The Big O Season 3 -Explain Please

[Hobo]

At least The Boondocks was actually a really good show.

30 minutes of look they're sword fighting and saying the n-word

PS: White people, amirite?

Oh yeah, tour de force

22 minutes of social commentary.

As opposed to 12 minutes of random jokes.

[6moondance]

I never really cared for The Boondocks but compared to the rest of the AS produced  comedies   it's Shakesphere. 

[Mike]

Well I was really comparing The Boondocks to Tom Goes To The Mayor.

So yeah. watching a dead rat decay in the street is funnier than Tom Goes To The Mayor.

[The Final Negotiator]

OK, I skimmed through the VCR tape I used for The Big O, and here are the ads that I saw:

stopsign.com (virus protection)
Bleach, Saturdays @ 12:00
Wendy's Burgers
Berries and Creme Starburst Candies
www.Bamzu.com (an online store)
Moral Orel, Sundays @ 12:15
"9 Billion Miles from Earth" (an official adultswim.com video game)
PeoplePC ISP
Vitamin Water (a sports drink)
"JOKE9" cellphone jokes
playphone.com cellphone extras
Harvey Birdman, Sundays @ 11:45
Blockbuster Videos "Total Access" Service (their version of "NetFlix")
Geico.com
Blendy Pens from www.Bamzu.com (1-800-953-2363)
Robot Chicken Star Wars Clips on adultswim.com
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Dairy Queen Cakes
Boost Mobile
iHome docking station for iPod (www.ihomeaudio.com)


Wendy's burgers, Starburst Berries and Creme, Vitamin Water, and the Dairy Queen Cakes are about the cheapest items in this list that will earn you a receipt.

.The Final Negotiator.

[EyeOfPain]

Wow, those products all sound pretty recent. When was the recording made?

"Nine Billion Miles From Earth" is supposed to be a great retro-space shooter game. And from my experience, "Orphan Feast" and "Viva Caligula" are quite fun (two more recent original [as] games).

As far as The Boondocks is concerned... I haven't found my self too excited about the new season. Sure, the first had it's fair share of hilarious "antics," but I just don't see myself tuning in. I dunno, maybe I haven't seen what McGruder's got to offer for this new slew of episodes, but personally, I'd much rather watch Blood+ (from what's currently airing on the ACTN block).

[Sharpshooter005]

maybe I haven't seen what McGruder's got to offer for this new slew of episodes

I've heard one reason for the delay is that half the animation staff just got fed up with how insufferable McGruder was to work with.

Which really, really wouldn't surprise me if true.

[S.D.]

I have been a long time fan of the Big o Anime series like many of you,and I have read many of the forums and websites about trying to get a season 3 for the Big O
and I was currently wondering what is going on as far as getting a S-3 of The Big O?

Also if you can explain as to who I can contact or recommend sending letters to about the Big O S-3 with Ideas that would be great.

Does anyone know to when Savebigo.com
will be back up and running?



Sincerly
Roger Smith

The Administrator of SaveBigO (Zola) may have taken the opportunity to move on to bigger and better things after some jokers did some stuff.

After all, the site sort of became a lame duck as the years went by, and she seemed to feel somewhat harassed or distracted from other activities because of it.

All of the orthodox strategies for getting a third season failed, and now Big O fans have dwindled down to a few and been dispersed to the "four corners of the Web"; I don't think it matters if SaveBigO comes back on or not. It is a site that exists for a purpose, and that purpose seems beyond its capabilities.

I always toyed with the idea of trying to get anime-loving celebreties into enjoying the Big O so that we could have some people with economic-cultural influence supporting the third season movement; Hollywood figures have gotten somewhat interested in video games, and, to a lesser extent, anime, so, "why not?", I asked.

While getting celebreties on board is theoretically the most effective way (THINK SCIENTOLOGY AND TOM CRUISE), accomplishing that is such a longshot it is virtually impossible; I for one wouldn't even know where to begin, except maybe by sending Quentin Tarantino a reccomondation (Big O seems like the sort of thing he would get a kick out of, although I can't be sure of that).

But none of this matters now, as the third season movement is pretty much dead. Heck, it was dead years ago, we just pretended not to notice most of the time.

[R. Daniel 01]

Actually I talked to Zola last week. SBO will re-activate as soon as I finish the visual theme for the site. Which should be this weekend or next weekend.

Hey, did y'all know that there are oodles of Big O fans in the SomethingAwful forums? Should come as no surprise, I suppose. We should hit that up, pronto. Post a link to the letter drive.

