed. There was also a clause the shows had to maintain a certain rating. Which all did. So the POB did what we all know--changed the cast of the mothership and moved CI to USA but USA embraced them and it became the number one drama in their cable category.

NBC wanted them canceled last year but USA fought to keep them. They couldn't give them raises so they gave at least Vincent a percent of the show. Noth got pissed at the offer and left. NBC POB arranged to have Goldblum come in. Bobby & Alex were given writers who half of them, this was their first show. The Nichols side had seasoned writers. Even with some of the crappy writing Vincent & Kate's shows still were in the top.

NBC POB pushed offering things they knew the actors would not accept. Eric went on and took a role on Broadway. He was done. Vincent being the gallant man he is bowed out agreeing to do cameo appearances--maybe. Kate it is my understanding thought they were doing like usual hold them up to the last minute and then settling. She was devastated when she finally realized they meant to fire them all but made it look like it was the actors making unreasonable demands or in Vince's case wanting to do other things.

Vincent would have done another season--but again this thing with WOLF so they wanted him gone.

(Note here they have started the same thing with the cast of SVU almost forcing the actors there out over raises. If they have to keep Wolf's shows they are going to have their choice of actors. Wolf protected himself and the show but not his actors.)

They did not want the chance that if the show fails with Goldblum and that Bobby & Alex would be brought back to save them so it was decided one of the characters had to die.

She doesn't know which, but last she heard they were leaning toward Alex with Bobby & Ross quitting because of guilty feeling from why she's murdered.

This is not in stone, she said they are still writing and she hasn't heard. Kate is crushed. Vincent is sick of them and well we know how he loves to die in his movies. SO....

I asked her why she did not tell me this to begin with and she said this crap happened before the last season and USA had the balls to stand up an fight back keeping them.

She thought they would this year too, but NBC suddenly came up with money for new shows they'd previously rejected.

CI has a new captain.

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio has joined L/O C/I as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. She will take over from Eric Bogosian who held the position as Captain for the last three years.

USA network also reminded us via The Hollywood Reporter that this is a kinder, gentler L/O C/I.

We now have a TV show with the same name as an old favorite, but none of the same characters.

Out of all of this drama about who would leave who would stay, we know have who will live and who will die. Either way the fans lose.

Check it out here:

http://www.examiner.com/x-3283-Las-Vegas-MovieTVDVD-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Law-and-Order-CI-Information-revealed-New-cast-member-announced

Please read it and leave a comment on that site.

“Eames…can you believe this…they’re writing our names in
for President and Vice President. Wow!”

Thanks to OBC for this lighthearted moment!

'Law & Order: CI' scoop: Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio named new captain
by Michael Ausiello
Categories: Law & Order: CI, News
Law & Order: CI is undergoing yet another staffing change.

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio has been cast as the show’s new captain, sources confirm to me semi-exclusively. She replaces Eric Bogosian, who is the latest CI vet to depart as the show shifts its focus to Jeff Goldblum and new partner Saffron Burrows.

As I previously reported, Vincent D’Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, and Bogosian will exit after appearing in the show’s two-part season 9 premiere. Rumor has it one of the three will be carted off in a body bag.

The whole thing is here.

I am so mad, I shouldn't be allowed near a computer right now.... Good thing I'm no where near USA offices... You sure can't trust that network to do the right thing....

'Criminal Intent' has a new captain
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio joining USA's drama series
By Nellie Andreeva

Nov 1, 2009, 11:00 PM ET

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio has joined USA Network's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," completing the casting transformation on the police procedural for its upcoming ninth season.

She will play the new captain taking over the Major Case Squad on the Wolf Films/Universal Cable Prods. series.

Mastrantonio's character, who comes from a working-class background, succeeds Capt. Danny Ross (Eric Bogosian), who headed the division for the past three years, following the departure of Capt. James Deakins (original cast member Jamey Sheridan).

Mastrantonio is one of two new faces on "L&O: CI" for next season, joining Saffron Burrows. The hires follow the exit of four regulars on the show: original stars Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe as well as Bogosian and new mom Julianne Nicholson, who is being replaced by Burrows.

With the departure of D'Onofrio, the cop drama is taking on a lighter tone. It centers on Jeff Goldblum, whose character Zach Nichols becomes the squad's top detective.

Mastrantonio is not a stranger to police procedurals; she has recurred on CBS' "Without a Trace."

See the whole thing here.

