Sorry I’m a bit late, but the August edition of the Blackjack Fairgrounds Jericho blog carnival has posted.

The theme this month is “Happenins in the Jericho Fandom.”

So mosey on over and check it out.

And remember: No guns, thieves will be strung up, and be sure to leave before nightfall!

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 series Crash, on Starz (based on the movie of the same name) snagged two Jerichoians for its cast. Clare Carey (Mary Bailey) plays “Christine, a mother living in Brentwood and married to a successful real estate developer” and D.B. Sweeney (Goetz – boo!)  plays “Peter Emory, a real estate developer, husband to Christine and father to a teenage daughter.” If you know the article/post this came from, please let me know and I’ll hyperlink it.

• Also lost the exact link on this, but the SunHerald.com had an article about Scrabble celebrating its 60th anniversary with a big old celebrity charity game in which Skeet Ulrich was among those who advanced to the finals. See, he has brains in real life, too.

• Brad Beyer (Stanley Richmond) and Ashley Scott (Emily) are up for doing a Jericho feature movie if the opportunity were to arise and a third season were definitely out of the question.

Photo courtesy of CBS. 

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 links about a particular subject.

Blackjack Fairgrounds is looking for submissions that are of interest to Jericho fans. These submissions can be announcements, articles, blog entries, discussions, fan fiction, humor or anything else that might interest a Jericho fan.

As long as you can provide a link you can submit it!

The submission deadline is June 25th, and the current edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds will open on June 30th.

Submissions can be made here or you can e-mail blackjack@jerichojki.com.

Blackjack Fairgrounds is also looking for hosts. If you want Blackjack Fairgrounds to come to your corner of the Jericho fandom, then offer to host one of the road show editions. Our host for the June road show edition is The Monster.

Thanks, Gwen. Remote Access will continue to be a FOBF (Friend of Blackjack Fairgrounds), and I’ll be posting each month to let you know that it’s posted.

Photo courtesy of CBS. 

I am sorry to say that this edition will be the last of the Blackjack Fairgrounds Jericho Blog Carnival.

As most of you know, I’ve begged, pleaded and cajoled people every two weeks since the blog carnival was revived to send in entries. But each time, none gets sent in until the last minute and even then, there’s a mere handful. In this two-week period, exactly one entry was sent in.

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:

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Hosted this week by the lovely Erika/kricka on her blog, Short Story Life, the Blackjack Fairgrounds Jericho Blog Carnival continues to flourish.

Needless to say, we are quite excited by the prospect, as Erika is the funniest girl in the room and a fellow child of the ’80s.

But we still need your help.

We have several entries already, but let’s step it up a bit, give Erika some WORK to do.

Please submit entries by clicking here and feel free to ask me any questions if you have them (in the comments below or by e-mailing me).

You can submit a blog entry, an article on a website, a forum thread link. Generally, we request that you submit only your own work, but if you see an article that you think really belongs in the carnival, submit it and just make it clear in the submission that you’re not the author so credit can be properly given.

I’m also looking for future guest hosts. Gwen at Jericho-Kansas.com is our next hostess with the mostest, coming up May 29. I’m seeking hosts for June 12 and 26.

Photo courtesy of CBS. 

Thanks much to Anna at A Day in the Life for hosting this time ’round.

Kansas weather, computer glitches and then real life all conspired to get in the way of getting the carnival posted by Thursday, but we finally are here to present it to you. Lots of good stuff, thanks to all for submitting articles —  yours and others’.

I may be moving the carnival to a monthly basis, and need to sort some things out about it, so stay tuned… But submissions for future carnivals can be made by clicking here.

Thanks again, Anna!

Jericho’s oldest residents, Edna & Margie, so kindly agreed to host this week’s Blackjack Fairgrounds Jericho Blog Carnival, in their basement.

So please head on over there today to read what folks had to say about Jericho in the past couple of weeks and what Margie & Edna had to say about them.

Enjoy and the next carnival will be in two weeks (May 1) at A Day in the Life.

And thank you ever so much, ladies, for being such gracious hostesses!

