Jericho and the Internet
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- July
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“The Internet is everything.”
So says Carol Barbee, exec producer of the resurrected Jericho.
Anyone who knows anything about Jericho and the effort to bring it back from the television graveyard knows that the Internet was vital to the cause.
First, many viewers watched episodes on the Web rather than on broadcast television.
Carol Barbee, left, is joined by, from left, Skeet Ulrich, Lennie James and Ashley Scott, during the CBS Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. Associated Press photo by Nick Ut.
Then, viewers used the Web full-force to rescue their show. Important information about how to contact Nina Tassler and others at CBS was posted. Strategy was mapped out. Nuts were ordered.
See, even though it was the nuts that really did it (nothing like 50,000 pounds of nuts to make you change your mind), that many nuts never could have been ordered and shipped had it not been for the ability for people to pool their orders online and for Jeffrey Braverman to see the pattern, offer to folks to pool their orders and to keep a running tally on it.
Then you have Tassler providing regular updates to the fans using the CBS message boards.
Barbee had this to say:
More and more, shows are moving to the Internet. Every show will need to be a hybrid show, like we are, that lives online as well as on television and iPods and the rest of it. The Internet is where we’re all headed.
The whole cast and crew also are now blogging on the show.
Meanwhile, at Comic-Con, the cast (Skeet Ulrich/Jake Green, Ashley Scott/Emily Sullivan and Lenny James/Robert Hawkins) and producers expressed their thanks, once again, to their fans. According to BuddyTV:
Everyone recounted how and where they heard the good news. It turns out that Skeet relayed the good news to a number of people, including Lenny James, who was awoken in the middle of the night (he lives in England) by a call from Skeet. In Lenny’s words, after Skeet told him the news, they “both screamed like little girls.”
They didn’t provide much new detail beyond what’s already been announced about Season 2, but there were a couple of things that are either new or clarify what we’ve heard previously:
• The first episode will resolve what happened in the battle with New Bern, then jump forward a couple of weeks to the government occupation of Jericho.
• The government will be possibly the biggest character in Season 2.
• Esai Morales’ character is a government official sent to hunt down Hawkins.
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JERICHO is the best program on tv. This was a great article reflecting our devotion to excellent programming.
HI Amy
I have been enjoying the chat on line with fellow Jericho fans it has been awesome. I have met so many people who love this show. Have you checked out the live chat yet? IM Jericho 198 and if you see me on line say HI!
I LOVE JERICHO!!
I LOVE SKEET AND ASHLEY!!
HERE’S TO MANY MORE SEASONS!!
DON’T GIVE UP ON US CBS!!!
Hi Charlene!
I haven’t done any live chats yet. Life has a way of getting away from me, u know? But one thing I definitely have enjoyed about Jericho has been getting to know so many of the passionate, intelligent folks who love this show, too.
Bunch of “nuts”!
Ha Ha from one Cashew to another NUTS
I have been so nuts to ..have been enoying the blog. I try to post when I can
We rule Jericho Fans!!!
Thank you once again for your continued support of Jericho! I always enjoy reading what you have to share!