Once a network decides to pull the axe on a show, there’s generally no way to stop that decision. So why does Save The Circle think its campaign will be any different?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of the show, but out of all the shows that have gotten cancelled on network television, only a handful of them got picked back up after fan movements and protests. There are thousands – and I mean thousands – of people out there who want The Secret Circle back on their tevlevisions, but do you think networks pay attention to online petitions that can be hacked into and faked? Probably not.

What the Save The Circle campaign needs to do if it really want to improve its chances of being seen and/or heard is to do things offline and also be seen by the public media. Granted, Facebook petitions work occasionally (i.e. Betty White on SNL) but that doesn’t mean this generation is stuck to the Internet. Protests and campaigns are generally better heard in person, off the Internet and with actual effort put into them to get to the people they want to be heard by. This campaign started out strong, but it’s fading out and needs another spark: send network executives props that could get their attention.

Fans could send in (fake) crystals and write on those, or picket outside with the Blackwell insignia on signs. Hell, we could lay fake crows around our homes and get the media’s attention. Anything other than an online petition and a bunch of pleading letters would show them that the show has dedicated fans, not just another base of people that will go “Eh, kay,” and watch something else next season (though, let’s be honest, most of you will anyways).

If you go onto the campaign site you can see how they’ve been doing and what they’re doing to garner attention. They’re doing well, but if they want more impact they need to make that initiative more well-known. I feel like we’ve seen this campaign and talked about it, but after you sign the petition you don’t pay attention to it. They need to get some real viral attention, otherwise all the effort by the web-masters and fans will be for nothing.

Every year there are groups of fans saddened or angered by the cancellation of their favorite show, but nothing is going to change if you don’t do something real. A good campaign gets your attention. A great one keeps it, and makes you all the more interested to see more.

What do you think about the whole campaign? Is it a lost cause or do you think it stands a chance?