Don’t Trust USA Network!
(they’ll sure as hell screw up your program)

In light of Vincent D’Onofrio’s radio interview, it is apparent to us that he will not be coming back to Criminal Intent no matter what we do.

It also appears that Kathryn Erbe was fired. And we assume the same for Eric Bogosian.

Although it breaks our hearts, we will not be continuing to campaign to return Mr. D'Onofrio and Ms. Erbe back for a full Season 9.

However, for those who wish to continue, the focus of the campaign has changed into expressing our huge displeasure in the way these fine actors have been treated AND how little respect USA has for their fans;

how USA sabotaged the show in Season 8

how without Goren and Eames there is no Criminal Intent

how incompetently they’ve handling the exit of our beloved characters we have grown with over the years including killing one!

We will boycott USA/NBC and their advertisers and never trust them again.

We want to thank everyone who has actively participated in the campaign so far and hope you will continue. We will no longer send out daily Hit Lists, but we will update the blog with new information and articles, so make sure you’re subscribed. We will continue to Tweet as long as you Tweet!

We have made our Media Hit List available to the right at the top of the sidebar as well as the USA/NBC executive contacts list. Feel free to crab at them any old time.

We would also like to offer our site as a place where you can say goodbye to Vincent and Kathryn in your own words in
Tributes entry.
Maybe they will read them and realize not only that we were willing to fight for them, but also why we love them.

Our efforts have not been in vain! Vincent, and we hope Kathryn, are aware of our efforts and as Vincent himself said in the radio interview; we made a good point –

the less Fluff on TV the better for everyone.

Please feel free to leave your thanks and best wishes for
Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe here.

Here is the list of media we have contacted over the length of the campaign. You can see more details if you scan back through the daily Hit List.

Robert Seidman: robert@tvbythenumbers.com
(415) 493-8866

NPR: Sue Goodwin: sgoodwin@npr.org

NPR: Neil Conlan: http://www.npr.org/contact/totn.html

New York Times: Brian Stelter http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/

New York Post : Mike Shain mshain@nypost.com

Lynn Elber – Associated Press: email her at lelber@ap.org

Nellie Adreeva at Hollywood Reporter
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/about_us/contact_form.jsp

Julie Miller – Movie Line/TV Line
tips@movieline.com

Bob Sassone - http://www.tvsquad.com/contact/comments/

New York Daily News: voicers@edit.nydailynews.com
Matt Mitovich – TV Guide: mega_scoop@tvguide.com
Starpulse.com: http://www.starpulse.com/Company/contact.html

The Early Show – CBS
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/feedback/fb_news_form.shtml?tag=ftr

The Today Show – NBC (Yes, NBC) : TODAY@nbcuni.com
See their Contact Page:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29055142/ns/today/?pg=3&#TDY_AboutUs

Live with Regis and Kelly - ABC http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/special/askregiskelly/

United Press International -newstips@upi.com
Tom Gilbert, Executive Editor, New York, tgilbert@tvweek.com , (212) 210-0706

"The View" – ABC Network
http://abc.go.com/site/contact-us

Good Things Utah – ABC 4 **
http://www.abc4.com/content/about_4/contact/goodthings/default.aspx
Rick Porter at Zap2it.com: feedback@zap2it.com
Popeater Staff: http://www.popeater.com/contact
Daniel Fienberg at The Hit List: news@hitfix.com

National Public Radio – NPR – Morning Edition
http://help.npr.org/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=5670&task=ticket

Tv Tattle http://tvtattle.com/ tattle@tvtattle.com

Lorrie Lynch – USA Weekend Magazine
http://www.usaweekend.com/mail/ask_all.html#whosnews

Happiness is a warm TV
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/tv/home
Email Brooke Cain at bcain@nando.com

Jennifer G. at Backseat Cuddler: Backseatcuddler@gmail.com

Remember quantity is just as important as the quality of our messages. (the links to the postcards are below)

We are very upset with the way you have treated our favourite actors - they have basically been fired (see this blog entry). Vincent D'Onofrio created the iconic Robert Goren and it is not Criminal Intent without him and his fabulous partner Kathryn Erbe's Alex Eames.

We are very disappointed in the direction you are taking Criminal Intent. It is not a "blue skies" fluffy kind of program.

When Goren and Eames are gone, so are we.

