Sam Carter/Amanda Tapping Discussion/Appreciation

[ReganX]

Amanda's actually in first place at the moment - granted, the round is only about twenty minutes old, but still.

[L.A. Doyle]

Amanda's actually in first place at the moment - granted, the round is only about twenty minutes old, but still.

WWWOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been up since 7 a.m....it's 2:30 a.m.....hyper! Go Amanda!!!

[ReganX]

WWWOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been up since 7 a.m....it's 2:30 a.m.....hyper! Go Amanda!!!

I'm six hours ahead of you. I think I was voting about eleven or twelve hours - can't remember exactly, I haven't slept.

[Chelle DB]

Wow. When I posted this link last Saturday afternoon, I had no idea it would catch on. Amanda was in 39th place and losing ground. I couldn't stand to see that happen, so I called in reinforcements. I was scared people would get upset, that they wouldn't appreciate me posting a link to a 'silly poll'. I thought a few votes would trickle in- but I was WRONG! In a good way, of course. Around 5 p.m. Saturday June 24th(central standard time) Amanda had maybe 2,500 votes, give or take. By 2 a.m. Saturday July 1st at the close of the poll, she had reached the 8th spot with almost 24,000 votes(23,993 to be exact).

Not long after the link was up, other fans posted it on other sites. Soon, not only were Samandans voting, AT.com was there as well as a host of other AT fans. We were coming together to support our girl.

I wonder if Amanda will ever know about the party we threw in her honor. And what a party it was! We had videos-many thanks to our VJs!!! We had guess the quote and even chatted using episode names. We talked about Amanda-when we first saw her and just generally how great she is-all while click click clicking away.

We were SO positive the whole time. We knew AT/SC would never dodge a challenge, and we weren't either. Amanda fans are some dedicated people! We had folks from all over the world-from Australia to Belgium to the UK to all across America and Canada-voting day and night for her. People went without sleep, recruited family and even neighbors, and voted on multiple computers within their homes(great exercise by the way). Mandy's cat was even on the verge of learning how to use a mouse!

AT is generous and so are her fans. We helped out other voters that needed a hand. How many of us knew who Lacuna Coil was before this week? And how many more people know about Amanda Tapping thanks to her fans' hard work?
Probably the most touching thing about the voting was how we reached out to RDA. We had made our goal, and realistically couldn't make the next place with only a few hours left. Some of us alternated votes, some posted links at RDA sites, some voted exclusively for RDA. At any rate, we stayed ahead and managed to give RDA the boost he needed. In the last 30 minutes we even bumped Michael Shanks up a notch. AT fans are giving, like Amanda herself!

So maybe Amanda didn't get #1, but you know what? Moving from 39th to 8th in such a short time was a far greater feat than those that placed above us, who had been sitting securely in their places for weeks. What an amazing show of love and devotion by AT fans! Not just any actress has such an amazing fan base-but the fan base is only as amazing as the actress. Her forum was a party 24/7-nowhere else I went had such constant fan support.

Sure, it was just a fun poll. TPTB might not ever see it and nothing may ever come out of it. That's too bad, really. We love Sam Carter the same, if not more, than we did 10 years ago. They should see we still cherish such a wonderful character, played by an equally amazing woman. This was such a morale booster and a great way to get the word out about Amanda! Next month I say we get her to #1! She deserves that spot-and I am being 100% honest about that. I have never seen a better actress...not in the movies and not on TV. She's top notch, classy, a gem, shall I keep going?

I want to take a moment to thank EVERYONE that voted. You didn’t have to, yet you spent your time and effort to do it. We probably have crooks in our necks and cramps in our fingers, but what a ride! Not only did we spend the last week promoting our favorite actress, but as AT fans, I think we grew closer. We all worked together towards a common goal. It was great fun, and I hope to see you around next month.

Amanda, we at Samanda-and all your fans-want you to know we love you! This wasn't much, but it was a small way to say thanks for all the time you've spent on the show, for what you've done for us. In the end, Lizlove said it best:

Changing the world one smile at a time...
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j9...a225x331-1.jpg
Thanks Amanda.

