Keep Alias Alive!!!

Here is the letter I wrote to ABC to encourage them to keep ALIAS on TV:

May 3, 2004

ABC
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-4551

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to request that ABC renew Alias for the 2004-05 Season, since I have recently become aware that it has not been renewed yet.
I am a loyal fan of Alias and I have watched every single episode since it debuted. In general, I don’t watch much TV. I find most television shows cliché and frankly unoriginal and boring. However, I take time to watch Alias religiously every Sunday night. Alias is one of the most exciting shows on TV and has one of the most original storylines. Alias defies conventional television and though it may not be have the ratings that ABC desires, without taking a risk on such a unique show ABC loses a great opportunity to entertain a completely new audience.
Alias is the first show I have found both engaging and entertaining since X-Files ended on Fox. I feel that X-Files and Alias have many qualities in common. Both are original and exciting and their appeal arises from their season-long story arcs that entrance viewers. I have several friends who have watched a few episodes of Alias and been drawn into the suspense of the series long story-arc. Once you are hooked on this show, you can’t miss a single episode. When X-Files first started it was a cross between a detective show, a sci-fi show, and a suspense show in the genre of “Twilight Zone”. Similarly, X-Files did not pull in the ratings that some other shows did but by the end of its run, it had one of the strongest followings out of any show on TV. By taking risks with shows such as X-Files, Fox became a strong competitor in broadcast television. Alias has gathered a small but reliable following in recent years and has the potential to be a strong ratings booster for ABC on Sunday, like X-Files was for Fox.
Alias has the potential to gather large amounts of ratings for ABC, however I feel that the marketing of Alias has been mismanaged. In the same time slot as X-Files was, Alias has the potential of excellent ratings. However, due to the nature of the interconnected storylines, the episodes must be shown together, back-to-back. ABC has given precedence to several other shows and broadcast events that stopped the broadcast for several weeks at a time. These breaks have severely hurt Alias in ratings and is why it has not done as well as it could. Alias must be watched week-to-week in order to gain the momentum that it deserves, by sporadically showing the episodes, Alias never reaches its true potential as a series.
Alias may not be one of the highest rated shows, but there is not another show out there that has such a strong following that friends and co-workers can’t wait until Monday to talk about last night’s episode. When debating about renewing Alias for a fourth season, please don’t consider all the viewers you’ll get with another unoriginal sitcom, but consider the large cult following that will be lost. In a saturated TV market, I don’t think that ABC can afford to make such a risky decision.
Thank you for taking the time to consider my opinions. I look forward to a completely new, exciting season of Alias in the fall.