We will boycott your networks

We will boycott your sponsors

For more details and writing suggestions see: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/2009/10/usa-network-sponsor-details-making-it.html

Email these executives:

jeff.wachtel@nbcuni.com

bonnie.hammer@nbcuni.com

jeff.gaspin@nbcuni.com

andrea.epstein@nbcuni.com

Lynn Weiss, +1-818-777-6682, lynn.weiss@nbcuni.com

Farrah Hersh, +1-212-664-4137, farrah.hersh@nbcuni.com

Mark Miller, Senior VP-Cable Entertainment Sales 212-664-2208
mark.miller@nbcuni.com
Gotta let this guy know we will boycott all advertisers

jeff.zucker@nbcuni.com

Snailmail: And of course send your postcards (more than 1!) to:

Jeff Wachtel President of Original Series
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Bonnie Hammer President
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

If you are sending Fluff, it should go to:

Jean Guerin
Senior Vice President, Communications
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
Floor 21
New York, NY10112

Purchasing Fluff? here are some suggestions.

________________________________

our blog: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/

our website: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.com/ The website has a mass mailer where you can send emails to multiple USA/NBC execs. Check it out!

our Twitter page: http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames

Use your Social Networks to spread news of your displeasure:

Twitter – Tweet now and Tweet often!
Facebook – Ask all your friends to sign the petition!
http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Emails:
Ask everyone on your personal email contact list to sign the petition! We need many more signatures. http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Online Digital postcards here! http://www.flickr.com/photos/43241958@N03/

On Postcards: Again, let Ms. Hammer and/or Mr. Wachtel know just how upset and unhappy we are!

Hi All! Here is today's Hit List

Remember quantity is just as important as the quality of our messages.
We are very upset with the way they have treated our favourite actors and very disappointed in the direction they are taking Criminal Intent. When Goren and Eames are gone, so are we.

our blog: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/

our website: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.com/

our Twitter page: http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames

Use your Social Networks:

Twitter – Tweet now and Tweet often!
Facebook – Ask all your friends to sign the petition!
http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Emails:
Ask everyone on your personal email contact list to sign the petition! We need many more signatures. http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Over the next few days, we suggest your emails to the NBCUNI executives reflect our position on boycotting the sponsors of LOCI.

For details and writing suggestions see: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/2009/10/usa-network-sponsor-details-making-it.html

jeff.wachtel@nbcuni.com

bonnie.hammer@nbcuni.com

jeff.gaspin@nbcuni.com

andrea.epstein@nbcuni.com

Lynn Weiss, +1-818-777-6682, lynn.weiss@nbcuni.com

Farrah Hersh, +1-212-664-4137, farrah.hersh@nbcuni.com

Mark Miller, Senior VP-Cable Entertainment Sales 212-664-2208
mark.miller@nbcuni.com
Gotta let this guy know we will boycott all advertisers

jeff.zucker@nbcuni.com

And of course send your postcards (more than 1!) to:

Jeff Wachtel President of Original Series
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Bonnie Hammer President
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Online Digital postcards here! http://www.flickr.com/photos/43241958@N03/

On Postcards: Again, let Ms. Hammer and/or Mr. Wachtel know just how upset and unhappy we are! Ask her/him to reconsider.

Some questions answered:

You can hear the interview here - the audio title is Vincent D'onofrio w/George Geronimo Gerkie

Controversy brews over "Law & Order: CI" exodus
Submitted by brooke cain on 10/26/2009 - 13:40

