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Amy VernonAmy Vernon joined The Journal News in 2000 as education editor for the Westchester and Putnam editions. She came to Rockand as metro editor in 2001. Raised on Long Island, Amy is a graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and has worked in South Florida and the Phoenix metro area. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, two sons and very understanding mother-in-law. She watches entirely too much television, but is trying hard not to let her children do the same. She is as big a fan of Curious George on PBS as she is of many of her favorite "grown-up" shows. Reach her at avernon@lohud.com or 845-578-2425.

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Summer series, week 6

July
5

The sixth week of the summer season kicks off tomorrow, and we have a bit more going on this week than the last couple of weeks, now that Independence Day has passed.

Here's our advance looks at the first and second and third and fourth and fifth weeks.

The summer season continues rolling out new shows this [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on July 5th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Why does Tony Almeida want to bring down the U.S.?

July
2

More details are starting to come out about 24's Day 7, in which the big bad is none other than the previously thought dead (except by some) Tony "Soul Patch" Almeida.

Executive Producer Manny Coto gave an interview I read on newsobserver.com in which he says Jack starts out defending himself against accusations of crimes against [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on July 2nd, 2008 | 7 Comments »

DVDs for the Troops - Jericho fans do it again

July
1

Once again, Jericho fans are providing troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with some entertainment to help pass the days.

They raised $5,380 to send 219 Season 2 DVD sets to military personnel overseas. In addition, they include recorded messages by writers and producers of Jericho. A sampling:
Co-Executive Producer Dan Shotz: "Jericho, at its core, is a [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on July 1st, 2008 | 6 Comments »

A whole big freakin' pile of Jericho

June
30

I've been so far behind in my Jericho blogging that it's not even funny.

Fortunately, the Blackjack Fairgrounds blog carnival has been resurrected and is hosted by Jane at The Monster.

So I'll skip the articles that are in the carnival and just share other things I've come upon:

• Lost the link for this, but the upcoming [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 30th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

In Plain Sight: Who Shot Jay Arnstein?

June
29

I've really been enjoying In Plain Sight so far, even though I haven't been blogging about it too much. It's really been getting me jazzed up for the premiere of Burn Notice, which isn't for another couple of weeks (July 10). I have the first two eps on a screener, but haven't had the chance [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 29th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Summer series, week 5

June
29

The fifth week of the summer season kicks off today, but there's not too much going on this week, as Independence Day is Friday.

Here's our advance looks at the first and second and third and fourth weeks.

The summer season continues rolling out new shows this week, starting tomorrow, and we bring you a look at [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 29th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

24 is lost in time

June
27

There's been lots of weirdness lately relating to 24's Season 7 and I've been lax in blogging about it, so let's catch up, shall we?

First off: 24 is not going to be "22″ this season. I first hear about this rumor via this Newsday blog, and it's been debunked, first reported here on TVGuide.com. Did [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 27th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Emmy finalists announced

June
27

For the first time ever, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is announcing the 10 finalists for the Best Comedy and Best Drama categories.

My personal choices for the top 5 in each are in bold. The top 10s are:

Top 10 Comedy Series Finalists

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Entourage
Family Guy Flight of the Conchords (I'd love to [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 27th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Kyle XY's return and a meditation on summer series

June
26

We've already told you the bad news that Kyle XY isn't returning until January.

Now we hear, via TVGuide.com's Matt Mitovich, that only 10 episodes have been ordered.

The order could be expanded to more episodes, but I wonder if it mightn't be better to leave it at 10. (And Mitovich says this, which jibes with what [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 26th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Jericho keeps making the news

June
23

I've never, ever seen a fanbase so hooked into the producers and actors and crew that put together a show.

Jericho truly is a special experience for the fans (myself included) and all those involved in producing the show.

Take the latest missive I received today from the Saving Jericho Again folks:
Jericho Executive Producers Jon Turteltaub ("National [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 23rd, 2008 | 22 Comments »

In Plain Sight: Trojan Horst

June
22

Tonight's ep of In Plain Sight holds great promise for those who enjoy the slightly off-kilter humor of the witsec (Federal Witness Protection Program) series: Dave Foley is center stage.

Here's the official show description:
Horst Vanderhoff (Dave Foley) is the go-between for a highly sought after hit woman known only as Lola. While trying to get [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Summer series, week 4

June
21

And here we are, the first official week of Summer, but the fourth week of the so-called Summer Season. Here's the lowdown on the first, second and third weeks of the summer season.

New shows continue rolling out this week, starting tomorrow, and we bring you a look at what's new and when it's on, [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 21st, 2008 | 5 Comments »

The Blackjack Fairgrounds reopens in a new location

June
19

After I ended the Blackjack Fairgrounds Jericho blog carnival, Gwen over at JKI (Jericho Kansas Inc.) offered to take over ownership and I gladly accepted. So the Fairgrounds have reopened for business!

Here's the note from Gwen about the carnival:

For those of you who have not heard of a Blog Carnival, it is a collection of [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

So Say We All: The Battlestar Galactica Blog Carnival, vol. 10

June
17

I can't believe it's going to be another six months — at least — before we get to see the final half of the final season of one of the best shows ever to hit the small screen.

So, sadly, this is the final So Say We All blog carnival of 2008. Sigh. This half-season went [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 17th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Summer series, week 3

June
15

Back for week 3? We've already looked at the new shows in the first and second weeks of the summer season.

The summer season continues rolling out new shows this week, starting tomorrow, and we bring you a look at what's new and when it's on, for the week of June 15, again, thanks to [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 15th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Battlestar Galactica: Revelations

June
13

Holy frakkin' frakkity frak frak.

Mind. Blown.

We have to wait another six months, minimum, for the rest of this story?

Who saw them reaching Earth now?

A nuclear wasteland.

All this has happened before and all this will happen again.

Obvious now: Cylons and humans, once, long ago, slaughtered each other in a nuclear confrontation on Earth.

Some Cylons, and some [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 13th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

24 has a new Big Bad — John Voight

June
13

For the first time in 40 years, Jon Voight has signed up to star on a TV show, and it's none other than 24, says The Hollywood Reporter.

He'll be the villain in Day 7, and will be introduced in the prequel this fall.
On the Emmy-winning Fox drama, Voight will play Jack Bauer's (Kiefer Sutherland) uber-nemesis [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 13th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Saving Jericho: The TV ad

June
13

Ads in Variety weren't enough.

A big ol' billboard in downtown Los Angeles? Just getting started.

Last night, the biggest fan effort ever in the history of television takes to the airwaves in an effort to save the post-apocalyptic drama Jericho. Again.

More than 200 commercials will air on cable in and around Hollywood, Beverly Hills and the [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 13th, 2008 | 7 Comments »

From the horse's mouth: No new BSG until 2009

June
12

There was a special Battlestar Galactica "event" yesterday in Los Angeles (hey! what about New York City — what are we, chopped liver?), and it included a special screening of tomorrow night's episode.

I refuse to read any articles about the screening, because if this is the last BSG I'm going to have for a while, [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 12th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Battlestar roundup: Get ready for some Revelations

June
12

As I've mentioned a few times before, tomorrow is the mid-season finale for the final season of Battlestar Galactica. Fortunately, the good folks at SciFi have shared a compelling clip to whet our appetite.

Here's the preview of "Revelations" that'll make you wish it already was tomorrow night:

Download:

And here's some tidbits I gathered throughout the week:

• [...]

Posted by Amy Vernon on June 12th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

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