Binders Received and Forwarded

Sorry we're a little slow getting this information out! Our apologies!

Kathryn Erbe's Binder and Eric Bogosian's Binder were shipped to their agencies June 2, received by June 8, and we have heard they were forwarded to the actors!

Art Imitating Life

We received this comment the other day from Anonymous and I thought it was so good we didn't want you to miss it. Especially in light of the confusion over the airing of Loyalty last night. Did anyone see the first part of Loyalty, or was it just me who missed it because I was totally messed up by my guide? I found golf and some other weird thing. NBC strikes out again in my book. CTV follows close behind.... Perhaps it's time for another postcard/email campaign.

Thanks to Anonymous for this post! Take a bow!

IMHO
Loyalty = art imitating life
Chief Moran = Network's PTB
Goren = VDO
Eames = KE
Ross = EB
The Chief/PTB wanted to get rid of Goren/VDO
The departure of Eames/KE and Ross/EB are casualties/collateral damages.
If this was clever or lame from the writers part, that's another story.

Binder Project Update

The binder project is in the final stages - we're waiting for a few final pieces of mail to arrive and there are many many hours of assembly of the pages and also the comments on the site.
Have patience!
Updates will be available here.

Your Thoughts on Loyalty

So what did you think of the Grande Finale of our departing loved ones?
Was it great? Was it ok? Was it pathetic?

Feel free to add your thoughts here.
Wax poetic, express your uncertainty or blast USA Network.
Try to use your nice words (in the most biting way possible - we want to keep this a PG rating)

A Letter to Eric Bogosian

Do you want write a letter to the departing stars of Law and Order Criminal Intent, but you don't know what to say?

We hope this will help. We've composed a letter below. If you'd like to sign it (sort of like a petition!) please add your name in the comments section and approximately where you're from. Feel free to add any other thoughts, as well, and we'll include them in the binder.

I wish to thank you for bringing Captain Danny Ross to life on our television screens. Your portrayal of this conflicted man brought a whole new level to the Major Case Squad, increasing the drama surrounding the cases and the characters.

Captain Ross could be sarcastic and “reductive”, but also compassionate and diverse. He could be irrational and santomonious, as well as reasonable and sincere. There's nothing better for a LOCI fan than to observe a new and complex character and you gave us that opportunity.

Thank you. You will be missed.

Tickets to the Opera

Our latest addition to Danny Ross's binder!
Cara had this great idea.....

For Ross, 2 fake tickets to the Met? Is that where he was going with Rodgers that night? If so, I would recommend the opera Tosca by Puccini because it features an evil chief of police! The hero and heroine are betrayed by him. Mario gets killed and Tosca jumps to her death. I see parallels!

Ask and you shall receive Cara!
Thanks to Antje's research and Photoshop magic, these two "tickets" will be included!

Binder Sneak Peaks!

The Criminal Intent Binders have been acquired and are being decorated with some important accessories such as pens, post-it notes, business cards and calculators that look like cell phones! And there is more to come - including the all-important letters.
Enjoy the show!
and if you haven't written your letters - get busy!!
You'll notice we didn't choose the manila folder for Ross!! ;-)

Season's Greetings!

Merry Christmas, Season's Greetings

from all of us at the Binder Project!

We look forward to your letters in the new year*!

*it will be like Christmas all over again - we get so excited when a new letter arrives!

The Criminal Intent Binder Project Details!

Ever since Aunt Dahlia (from the USA Criminal Intent forum) so cleverly suggested that we send a binder filled with letters to Vincent D’Onofrio to thank him for the incredible magic he created as Robert Goren, the idea just wouldn’t leave us alone. So here we are.

Three binders will be sent to the actors leaving Criminal Intent, one to Vincent D’Onofrio, one to Kathryn Erbe and one to Eric Bogosian. We’d love to see you send us your simple thanks, or your artwork or your comments: how you found the show, what you liked about it and what kept you watching. And anything else you can think of!

Here is the format:

• 8-1/2 x 11” page, printed or decorated, *one side only*. European sizes pages are fine, but should be trimmed to 11” tall.
• Do not punch holes – each submission will go into a page protector and placed in the 3-ring binder. The dimensions of the PO Box are 11"long x 5.5" wide so a catalogue envelope can roll in it.
• Create one page for each actor you wish to send a message to.
• Please sign your pages with at least your first name! and it would be fun to add your approximate location.
• If you wish to know if your pages were received, please include a current email address on a separate piece of paper!
  
  

Your submissions will be handled with the utmost care by our group. We are fellow fans who know the meaning of your personal tributes and we will honor their significant value. We would never make anything you send public without your permission.

Please send this format to:
Susan Civitelli
P.O. Box 397
West Haven, CT 06516
USA

Email option: If you are just writing a simple text letter (black and white), we are happy to print and include it. Word Docs are preferred (one doc for each actor). Your words will be printed on an off white acid-free writing weight paper and included in the binder. Email: suzanne@quietfiredesign.com Please put CI Binder Project in the subject - pretty puleez!

Deadline for submissions: currently February 28, 2010 This has been extended to April 15, 2010

Delivery of Binders will be around the time of the final Goren & Eames episodes, which to our knowledge are the first and second episodes of Season 9, currently scheduled to be aired in March 2010.

Binder Project results

Hi y'all!

We had 59 responses to the Binder Survey! Thanks to everyone who responded!

We are still searching for binders. We should have some choices to show you in the next few days and you can give us your opinion. Finding a zippered leather 3-ring binder with greater than 1" rings is the current challenge. You'd be surprised, when you read the fine print, how much variety there is in these binders/planners.
Stay tuned!

The Binder Project!

We have had a really nice response to our plans for assembling binders for the three stars who are leaving Criminal Intent! Thank you for your interest!

We are now working on plans to acquire the binders - let us know if you see binders online which you think would be appropriate to send. We're leaning towards a zippered leather binder for Mr. D'Onofrio (gee, I wonder why?).

It's a busy time of year for everyone, but we will let you know soon about mailing address.

Start planning your page now! (it must fit in a standard 3 ring binder page protector, so ideally it should be on a page which is 8-1/2" x 11". European contributions should just leave a border for trimming the top or bottom to fit) Use only one side OR both sides of the page.

Have fun with your contribution! We want to honor their work and the pleasure they've given us.

• Go serious - with a simple heartfelt thank you letter.
• Go funky - create a page of post-it notes that the character might have stuck in their binder
• Go creative - make a scrapbook page (8-1/2" x 11"!)

Go watch your favourite episode!

Please note this is separate from the NYTimes Ad Campaign.

Law and Order CI fans want to say Thanks to D'onofrio, Erbe and Bogosian

Article by Terra King

USA network has chosen to do away with three of the major characters on L/O C/I. Fans did their best to keep the cast as is, or even allow the cast to exit with some dignity. However, USA is killing off one of the detectives we've all come to love.

No word so far as to which star is leaving the show in a body bag, but apparently one is.

If you want to say farewell to Vincent, Kathryn and Eric, check the links below. See what is being planned to let these wonderful actors how much they are loved and will be missed.

Read the whole article here and leave a comment!