The USA network announced earlier this month that "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" will do some major house cleaning for season nine, dumping the show's original stars Vincent D'Onofrio (Detective Goren) and Kathryn Erbe (Detective Eames), as well as Eric Bogosian (Captain Ross) and Julianne Nicholson (Detective Wheeler).That's right. Every actor in the photo below *(above on our blog) is leaving except for Jeff Goldblum (far left). Even more troubling, now there are reports that one of those characters will be written off in the most final of ways. According to Showbiz411, "L&O: CI" just taped an episode in which one of the departing characters is murdered.Presumably, Goren isn't the character killed off, since D'Onofrio said at the time of USA's announcement, "For all my loyal 'CI' fans, I wouldn't be surprised if Goren pops up from time to time."Showbiz411.com also says that Erbe is ticked about the way things have turned out. The website, which claims to have insider scoop, doesn't give away any other clues. The death of Erbe's character (should she prove to be the unlucky one) could be the final undoing of Goren, who has endured an unprecedented amount of tragedy over the past few seasons. Goren's departure from the squad after losing his longtime partner and friend would seem pretty natural. But perhaps that's too obvious.Fans of the show are understandably upset. One very organized campaign to save the characters has created a Saving Goren and Eames website, a blog (complete with media and NBC Universal "hit list"), and a Twitter account.Stephanie Fox, who runs the "Saving Goren and Eames" website, told us that she feels the network has forgotten the fans and that her goal of saving the characters has had to shift with this latest news."Since the network has obviously made up its mind to gut the show we have come to know and love, our original goal of Saving Goren and Eames has shifted to simply getting them a proper send off."But it sounds as though D'Onofrio for one is leaving voluntarily. USA announced that the actor had decided to "transition out of the idiosyncratic role he created to explore new acting challenges in film and television."D'Onofrio's Detective Goren will appear in the two-part opener of season nine and then the show will be turned over to Jeff Goldblum, who came on to share detective duties in season eight.Nicholson, who plays Detective Wheeler and is normally paired with Goldblum's Detective Nichols, is also leaving voluntarily. Her character departed near the end of last season to deliver a baby (Nicholson was pregnant in real life) and the actress opted not to return. Nicholson will be replaced by Saffron Burrows ("My Own Worst Enemy," "Boston Legal"), who will become Goldblum's partner.There is no word yet on whether or not D'Onofrio and Erbe will be replaced, or if Goldblum and Burrows will carry the show alone."Law & Order" shows are well known for their prolific cast changes. It's certainly not the first time one of Dick Wolfe's shows have lost major characters, but never before has so much of a single cast departed at one time.

*inserted for clarity by us.

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/tv/controversy-brews-over-law-order-ci-exodus

Please go to this article and leave a comment!

Thanks again!

P.S. Stephanie Fox has asked Brooke to add to her statement as follows:

"We feel USA Network has lost sight of the fact that it has been the fans who have kept this show going for its 8 year run.Without the core cast, the show no longer continues to be Law and Order Criminal Intent. To carry on as if nothing has changed is disrespectful to not only the actors and their hard work and dedication, but also to the loyal fans. WhenBobby Goren and Alex Eames depart, so will legions of the fans. "Endgame."

Wow! We have a busy press day!!

Filming Locations for 10.26.09
October 26, 2009 by Christine Filed under Daily Filming Locations
16 Comments

Law and Order: Criminal Intent: Filming at Floyd Bennett Field.

http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2009/10/26/filming-locations-for-10-26-09/

Please go to this article and leave a comment. (who is filming? Anyone going?)

Thanks!

Here's another new article released today:

“Law & Order: Criminal Intent” Kills One of Its Own
By: Roger Friedman // Monday October 26, 2009
I told you a few weeks ago that “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” was letting go of three main players: Vincent D’Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, and Eric Bogosian. Now I can tell you this: one of their characters will die.
“CI” just finished filming an episode in which one of the three is murdered. That’s the exit show for the other two as well.
I am told by “CI” insiders that Erbe, especially, is very unhappy with the way things have worked out over there. “She was told everything was going fine, and then they were fired.”
Whoever was murdered isn’t too happy, either. But I’m not giving that part away.
The show is next turned over to Jeff Goldblum, who will soldier on without the original cast.

http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/law-order-criminal-intent-vincent-donofrio-kathryn-erbe-eric-bogosian/

Please go to this article and leave a comment! The most popular story shown at this site is about LOCI. Let's keep it that way!

Thanks!

There is a new article by Satellite TV Guru published today:

Vincent D’Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian and Julianne Nicholson are all leaving Law and Order: Criminal Intent early in the show’s upcoming ninth season. The departures were confirmed by USA a few weeks ago.
D’Onofrio has been on CI since the show’s beginning as the idiosyncratic Detective Robert Goren. His leaving is just part of an overhaul at the show that includes bringing on Saffron Burrows as Nicholson’s replacement.
According to Law & Order creator/executive producer Dick Wolf, D’Onofrio will appear in a two-part opener of season nine that will serve as his official hand-off to Jeff Goldblum. Goldblum joined the cast last season when he replaced Chris Noth, who is now a regular on CBS’ The Good Wife and will appear in next year’s Sex and the City 2.
Though it is unclear why the cast shake up is happening, fans are convinced it is because USA wants to bring new characters that better reflect the lighter fare of their original programming like Monk, Psych and their newest series, White Collar. Fans have even gone as far as to send cases of marshmallow Fluff to the show’s headquarters, implying that the network only wants to show programming that is “fluff”.
In a statement, D’Onofrio left the door open to returning on the show for guest-starring stints. “For all my loyal ‘CI’ fans, I wouldn’t be surprised if Goren pops up from time to time,” he said.

http://satellitetvguru.net/vincent-donofrio-out-on-criminal-intent/

Please go to this article and leave a comment...today!

