Why does POI matter to you?

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“Let Me Show You How We Fought Back”: Person of Interest

In celebration of four mind-blowing seasons, I decided to collect the views of the Person of Interest fanbase. I didn’t ask a specific question—only broad suggestions such as “Why does …

In celebration of four mind-blowing seasons, I decided to collect the views of the Person of Interest fanbase. I didn’t ask a specific question—only broad suggestions such as “Why does POI matter to you?” among others, and was overwhelmed by the intelligent, touching, thought-provoking responses I received. Due to the number of messages, I couldn’t fit everyone’s answers in but I hope this article showcases just how much Person of Interest matters to fans from all over the world

Retweetable link here for anyone who uses Twitter!

[whypoimatters]

We did it, guys :) Thank you so, so much for your contributions! I'm so immensely touched by them and just--THANK YOU. I can't express it enough. :)

As I am not affiliated with TNWU anymore--> Wordpress link here!

[whypoimatters]

That’s a wrap, POI Fandom!

#POIFam!

THANK YOU for all your contributions to this tumblr. Submissions and asks are closed (sorry, no last min ones!) and I’ll work on collating everything towards an article. Please note that because of the sheer amount of messages I got, (I really wasn’t expecting it to blow up like that) I can’t fit everyone’s onto the article, but I will share the link to this Tumblr page on the article, and keep this page open for the future.

But mostly--I just want to say thank you for spreading the word, for coming together, sharing your honest views and opinions, for posing us real intellectually testing questions, for confessing some personal stories--thank you for the overwhelming variety in your stories, your collective love for Bear, just...everything. I am not a professional writer. But damn, you lot professionally overwhelmed me. Some messages genuinely made me really emotional, and as an individual and a fan myself,

Please continue your beautiful stories, your fanvideos (except certain ones that make me cry, screw you!!!), fanart, petitiions, and all that. You’re EXCEPTIONAL. I cannot profess my love for this fanbase anymore, than in simple, mere words. I hope that the article will show just how much this fanbase deserves to be appreciated, but please know that from the bottom of my heart, I’ve really, really enjoyed this and truly been humbled by this experience. This has been such an eye-opener. You guys aren’t just a fandom. You’re a family, and you’re all some good fucking code.

Once my article’s up I’ll post it on here, I’ll post on Twitter too @NicolaChoi so if you wanna follow me there for updates and stuff then feel free! Once the article’s up I’ll post on here and on Twitter, so feel free to retweet it, link it to people, share it, whatever you can! You guys deserve others knowing just how amazing you all are. Thank you, you amazing bunch.

And hey, #POIFam: “If my number was up, I’m just glad I was with you, the one I’d rather be with at the end.”

[whypoimatters]

The show was been amazing. It has been wonderful to watch the cast and plot unfold. I have to also give kudos for letting them have Root be Root without punishing her for her flirty behavior towards Shaw. It's 2016 and the fact that they're able to show that on TV and without it being forced is unbelievable. The PoI writers allowing for Root and Shaw to develop means so much to me and others. Thank you PoI writers, thank you Sarah, and thank you Amy!

[whypoimatters]

Just ask yourself this. Can you imagine your entire year and the coming years ahead without Person of Interest? Waking up every week without the dynamic duo of Reese and Finch. Root and Shaw saving the day or Bear being adorable? Can you honestly say to yourself that 13 episodes is really enough? Television NEEDS Person of interest. So please keep fighting for the show. Don't let it die in vain.

[whypoimatters]

What I love about Person of Interest is that this show that started off about two guys simply trying to prevent murders has evolved into a complex exploration of what it means to do good and what it means to be human.

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POI is an amazing show in every way but what I want to talk about is how great the showrunners and writers are. They treat the audience and the characters with respect. They actually went with the chemistry and gave us Root and Shaw, and are very supportive of it. They love POI as much as fans do. I think it's rare to have such a great showrunners for your favorite show, the ones who know what they're doing and who are so respectful and classy.

[whypoimatters]

Save POI because it's one of the most realistic depictions of AI and surveillance right now, emphasises how everyone is relevant and important, has the best writing and redemption arcs (even the dog has one!) and is genuinely cool, funny and smart with so much story left to be told and a cast and crew who love what they do and are fans right along with us!

[whypoimatters]

I started watching the show when Sarah Shahi was set to join the cast, but ended up falling in love with it long before she first appeared. cos the crew and cast actually care about their characters, and continuity and all of the characters have amazing arcs. It just intelligent and brilliant story telling.

[whypoimatters]

Hi, just wanted to add my 2 cents. Long time viewer starting from the pilot back in 2011 & have been addicted, for the first time in my long life to a tv show enough to actually join a fandom. The cast, writers, producers and crew of this show are outstanding in their love and support of the show and fans. I love this show because: Finch isn't the show,Reese isn't the show, nor Shaw or Root or Fusco or Carter nor any present or past SHIPS. ALL OF THEM ARE POI. Both the story & characters count!

