Comments | tennant_love: We're getting close to 10000 signatures

emraldeyedauter in tennant_love

We're getting close to 10000 signatures - MAAN petition update

Jul 14, 2011 13:36

Thats right! 10000 signatures is not all that far away. As of a few moments ago we have 9481 signatures on our online petition. The good news is that there are also over 100 more names on a paper copy of the petition that was taken to the streets of the West End just recently by two very innovative fans.

( Further news and links under the cut )

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Comments 4

xebgoc July 14 2011, 04:21:01 UTC

I have signed the petition, and also been lucky enough to go over from the States to see it 3 times, but one thing needs to be pointed out

Remember the decision to film Hamlet came a few months after the play actually closed.

this is not entirely true. John Wyver, the head of Illuminations which filmed Hamlet has said on his blog that he had conversations with Greg Doran during the very first week of rehearsals, so it was always a possibility that there would be a film. I do think that Macbeth would be the better example where the show had literally been over for almost 2 years before they filmed it, Patrick Stewart had done Hamlet and Waiting for Godot in the interim.

So, I think it should continue to be pursued until the point where they say either 'just not gonna happen' or 'we're on!' because post production decisions have happened, but Hamlet isn't really one of them.

emraldeyedauter July 14 2011, 04:28:02 UTC

Thank you very much for your input and for pointing out my error about Hamlet.

beachy_geek July 14 2011, 16:38:04 UTC

I also think it's important to keep the petition going until we have a definitive answer. With the release of the iTunes/CD "cast recording" it's possible that some people may be confused about its content and feel that there is now no need for a DVD. Nothing could be further from the truth--it's an extra, not a part of the actual show!

It may have also been a way to test the waters--how well does it sell to determine whether people are ready to put their money where their mouth is, and is the DVD petition activity continuing or dead to determine whether people would be satisfied with just this.

emraldeyedauter July 15 2011, 01:47:01 UTC

Thank you beachy! Yes keeping it open seems to be the general agreement at the moment which I am all for. The signature count exploded in the last few hours because David Tennant.com kindly reposted the link on their facebook site. We've blitzed the 10000 mark and are into the 11000 now. If I were more fit I'd be doing cartwheels and back flips.