Thank you to Jennie Sword for her chat last night in Jeritopia. It was fun learning more about her and we appreciate the visit.
Jeritopia is pleased to announce Jericho Co-Executive Producer Karim Zreik comes to the chat room to thank fans for their hard efforts to promote the show and take questions about seasons 1 & 2, the future for Jericho, what it takes to produce this great series and whatever else fans want to talk about..
Tuesday, February 5th, 9pm ET
An Evening with Carol Barbee
Jeritopia is pleased to announce Jericho Executive Producer Carol Barbee will be stepping into the chat and sitting down with fans for a Q & A session.
Wednesday, February 6th, 11pm ET http://www.jeritopia.com In the "Town Hall"
So get your questions ready and come join us for what promises to be a very special evening.
Jeritopia is pleased to announce Jericho Co-Executive Producer Karim Zreik comes to the chat room to thank fans for their hard efforts to promote the show and take questions about seasons 1 & 2, the future for Jericho, what it takes to produce this great series and whatever else fans want to talk about..
The following is reprinted with permission. Many thanks to Jeritopia and Schumi.
Highlights From Dan Shotz drop-by Visit to Jeritopia
"(This was not a formal scheduled chat and only abbreviated portions of the log have been reproduced here and not in full context.)
So one night, Dan Shotz walks into a bar…
As last week faded into the wee hours, and the thoughts of those revelling in JeriTopia were turning to weekend plans, a familiar name pulled up a stool and sat down in Bailey’s Tavern. Jericho co-executive producer Dan Shotz had dropped by unexpectedly to say hi and shoot the breeze with the fans hanging out in the chat room.
Fans gave Mr. Shotz a warm welcome and quickly made the most of their opportunity to pick his brain with pressing season 2 questions, lingering ones from season 1, and even a few off the wall ones as they came to mind. This wasn’t a scheduled formal chat, and as such an official full transcript will not be published, but there were a few moments worth sharing.
Dan started right off by expressing his thanks for all the hard work everyone has been doing and told folks that the fans would flip over the season 2 episodes. Fans were quick to thank him and let him know they were eagerly awaiting the premiere.
On Season 2…
danshotz
schumi - wanted to stop by and say hello to everyone
nightbird47
hi dan
Xander
hey dan
jjb_md
Thanks for stopping by!
kestral
thanks for stopping by!
danshotz
and thank you guys for the amazing work
schumi07
way cool dan
AKansan
thank you!!
kestral
thank you for an outstanding show!!
sniper101
AMEN!
nightbird47
Thank you for your wonderful work
danshotz
you guys are going to flip when you see these
jjb_md
these what?
schumi07
i can't wait dan
danshotz
i cant even be modest about them... they rock
... the 2 endings…
jjb_md
Dan, if #7 is still being edited, tell them to use the real ending because WE WANT SEASON 3!!!! :)
xwarp
LOL
doratea snickers.
danshotz
i cut both endingss
kestral
yeah...what jjb said
kestral
:)
cingramaol
I heard from Sprague today...she likes the web site. That made my month.
danshotz
but we only want to use one
schumi07
can you just lose one of them?
maybei
yeppers - Season 3!
schumi07
you know - like by accident?
sniper101
Season 3!!!!!
kestral
it could spontaneously combust
cingramaol
Find the woman who erased the Watergate tapes.
danshotz
we were going to try to burn it or just say we forgot to do it
doratea
S3 :)
jjb_md
To Infinity....and BEYOND!
xwarp
ooops.....got caught in the shredder
kestral
Season 3!!
maybei
lol yes
Morgan5318
Yes! Season 3. We want to be celebrating Season 3 at Jerichon next May!
nightbird47
lol
xwarp
and it just sucked it right up
danshotz
We wont need it, right?
AKansan
the Green's dog ate it
cingramaol
well, as I understand it...Jericho is going to be up against SVU reruns and Boston Legal reruns
cingramaol
and local programming on Fox
nightbird47
Maybe Beau ate it
xwarp
LOL
schumi07
not if we have anything to say about it dan
cingramaol
hell, I hope you get 15 million viewers. :)
maybei
lol yeah, beau chewed it
danshotz
greens dog!!!!
maybei
yes for Beau!
When several fans piped up that they had been pleased with CBS’s efforts thus far to promote Jericho, Dan said they keep pushing for more promotion from the network and that there should be a “blitz” of activity as the premiere date nears.
