Jericho Nominated for Emmy ~ Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series

The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards and Creative Arts Emmy Award Nominees are:

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series:

Jericho • Patriots And Tyrants • CBS • CBS Paramount Television
Andrew Orloff, Visual Effects Supervisor
Blythe Dalton, Visual Effects Producer
John Stirber, Special Effects Supervisor
Chris Jones, Compositing Supervisor
Michael Cliett, CGI Supervisor
Lane Jolly, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Johnathan R. Banta, Lead Matte Artist
Josh Hooker, Lead CGI Artist

Okay, we are represented in the Emmys, and that is awesome. I think everyone is deeply disappointed in the fact that the cast were not nominated. I know I am.

To see the rest of the Nominees, click here.

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Jericho4kids.com Interviews Matt Federman & FanCast Interviews Rubber Poultry!

There is a very interesting interview with Matt Federman at Jericho4kids.com.The interviews with the Writers and Producers has really given us a clear idea of exactly how much goes into the construction of the shows we watch each week.

And make sure to check the main Interview Page at Jericho4kids.com for all the terrific interviews they have up!


I will be posting a link on the side bar in a bit to links to them.

Edit - FanCast.com Interviews Rubber Poultry!!!

Here is the link to an amazing Interview with our very own Rubber Poultry, Graphic Artist Extraordinaire and really a great friend to so many of us.

Tiffany Network Hits Wall With Viewers, Sponsors Over Swingtown

Broadcasters Pay the Price for Competing With Cable

Brian Steinberg

Published: July 07, 2008

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- You wouldn't think Philips North America, the
company whose Bodygroom razor offers American males an "extra optical
inch," would be easily fazed. But it was rather taken aback by consumer
reaction to its advertising on "Swingtown."

After advertising one of its Norelco products in an early episode, the

company received five consumer complaints. "They were very reasonable
and just pointed out what they considered to be questionable elements
of the show," said Terry Fassburg, VP-communications for Philips North
America. Philips is not scheduled to run additional commercials during
the program.

More.....

The TV Set

Image via WikipediaI watched a movie this morning on ShowTime called The TV Set , starring David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver. I would never have gotten this movie, nor laughed as hard as I did at times, were it not for the last year or so of my life having been immersed in Jericho.

I suggest this as a view for any of you who has been around for this Save Jericho Campaign, because the similarities to so much of what we were fighting over then and now is showcased in this movie - Reality TV vs Scripted Series, for one example.

I have to say that I felt a connection to the characters in a way because of Jericho and that was pretty cool. All in all, good movie.
ShowTime East will show it again tomorrow at 7:45 -9:15 here is the synopsis at TV Guide.com:

Hollywood baby Jake Kasdan's lethally mild parody examines the trials and tribulations of trying to keep your vision intact while placating moronic actors, sullen crew members and studio executives who aspire to the icy, effortless venality of Faye Dunaway in NETWORK (1976). Freaks and Geeks/Undeclared survivor Kasdan knows the territory, but appears not to realize how trivial and self-deluded his complaints about the confidence-destroying mediocrity of TV sound to industry outsiders. Television moneymen (and women) are ratings-obsessed whores? Say it isn't so!

Hoping to produce a gentle, witty, loosely autobiographical series for a network whose lineup is anchored by reality effluvia and scripted trash like "Slut Wars," "Skrewd" and "Jean Poole," writer-producer Mike Stein (David Duchovny) can hardly believe his luck when the pilot for "The Wexler Chronicles" is greenlit by homegrown land-shark Lenny (Sigourney Weaver), whose idea of bold casting is Lucy Lawless in a sitcom, and by BBC-endorsed import Richard McCallister (Ioan Gruffudd), her head of programming. They love his script, in which a young lawyer goes home for his brother's funeral and decides to stay. It's sort of a cross between Wings meets Ed, the suits say, as Mike grimaces and watches them put the kibosh on his theater-trained lead in favor of mugging, pandering, goofball Zach Harper (Fran Kranz). And they wonder, aloud and often, whether the brother really has to commit suicide. Couldn't he be in jail, they ask plaintively, even after Mike points out that the suicide thing is kind of important to him because, well, his own brother killed himself. The soul-sucking wrangling continues on the set: Mike's chirpy, reflexively insincere agent (Judy Greer) keeps relaying network concerns (they still don't like the suicide — it's depressing), the peevish director and union crew undermine his every effort, and Zach turns Mike's fictional stand-in into an eye-rolling buffoon.

Is the network development process skewed to leech every ounce of originality out of projects in favor of pandering to market research, focus groups and ass-covering capitulations to the boss' whims? No doubt. Do executives, writers, actors and a small army of support personnel screw up their private lives and compromise their core values to produce reprehensible swill and blandly inoffensive fluff? Sure. But THE TV SET is to NETWORK what the long-running series M*A*S*H is to Robert Altman's savage, unruly film of the same name: Insipid, formulaic and suitable for the dumbed-down sensibilities of lowest-common-denominator couch potatoes. --Maitland McDonagh

So, check it out if you can, the link to the synopsis has a listing of times for viewing.

