As you know, Comic-Con is this coming Thursday and the following week I’ve got some traveling to do as well. That means lots of time on airplanes. To be exact, there are 4, 5 or 6 hour flights in the next two weeks and I need something to watch!
What Show Should I Download From iTunes?
TV Podcast 11: Ducky and GMMR take a dip in the technical difficulties pool and come out swinging.
BIG BROTHER 8 has arrived and we’re obsessed. We talk spoilers, live feeds, and our favorites. What do we think about BURN NOTICE? PSYCH’s back on USA. KATHY GRIFFIN does gay porn and RESCUE ME forgets to rescue one of their own.
Do we need two karaoke shows? We dissect SPELLING BEE and DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE continues to dominate the summer and we talk about our new favorites.
A little TRANSFORMERS talk? Sure, just a bit. COMIC-CON? Yes, we’re now Comic-Con geeks and we preview our trip at the end of July. PUSHING DAISIES, MOONLIGHT, BIONIC WOMAN and other Fall Shows.
As you’ve maybe heard me mention in one or two posts, I’m taking my first trip to San Diego’s COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL in two weeks.
Comic-Con has moved beyond the manga lovin’, furry wearing, swoard bearing, trekkies you’re thinking about right now. It’s more than a comic book convention. It’s a sci-fi convention as well. That doesn’t make it sound any less geek central does it? It’s turning into a Sci-Fi/Horror/Fantasy Film and TV Convention as well. Sound better? I thought so.
As you know, I’m one of the people that runs The Independent Film Festival of Boston (shout out Nancy, Brian, and Christine who regularly read the blog and are my cohorts) and obviously you know I’m a big TV geek. The chance to see panel discussions, meet creators of film and tv shows I love, see sneak previews of films and tv shows I love is just too big. I must go!
GMMR and I are shacking up in San Diego for the week and we’ll be meeting up with Rae, The TV Addict, Seat42f and many other tv bloggers (as well as 250,000 of our closest and scariest friends) to cover all things fall tv! We’re also hoping to do a huge TV Bloggers Podcast or two!
What shows are gonna be there? The list is big and here are the ones I plan on attending in some capacity.
TORCHWOOD (BBC America’s spin-off of Doctor Who)
LOST
REAPER
MOONLIGHT
24
CHUCK
PUSHING DAISIES
BIONIC WOMAN
TVGuide’s Hot List and Super Women
HEROES
KYLE XY
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
SUPERNATURAL
SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES
SARAH SILVERMAN PROJECT
BUFFY’s 10th Anniversary
TIN MAN
The 4400
JERICHO
Granted some of these panels overlap so there will be a few that get missed but TV wise, this is my dream list. There are also a number of film events that I want to attend.
Paramount Studios Presentation, Lionsgate Presentation, FANBOYS (with Kristin Bell), Warner Bros Films, 20th Century Fox, Shoot Em Up, Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN!!!!!, Rogue/Focus films, The Incredible Hulk with Ed Norton and many more.
Kinda crazy, huh?
Are any of you guys going? What do you want me to find out or meet or see while I’m there? Let me know.
First y’all went “nuts” and now CBS is going another step toward hardcore support of the little show that could… come back from an apocalypse… JERICHO.
If you’ve missed any of Jericho, or if you’re like me and watched the first handful and then got bogged down by the fall television schedule and let this slide, then here is your chance to watch it all, from the beginning.
CBS will air reruns of Jericho all summer long on Friday nights at 9pm! Here’s what CBS just sent out as a press release to us bloggers:
JERICHO, CBS’s drama about how residents of a small, peaceful, Kansas town band together to survive in the wake of a nuclear explosion, will return to the Network beginning Friday, July 6 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). Rebroadcasts of episodes from the first season will air in the Friday, 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT time period for the remainder of the summer.
JERICHO, which last week received a seven episode mid-season order following an impassioned display of fan support, will return on July 6 with a rebroadcast of the pilot episode.
On July 13, CBS will present back-to-back broadcasts beginning with “Return to Jericho” (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), which recapped the first 11 episodes, followed by episode 12, “The Day Before” (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), which launched “Jericho’s” spring return.
The remaining summer broadcasts will consist of episodes 13–22, in which tensions continue to escalate between Jericho and the neighboring town of New Bern as they battle the Kansas winter, dwindling resources and the uncertainty of a new world. The citizens of Jericho must now find a way to unite against these hardships, working together to preserve their community and their way of life as they prepare for an all out battle for survival in the season finale.
CBS Friday Schedule, July 6
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT GHOST WHISPERER
9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT JERICHO (Pilot)
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT NUMB3RSFriday, July 13
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT JERICHO (Recap-One Time Only)
9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT JERICHO (Spring Return)
The Pittsburg Post-Gazette has an interview with JERICHO Exec. Producer Stephen Chobsky since the announcement by CBS that Jericho was saved from sudden death.
“It was 100 percent the fans,” Chbosky said in a phone call yesterday. “It means a great deal to me that the viewers actually had an impact. I think that’s pretty inspiring and I’ll be grateful forever for it.”
“A woman in Washington, D.C., was the leader of the campaign,” Ingram said. “I thought we had a snowball’s chance in hell, but we led a high-road campaign. Because of my experience in radio, they sent me out there as a spokesperson.”
“We need to be as supportive of the show in reruns and when it comes out on DVD as we were vocal about its cancellation,” said Ingram, who intends to return to work in a few weeks.