I can’t say I was shocked that the consensus is to keep the Jericho blog carnival alive.

I can say I’m glad, though. And I appreciate all the folks who’ve volunteered to host the carnival int the coming weeks. I’m still finalizing the lineup for the next few carnivals, but the first one, of course, will be hosted by Margie & Edna, in their basement, next Thursday, April 17. The submission deadline will be 4 p.m. April 16.

Those of you who have volunteered who haven’t heard from me yet, do not fear, I’m just trying not to double-book anyone, so I’m going one at a time. I’m only on the second volunteer so far. All will get to host, and it’s much appreciated. I’ll be in touch to explain how it’ll work.

But the hard part comes next: Entries.

For those of you without blogs, we’re looking to you to help keep an eye out for good entries about Jericho. Urge those bloggers, posters, etc. to submit their entries, here. Entries don’t have to be completely about Jericho, but can also discuss the issue of television ratings, viewing habits and the like, so long as Jericho IS MENTIONED SOMEWHERE in the post.

If there’s an especially well-written or important post on any of the message boards (CBS boards, RFJ, Jeritopia, JerichoNet2, any others I’ve momentarily forgotten!), suggest that the poster submit that comment, even. If it’s on the Internet, it can be submitted. You just need a URL.

If you have any questions, send me an e-mail here or post a comment below.

Sometime last week when I wasn’t around, I got an e-mail from Blackjack Fairgrounds Jericho Blog Carnival stalwart Anna of A Day in the Life.

Even though Season 2 of Jericho is over, she asked, would the carnival continue?

Before that moment, to be honest, it hadn’t occurred to me to continue it. TV blog carnivals tend to post a few days after each new episode. During the off-season, the carnivals generally are on hiatus.

But I didn’t e-mail Anna back right away (well, four days later, when I finally got back to my e-mail), because I started thinking about it.

There’s a heckuva lot of Jericho news out there these days and a lot of interesting stuff being written.

So I’m game if you are.

Let me know in the comments under this post what you think. My main idea is that it would be every two weeks rather than every week.

But this is what I’ll need from you:

• Guest hosts. This basically entails being the host blog for the carnival each week. You have to read the submitted entries and post a sentence or two that sums them up. Check out Jane’s turn as guest host to get the idea. If you have a blog, livejournal or website of any kind, you can guest host. you’re interested, e-mail me.

• Entries! If you see an article that should be in the carnival, urge the writer to submit it. If you write an article about Jericho, submit it. I think we can expand the carnival to posts about the state of television ratings and the like, but those posts should still mention Jericho.

Share your thoughts, and if there’s enough interest, I’ll bring back the carnival. Fair?

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Rubber Poultry’s done it again. Take a look at the poster he created for a Jericho movie:

MaryAnn Johanson tells us why this was the start of the next American Revolution and how the show was about about the best of what makes America America, in ‘Jericho’ blogging: “Patriots & Tyrants” posted at FlickFilosopher.com.

Len Neighbors shares his usual wry recapping of the finale, emphasizing his belief that “a company this predictable and incompetent couldn’t take over the kazoo market, much less the Western United States,” and wishes the Sci Fi Channel would pick up the show, in Jericho Commentary: Episode Seven, “Patriots and Tyrants” Season Finale posted at Athens Exchange.

Myles McNutt laments what could have been if the show’s producers hadn’t been so crushed for time, if the finale, at least, could have been spread over two hours, in Series Finale – Jericho – ‘Patriots and Tyrants’ posted at Cultural Learnings.

fred really liked Season 2 (especially Hawkins kickin’ some butt!) but says he wished the end had been, perhaps, a little less happy, in Jericho: Patriots And Tyrants posted at TVoholic.com.

Terocious talks about how Skeet Ulrich made Johnston Jacob Green’s evolution over the course of 29 episodes wholly believable, in Where have you been? posted at Jericho Junction.

Doug Mataconis tells us how he loved the finale, particularly the scene in which Beck’s men tear the ASA flag badges off their uniforms, in Patriots & Tyrants: Jericho 2.7, and discusses looks at various reasons why the second season didn’t do better in the ratings, in A Jericho Post-Mortem, both posted at Below The Beltway.