There was also much humorous banter that we wouldn’t be seeing Jericho: The Stage Production. So sadly that means no Jets (Jericho) / Sharks (New Bern) West Side Story rumble (as Dan pondered), no “The hills are alive with the sound of gunfire” or “There's a man in the basement with a ham radio, and the neighbors say that he's CUCKOO... [cuckoo...]” from a Jericho Sound of Music (an amusing offering from JJB_MD, and gratefully no “Viva Jericho” (really C, how could you).
On forgotten dogs…
Dan had a special message for one fan in particular, regarding Beau’s appearance in the “100 Reasons to Watch Jericho” video.
jjb_md runs to the TV when promos air
maybei
Hi Dan!!
AKansan
we're posting every time we see a promo!
schumi07
jjb is like a little jericho puppy
kestral
lol
danshotz
maybei.... the green dog in the 100 reasons was a shout out from me to you
schumi07
YAY may
maybei
thank you so much!!!!
sniper101
nice!
kestral
how cool!!
As fans have embraced Beau into their hearts, there were sadly no reports on whether Beau would ever reappear, Dan did say that Beau’s was actually a she, and her name is Eleanor.
Another tidbit from the pilot that Dan let fans in on was they were originally going to write the old man with the ham radio, Oliver, Johnston’s brother.
Dan had another direct thank you to a fan, and acknowledged XWARP’s for his effort in standing up JeriTopia. Dan: “bill set up a sweet chat room here - nod to xwarp”. Dan had many complimentary things to say about his visit and the fans he found there, and sent email after exiting the chat thanking the members of JeriTopia for such a warm welcome.
On Heather/Jake/Emily…
danshotz
you will love this guys
danshotz
today in a presssss junket
danshotz
they assked about the heather/jake/emily feud
jjb_md
feud???
schumi07
emily - who's emily?
xwarp
oh my
danshotz
lol
maybei
lol
xwarp
LOL
The_Blob hums Gap Band's \You Dropped A Bomb On Me\""
chgo4jericho
lol
doratea
LOL
cingramaol
someone ALWAYS asks about Heather/Jake. I think Ausiello is tired of the questions.
kestral
eh...I'll take Stimi over that any day
cingramaol
(no, it's not me LOL)
danshotz
we told the story of jerichon
schumi07
YAY
The_Blob
Cing, you got all the John Doe's on DVD???
nightbird47
yeah
danshotz
the Debate
xwarp
nice
cingramaol
Blob, I have them from Sci-Fi. I don't know why that show has not been officially released.
AKansan
C won the debate, hands down!
schumi07
it was no debate - C was awesome
cingramaol
The debate was fun. I have offered to reprise.
Dan also let C and the other chatters know that the Heather and Jake thread (H&J) on the CBS Message Board had also been a topic of discussion at the press junket earlier in the day. H&J is on target to hit more than 800,000 views for a single thread before the season 2 premiere airs in February.
On the Season 2 DVDs…
cingramaol
Dan, is the thank-you reel and other such things going to be in the Season 2 DVD set?
cingramaol
Or is that too far down the road?
The_Blob
btw cing, my buddy called off work today to finish watching the DVDs
danshotz
possibly - i am doing four commentariess next week too for the dvd
kestral
Oh wow...
maybei
oh cool!
kestral
DVD season 2????
kestral
yea!!!
cingramaol
I figure...only 7 episodes...lots of room for extras
jjb_md
With only 7 episodes, I would really hope for a LOT of bonus material in the DVD set
jjb_md
great minds....
danshotz
and commentaries for the deleted scenes
danshotz
there will be a ton
maybei
awesome!
nightbird47
cool
Antonicus
cool
jjb_md
yay!
cingramaol
BTW, I wondered why the Black Jack commentary was not included in the first-season set
xwarp
will it have the alternate ending too?
Antonicus
jinx
sniper101
are there going to be any out takes?
danshotz
i agree - ty
danshotz
i dont know what happened there
jjb_md
oh yeah, blooper reel would be fun
cingramaol
and it's gone from Innertube, too. :(
cingramaol
I never did get to hear the darn thing.
danshotz
annoying
danshotz
i will find out
cingramaol
Ditto for the Winter's End commentary, although I was especially keen to hear Black Jack
cingramaol
that was a great show
maybei
yes
AKansan
one of my favorites
danshotz
was heather in blackjack, clarke? :)
maybei
and doing screen shots - OMG, tons of stuff to look at
cingramaol
Is the Pope Catholic?