Round Two Of TV Ad Campaign

From the Save Jericho Again Web Site:

Never let it be said that moss grows under a Jericho Ranger’s feet! Now that the 10-day run of our Save Jericho Again TV ads have wrapped up, and many other campaigns, such the Variety ad, billboard, several great humanitarian efforts, balloons and cake, and various nutty endeavors, have reached a conclusion, we’ve got to keep the momentum going. We’ve made some noise, and we’re being noticed, but our work is not over yet.

That’s why we’re moving into Round 2 of the TV ad campaign. Thanks to a very generous offer by PMary and Jeff Knoll to help us make some quick bucks and purchase more air time, we are offering for auction eight Jericho scripts from Season 2’s “Termination for Cause,” personally signed by that episode’s central players Brad Beyer and D.B. Sweeney, on eBay.

To read more on the next wave, click here.

Jericho4Kids Interviews Jazz Raycole ~ Allison Hawkins on Jericho

If you are a Jazz Raycole Fan ( Allison Hawkins on Jericho) then you must go to Jericho4kids.com and listen to the interview they did with Jazz.

Once again Miss Shelby ( of Jericho4kids.com) has outdone herself with this audio interview, and I was really interested to get to know more about Jazz. Jazz is an outstanding cast member on Jericho, and I can not wait to see more of her storyline unfold in a Season Three.

Jericho Producers Send Notes to the Troops

Whew, I am so deeply touched by what I just read over at the JerichoRangers4OurTroops website.
These messages mean more to me than any other message posted to the fans by everyone connected to Jericho.

Here is the link at JerichoRangers4OurTroops.com for this message.

Special Thanks the Producers and Writers of Jericho for sending these messages to the troops to accompany the 219 Season 2 DVD's donated:

“You are an inspiration to all of us”

~ Jon Turteltaub, Executive Producer

“There is no adequate way to say thanks for all you do for us, but maybe, just maybe, we can entertain you a little with these seven episodes of JERICHO. Hope you like them. You’re in our thoughts and prayers.”

~ Carol Barbee, Executive Producer

“Jericho, at its core, is a show about hope. You guys define hope. Thank you for all you do.”

~ Dan Shotz, Co-Executive Producer

“We are so lucky to have you fighting for us. Thanks for everything you do, day in and day out.”

~ Karim Zreik, Co-Executive Producer

“Thank you for your courage. Thank you for your sacrifice. You do us all proud. Come home safe and soon.”

~ Jon Steinberg, Creator/Producer

“THANK YOU…To all the men and women who are fighting in Iraq. I hope you enjoy SEASON 2 of JERICHO.

Keep up the good fight. I trust and hope you will all be home soon.”

~ John Peter Kousakis, Co-Executive Producer

“You’re the bravest and best America has to offer…thanks for carrying our flag forward. Stay safe, come home soon.”

~ Steve Scaia, Co-Producer

“Thanks for risking your butts out there so ours are safe back here.”

~ Matt Federman, Co-Producer

“Hope the show provides some much deserved relief. Our thoughts are with you always, get back safe.”

~ Robert Levine, Staff Writer

I know I have said this before, I am the Mother of sons who serve, and each time I see any messages like these I know in my heart that one day things will be right. My boys will be home, all of our family members will be home. And I know that these men and women who serve know we love them and keep them in our prayers.

To my sons , I miss you, I love you and I hope you will come home soon.

Jericho Nominated in The 2008 SyFy Genre Awards For Best TV Series

You have to wait until the very end to see Jericho's nomination for Best TV Series, but I was so happy to see it there. Also really glad to see Harrison Ford in there, but that is for another post :-)

Here is the page to go to for voting - 2008 SyFy Genre Awards Nominees.
Remember you have until July 25th, 2008 to vote and you vote once a day, so go each day and vote for Jericho as well as for the other amazing cast members of the other nominated shows.

And here is the SyFy article discussing the Awards.

In other news, last night's chat with Dan Shotz and Jon Steinberg was a hit, with many fans of Jericho coming to discuss the Alternate Ending. A transcript will be available soon at Jeritopia.com.

Happy Fourth of July Jericho Rangers

Image by jon.nelson via Flickr

I could be totally sappy and begin this with, today is OUR Independence Day 9 recall Independence Day??). It is, but I wont diminish the day from its original intent except to talk to you about Patriotism. Patriotism comes in many forms, from the Mother who waves goodbye to her son and daughter as they go off to serve our country, to the man on the street who makes sure his neighbor is feed or housed after a catastrophic event at home.

Patriotism also means not taking things lying down if they are not right.

I have spend the better part of the last year watching my fellow Jericho fans do things that even our government has a hard time accomplishing, and doing it all for their fellow Americans, not any other reason.

With the Jericho Rangers, ego has left the building.

This week, when July 4th comes around I will be sitting on my deck, eating my hamburgers and relishing two things, my sons are out in the world making sure I will have many many more July Fourth Holidays to celebrate and my Jericho Friends who have given to so many causes, the Peanut Butter Effort ( see this link for more info on how you can help) the DVD's For The Troops Campaign ( link here) and Greensburg Kansas Relief ( link to NutsOnline here).

I honestly do not care anymore who will be President, or who will lead in Congress. I only know that as long as I have people behind me like the Jericho Fans I am in great hands.

Happy Birthday America, we love you!










Now all you Jericho Fans, go out and eat all the BBQ you can manage, and know that you have friends all over the world who think you all rock, I sure do!