TV Tonight ~ Dollhouse - Man on the Street

March 20th 2009

Well tonight is episode 1.6 of Dollhouse, Man on the Street. I will post after the show but I did want to post a link to a great interview with Eliza Dushku done in Saturday Night Magazine. There are great fashion photos of Eliza as well.
This is a really interesting interview that gives great insider information on how the show came to be and what roles Eliza plays beyond Echo in the show itself.

Eliza Dushku: All Dolled Up

Interview with MikesMom - One of the Busiest Fans I know

This interview is one in the series I began with Hawksdomain, concerning our fans who are working on outside Jericho efforts. It is important to remember that without Jericho we all would probably not have connected, and not been able to do the work we are doing. Jericho is the reason our spirit of community came to the forefront, it was inside each of us all the time just needed a tiny kick to get started.

MikesMom is a constant presence both at the Jericho boards and Jerichonet2.com. She is a huge supporter of other fans and the efforts they begin, always ready to lend a hand to who ever needs it. MM also has the most awesome sense of humor and I am very proud to call her my friend. I have learned so much from MikesMom, no matter where I go or what I do in the future, she has made a lasting impact on who I am as a person.



1. What was it about Jericho that drew you in personally?

I actually got interested in Jericho when the promo’s for Season 1 aired. The town next to mine is Jericho and just thought it was interesting to have a TV show with the same name…who knew.


2. When did you begin your involvement in the fan based social efforts? When I had the pleasure of meeting and becoming friends with those NUTS at Nutsonline, Hawks, you (Kystorms), Cristy, Kayt, Ahma and of course Scoobud. I watched this project go from an idea on the board to one of the most successful campaigns I’ve ever seen, fueled by enthusiasm and genuine spirit for the troops. Their tireless efforts just inspired me to want to be a part of it all. My heart has always been in social efforts, but for some reason I never had the opportunity to be involved in efforts for the troops. My father was a very, very proud WWII Veteran, he passed just a year prior, with this effort for the troops it gave me the opportunity to do something in his honor and memory and did more for me to find peace with his passing then I can ever explain.


3. Why the troops Campaign, would you feel comfortable donating your time and efforts to other areas as well? Yes and I have. I was so taken in by the work of the Staten Island Homefront Project, that I approached my Rotary Club to make it their main effort for the year. I was able to put together a community forum and bring together the heads of all local organizations, Kiwanis, Chamber, VFW, Civics, Boys and Girls Club, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and The School District and get them on board as well. We had an amazing evening one night in November where the SIPH came and presented their organization to all, and everyone signed on to help the efforts. Over the course of the last few months, over 80 boxes of donated items and cash donations have been made to this effort and many are still collecting. I had the pleasure of personally delivering one shipment to the SIPH and I can’t tell you how good that felt, that feeling will stay with me forever.


4. Have you been involved in social efforts in the past? I have always been very involved in community organizations, Rotary, Chamber, Civics, Boy Scouts, PTA and always participate in anything that contributes to the betterment of my town and the children in and around it. Rotary gives me the opportunity to spread efforts further to an international level. I am always the first one to speak out that something needs to be done, so I always make sure I back up those words with volunteering my time to help try and make that happen.



5. What is the biggest obstacle you have had to overcome with the troops campaign, if any? What was the nicest surprise in this all? I can’t remember any obstacle. The DVD project was just something I participated in like any other fan, I didn’t do any of the hard work in making that happen, that credit all goes to my friends at the nutsonline forum and JerichoRangers4OurTroops, they overcame the obstacles. The nicest surprise for me was the incredible friends I made from these projects and seeing those pictures of the troops holding the DVD’s…WOW!!!!


6. What types of help can the fans provide you with as far as future support? One letter to your local Rotary Club, tell them about these efforts, send them a list of care package items that the troops need, see if your area has a Project Homefront. So many giving organizations aren’t even aware these collection organizations exists, spread the word.


7. Finally, I have a few questions that are NOT about the Troops campaigns:


a. What was your favorite scene in the whole first episode ( i know that is prob a tough one, lol) Actually, my favorite scene Is when Jake is driving away from town and looks out to see the mushroom cloud, I find myself always fixated on the expression on his face.


b. What do you think is the outcome we will see in season 2? I think this is another thing I love about Jericho, for me its not predictable. So many shows you can write the next three episodes in your head, with Jericho, I have no idea what to expect – but I do think Jonah’s on that train (at least I hope).


c. Who is your favorite character and why? I am a little split; I love the character of Jake, I have always liked the whole “black sheep of the family getting a chance to prove himself worthy” storyline. But I also am drawn to the character of Jonah Prowse - I think it’s that unpredictability again. I love that you never know just what he’s going to do in a situation.