[whypoimatters]

As a person the suffered a huge disability & have recovered, POI needs to be saved. Root & Finch aren't written as ur typical " woe is me, I have a disability and I'll never do anything again!" They are strong characters that adapt to their disability. And that is awesome.

[whypoimatters]

Anonymous Submission

Race stereotypes are still so prevalent on tv it's shocking. Like asians are always the geeky nerd, arabs are terrorists, etc etc. POI doesn't flat out label their characters so they do it in a subtle way. For instance Yasin Said and his bunch of friends. The underlying message was that Samaritan found it easy to paint them as terrorists because that's the assumption people would make on face value judgement. They weren't gonna dig and see that he was 'all american'. He looks like a terrorist, so he was one. Samaritan (and politicians) find it supremely easy to manipulate us by using things like our racial prejudices.

[whypoimatters]

Halfway point, folks!

Afternoon, Nico here with an update! I’ve been reading these messages as I collate some of them into my article so I can publish ASAP (I’ll have to go through formatting, images, etc) onto the website. I just want to say and I cannot stress this enough: thank you. Thank you for all your diverse and touching messages, for everyone I borderline harassed for tumblrs I could send this project out too (and the one gal I accidentally mistyped the URL too and linked to a porn website--I’m still mortified and I am so sorry LOL). I just want to say that, um, as a fan myself--yes, I’ll be writing an article--but this article will be for the fans. And I just wanted to let you all know, that all your contributions, the affable help and pointers I received, really, really touched me and I am just so chuffed, amazed and privileged I have been given the opportunity to cover POI for TNWU. Thank you, folks--I feel really blessed and it’s all because of you.

Remember closing date is 9th February, 6pm GMT so do all your timezone conversions and stuff! Thank you for the submissions so far--it’s been overwhelming. Thank you for doing this--you’re truly a family, not a fandom, and I hereby want to refer to you as the #POIFam on twitter. XD

Any pointers or questions--try not to send ‘em here, but rather pester me on twitter @NicolaChoi and I’ll try to respond ASAP. Any pointers on who to follow on Twitter would be amazing too. I have POI Initiative down, and the Machine and Samaritan accounts. Thank you. Just--thank you. No words can express my gratitude for your exceptional kindness and openness. ❤️

[whypoimatters]

The Potential

Besides it being an all around well made show, I think what sets it apart and makes it most deserving of more time would be the whole moral and ethical conversation they’ve started revolving around artificial intelligences, human emotion and individual relevance, and government surveillance. They don’t dumb it down to a robots taking over the world plot–it’s very much rooted in reality and the actual possibilities of what this could mean and where it could lead–at a political, social, AND spiritual level.

“What a piece of work is your machine, Harold. In action, how like an angel. In apprehension, how like a god. In 20 years time, life on Earth will come to resemble the myths of the Ancient Greeks. A pantheon of super intelligent beings will watch over us using human agents to meddle in our affairs. Or they may simply destroy us all.” If that’s not a set up for several more seasons of incredible stories and possibilities, I don’t know what is.  POI can do better than CBS

[whypoimatters]

Hello tnwunico, I hope this is your inbox! POI should be saved because I love John character and his relationships with Harold, Fusco, Shaw, Zoe , Bear and the numbers.

[whypoimatters]

something that a lot of people tend to miss when it comes to POI, is how incredible it is that a show whose basic premise is about a machine that prevents terrorism, was able to shy away from islamophobic tropes. No other crime show on TV does this right now.

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POI is my unproblematic fave.

It’s one of the rare shows that, in all of its seasons, didn’t have a single offensive thing. Male and female characters are written equally well, the romance on the show isn’t shoved down our throats (there isn’t too much of it, there’s just enough and it’s well written), there are also well-written queer characters which is amazing because unfortunately good representation is still hard to find on tv. POC/WOC characters also. And Finch’s character shows that people with disability can also be badass, which happens almost never on tv. Also people with mental disorders who aren’t shown just as disturbed or useless.

Bottom line, one of the very few shows that have such amazing wide range of characters, unlike most shows that only have white hetero able-bodied males. They have romance but the story is never centered around it (and thank god no love triangles). And as much as I preferred the show before Samaritan happened, they still pretty much stick to the same plot over all seasons, which is also another thing that most shows rarely do. Most shows try too hard to change the plot every 10 episodes which makes me so angry because they do it to make the show interesting but it actually has the opposite effect. But my unproblematic fave POI always stuck to their original plot, which is the best thing.

Summary: YOU CAN’T TAKE AWAY MY UNPROBLEMATIC FAVE FROM ME. Please.

[whypoimatters]

8)both male and female characters have an equal chance for redemption if they choose to,9)wonderful cast and crew,10)beautiful cinematography,11)music. [that's all I can think of off the top of my head. All the best to you!]