CBS was indeed the first network to have a show strictly about vampires & humans and was also the first to have a real love story between a vampire and a human. That show was Moonlight. It was CBS that started the latest vampire craze all over again a craze that is still going strong with the success of HBO's True Blood, CW's The Vampire Diaries which like Moonlight 2 years ago won The People's Choice Award for Best New Drama. If you add in the success of the vampire films that have come out since Moonlight's cancellation it's clear to see that the vampire craze has never been more hotter, stronger then it now and is likely not going to end anytime soon. I would like to remind you that it was also CBS who very short-sightedly canceled Moonlight just after 16 episodes when this latest vampire craze was just getting ready to really take off at full force.
As you know Moonlight won The People's Choice Award in 2007 for The Best New Drama. Since it's cancellation fans wrote to Warner Brothers tirelessly and it was released on DVD with just the episodes no extras that normally come with any DVD. Back in 2009 Moonlight The Complete Series was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Series On DVD. Moonlight won that award.
Moonlight had everything that makes a show work. An entire cast who had amazing chemistry together, It had wonderful & gifted writers, beautiful sets, and outstanding music.
For many fans Moonlight was not just about lead actor Alex O'Loughlin bare-chested on a beach like in episode 13 Fated To Pretend. It wasn't just about any one actor or any one thing in particular it was all about the whole show not only Alex O'Loughlin but also Sophia Myles, Jason Dohring, and the rest of the supporting cast, It was the stories each and every week that brought fans back even after the writers strike. It was the entire package of the show that we loved. Even now two years later going on three the fans are still here wanting more they haven't gone away, that should at least say something. Moonlight is still gaining new fans all time because of the repeats that are being shown on the SyFy Channel & ChillerTV and now on the CW where it is being paired with repeats of the Vampire Diaries they all say that they want to see more Moonlight many of these new Moonlight fans can’t understand how they could have missed it when first aired on CBS.
To be perfectly honest with you I would much rather see Alex O'Loughlin back as Mick St. John on Moonlight then see him in a remake of Hawaii-Five-0 but after seeing the promo for this updated version and Alex’s take on McGarrett it does have me curious enough that I will be watching this fall.
Remakes of classic tv shows as rule never do well and I would hate to see another project of Alex’s fail like the medical drama Three Rivers did. I would really like to see Hawaii Five-0 be successful for Alex’s sake. It’s my hope that if Hawaii Five-0 is successful that you would allow Alex O’Loughlin do Moonlight in his down time from Hawaii Five-0 it would be great to see him back in the role that made him a star and gave him such huge overnight success not only here in the USA but internationally.
I know many Moonlight fans old and new would be happy if you could bring Moonlight back as a movie or a series of movies, a mini-series or even a summer series with 12 or 13 episodes.
Moonlight already has a built in fanbase that is just going to keep getting bigger because of the repeats that are being shown. I urge you to bring back Moonlight with it's entire cast Alex O'Loughlin, Sophia Myles, Jason Dohring and the rest of the supporting cast intact, I would also like to request that the original creators Trevor Munson & Ron Koslow be involved because they were the ones with their team of writers that gave fans the characters and episodes that we've come to know and love so much.
Thanks for your time and consideration
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