A big thank you and hug to you LA for getting us on to it...wish we could have done it sooner though...she may very well have made it to #1!
I still don't know who Lacuna Coil is and did AT send thanks cos I didn't know that either...she's an absolute gem!! This is why we love her soooo much.
I had heaps of fun and will continue to vote everyday for as long and as much as I possibly can. I will even vote for RDA and MS too!!! Just to share my votes with the others!!! I really really had loads of fun....thank you so very much!!!
What a beautiful post LA...without you and all of her fans out there we would not have been able to do this for Amanda...you're absolutely correct when you say she deserves it...she's totally awesome!!

[tsaxlady]

A quick post before I head off to bed - I'm looking forward to meeting those of you that will be attending Shore Leave next week - hard to believe it is only 7 days away

[Coley]

Great Post LA and LL Out of green for you though!!

[starlover]

really good post la doyle..this month we got to get her on the first place..ore keep her there because she now on the first one.

[ParadoxRealities]

quick question, not that i've caught up or anything: on this AT voting thing, you can either click "positive vote" (which i've been doing) or "no vote". is "no vote" the equivalent of 'negative'? is so, its an odd way to phrase it. also, i no matter how many times i vote or refresh the page, she's still only at 48 over #2. now, knowing me these two occurrences are inexorably linked, and i'm just plain blind. but, if someone could help...i REALLY want to freakin vote!!

minor rant about how much you guys talk:
SIXTY PAGES?!?!? SIXTY!!! six zero! you know how many that is??! <counts on fingers> ...A Lot!!

sheesh.

[ReganX]

quick question, not that i've caught up or anything: on this AT voting thing, you can either click "positive vote" (which i've been doing) or "no vote". is "no vote" the equivalent of 'negative'? is so, its an odd way to phrase it.

Clicking "No Vote" doesn't take any points away from Amanda, it just means that you've wasted your vote for that five minute period. It's a way to discourage automated voting systems or something. It used to be Positive votes and Negative votes, but I think that the negative votes might have been abused.

also, i no matter how many times i vote or refresh the page, she's still only at 48 over #2. now, knowing me these two occurrences are inexorably linked, and i'm just plain blind. but, if someone could help...i REALLY want to freakin vote!!

Keep your eye on Amanda's total score rather than the gap between her and the next in line. Depending on how often 2nd is getting votes, that number can fluctuate but the total score should continue to climb.

[ParadoxRealities]

Clicking "No Vote" doesn't take any points away from Amanda, it just means that you've wasted your vote for that five minute period. It's a way to discourage automated voting systems or something. It used to be Positive votes and Negative votes, but I think that the negative votes might have been abused.

ah, that explains it. yeah, its so the two buttons can switch places (what they used to do with the negative). makes auto-voting harder.

Keep your eye on Amanda's total score rather than the gap between her and the next in line. Depending on how often 2nd is getting votes, that number can fluctuate but the total score should continue to climb.

the total wasn't going up either, but it turns out my internet was just being stupid. whether because it's mine or because it's internet remains to be seen. thanks though. we're in second place!! get voting people!! i suppose i should plunge back into the archives then. ta-ta for now.

[scarimor]

Sam looks... annoyed?

Stoned, more like

[KatG]

In the end, Sam wasn't all the nice to Pete either ya know. Which seemed ver OOC, but at the same time... I could see it in the abstract working.

See. This I don't get. I thought she handled it very well. It's impossible to break up with someone and them not be hurt at least a little bit. It would have been a lot less nice for Sam to have married him once she realized that she didn't love him enough.

I know that many people have issues with Sam's "Is that it?" question to Pete's response, but I took it as being surprised that he didn't have more of a temper tantrum. Given his behaviour in Chimera, when he stalked out of the house, just because she wouldn't tell him what she did for a living, I would have expected a little more reaction from him and I'm sure that Sam did too.

[KatG]

i actually haven't heard of that show (i thought it was some group of women that liked 'highlander' tv show ).

sally

You too huh? Glad I'm not the only one.

[KatG]

Final Totals

1. Jennifer Garner 82315
2. Michael Vartan 68933
3. David James Elliott 58547
4. Renee O'Connor 40168
5. Catherine Bell 38753
6. Lucy Lawless 27947
7. Hayden Christensen 26215
8. Amanda Tapping 23993

Yes! Way to go Samanda.

[scarimor]

A reminder (thatks Astro ) for this GW poll. Vote AT:

http://forum.gateworld.net/showthread.php?t=30305