Thanks!

The following is the Monday Hit list.

Remember quantity is just as important as the quality of our messages.

Media:

Tv Tattle http://tvtattle.com/
tattle@tvtattle.com

Tell them what's been happening at LOCI and how fans feel about Vincent and Kathryn leaving LOCI. Be sure to tell them about the "Fluff" Campaign. Also, direct them to :
our blog: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/

our website: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.com/

our Twitter page: http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames

****If you have an idea for a media contact, please let us know****

Social Networks:

Twitter – Tweet now and Tweet often! Tell USA Network about our planned boycott of sponsors.

Facebook – Ask all your friends to sign the petition!
http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Emails:

Ask everyone on your personal email contact list to sign the petition! We need many more signatures.
http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Over the next few days, we suggest your emails to the NBCUNI executives reflect our position on boycotting the sponsors of LOCI. For details and writing suggestions see: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/2009/10/usa-network-sponsor-details-making-it.html

jeff.wachtel@nbcuni.com

bonnie.hammer@nbcuni.com

jeff.gaspin@nbcuni.com

andrea.epstein@nbcuni.com

Lynn Weiss, +1-818-777-6682, lynn.weiss@nbcuni.com

Farrah Hersh, +1-212-664-4137, farrah.hersh@nbcuni.com

Mark Miller, Senior VP-Cable Entertainment Sales 212-664-2208

mark.miller@nbcuni.com

Gotta let this guy know we will boycott all advertisers

jeff.zucker@nbcuni.com

And of course send your postcards (more than 1!) to:

Jeff Wachtel President of Original Series
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Bonnie Hammer President
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Online Digital postcards here!http://www.flickr.com/photos/43241958@N03/

On Postcards: Again, let Ms. Hammer and/or Mr. Wachtel know just how upset and unhappy we are! Ask her/him to reconsider. Let them know about our plan to boycott LOCI sponsors.

The following is the Sunday Hit list.

Remember quantity is just as important as the quality of our messages.

Media:

Happiness is a warm TV

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/tv/home

Email Brooke Cain at bcain@nando.com

Tell her what's been happening at LOCI and how fans feel about Vincent and Kathryn leaving LOCI. Be sure to tell her about the "Fluff" Campaign. Also, direct her to :
our blog: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/

our website: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.com/

our Twitter page: http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames

****If you have an idea for a media contact, please let us know****

Social Networks:

Twitter – Tweet now and Tweet often! Tell USA Network about our planned boycott of sponsors.

Facebook – Ask all your friends to sign the petition!
http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Emails:

Ask everyone on your personal email contact list to sign the petition! We need many more signatures.

http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Over the next few days, we suggest your emails to the NBCUNI executives reflect our position on boycotting the sponsors of LOCI. For details and writing suggestions see: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/2009/10/usa-network-sponsor-details-making-it.html

jeff.wachtel@nbcuni.com

bonnie.hammer@nbcuni.com

jeff.gaspin@nbcuni.com

andrea.epstein@nbcuni.com

Lynn Weiss, +1-818-777-6682, lynn.weiss@nbcuni.com

Farrah Hersh, +1-212-664-4137, farrah.hersh@nbcuni.com

Mark Miller, Senior VP-Cable Entertainment Sales 212-664-2208

mark.miller@nbcuni.com

Gotta let this guy know we will boycott all advertisers

jeff.zucker@nbcuni.com

And of course send your postcards (more than 1!) to:

Jeff Wachtel President of Original Series
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Bonnie Hammer President
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Online Digital postcards here!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43241958@N03/

On Postcards: Again, let Ms. Hammer and/or Mr. Wachtel know just how upset and unhappy we are! Ask her/him to reconsider. Let them know about our plan to boycott LOCI sponsors.

Our hit lists are giving us results! Backseat Cuddler has published and article on our favorite show and our campaign to save it's stars.

http://backseatcuddler.com/2009/10/23/save-law-order-criminal-intent-vincent-donofrio-and-kathryn-erbe-have-been-fired/

Please read it and leave your comment on the Cuddler site!