[Professor Vogler]

While getting celebreties on board is theoretically the most effective way (THINK SCIENTOLOGY AND TOM CRUISE), accomplishing that is such a longshot it is virtually impossible;

You realize that Scientology fails. HARD. (It's all about the money)... So that's the worst comparison you could make.

Choose better analogies.


Also, I'd just like to say... I still like Big O. I was for a Season 3... still am; but if there isn't one, there's always the Big Oh RPG here. There are other shows with are awesome, but Big O is still gonna be one of my top favorites, and I don't think four years can change that.

[6moondance]

Actually I talked to Zola last week. SBO will re-activate as soon as I finish the visual theme for the site. Which should be this weekend or next weekend.

That is good news indeed.

What is the SomethingAwful forum?

[S.D.]

You realize that Scientology fails. HARD. (It's all about the money)... So that's the worst comparison you could make.

Choose better analogies.


Also, I'd just like to say... I still like Big O. I was for a Season 3... still am; but if there isn't one, there's always the Big Oh RPG here. There are other shows with are awesome, but Big O is still gonna be one of my top favorites, and I don't think four years can change that.

What I'm saying is, Tom Cruise gives Scientology a lot of money (and appears in public for them, etc) . . . that's the kind of advantage you get from getting the famous/wealthy on board. My analogy was fine. It is an especially good analogy when you consider the implausibility of getting a famous celebrity to join and publically/loudly endorse a borderline cult. So, because getting a celebrity to endorse the Big O third season campaign is implausible, it is an even better analogy.

Anyway, the idea itself is a good one, but I (we) lack the means and methods necessary to make it happen; for that matter, I lack knowledge of the means and methods to make it happen, forget the materials and mediums themselves. Consequently, I lack the will-to-try.

[The Ghost Of Ember]

Hey, did y'all know that there are oodles of Big O fans in the SomethingAwful forums? Should come as no surprise, I suppose.

I'm surprised. The SomethingAwful forumers like things? I always thought the entire place was composed of equal parts bitterness and resentment.

[The Final Negotiator]

I found it here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/

Wow, they ask a $9.95 fee just to register with the forums?!? Finale, you're a saint... Well, R. Daniel, I'll just have to take your word for it.

By the way, I stopped at Wendy's tonight:
- 1 Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger (big win!)
- 1 cup of chili (it's cold here - so big win also!)
- 1 medium Root Beer (Barq's - not just bite, but a caffeine kick to boot! - win)

Add it up and it equals one $4.15 argument to support The Big O.  Is it a small amount? Yes, but I'm just one person, so it's OK. Now if I can also track down that DQ receipt, that would be great...

.The Final Negotiator.

[The Big Finale]

Wow, they ask a $9.95 fee just to register with the forums?!? Finale, you're a saint...

I'm really not. Something Awful is the exception when it comes to forums, not the rule.

[drizzt1669]

Yes, if you can, please send them. Hopefully, they don't need "thousands" of signatures, just 30, who could potentially support sponsors and buy merchandise.

[...] a Dilbert Principle scenario and one letter ended up on some incompetent executives desk and viola suddenly it is a HUGE IMPORTANT THING!

Mind you, that actually has happened before.

My own idea's center around building a standard sheet for a paper petition that fans can print up and collect signatures for, particularly at their local Cons, and then scan in for massive damage, I mean, lists of names. As well, joke signatures can be easily cut out in a digital environment before the final petition is assembled. Also: actual paper and pen petitions are actually given some degree of credence. Not as much credence as actual money, but you know.  

The fact of the matter is Big O was on AS, and it is well recognized, and I suspect the average anime fan wouldn't mind seeing more if they knew that there was more to see. The problem is their not going to go out of their way to do anything about it. Not passionate enough. Which is why we've got to bring the stuff to them. Setting up panels at Cons wouldn't be a bad idea either, if such a thing were possible. I dunno the average costs of such a thing.

So we know that Cartoon Network owns an option to order an additional 26 episodes (I think it was 26 and not 13, right?).  We also know that the writer of Big O is interested in telling the remainder of the story.  So I have been wondering a couple of things....

1. Does CN's ownership of the option operate like a copyright?  What I mean is, does Cartoon Network have sole ownership of any profits generated from additional episodes of The Big O?  Additionally, is the writer liable for the dissemination of any information related to the continuation of the Big O storyline?

2. What is the duration of the option?  I am guessing that it must have an expiration date like any other option in the business world.

3. I understand that some people have asked the writer about Season 3.  But have they ever asked him whether he is willing to just tell us what the remainder of the story is?  Or do we think he may be holding out with the hope of having Big O picked up at a later date once the option expires?

And one list thing, someone mentioned in an earlier post that SaveBigO.com would be back shortly.  Are there any updates to that timeframe?