“It’s a lower budget, there’s less money for guest stars, less money for recurring cast, we’re trying to make the numbers work right now,” he said. “In season two we want to investigate and explore Cheyenne and a line producer could say, if we explore Cheyenne, we’ll never be able to afford it and Cheyenne may come to Jericho now.”
With a short seven-episode order, Chbosky promises, “You don’t have to stretch anything out. It’ll be seven episodes with a great cliffhanger at the end.”
Uh-oh! Another cliffhanger? What if the show’s canceled again?
Chbosky said his understanding is “Jericho” will be the first midseason replacement on CBS, meaning it will likely premiere before the end of the year, allowing writers time to script an ending if the ratings are again low.
“We know how to wrap up the show if we have to,” he said. “Ultimately it will depend when they put us on the schedule, but it could be as early as October and in that case we will have time to wrap it up if necessary.”
To read the entire article and interview with Stephen Chobsky head on over to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
JERICHO survives the apocalypse known as Upfronts and Nina Tassler surrenders! CBS just sent this to its online press:
To the Fans of Jericho:
Wow!
Over the past few weeks you have put forth an impressive and probably unprecedented display of passion in support of a prime time television series. You got our attention; your emails and collective voice have been heard.
As a result, CBS has ordered seven episodes of “Jericho” for mid-season next year. In success, there is the potential for more. But, for there to be more “Jericho,” we will need more viewers.
A loyal and passionate community has clearly formed around the show. But that community needs to grow. It needs to grow on the CBS Television Network, as well as on the many digital platforms where we make the show available.
We will count on you to rally around the show, to recruit new viewers with the same grass-roots energy, intensity and volume you have displayed in recent weeks.
At this time, I cannot tell you the specific date or time period that “Jericho” will return to our schedule. However, in the interim, we are working on several initiatives to help introduce the show to new audiences. This includes re-broadcasting “Jericho” on CBS this summer, streaming episodes and clips from these episodes across the CBS Audience Network (online), releasing the first season DVD on September 25 and continuing the story of Jericho in the digital world until the new episodes return. We will let you know specifics when we have them so you can pass them on.
On behalf of everyone at CBS, thank you for expressing your support of “Jericho” in such an extraordinary manner. Your protest was creative, sustained and very thoughtful and respectful in tone. You made a difference.
Sincerely,
Nina Tassler
President, CBS EntertainmentP.S. Please stop sending us nuts
That is amazing! The Jericho fans are a mad rabid crew and we need to employ them for all future campaigns. Way to go guys! 7 episodes at mid-season is wonderful and the possibility is there for more. Seriously, could the fans ask for anything more? This is really incredible from a fan movement standpoint and it honestly inspires me!
CBS’s smash hit Jericho returns in just 45 days. To gear up for its return, they go Grey’s style and offer the public a music video compilation to get you psyched.
Click here to watch a season recap music video set to Five For Fighting’s “World”
Don’t forget to head on over to www.whodroppedthebomb.com and participate in a number of online activities, including watching entire episodes from the first half of the season, exchanging theories about the show on community message boards, contributing to the fan-generated Wiki-encyclopedia, previewing sneak-peeks of exclusive footage from upcoming episodes and tuning in to entire original episodes of the online JERICHO webumentary “Countdown.”
JERICHO returns February 21st on CBS.
Taking a page out of the 24 and now Lost playbook, CBS’s Jericho will split its season in two allowing for more continuity and memory retention. When it returns its an all out repeat-free race to the finale.
Here’s CBS’s official press release on the exciting news!
“JERICHO” TO BE PRESENTED IN TWO DISTINCT SEASONS WITH NO REPEATS
CBS’s Hit Freshman Drama Will End Its “Fall Season” With a Cliffhanger Finale on Nov. 29….
…Then Return in February With All New Episodes For the Remainder of the Season
CBS to Create Online Destination for “Jericho” During Its 10-Week Intermission with Original Content, Interactive Elements, Recaps and Preview Clips of Upcoming Episodes
JERICHO, CBS’s hit freshman drama about the aftermath of a nuclear explosion in a small, peaceful Kansas town, will be broadcast without repeats for the remainder of the 2006-2007 season.
The network announced today that it has devised a scheduling pattern to broadcast JERICHO in two distinct seasons. JERICHO will conclude its “fall season” with a cliffhanger finale on Wednesday, Nov. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) and come back in February with all original episodes for the remainder of the season.
JERICHO will return on February 14th with a recap special looking back at the first 11 episodes, followed by an original episode on February 21st. The all-new episode on February 21st will provide a look into life in Jericho the day before the nuclear bombs exploded.
To sustain audience momentum and update potential new viewers, CBS will create an online destination for JERICHO during the show’s 10-week intermission. The site will include original content, interactive elements, recaps and sneak previews.
CBS will also continue to stream all episodes of JERICHO broadcast to date on its broadband channel innertube. Currently, JERICHO is the Network’s most-streamed program on innertube.
JERICHO is averaging 11.08 million viewers, 3.4/10 in adults 18-49 and 4.5/12 in adults 25-54 and has boosted CBS’s performance in the Wednesday, 8:00-9:00 PM time period by +50% in viewers, +42% in adults 18-49 and +50% in adults 25-54 compared to last year.
JERICHO stars Skeet Ulrich, Gerald McRaney, Ashley Scott, Pamela Reed, Kenneth Mitchell, Lennie James, Sprague Grayden, Michael Gaston, Erik Knudsen, Brad Beyer and Shoshannah Stern.
Jon Turteltaub, Stephen Chbosky and Carol Barbee are executive producers for CBS Paramount Network Television.