Dan also let the fans know that there are plans for lots of behind the scenes stuff on the season 2 DVD. Alas however, no word on if this means both the shot endings for s2 will be included. No word however on when season 2 would be available on DVD. He said that most likely depended on the status of season 3. Dan originally the DVD release depended on whether they came back and he was quickly corrected to WHEN by ever hopeful fans. He did add however if there is a season 3, it would come out in the fall.
On has Jericho changed you…
For all the humor and questions about season 2, some of the questions were personal and quite poignant, like the one XWARP put to Dan, asking if Jericho had changed how he thinks he would try to survive:
xwarp
working a story line like this, has it changed your thinking of how you would try to survive if a real jericho occured?
maybei
Xwarp - good idea
danshotz
yes... i thought about what I would need... and then the wife and I got an earthquake kit
The_Blob
good for you dan
danshotz
east coasters forget to do that when they move wesst
hrayton
yup. :) earthquake kits rock!
danshotz
so i have that stuff
xwarp
good deal
danshotz
but no suits
jjb_md
extra shock absorbers???
schumi07
hopefully it includes more than a movie from the 70's
nightbird47
west coast people forget about that too
xwarp
nuts?
danshotz
i will go to set and get lennie's
cingramaol
I've had food and water in the basement since 9/11. And batteries. Lots of batteries.
xwarp
you have bags of peanuts right?
xwarp
LOL
hrayton
lol
Antonicus
lol
sniper101
lol
maybei
lol
chgo4jericho
lol
nibbers
i still got my storable food from y2k
Antonicus gets his bottle of scotch out and purs himself a shot
danshotz
the press asked uss that today
Antonicus
pours*
danshotz
about the nuts... they think we got them
jjb_md
we get heavy snow and power outages in the mid-Atlantic at times.... good to have food, water, batteries, even a genny
maybei
oh how funny
danshotz
we never got peanutss
sniper101
yes JJB
danshotz
the network did - we got those sweet water bottles
On a more pressing current issue, Dan said the strike is really tough “but great for our little show that could”. He went on to say that they really deserve it and that hard work really does pay off, and while the strike is hard on them, everyone was doing well, and they are all excited to see the new episodes air. That is what’s keeping them all going.
Final thoughts…
After just over an hour, it was finally time for Dan to leave. Everyone made sure to get in some final best wishes, and Dan had some final thoughts to share with those present.
danshotz
let me say one thing
danshotz
these episodes are so strong and episode 7 is unlike any episode on tv
xwarp
yes
doratea
Can't wait.
Starry_Nite
wow, OMG I can't wait! Less than a month to go!
danshotz
they better bring us back
schumi07 sitting on edge of seat until April
cingramaol
damn skippy
chgo4jericho
they will!
ushi007
wait
sniper101
Season 3!!!!
nightbird47
is it feb 12 yet???
danshotz
keep up the hard work... thank you thank you thank you
jjb_md
THANK YOU!
doratea
Thank you. :)
sniper101
thank you Dan!!
Morgan5318
Thank you, Mr. Shotz, for everything you, the cast and crew have given us.
maybei
thank you Dan!!!
sniper101
Jericho rocks!
jjb_md
Thanks DAN!
Starry_Nite
Yes, thank you!
cingramaol
Thank you, Dan.
nightbird47
we couldn't be here if you guys hadn't done such great work
Morgan5318
Okay, everyone, start buying Power Ball tickets! We win the lottery, we can fund Season 3!
cingramaol
Great to see you here.
schumi07
and jerichon morgan
Starry_Nite
we can buy CBS!
Starry_Nite
just have Jericho on all the time, every night LOL
nightbird47
lol
jjb_md
The Jericho Channel
Starry_Nite
LOL jjb
schumi07
J-TV
nightbird47
without wearing out dvd's
danshotz
thank you for ssaying that - i have never been so proud of anything in my life (except convincing my wife to marry me)
Morgan5318
Lol
xwarp
lol
Morgan5318
She married a very talented guy. :)
sniper101
lol
nightbird47
lol
danshotz
Night everyone... Happy New Year... Year of Jericho
With that, Dan was gone. But he clearly enjoyed his visit to JeriTopia and agreed to come back again sometime to sit down with fans for a more formal Q/A session when the air date gets closer. His only request for the next chat: “Can the whole conversation be about three things: beau/Eleanor... Heather... the lighter from 14”.