Thank you!

The following is the Saturday Hit list.

Remember quantity is just as important as the quality of our messages.

Media

Daniel Fienberg at The Hit List
news@hitfix.com

Regarding their story on 9/26/09 Vincent D'Onofrio done with 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent'
http://www.hitfix.com/galleries/2009-9-25-10-stories-you-might-have-missed-is-the-hulk-the-villain-in-the-avengers-movie?page=6

Tell him how fans feel about Vincent and Kathryn leaving LOCI. Be sure to tell him about the "Fluff" Campaign. Also, direct him to :
our blog: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/

our website: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.com/

our Twitter page: http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames

****If you have an idea for a media contact, please let us know****

Social Networks:

Twitter – Tweet now and Tweet often! Tell USA Network about our planned boycott of sponsors. Tweet about the petition! We need many more signatures!

http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Facebook – Ask all your friends to sign the petition!

Emails:

Ask everyone on your personal email contact list to sign the petition! We need many more signatures.
http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Over the next few days, we suggest your emails to the NBCUNI executives reflect our position on boycotting the sponsors of LOCI. For details and writing suggestions see: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/2009/10/usa-network-sponsor-details-making-it.html

jeff.wachtel@nbcuni.com

bonnie.hammer@nbcuni.com

jeff.gaspin@nbcuni.com

andrea.epstein@nbcuni.com

Lynn Weiss, +1-818-777-6682, lynn.weiss@nbcuni.com

Farrah Hersh, +1-212-664-4137, farrah.hersh@nbcuni.com

Mark Miller, Senior VP-Cable Entertainment Sales 212-664-2208
mark.miller@nbcuni.com
Gotta let this guy know we will boycott all advertisers

jeff.zucker@nbcuni.com

And of course send your postcards (more than 1!) to:

Jeff Wachtel President of Original Series
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Bonnie Hammer President
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Online Digital postcards here!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43241958@N03/

On Postcards: Again, let Ms. Hammer and/or Mr. Wachtel know just how upset and unhappy we are! Ask her/him to reconsider. Let them know about our plan to boycott LOCI sponsors.

The following is the Friday Hit list.

Remember quantity is just as important as the quality of our messages.

Media:

Popeater Staff
http://www.popeater.com/contact

Regarding article Posted at Popeater.com on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:59:20 GMT
Changes afoot at `Law & Order: Criminal Intent'
By LYNN ELBER

Tell them how fans feel about Vincent and Kathryn leaving LOCI. Be sure to tell them about the "Fluff" Campaign. Also, direct them to :
our blog: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/

our website: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.com/

our Twitter page: http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames

****If you have an idea for a media contact, please let us know****

Social Networks:

Twitter – Tweet now and Tweet often! Tell USA Network about our planned boycott of sponsors.

Facebook – Ask all your friends to sign the petition!
http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Emails:

Ask everyone on your personal email contact list to sign the petition! We need many more signatures.
http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Over the next few days, we suggest your emails to the NBCUNI executives reflect our position on boycotting the sponsors of LOCI. For details and writing suggestions see: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/2009/10/usa-network-sponsor-details-making-it.html

jeff.wachtel@nbcuni.com

bonnie.hammer@nbcuni.com

jeff.gaspin@nbcuni.com

andrea.epstein@nbcuni.com

Lynn Weiss, +1-818-777-6682, lynn.weiss@nbcuni.com

Farrah Hersh, +1-212-664-4137, farrah.hersh@nbcuni.com

Mark Miller, Senior VP-Cable Entertainment Sales 212-664-2208
mark.miller@nbcuni.com
Gotta let this guy know we will boycott all advertisers

jeff.zucker@nbcuni.com

And of course send your postcards (more than 1!) to:

Jeff Wachtel President of Original Series
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Bonnie Hammer President
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Online Digital postcards here!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43241958@N03/

On Postcards: Again, let Ms. Hammer and/or Mr. Wachtel know just how upset and unhappy we are! Ask her/him to reconsider. Let them know about our plan to boycott LOCI sponsors.

The following is the Thursday Hit list.

Remember quantity is just as important as the quality of our messages.

Media:

Jennifer G. at Backseat Cuddler
Backseatcuddler@gmail.com.
Be sure to include her name in the subject line.

