Monday, December 1, 2008

December Edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds

Welcome to the December Edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds.

This month's theme is "Holidays in Jericho". Unfortunately, due to all the excitement of Jericho's encore return on The CW, we didn't get any submissions. Not wanting to cancel the issue, I took a short stroll around the Jericho on-line fandom and found some festive items (some old and some new).
We hope that you enjoy your time at Blackjack Fairgrounds. Remember the rules: no guns, thieves will be strung up, and be sure to leave before nightfall!

Holiday Stories

At Jericho Kansas Inc., Chris from the UK gives us "Merry Christmas Jericho":
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

At Jericho Rally Point, Scifiaddict gives us "Christmas Eve in Jericho".

At Jericho Fan Fiction, Serendip gives us Christmas Day 2006:
Hope and Gladness
Sun gleams bright
Let it Snow


Festive Article/Threads

Cinema Blend lists Jericho in their 12 DVD's of Christmas, as:
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me . . .
The Show that wouldn't die

Radio Free Jericho has some wonderful Jericho Holiday E-Cards.

Jericho Net has a cute quiz about how well you know the Christmas Carols and Songs.

The Northern California Rangers are having "Gail Green's Famous Holiday Cookie/Food Exchange in combination with Casino Night at the Jericho Lodge". You can see the info here at JKI.

Even the networks are in the Holiday mood: "Please, Santa, have all those viewers who went away during the writers strike -- and who have stayed away -- come back."

This concludes this edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds.

Since Jericho is encoring on The CW (Sundays at 7/6 c), the theme of the January Edition is "Reviews/Musings for Episodes 1-5". If you've written a review of any of the first five episodes please let us know. Submission deadline is December 31st.

Please send submissions to blackjack@jerichojki.com or gwen@az-technology.com.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Special Halloween Edition

JKI could not get a graphic corn maze web page ready in time for Halloween, so we decided to do a virtual adventure.

For the purposes of this game, all the Jericho groups listed below are part of Stanley Richmond’s Virtual Corn Maze and clues have been left on the boards of these groups.

On a dark and stormy night, a dead body was found on I-70 near Maple Dr. (near the Richmond Farm). Clutched in his hand was a note. The note was addressed to Jake and it had a lot of locations (see list below) written on it. It was signed "Pool Guy" and Jake immediately knew it came from Hawkins. Stanley recognizes the locations as being in his Corn Maze. Both Jake and Stanley are being watched, so they need the local rangers to help them find the information hidden in the corn maze.

Each clue will be in a thread named Virtual Corn Maze Adventure-Clue #. That number corresponds to a location in a sentence (Clue #1 is the first letter in the sentence, etc.). In the thread will be a letter, that is what will be in the sentence. Spaces are left out of the sentence.

Example: Clue #1 has the letter P in it. That means the first letter of the sentence is P.

When you have all 43 clues, assemble the sentence and you have the message that Jake needs. Please don’t post any answers until after midnight PT. If you wish to check your answer, then you can e-mail me at gwen@az-technology.com.

Hope you have fun participating in this adventure and Happy Halloween from Jericho Kansas Inc.


Locations in Stanley Richmond’s Virtual Corn Maze:
CBS Jericho Board
Jericho Board at IMDB
Jericho Channel
Jericho Fan Fiction
Jericho Forum at Buddy TV
Jericho Forum at Hallmark UK
Jericho Forum at Sci Fi
Jericho Forum at TV.net
Jericho Forum at UniversalHD
Jericho Kansas Inc.
Jericho KS
Jericho Net
Jericho Rally Point
Jericho Revolution
Jericho Wiki
Men of Jericho
Nuts for Jericho
Radio Free Jericho
The Richmond Ranch

We apologize for any Jericho groups we left out of this game.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

November Edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds

Welcome to the November edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds, the Jericho blog carnival. Our theme this month is "Happenins' in the Jericho Fandom". The order of the entries matches the reverse timeline in which they entered the Jericho fandom (any errors are the responsibility of the editor).

We hope that you enjoy your time at Blackjack Fairgrounds. Remember the rules: no guns, thieves will be strung up, and be sure to leave before nightfall!