And seeing that the cast & crew knows about some even the most unusual things that intrigue Jericho fans, means all the world to them.
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He works hard for Jericho and gave us Jeritopia. I never did chats until I went there and found out how easy it is to use.
Here's Xwarp:
1. What gave you the idea for Jeritopia?
At the time Jeritopia was set up, there was not a Jericho related chat room. Jeritopia was started to provide a common place for fans from all the forums to come to a neutral place and set aside their differences and talk about Jericho in real time as well as allow people to get to know each other on a more personal level than through a post on a message board.
2. What do you hope to accomplish in the future with Jeritopia?
To continue to promote Jericho via activities such as the themed discussions and trivia games, (a big THANK YOU! to Morgan5318 for these), and other activities created by the users of Jeritopia and to help in getting season 3.
3. I love it because it's so easy to use. What do you like best?
What I like best......that would be the enjoyment that the members of Jeritopia have for the chat room. The people that use Jeritopia have made it what it is and their continued participation in the chat makes it all worth while.
4. You went to Comic Con. What did you think about it?
This is the first Comic-con convention I have ever been to. I was pretty much intent on going strictly for Jericho. It was a BLAST! There were A LOT of people, but it was fun. It was interesting to see all the people that were dressed up in the costumes. It was cool to see the multitude of displays, Speed Racer's Mach 5 and the Batmobile for a couple.
5. Who were you happiest to meet?
I was happy to meet all the people that were able to attend Comic-con. Schumi, Thurbers, Rubberpoultry, Shaun Daily, Holyhobbits, Carol Barbee, Karim Zreik, Dan Shotz, Jon Steinberg, Matt Federman, Steve Scaia, Lennie James, Skeet Ulrich, and last but not least, Ashley Scott. It was absolutely amazing to talk to all of these guys/gals and hear from them the true gratitude to all of the fans who worked very hard to get Jericho back.
6. Are you the one responsible for the flyers that are being given away in contests?
The signed flyers that are being used was a result of what I would call perfect timing. Schumi and I were chatting around the corner from the green room where the cast and crew were prior to the Jericho panel. Lo and behold, Jon Stienberg and Dan Shotz ran into us. We had these stack of flyers and bam.......the question was asked about having a few flyers signed to use as prizes for contests. We wanted to share something with the fans that could not be there.
By the way, we have more contests coming up! :)
7. Jericho Rally Point. Did you design it? What is its' main function?
JerichoRallyPoint.com is owned by "point4zero". He set the site up shortly after the cancellation and I offered to assist in helping him with the site if he wanted. It pretty much went from there. It's main function, as are the other Jericho related forums, is to promote Jericho. JRP has a very talented staff that strives to provide another ground for people to enjoy each other and Jericho.
8. Do you have a real life? Work? Hobbies?
Believe it or not....lol....I do, albeit probably as much of one as other fans of Jericho. I work for a defense contractor. Hobbies......My quad and my guns. There are a lot of areas around the town I live in where I can ride my quad and considering that my quad is "street legal", it makes it that much easier to get on the road and go. I also enjoy target shooting with my pistol, and shooting skeet with my friends when I can. (skeet-clay pigeons, not ulrich)
9. Do you run any more websites? Like to?
Other than the day to day administration of Jericho Rally Point and running Jeritopia, I also have www.strippersthatbounce.com which is at the moment just a tribute to a comment by Lennie James and season three. As far as running anymore, LOL,....... I could not say....
10. What do you love about Jericho?
I love Jericho for the premise of the show. Strangely, the idea of how life would be after an even Jericho makes me think about how prepared I am in regards to survival and protecting my family. It also makes me wonder about how the community that I live in would react to such an event and whether or not they could come together as was done in Jericho. In addition, another aspect is the "crisis" and the coming together of the residents to build each other up to be successful, much like the "crisis" of the show being canceled and the fans coming together to get it back.
11. What should CBS be doing to promote Jericho?
I think CBS should be promoting the dvd more on t.v. than they are. I also think that CBS should be promoting the Jericho website as well. Really, advertising either of these if not both will do nothing but help the revenue/ratings for the show to go up.
12. Comments?
Being part of all this is and has been a lot of fun. I have been very fortunate in meeting a lot of really nice people. It is simply amazing what can be done through the internet. Jericho would not be back today if all the fans had not come together and shown CBS that we can make a difference in what programming we find acceptable. I personally thank everyone who has contributed to the success of showing CBS that we will be counted!
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