
I was a fan.
Kickstarter
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/15/the-veronica-mars-kickstarter-smash-5-burning-questions.html
Six years ago, the CW canceled the sleuth drama Veronica Mars, which for three seasons starred Kristen Bell as a modern-day, all-grown-up Nancy Drew solving mysteries in the fictional seaside town of Neptune, California. The series may have been low rated, but is remarkable for the intense passion for all things Mars its fans had, and continue to have. On Wednesday, those fans enjoyed the geek-out of their lives.
After six years of dreaming a dream
-that their cherished show would one day be revived as a film-creator Rob Thomas announced that the movie version of Veronica Mars was a go. And it’s those very fans he had to thank for it. Using crowd-funding site Kickstarter, they helped raise
-in just one day-the $2 million needed to fund the film project.
And it’s not just Mars fanatics that are squealing over the news. Fans of other long-canceled shows are giddy over what the success of the crowd-funding campaign could mean for resuscitating their beloved series, while pundits wonder whether this could turn the entire filmmaking on its head. Channeling Veronica Mars herself, we did some digging on the biggest questions about the burning questions raised by this crowd-funding success.
What happened here?
Fans really loved Veronica Mars. Creator Rob Thomas really loved making Veronica Mars. Actress Kristen Bell really loved starring in Veronica Mars. Taking all this into account, Thomas first went to Warner Bros., the studio behind the original series, about a year ago with the idea to have fans fund their long-sought-after Veronica Mars movie, so long as the studio agreed to help with marketing and distribution costs. Thomas came up with a script which would, shockingly, revolve around a murder mystery that Veronica helps to solve, and convinced
-and, he said, it took some real convincing-to get them on board with the idea should he be able to prove there was enough interest in the movie.
And was there ever. The goal was to raise $2 million in 30 days. Other projects have raised more, but their goals were significantly lower. The goal was met in just 11 hours, a Kickstarter record. Some big-ticket rewards for larger donations certainly helped
-the opportunity to name a character, host a screening for 50 friends, and win a speaking role in the movie-but most of the fundraising was done through smaller fan donations.
With 28 days to go, the project has already raised $3.3 million.I'd watch it if she was nude.
I love that show! When I saw this, I was so excited. I'm going to donate sometime this week.
There's a show Elementary that is a better detective show.
@239,553 (D)
I will donate a token amount.
@239,552 (C)
You can see her in a lot of skin on her other show on Showtime.
House of Lies
Doubt it will make regular tv ...Cutting out the slang-swear would leave little left.
@239,554 (C)
lol
I never even considered
detective, a serious reason for the show. Just an excuse for everything else.
@239,556 (A)
I think that I can only donate 25$
@previous (D)
Never donated to that site. If they will take maybe $10 they can have it. Cash tight till end of month and THEN Wallet will start to fill up again.