United We Fan

2018

1 hr. 37 min.

Documentary

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Whether it's "Star Trek," "Designing Women" or "Veronica Mars," super-fans don't take the cancellation of their favorite TV series lying down. Meet the letter-writing, crowd-funding, rabble-rousing activists who fight to keep shows on the air.

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Saw this at Hot Docs and loved it!! A fascinating story and much more intimate and emotional film that we were expecting. Worth watching.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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A fun look at many fan campaigns that fought to keep their favourite TV shows on the air.

Rated: 3/4

May 23, 2018

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Emily Maskell

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United We Fan is heartfelt in how it allows interviewees to be vulnerable on camera and share their personal experience of how their fandoms have changed their lives.

Oct 7, 2019

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Focussing on fans who fight back when their favourite shows are cancelled, this is a documentary about hope.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 4, 2019

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Sparaga maintains a positive vibe throughout, and takes enough time to really get to know some of these folks, their sweet little quirks, their regrets, etc.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 18, 2019

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

It's a great tribute to the power of the fan, and how their love helped creators and artists realize their visions to the very end.

Feb 7, 2019

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John Fink

The Film Stage

An energetic and interesting look at the culture of fandom from the grassroots efforts to save shows like Star Trek in the late 60s to modern activism taking place on Twitter and crowdfunding platforms that gave a second life to shows like Veronica Mars.

Rated: B

Dec 15, 2018

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Synopsis

Whether it's "Star Trek," "Designing Women" or "Veronica Mars," super-fans don't take the cancellation of their favorite TV series lying down. Meet the letter-writing, crowd-funding, rabble-rousing activists who fight to keep shows on the air.

Director: Michael Sparaga
Executive Producer: Sheryl Kotzer, Justin Rebelo, Robin Smith, Neil Tabatznik
Screenwriter: Michael Sparaga
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2018

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