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@northrekr (twitter)
This is for the incredible supporters of this campaign. When we first
heard the season three announcement from Chris Cantwell and Chris Rogers on
Twitter, but it didn’t seem heart felt enough. I wanted it to not only be true,
but to come from a place of passion and love. This campaign quite literally
spun itself around the world and back again. It has been such an intense
journey that the internet could barely contain. For it to have reached as far
as it did (Russia, India, the Middle East, Australia, China, etc), we have been
so blessed.
I told Rachel that I wanted the words
to be perfect, but honestly I suppose there aren’t words to express my complete
gratitude. Perhaps, there are actions. I would hug all of you if I possibly
could. A true Halt and Catch Fire fan embrace full of the compassion you have
brought upon this campaign. This includes the unbelievable support from cast
members, show-runners, creators and our dear coders!
It’s a random happenstance that I seem
to be typing this blog in the very same place I sought refuge in so many years
ago. When I was twelve years old in Troy, Ohio I would often come to the local
library to run away from my fears and my pain. I didn’t know it at the time,
but I was deeply depressed and even more alone. Yet, here I am, fourteen years
later in the same exact building and I couldn’t be “surrounded” by more like
minded people. I am not alone and it feels overwhelmingly bittersweet.
By now, some of you (I hope most) have
listened to the podcast and heard how appreciative we are of your backing this
little campaign that Rachel, the HCF fan fun twitter and I began on a whim that
this show deserved to thrive. If not, Rachel wrote a blog about it and included
a link to it in the previous blog. Please check it out; it was the most
thrilling experience. We hope to do more in the future and to share it with the
fans as well. I have to thank 80s Reboot Overdrive for not only being such
hardcore fans of Halt, but for including #savehcf in their many podcasts about
each episode. I couldn’t believe it when they contacted us to do podcast. It
all still feels insanely surreal. I will never forget that conversation. It was
the best two hours of nerdery in my life. This includes the time Nathan Fillion
replied to my comment on his MySpace blog.
I continue to be stunned at how we’ve
embodied the inter-connectivity the show speaks of on a weekly basis. We are the
future Joe envisions and dreams of, the ideas he craves and pains to get out of
him. We took this one idea and became a vast community of different fans that
had one common goal; SAVE HALT AND CATCH FIRE. Guess what? It happened. This is
our victory. This is the cast’s victory, the crew’s victory. This is most
importantly Chris Cantwell’s and Chris Roger’s victory as they have been behind
us from day one. This show is their baby and it has blossomed into such a beautiful creation. We can all share in this victory and progress forward
together.
I also want to thank Rachel for being
such as awesome partner in crime. We’ve spent countless hours analyzing a show
we knew was worth renewing. She is passionate, intelligent and so genuinely
kind. I hope one day we can have coffee and spend hours hashing out Halt in
person. This also wouldn’t have been possible without the promotion and backing
from the HCF fan twitter, thank you thank you thank you.
We’re a team now. It doesn’t matter
who happens to be your favorite character or match up, Halt and Catch Fire
is what matters. We have a season three in our grasp.
If I could I would stand on
top of a glorious mountain and shout to sky I would, but alas, I live in Ohio. We have
no mountains. We do, however, have large hills. :)
Thank
you again and congratulations on all your hard work,
Bailey
PS:
CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS 2.0 We love both!
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