Tell her how fans feel about Vincent and Kathryn leaving LOCI. Be sure to tell her about the "Fluff" Campaign. Also, direct her to :

our blog: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/

our website: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.com/

our Twitter page: http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames

****If you have an idea for a media contact, please let us know****

Social Networks:

Twitter – Tweet now and Tweet often! Tell USA Network about our planned boycott of sponsors.

Facebook – Ask all your friends to sign the petition!

http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Emails:
Ask everyone on your personal email contact list to sign the petition! We need many more signatures.
http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Over the next few days, we suggest your emails to the NBCUNI executives reflect our position on boycotting the sponsors of LOCI. For details and writing suggestions see: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/2009/10/usa-network-sponsor-details-making-it.html

jeff.wachtel@nbcuni.com

bonnie.hammer@nbcuni.com

jeff.gaspin@nbcuni.com

andrea.epstein@nbcuni.com

Lynn Weiss, +1-818-777-6682, lynn.weiss@nbcuni.com

Farrah Hersh, +1-212-664-4137, farrah.hersh@nbcuni.com

Mark Miller, Senior VP-Cable Entertainment Sales 212-664-2208

mark.miller@nbcuni.com
Gotta let this guy know we will boycott all advertisers

jeff.zucker@nbcuni.com

And of course send your postcards (more than 1!) to:

Jeff Wachtel President of Original Series
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Bonnie Hammer PresidentUSA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Online Digital postcards here!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43241958@N03/

On Postcards:

Again, let Ms. Hammer and/or Mr. Wachtel know just how upset and unhappy we are! Ask her/him to reconsider. Let them know about our plan to boycott LOCI sponsors.

Suddenly appearing out of nowhere in the last few days, we have:

An online article seemingly stitched together from *old information and interviews*.
Source: in French, open to translation errors, no author, no way to respond or ask questions.
We are unable to validate this article. (please see the Vinnie Vidi Vici article for in depth analysis: http://nantzeefantzeepantz.blogspot.com/ October 20th entry)

A “new” video.
seemingly filmed at the same time as the interview in France. Mr D’Onofrio is wearing the same clothes – this is *not a new interview*. It belongs with the videos released in July. All references are to Season 8, not Season 9, as Season 9 had not started filming.. (Again, please see the Vinnie Vidi Vici article for in depth analysis: http://nantzeefantzeepantz.blogspot.com/ October 20th entry)

This is *not* new information! It is MIS-information designed by someone to fool those who will be fooled and scatter the fans.

*Don’t put away your emails and Fluff.*

We’re making progress! We want everyone to pay attention, be *correctly* informed and see through the smoke that is being blown at us.

We know of no contracts being signed by any of the actors and the main players were not seen at any recent filming. There has been no new statements from USA or the actors. Silence is the deafening sound from official sources.

"Here...take this. I can't stand the stuff!" ~Bobby

Just a note to anyone who still has doubts about USA's "intent" to "lighten" (or "fluff up") LOCI. Here are the polls that have been posted on the USA home page in recent months. Notice the vast difference in the type of questions about Nichols' character as opposed to Goren:

Which of these real life figures would you like to see Goren interrogate?

Roger Clemens - 4%
O.J. Simpson - 36%
Barack Obama - 13%
Scott Peterson -19%
George W. Bush -19%
Paris Hilton - 4%
Oprah Winfrey -4%

What is your favorite quality in Det. Zack Nichols?

Knowledge of psychology and pharmaceuticals - 11%

Sense of humor - 16%

Overall quirkiness - 64%

He plays the piano - 8%

There there is this question, posted before the season began:

What quality would you like Jeff Goldblum to bring to the Major Case Squad?
Quirkiness - 18%
Intensity - 6%
Wit - 23%
Perspicacity - 3%
Animal Magnetism - 2%
All-around Goldbluminess - 48%

This isn't about the results...it's about the types of questions asked and the answers the poll gives the reader to choose from. Goren = serious, thought-provoking, Nichols = light, humorous.

Interesting, isn't it? Oh, but some will still say that USA isn't going to "mess" with the show. Yeah. Right.

Oh, and then there is THIS lovely gem of a poll:

Who is your favorite character on CI?

Goren - 72%
Eames - 9%
Logan - 15%
Wheeler - 1%
Ross - 1%
Falacci - 2%

Well, well, well. Just look who came out the WINNER! And we know if that poll were done today, with Nichols, the results would still be the same.

HEY USA!! WAKEY, WAKEY!!