UniversalHD (UHD) Jericho Forum presents:
Supporting UHD and Jericho - letting your Jericho consumer dollars speak.

Join the Ranger Rally on Saturdays at 9 pm ET/6pm PT. Look for the Ranger Rally thread at UHD.

Come relax at the Mega Jericho Chat Thread.


Jericho Forum on Sci Fi presents:
Come vote for the next mayor of Jericho in the Season 3 Mayoral Election Finals. Finalists are Eric Green, Gail Green and Gray Anderson. Last day to vote is November 4th.

Read great Serial Fan Fiction - KrzyKitty’s JLA Squad New Chapters.

Another good read a Jericho Short Story - KrzyKitty’s Jericho One Shot: Remember Me.


Jericho-Kansas (JKI) presents their efforts with the California Jericho Rangers:
Sailing Adventure - our trip in the San Francisco Bay on an old fashion sailing ship. In the Jericho universe, it would be easier to sail across the bay, than ride a horse around it.

Fan Table at Silicon 2008 - going to a local convention is a great way to meet new Jericho fans. There were many fans hungry for news and a lot of potential fans stopped by and asked where they could find the episodes.

Corn Maze Adventure - Jericho fans having an adventure at a local gathering.


JerichoNet (JNet) presents:
Submit Your Recipes For The New Jr4ot Cookbook - please submit your recipes for this cookbook fundraiser.

Discussion on NBC’s TAMi ratings system - join the interesting discussion.

The long running Jake Lusters Anonymous thread - stop by and join us.


Radio Free Jericho (RFJ) presents:
Halloween Party! Friday, Oct 31st - 10 EST, 9 CST Come join us for some spooky fun!

Halloween E-cards - Send a fun or spooky Jericho Halloween E-card to a friend!

Making Jericho - Get the scoop about working on Jericho, direct from the cast and crew! Lots of fun insider stories.


Jericho Rally Point (JRP) presents:
Halloween Spooktacular - with topics for all kinds of Halloween wacky fun.

The Fallout Forum - is for all kinds of debate topics. Lately most topics have been politically oriented. This is where topics that are a little more controversial in nature can be discussed.

Survival Preparedness by Blackpercheron – is a great place to find winter survival and preparation tips.

JRP has an excellent Jericho Fan Fiction section and we are and always looking for submissions by Jericho fans. Also, if anyone has any Jericho art work, graphics or videos they want to show off and/or share Visual Jericho is the place to visit.


CBS Jericho Forum (Jericho Rising) presents:
Community Revitalization Project – an introduction in the Season 2 folder.

Ranger Roll Call – where every Ranger Counts, come post and be counted.

Heather and Jake - the long running thread in the Residents of Jericho folder.

CBS’ new Social Viewing Room – you can watch an episode and play with the interactive features. Come throw poison darts at Constantino or kisses at Jake!


This concludes this edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds.

The theme of the December Edition is "Holidays in Jericho" and will cover any of the winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, New Years Eve or Epiphany). Stories, art, games, interesting threads on a holiday theme. Submission deadline is November 25th.

The theme of the January Edition is "Reviews for Episodes 1-11". If you've written a review of any of the first eleven episodes please let us know. Submission deadline is December 27th.

Please send submissions to blackjack@jerichojki.com or gwen@az-technology.com.

Monday, September 29, 2008

October Edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds

Welcome to the October Edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds.

This month's theme is Cast and Crew interviews. This will be a mix of fan and media interviews.

We hope that you enjoy your time at Blackjack Fairgrounds. Remember the rules:
No guns, thieves will be strung up, and be sure to leave before nightfall!

The Green Family
Alan Sepinwall's interview of Gerald McRaney, who plays Johnston Green.
Joe Rhodes' interview of Pamela Reed, who plays Gail Green.
A.C. Ferrante's interview of Skeet Ulrich, who plays Jake Green.
Jenna Busch's interview of Kenneth Mitchell, who plays Eric Green.

Love Interests of the Green Boys
A.C. Ferrante's interview of Ashley Scott, who plays Emily Sullivan.
Daniel Robert Epstein's interview of Sprague Grayden, who plays Heather Lisinski.
Jeff Schubert's audio interview of Clare Carey, who plays Mary Bailey.

