The CHIKARA Gang needs your help! (Pg. 7 Update!)

[Wiggy]

Shilled

One small problem with putting it up on hulu is it can only be watched in the US. Us foreigners want to watch too

[Mike Skillz]

No Hulu outside of the US? I love being american!

[Mike]

I e-mailed Alvarez to mention this on Wrestling Observer Live. Not to want to crowd the guys in-box, but maybe a few more can as well, just to make sure he does.

A lot of people listen to WOL and don't go on message boards/aren't "smart mark" fans/etc. That's good exposure to some others you might not reach otherwise. Maybe someone can do it as well with the LAW.

[shinedown]

I plugged it on a couple of comic boards I go on. CHIKARA is like a live action comic, so it should work out ok

[horrorfan_1986]

Random q, but will this have a normal case and cover like any other show? Or will it just be bare bones to save money?

[cerulgalactus]

I have KirtAngleFans over on Livejournal covered.

[CHIKARA_OFFICE]

A few more notes, before tomorrow's launch of the CHIKARA Sampler DVD promotion.

-This coming week, the Sampler promotion will only be offered to US residents. Expect about a week lag-time to address the international fanbase.

-The DVD's will mail in plain white sleeves, to keep production and shipping costs down. They will not be in regular sized DVD cases, nor will they feature original artwork, like the rest of our DVD catalog does. We're doing everything possible to keep the total cost of this promotion low...which allows that attractive price tag of $1.99.

We'll have a banner ad and the official press release posted here for you first thing tomorrow morning. Well, first thing after our coffee.

[shinedown]

I'm sure one of us fans could get creative and make a custom box art for this, that people could print out with their home printers..

[BusaikuKnee]

I'm sure one of us fans could get creative and make a custom box art for this, that people could print out with their home printers..

Thats actually a clever idea. We just need to know the size of the case.

[shinedown]

1024 by 684

[maven effect]

I'll be buying about 10 or so to give people. I'm pumped.

[CHIKARA_OFFICE]

Here's the official press release!
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You've heard the buzz - now get the CHIKARA Sampler DVD!

"CHIKARA is lucha libre by the writers of LOST."
-Dr. Keith Lipinski of the The Dr. Keith Show

Fans of professional wrestling are hearing more and more about CHIKARA - the Philadelphia based independent that is unlike anything else in the wrestling performance genre! Advancing the artform with fresh characters, new kinds of storytelling and a unique in-ring style, CHIKARA is fast becoming a favorite of serious fans and casual viewers alike. It's time for you to find out why!

"Without a doubt, CHIKARA is the most entertaining product in the world."
-Joe Babinsack of Wrestling Observer Online

For just seven days (September 28th - October 3rd), we're offering up a CHIKARA Sampler DVD to get you going - 2 hours of action for just 2 bucks! (U.S. residents only!) Get 5 complete matches from 2009, along with some bonus features, delivered right to your apartment or underground dwelling! If you're wondering where to start with the world of CHIKARA, this Sampler disc will whet your appetite and get you into the thick of things!

“The most fun I’ve had at wrestling in forever.”
-Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com

To take advantage of this one-time offer, just visit our friends at Smart Mark Video to place your order (or jump directly to: http://www.smartmarkvideo.com/Chikara-D ... a-Sampler/ )! And if you can't wait for your disc to arrive, there's plenty of CHIKARA content awaiting you online right now! Watch our latest (free) video podcast on YouTube right here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svW9qruVcn8

Or check out the trailer for our July DVD release here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s5vlMuPs94

Or you can see us live at any of these upcoming events:

An Optimistic View of a Pessimistic World
10.17.2009 - Saturday Evening
Live @ The Palmer Center!
4100 Green Pond Rd.
in spacious Easton, PA!
The action starts @ 7:00 pm!

Cibernetico Increible
10.18.2009 - Sunday Afternoon
Live @ The (ECW) Arena!
7 W. Ritner St. (corner of Swanson!)
in clean South Philly, PA!
The action starts @ 4:00 pm!

Throwing Life's Instructions Away
11.21.2009 - Saturday Evening
Live @ The Palmer Center!
4100 Green Pond Rd.
in spacious Easton, PA!
The action starts @ 7:00 pm!

Three-Fisted Tales
11.22.2009 - Sunday Afternoon
Live @ The (ECW) Arena!
7 W. Ritner St. (corner of Swanson!)
in clean South Philly, PA!
The action starts @ 4:00 pm!

Our homebase: http://www.chikarapro.com - Now in Japanese!
For our free, weekly video podcast: http://www.chikarapodcast.com
Get free updates on your mobile device: http://www.twitter.com/chikarapro
Join our official fan club: http://www.chikarmy.com
On Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/chikarapro
On MySpace! http://www.myspace.com/chikarapro

[CHIKARA_OFFICE]

Here are some different size banner ads we're using in conjunction with this offer, that you can spread around town...






And this is the all-important direct link to where Smart Mark has the Sampler DVD:

http://www.smartmarkvideo.com/Chikara-DVD-2009-Chikara-Sampler/

This morning, we've sent out 60 press releases to major wrestling websites from around the world. Everything from Wrestling Observer/Figure 4 Online to PWInsider.com. If you have any luck getting the Sampler DVD plugged, come back in this thread and let us know the URL where it popped up. We'll love ya for it!

Thanks, Your pals @ CHIKARA

[Animal_Boy]

I'll post the links around here & there.

[Mike Skillz]

Chikara Office,
Any idea if I can order this but have it sent directly to my buddy in Iraq? Since the shipping actually goes to NY first and they take it over in bulk there, you actually don't pay any more than if I was mailing down the street, and I don't have to fill out any internation forms or anything like that. They treat it like US mail. Plus, you'll make a bunch of the troops happy as he always watches it with a group over there.