Blackjack Fairgrounds Jericho Blog Carnival
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- May
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I am sorry to say that this edition will be the last of the Blackjack Fairgrounds Jericho Blog Carnival.
I don’t blame anyone. Life’s busy. You have more important things to do with your time than remember a silly blog carnival. Heck, last time around, I didn’t have time to submit an entry! And the guest hosts — Anna, Margie & Edna and kricka — all did stellar jobs when their turn came. I even had two more guest hosts lined up.
But I fear that although the interest in reading a carnival is still there, the interest in keeping it going is not. If anyone disagrees and would like to take over ownership of the carnival, please e-mail me and I would be happy to transfer ownership of the carnival.
Anyway, there’s been no lack of articles out there about Jericho, so after the one entry for this week’s carnival, I’ll post quickie notes on all the things I’d been saving up in my drafts folder:
fanshawe shared Blood, peanuts and the future of television posted at cinemarealm.com. The article is a long, articulate look at how television needs to figure out how to adapt to the new viewing habits and Nielsen is a dinosaur that has little relevance.
And here’s the stuff I’ve stumbled across in the past couple weeks:
• Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik posted on the CBS boards that they’re still working to find a new home and that CBS promised it would not take down the Jericho fanboards without giving plenty of advance notice. Here’s a snippet from their post:
We can’t share too much, but meetings are taking place and we are doing everything we can to find us a new home in many different incarnations. Your work is helping as always. Your dedication is unmatched.
• Over on CollegeMovieReview.com, there’s an article about Jericho, the fan efforts, the new billboard (which cost $7,500+) and info to sign the online petition to bring it back.
• A couple of trailers for fan-based shows set in the Jericho universe are on YouTube. One is for “Beyond the Blue Line” and which refers to the “blue line” of U.N. Peacekeepers along the Mississippi. Then, there’s Grapevine, about the events in Grapevine, Texas, after the bombs dropped and then the second American Civil War began.
• A fun profile of Lennie James in London’s The Independent. Did you know:
When I was a child I wanted to be… Daredevil, the blind superhero. I spent hours walking around my house – in fact, the whole neighbourhood – with my eyes closed, trying to increase my senses.
And:
The moment that changed me for ever… was when my mum died. I was 10, and my brother and I went to live in a children’s home. Having shared a home with my mum and brother, I found myself sharing a house with 18 other children.
• kystorms posted great updates from Shelby (of Jericho4Kids fame) and her family reporting in from Jerichon ‘08.
• Rich over at Copywrite, Ink, as usual, delivers insightful analysis of Nielsen, Nuts to Nielsen and television ratings.
• Jericho-Kansas Inc set up a photo gallery that shows the Jericho set having been slightly adapted to become the set for CBS’ summer show, Swingtown (whose showrunner, Carol Barbee, was Jericho’s showrunner). The news means that if Jericho were to find a new home, the set hasn’t been dismantled.
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on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 4:17 pm by Amy Vernon.
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While I will miss the carnival, I understand ending it. But I know that you will keep us up to date on any new stuff that may show up!
Great job, Amy! Thanks for everything.
I too understand why the Blackjack Carnival must go away (for now). I think that the interest will return when we get some concrete news on where and when Jericho's future is to take place (not to mention new episodes or a movie to talk about)! I also appreciate all your hard work and everything you've done and I will be happy to help out any way I can when Jericho returns! Thanks so much, Amy!