Monday, February 11, 2008

"The 4400" Goes To Seed...

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Fans of the Vancouver-lensed TV series "The 4400" have started bombarding studio bosses with sunflower seeds in a bid to save the show.

USA Network executives cancelled the show last month and devotees are using the snack favoured by series character 'Dr. Kevin Burkhoff' to let the studio know how they feel, deluging North Dakota's Giants Sunflower Seeds with orders to be sent to USA Network offices in Los Angeles.

A Giants Sunflower Seeds company spokesman reveals more than 1,700 bags have been ordered since the campaign to save the show began.

The sunflower seeds idea was sparked by a similar campaign aimed at saving cancelled series "Jericho" last year.

The network agreed to bring the series back after fans sent them 50,000 pounds (22,679 kilograms) of peanuts...