Erika (kricka) refuses to eulogize Jericho in Don’t Say It’s Over!, posted at Short Story Life. She has a great new bunch of motivators posted, too, you’ve gotta check them out. Erika also points us to The Fall of Jericho over at The Grub Report — Jericho’s the show that made this snarky recapper feel, dammit!

Anna can’t believe it’s over, so she won’t and gives us links to find out more about saving Jericho, after her usual excellent recap, in Jericho 3/25: “Patriots and Tyrants”, posted at A Day In The Life. (Anna: You’re welcome, and thank you for taking part! Thanks to all of you for making this carnival a success, actually!)

Jane is so in with the In Crowd that Jennie Sword (Townsperson Jennie) sent her a photo of herself with April Parker (Darcy) at the wrap party and a lovely note. You can read all about it over at Monster Exclusive: Jennie and April posted at Jericho Monster.

Amanda decides to focus on the positive and talks about all the good stuff that happened, in Jericho 2.07: Patriots and Tyrants, posted at FADPOV.

Edna & Margie, Jericho’s oldest residents and good friends of Remote Access, share their tale of how they came to little Heather Lisinski’s defense in Margie and Edna vs. Major Beck posted at Margie and Edna’s Basement. Remind me never to get them ticked off at me. Oh, and speaking of, here’s an interview they did with yours truly, in Amy Vernon tells all!

And, don’t forget, the ladies did this week’s guest blog, here.

Finally, here’s the links to this week’s Jericho posts from yours truly: My thoughts on the cancellation. My live thoughts on the finale. My aftermath thoughts.

Don’t forget to vote for Brad Beyer/Stanley Richmond in our poll over on the right!!!

Once upon a time in a small Kansas town named Jericho, bombs fell. The spirit of community and caring for one’s fellow man brought hopes of survival. What the town lacked in numbers they made up for in passion. Passion to survive, to live, and passion to save Jericho.

Jericho became the little town that could. It became a town that inspired, nurtured dreams, and fed spirits.

What will be Jericho’s fate?

Will Margie and Edna know?

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Margie: Edna, you know Mr. Hawkins gave us this phone when he went to Cheyenne because he was afraid something would happen to him. He wanted us to be the ones to tell Darcy.

Edna: Margie, don’t you talk like that. Let’s hope that we won’t have to give any bad news to Darcy. Besides, you know you love having that phone because you think you’ll get some inside information with it.

Margie: Well, Edna, I don’t want bad inside information. You know it was bad enough that Stanley had to wait four days to bury Bonnie.

Edna: Oh, I know, wasn’t that just horrible? With everything else going on in town, and all the hiding-out they had to do, I’m glad he finally got to take her out to the Richmond farm where she belongs.

Margie: Oh, mercy, Edna, it’s the phone! It’s Mr. Hawkins. What? Who shot you?
Edna: Margie, don’t you hog that phone! What’s he saying? Who shot who? Is he dead???

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Well, we still don’t know what’s happening for our beloved Jericho, but Tuesday’s episode was, as usual, fantastic.

We have tons of bloggy goodness, so I’ll just jump right in, starting with the rock stars of the Jericho fandom, Edna & Margie. (Margie & Edna? I don’t want to get in trouble, girls, I love you both!)

Yes, Jericho’s oldest residents submitted an entry this week, at their brand-new blog, Margie & Edna’s Basement. Entitled Clue-Les Moonves: Hanging Yourself, I think you can tell where the ladies are going with this.

Then, we have Boondoggie, who reminded us all how Jericho really got saved in the first place (the online Save Jericho efforts were every bit as much responsible as the nuts were) and offered excellent advice for a last-ditch effort, in Helping Build the Buzz for Jericho, at Find The Boots.

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This is our longest edition yet of Blackjack Fairgrounds, the Jericho Blog Carnival. Thanks to all who submitted entries and have helped make this fledgling carnival a success!

Let’s just jump right in, shall we?

