Watching Jericho

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Opening Morse Code - TO THE FLAG

From CBS.com:
Johnston leads Jericho into battle with New Bern. Although Jericho has far fewer men and resources than New Bern, they have a few things that help them keep their heads above water. Hawkins and Jake reveal to Johnston that Hawkins has the ability to track New Bern’s position via satellite. And with the help of the tank that they took from the fake marines, Jericho forces New Bern to retreat. But the battle is also costly, putting Johnston Green’s life in jeopardy. At the same time, Hawkins realizes that his use of the tracking device is allowing someone to follow his trail.

Originally aired: Wednesday May 9, 2007 on CBS
Writers: Carol Barbee and Jonathan E. Steinberg
Director: Sanford Bookstaver

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To be honest, I felt like a complete fish out of water when I realized that I was talking with Carol Barbee, executive producer of the show, but also one of the creators and writers, Jon Steinberg. There were some great questions for them, and I’d like to say that I didn’t make a complete fool of myself. A popular commenter’s question here (Hi Grace!) was read by Shaun, even. While they were tight-lipped on spoilers for the Season Finale (You are watching it tonight, aren’t you?), they did give a really wonderful feel for how the show’s focus is going and where it will lead. I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing that Jon Steinberg went, “Oh, Amber from Watching Jericho, right?” when I first rang in to the show, though.

As Shaun said, and Carol and Jon tried to impress on all the listeners, if you want to make sure that CBS hears our voice to save Jericho, get on the Official Site, write letters, stand on the rooftop and scream it out. They’re in a pow-wow right now up in New York to decide the show’s fate, along with others, and we need to keep pushing them.

You can hear the whole podcast here, and if you like it, go and tell BlogTalkRadio that they should have a weekly Jericho chat, along with sending some feedback Shaun’s way over on his blog. I’d love to have that happen, and maybe I could get rid of my Southern accent if I was on the air more often.

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Our favorite online radio program, Shaunomac Radio, is interviewing Carol Barbee tonight at 6:30pm Pacific (that’s 9:30pm Eastern, for all of us that are on the East Coast)! After their great interview back in March, and my little appearance on the show, they’ve asked me to join in on the program tonight, but this time, I’ll be on with Carol Barbee!!!

Yes, that was a fan-girl squeal you heard.

So, tune in and listen, ok? And even if you can’t, think good thoughts that I’ll keep the “uummms” to a minimum, ok?

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Have you watched the Previews for this week’s Season Finale of Jericho? I caught it at the end of last week’s episode, and I threw some of my thoughts into the bottom of my recap, which has garnered a repeated comment:

CBS, Don’t kill off Johnston Green!

But that’s exactly where I think we’re heading to when it comes to Wednesday’s episode. We know that someone is going to die, because of spoilers and previews, but of course, they aren’t telling us who. Because of everything that has been thrown around, official and unofficial, it looks as though Gerald McRaney will be leaving Jericho, though a decent search can’t tell me what’s going on.

Don’t know what I’m talking about, check out the links at the bottom of the post. Then, come back and let me know what you think, and who it is that you think is going to be the one killed off.

Watch the Sneak Peek here. *Spoilers in this clip*

Watch the Preview here.

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BuddyTV.com is reporting that Alicia Coppola, who plays Mimi Clark on Jericho, has signed onto the National Treasure Sequel, listed as National Treasure: Book of Secrets as the character Agent Dawes.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets is set to be released at the end of this year. Aside from Cage, Coppola will be sharing the big screen with other Academy Award winners and nominees, namely Helen Mirren, Jon Voight, Ed Harris and Harvey Keitel. The film will also star Justin Bartha and German Actress Diane Kruger.

That cast is amazing, especially for a fun little action-adventure flick.

IMDB listing for National Treasure: Book of Secrets here.

Read the whole article here.

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Opening Morse Code - ALLEGIANCE

From CBS.com:
As New Bern rains mortars down on Main Street, Gray Anderson can’t decide whether Jericho should fight or simply surrender. Jake knows that his father’s past military experience makes him their best shot at winning a battle against New Bern. Emily is swept into her father’s world, where she is exposed to his enterprise as well as New Bern’s advancing army. Hawkins and Darcy reunite, reaching a new level of understanding as together they decide to stay in Jericho and fight on behalf of the town.

Originally aired: Wednesday May 2, 2007 on CBS
Writer: Frank Military and Josh Schaer
Director: Guy Bee

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SyFy Portal is reporting that Jericho dipped a little in ratings last week, though it has stayed relatively steady. What caused the dip in ratings? That old nemesis, American Idol, and their charity show.

“Jericho” on CBS also stayed steady, posting a 5.0/9, slightly down from the 5.2/8 it earled last week. Some of that drop was because of its competition, however, as Fox was broadcasting an “American Idol” telethon that raised more than $30 million, instead of its usual “Bones.” That telethon earned a 13.9/23 for Fox.

I’m hoping that whenever word does come down that CBS has renewed Jericho for its second season, they move it far, far away from American Idol. All of the shows’ rating woes seem to stem from something to do with it.

Read the whole thing here.

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Jericho has made Julio Ojeda-Zapata’s Must-see sci-fi TV list for his article on TwinCities.com.

Remember when I complained about how this CBS show about Armageddon was waaay too kumbaya-y? Disregard. It’s getting nice ‘n’ nasty as Jericho and the nearby town of New Bern devolve into rival city-states. Looks like war erupts Wednesday night. New Bern would appear to have the edge with all those stockpiled mortars, but our heroes have their own superweapon in Robert Hawkins. He’ll come up with something.

I have to agree with him, I’d rather have Robert Hawkins on my side than all of the mortars that New Bern can produce.

Read the whole article here.

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