Blackjack Fairgrounds: The second Jericho blog carnival
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Welcome and step right up to the second Blackjack Fairgrounds, the Jericho blog carnival, serving the post-apocalyptic nation.
Our little carnival is growing, with even more entries this week, so I won’t waste time on the pleasantries and will jump right in.
First off, we have next week’s hostess with the mostest, Jane Sweat of Jericho Monster. Her post, Jericho and TiVo, articulates some of the problems with the current Nielsen system and why relying on ratings results from TiVo and other DVRs could potentially be more reliable. Has the time come for the networks to abandon A.C. Nielsen and move, with the rest of us, into the 21st Century?
Then, head on over to Jericho Junction for a truly eloquently written piece by terocious, Don’t Tread on Me, on why the 10 p.m. timeslot is a black hole for Jericho and why the Save Jericho movement may be finding itself back where it was last May. How many people can write about TV, ratings and Benjamin Franklin and have it all make sense AND read so well?
OK, how ‘bout those recaps?
First off, Fred from TVoholic.com gives us his take on Jericho: Condor. In short, the show’s back and better than ever, even though Stimi annoys him. (That’s OK Fred, we’ll let you in on our carnival anyway!) He does like Bonnie, though.
Then, our resident Beatles fan, Anna, gives us her take on Jericho 2/19: “Condor” over at A Day In The Life. Here’s the rundown: Chavez seems cool; Beck seems to want to do the right thing; Gail Green is missed; poor Mimi. Oh, just go read it yourself, already!
Len wasn’t utterly thrilled with Tuesday’s episode, but explains why in Jericho Commentary: Episode Two “Condor.” Hey — everyone’s entitled to their own opinion; he’s a big fan. He does ponder an interesting, question, however, in Why is there no race in Jericho? Both posts are over at Athens Exchange.
MaryAnn Johanson muses how Jericho is the anti-24 in ‘Jericho’ blogging: “Condor” and muses (as do some others) on why the President of the Allied States of America looks to be, oh, about 12 years old? Check it out at FlickFilosopher.com.
Myles, who’s been out of pocket since Wednesday, made sure to post his thoughts on Jericho – Condor, focusing on the changes from the first season. The cast changes necessitated by the shortened season has robbed the show of some of its heart, but the season still has great promise, he believes. Check it out, posted at Cultural Learnings.
And don’t forget to check out our voluminous (and kricka-motivator-illustrated) recap and then Yvonne’s even-more-detailed recap, which posted this morning.Then, I had to share just one more thing, that doesn’t really fit the mold for a blog carnival and wasn’t even submitted, but it’s pretty good news and comes from Shumi, via the Jericho Message Board. Basically, the news is this: CBS has made no indication whatsoever that Jericho won’t get a season 3, and that comes from co-exec producer Karim Zreik himself. (Have I mentioned recently how classy the Jericho folks are? After sending Zreik an e-mail asking him about it, he CALLED Shumi back between meetings.)
Check out her full post on the board, linked to above, but here’s a couple of the main points Zreik shared with her:
 He and Dan Shotz do the final edits on the episodes – No one from CBS has called them or any one at Junction / Jericho Production and asked to have the “alternate” ending put on episode 2.7***
As a part of CBS’s belief and commitment to Jericho, it’s doing a tie in with Big Brother this coming week with the Jericho episode airing on Tuesday (2/26) – BB house guests will have a task to do related to Jericho. This is a major deal – CBS wants to promote Jericho however it can and wouldn’t do this if it didn’t believe in the show.
CBS’s #s for all its shows on Tuesday night are down – and Big Brother is doing horrible (on many nights)
That cheer you all up a wee bit?
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Category: Blackjack Fairgrounds, Blog carnival, Dan Shotz, Jericho, Jericho Season 2, Karim Zreik
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I love this Remote Access The T.V. Blog. I find it very informative. If I miss an episode of Jericho, I know I can come here and catch up. The recaps are wonderful. One in particular I love. Anna with her Day In A Life gives a wonderful review on the past episodes. I have read many different recaps to TV shows some better than others. Most of them are rather blase’. Anna has a way of giving a wonderful recap and also drawing the reader in by pointing out things of interest that I am sure many other fans feel. It makes reading her recaps a lot more interesting and fun. I look forward to reading more as the weeks pass. I also enjoy the other recaps here as well. Keep up the great work. And 10 KUDOS to you Anna!!!
Thanks for the kind words, Chas…. I agree, Anna writes very interesting recaps; I enjoy the tidbits she focuses on as well. Thanks for stopping by and feel free to comment any time.