Check out second 37 on this video from CBS. There’s a sign in the background. Pause and check it out. Thanks to Jericho~On~CBS for the link.

Len Neighbors’ weekly recap, Jericho Commentary: Episode Five, “Termination For Cause,” over at Athens Exchange is rather amusing this week; love the comments about Hummers and shell casings happening “to be the contents of the parking lot of every happening club in Atlanta,” though they’re a bit unusual in Jericho, he admits. Read more of this entry »

Welcome and step right up to the Blackjack Fairgrounds, the Jericho blog carnival.

Episode 4, “Oversight,” was a stunner. Even though Carol Barbee & Co. told us long ago to expect a death on Tuesday night and even though many had correctly predicted who would be killed, Bonnie Richmond’s death was absolutely stunning.

At least she went out in style and took out a few Ravenwood baddies. This is one of the things I love about Jericho: All the women are strong characters who can stand on their own two feet and protect themselves. Mimi’s the girliest, but she has other skills. She may not be able to bring herself to kill a chicken and she might not be handy with a shotgun, but no one does math like her and she can browbeat anyone into just about anything. Except Goetz.

OK, so enough of my blabbing on. You’ve had more than enough of that this week. Let’s get onto this week’s carnival rides:

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Just a reminder that the fourth Blackjack Fairgrounds Jericho Blog Carnival posts tomorrow afternoon right here on Remote Access.

There’s still time to submit your article or blog post to the carnival: Use the carnival submission form to submit. You can find past posts and future hosts on our blog carnival index page.

We’ll have plenty to talk about; Bonnie’s death (no spoiler alert; I mean, if you didn’t know by this point, why are you even reading this?), John Smith’s revelations; Heather joining the people in the know; Mimi’s discovery of Goetz’s embezzlement.

And we’ll have kystorms’ guest post tomorrow morning as well.

To tide you over, however, here’s a few Jericho-related tidbits I’ve been saving up but haven’t had time lately to post: Read more of this entry »

As previously mentioned, Jane over at Jericho Monster was gracious enough to volunteer to host this week’s Blackjack Fairgrounds Jericho blog carnival.

So head on over there and check it out.

Meanwhile, if you want to submit an article for next week’s carnival, click here. Submissions for next week’s carnival are being accepted starting … now! The deadline is 1 p.m. Fridays. In addition, past posts and future hosts can be found on the blog carnival index page.

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As promised last night, here’s the full press release for Episode 4, along with the two photos that have been released so far:

Caption info: Mimi (Alicia Coppola) discovers someone inside of Jennings & Rall is embezzling money.

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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?

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As promised, here’s our first installment of the Blackjack Fairgrounds Jericho carnival. We hope more of you will join us in weeks to come. And for a third season? (For hope on that front, check out this news.)

First off, Myles of Cultural Learnings presents his recap of “Reconstruction,” adding a note to all the Rangers out there: “As someone who gave up on the show but got sucked back in by an amazing group of fans, see my thoughts on the premiere!”

Then, over at A Day in the Life, Anna gives us her take on the premiere. She’s still making up her mind about Chavez and Beck.

Meanwhile, Yvonne (auntvonna) wanted to remind us of our roots, sending us on over to the recap of a classic and pivotal Season 1 episode, “Semper Fidelis” (for anyone new who might have wondered where on earth that tank came from, mayhaps?). Check it out here.

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OK, today’s gonna be huge, but it ain’t gonna be pretty. I have special posts coming up for Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and so I wanted to use up all the remaining linkage I had for Jericho today. I might do some small bonus posts over the next few days, but I hope you enjoy the extra-special Jericho posts I worked on over the next few days.

First off, we have the Jericho Treasure Hunt, brainchild of Jericho~on~CBS and Jericho4Kids. All clues are listed on the message board and links to the appropriate blog. Basically, you have to solve the riddle for each site in order to win. The first to solve all the riddles correctly wins a Jericho Season One DVD Set, a Jericho4Kids T-Shirt and a cast member autograph.

Next, Dale (Eric Knudsen) is the latest of the classy Jericho cast to post a thank you