Home port mayhem made of whole sail cloth
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
ADVANCE STAFF REPORT
Staten Island Advance

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A 116-foot, fiberglass yacht and a utility boat gussied up to look like a trawler floating yesterday off the home port in Stapleton were not delivering globetrotters for a tour of the Island's North Shore.
The ships -- and the attendant explosions and cries -- were set up for the filming of an episode of NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," which airs on the USA Network.

According to a spokeswoman for the show, the episode "deals with a case of international intrigue" and is the first in a two-episode program. Some observers on scene said one of the ships seemed to be a pirate vessel.

None of the principal actors on the weekly drama -- which stars Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Nicholson and Eric Bogosian -- was on hand for the filming of this episode.

But some 120 crew members scurried back and forth all day, bringing the action to life.
Today, they will be filming scenes on the open water, pushing off from Miller's Launch in Tompkinsville.
The show is no stranger to the borough: In 2007, an episode of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" was shot at the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, Charleston; a year before that, the show was laying down tape at a Todt Hill mansion.
In earlier years, episodes were filmed in Grasmere, Livingston, Bloomfield and Great Kills.
No word yet on when the episode filmed yesterday may be broadcast.

http://www.silive.com/news/advance/index.ssf?/base/news/1256042719255570.xml&coll=1

The following is the Wednesday Hit list.

Remember quantity is just as important as the quality of our messages.

Media:

Rick Porter at Zap2it.com
feedback@zap2it.com

Refer to his article: Vincent D'Onofrio departing Law and Order Criminal Intent.
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/09/vincent-donofrio-departing-law-order-criminal-intent.html

Tell him how fans feel about Vincent and Kathryn leaving LOCI. Be sure to tell them about the "Fluff" Campaign. Also, direct them to :

our blog: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/

our website: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.com/

our Twitter page: http://twitter.com/saveGorenEames

****If you have an idea for a media contact, please let us know****

Social Networks:

Twitter – Tweet now and Tweet often! Tell USA Network about our planned boycott of sponsors.

Facebook – Ask all your friends to sign the petition!

http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Emails:

Ask everyone on your personal email contact list to sign the petition! We need many more signatures.
http://www.gopetition.com/online/31034.html

Over the next few days, we suggest your emails to the NBCUNI executives reflect our position on boycotting the sponsors of LOCI. For details and writing suggestions see: http://savinggorenandeamesnow.blogspot.com/2009/10/usa-network-sponsor-details-making-it.html

jeff.wachtel@nbcuni.com

bonnie.hammer@nbcuni.com

jeff.gaspin@nbcuni.com

andrea.epstein@nbcuni.com

Lynn Weiss, +1-818-777-6682, lynn.weiss@nbcuni.com

Farrah Hersh, +1-212-664-4137, farrah.hersh@nbcuni.com

Mark Miller, Senior VP-Cable Entertainment Sales 212-664-2208

mark.miller@nbcuni.com

Gotta let this guy know we will boycott all advertisers

jeff.zucker@nbcuni.com

And of course send your postcards (more than 1!) to:

Jeff Wachtel President of Original Series
USA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Bonnie Hammer PresidentUSA Network
30 Rockefeller Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10112

Online Digital postcards here!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43241958@N03/

On Postcards: Again, let Ms. Hammer and/or Mr. Wachtel know just how upset and unhappy we are! Ask her/him to reconsider. Let them know about our plan to boycott LOCI sponsors.

What? you say.
But they want fluffy programming?
Only Fluffy Characters Welcome at USA network!
So why have they returned a case of Fluff to its sender?

Our enthusiastic Fluffer sent the box out on 10/5 addressed to Jeff Wachtel (President of Original Series USA Network) and ironically got the box back on 10/16, the scheduled first day of shooting.

The postmaster informed said Fluffer that the box would get there in two days. Priority mail. In blue ink someone crossed off Jeff Wachtel's address and put an arrow leading to our heroic Fluffer's return address.

In a circle "Refused" is written and in a rectangle "Return" is written. The box wasn't even opened.

Our Fluffer sent him a pack of cheap mini marshmallows with a postcard attached. Bravo! Ms. Fluff!

We think that this is extremely rude of Mr. Wachtel.
If he had been brought up correctly, he would have accepted graciously and written a thank you note.

And then given us back Goren, Eames and Ross.

Had your Fluff returned? LET US KNOW!

P.S.

I sent my Fluff to Jean Guerin, and it appears to have been accepted!
Ms. Guerin, you have been Fluffed.

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