There have been peanuts for Jericho [1], Mars bars for Veronica Mars [2], and footballs for Friday Night Lights [3]. Now, Reaper [4] is joining the ranks of floundering shows with an anxious fanbase ready to send hundreds of the same kind of item in the mail to studio executives in an effort to prove how much the show means to them. This time, it's socks [5], a reference to the hilarious character of Sock on the show, played by Tyler Labine.

According to the official Bret Harrison website, Krakoom [6], it is imperative that all Reaper fans inundate the folks at CW with professions of love for the show — via phone, email, letter, or soft foot garments. The urgency to get this effort going was spurred on by a recent LA Times article that declared Reaper's future to be "on the bubble." [7] The show's producers and creators believe it would be "foolish" of the CW not to pick up Reaper for another season, especially since it's not like they're competing with the network's most popular series, Gossip Girl [8], or even with Gossip Girl's audience.

Executive producer Tom Spezialy acknowledges that it took a little while for the show to hit its stride, but now he feels that they're on a roll, and they can already envision several seasons down the line. He said the show is such "a blend of black comedy and horror — and just traditional character comedy and some legitimate drama, we hope — that's it's hard to find the tone in a language that everyone understands."

We won't know Reaper's fate until May 13 when the network announces their schedule, so in the meantime, if you're so inclined, put some socks in the mail.

Reaper photo courtesy of the CW [9]