Jericho - An Interview with Sweat629

Each time I sit down to read an Interview that is posted at Jericho Monster, I get a tab envious. I never had the intense desire to do interviews, but it did seem so much fun seeing Sweat629 doing each week. It became interesting to me to notice how these interviews revealed so much about the person being spoken to, and after doing one of the interviews myself I decided to step into the waters so to speak, and ask Sweat629 to do an interview for this blog. Sweat629 is a very important part of the Jericho World, and a fellow blogger who I admire very much. I wanted to know what made Sweat629 tick, who was the person "behind" the Monster!
I hope that you enjoy this interview, it is my first and now I see that while the Interviews for Jericho Rangers will always be the realm of Jericho Monster, this one was such fun I may go for it again soon.


And so, I now introduce you to Sweat629 ~

1.When Sweat629 sits down to read a book, which author do you choose most often, which genre do you feel is most interesting?

** I love to read and I enjoy anything except romances and westerns. I like fiction, non-fiction, and biographies. The author I choose most often, though, is Steve Berry. One reason for that is that I wrote him after buying and reading his first novel.Not only did he write me back but he enclosed an autographed page from his original draft. How many authors do that? His books are non-stop suspense.
http://steveberry.org/

2.Do you have any interesting outside hobbies that are non Jericho related?

I enjoy genealogy when I have time and I also collect old coins. I especially like foreign coins. Plus, I collect baseball cards for my great-nephew because I've seen how they can sell for high prices when they're older.

3. We have all had the extreme pleasure of reading each of your blogs for some time now. If you had to do it all over again, which blog would you have centered most of you energy on? Why?

Thank you. That's tough. If I say JerichoMonster it would only be true if I had done a mix of what I cover in all three blogs. I would not want just one blog with only interviews because I think blogs should appeal to as many people as possible. So, I would have to say JM with a variety of posts.

4. Will you be going to Jericon, and if so will you be blogging from there for all of us who can not attend?

No, I won't be able to go unless you'd like to take me. It would be a dream to blog it.

5.You work non stop toward making Jericho front and center with the goal of gaining more viewers, if you could have one thing from CBS to help you in this what would you ask them to do?

I would ask CBS for original content. That could be an interview with cast or crew, spoilers for the episodes, exclusive photos, contest items like autographed photos. Not just original content from Jericho but from all their shows so more people could be exposed to Jericho. For example, give me an interview with Andy Rooney. People who love him would, hopefully, come read the interview and would have a chance to see something about Jericho.


6. If you could do anything to create order out of all the different blogs and websites for Jericho so that fans would be able to access our information, what would you do?

Each blog and website has something different to offer. You don't have what I do and Nuciferous may have something totally different. If it were possible I would love to see a blog where we could each have a page and put our own material there. My page might be interviews, yours might be projects, someone else might have fan fiction. People could come and look around then go on to visit whichever blog/website caught their fancy.



7. What was it about Jericho that first drew you to Jericho ?

I have to say the first commercial I saw. It looked so interesting and I wanted to know more.

8.What do you think the the new episodes will show us?

A lot more about Jake and his character and more about who Hawkins really is. Plus more Jake/Emily.

9. In the world of Jericho, we see all types of characters who in the scheme of things are important to the whole. Which character do you feel shows the best of humanity and why? Who displays the worst?

The best? Gail Green. You see it in her love for her family, her love of the town and its' people. Look how she rallied to keep the refugees in town.
Worst? Constantino. He thinks it's okay to steal from Jericho to help his people but the people in Jericho are important too.

10. What would you suggest to a new blogger getting into this field, any sage advice to give them?

Yes. When I started blogging I was intent on getting traffic and numbers. I finally took someone's great advice to focus on content. Do that and people will come.

11. Last question, what do you think your fellow bloggers and fans should be telling new viewers about Jericho? How can we be more successful in obtaining new viewers with our blogs and websites?

That's tough. I think we have to appeal to a wide variety of people. Some viewers might like the show because of the survivalism aspect while some might watch for other reasons. That's why Jericho appeals to so many different people. We may have to tell 10 people 10 different reasons to watch and maybe one will catch their fancy.

To get more viewers with blogs and websites? Again, I think there has to be variety. We have to realize that the viewers we need are any race, religion, age, gender, etc. We have to appeal to all of them. Advertise on the sites where those people go. I have pages at MySpace, BoomerTown, you name it. Social networking has enabled me to talk to a wide variety of people.