The Richmond Family
Kystorms' (Jericho~TV Blog) interview of Brad Beyer, who plays Stanley Richmond.
Kystorms' (Jericho~TV Blog) interview of Alicia Coppola, who plays Mimi Clark.
Lisa Steinberg's interview of Shoshannah Stern, who plays Bonnie Richmond.

The Hawkins' Family
Jane's (The Monster Blog) interview of Lennie James, who plays Robert Hawkins.
Jane's (The Monster Blog) interview of April Parker-Jones, who plays Darcy Hawkins.

Jericho Townsfolk
Kystorms' (Jericho~TV Blog) interview of Michael Gaston, who plays Gray Anderson.
Bill Paris' interview of Erik Knudsen, who plays Dale Turner.
Jennifer Moreno's interview of Richard Speight Jr., who plays Bill Kohler.

New Bern Townsfolk
Rae's interview of Timothy Omundson, who plays Phil Constantino.
Shelby's (Jericho4Kids) interview of David Meunier, who plays Russell.

Allied States Personnel
Shelby's (Jericho4Kids) interview of Esai Morales, who plays Edward Beck.
Shelby's (Jericho4Kids) interview of D.B. Sweeney, who plays John Goetz.

Creative Team
Matt Mitovitch's interview with Carol Barbee (Executive Producer).
Jane's (The Monster Blog) interview with Matt Federman (Co-producer/Writer).
A.C. Ferrante's interview of Dan Shotz (Co-executive Producer) and Jon Steinberg (Creator/Producer).
Steven Herbert's interview (page 1 & 12) of Jon Turtletaub (Executive Producer).

This concludes the October Edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds. The November Edition theme will be "Happenins' in the Fandom".

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

October, November and December Blackjack Themes

The theme of the October Edition will be "Cast and Crew Interviews". Please pick your favorite interview and submit it. Submission deadline is September 25th.

The theme of the November Edition is "Happenins' in the Fandom". News about your Jericho website/forum/group/blog will be eagerly accepted. Submission deadline is October 25th.

The theme of the December Edition is "Holidays in Jericho" and will cover any of the winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, New Years Eve or Epiphany). Stories, art, games, interesting threads on a holiday theme. Submission Deadline is November 25th.

Please send submissions to blackjack@jerichojki.com.

September Blackjack Fairgrounds Roadshow Edition

The September roadshow edition is being hosted by Erika of Short Story Life.

The theme is Jericho Minstrels: Fan Fiction, Videos, Poems and Songs. Here is the September Edition.

We hope that you enjoy your time at Blackjack Fairgrounds. Remember the rules: no guns, thieves will be strung up, and be sure to leave before nightfall!

Friday, August 8, 2008

September Edition Deadline

Kricka has volunteered to host the September issue, at her blog "Short Story Life".

The theme of the issue will be "Jericho Minstrels: Fan Fiction, Videos, Poems and Songs". If you are not the creative type, then feel free to tell me about your favorites and I will contact the creator. You can also submit items which don't match our theme and if there is room I will include them (variety is always welcome).

The deadline is August 29th. You can send submissions to blackjack@jerichojki.com.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

August Edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds

Welcome to the August edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds, the Jericho blog carnival. Our theme this month is "Happenins in the Jericho Fandom". The order of the entries match the timeline in which they entered the fandom (any errors are the responsibility of the editor).

We hope that you enjoy your time at Blackjack Fairgrounds. Remember the rules: no guns, thieves will be strung up, and be sure to leave before nightfall!


From the Cher at the CBS Jericho Message Boards: Beginning the first of July a new Daily Thread was created on the CBS Jericho Forum. This thread was started as just a place to get together, make friends and bond, a place to just have fun and discuss personal items of interest. They tell jokes, talk about their families, pets, vacations, weather and work. Almost everything is allowed except those of an important nature, those will still be on a separate thread. As the month progressed there was a need to more continuity and the thread changed to the Weekly Thread. The hope is that this Weekly Thread will bring unity to the Jericho Rangers on the CBS Board and to help keep the other threads on-topic by having a place to discuss items not associated with any other thread. Catch the weekly thread at the Season 2 Folder.

The editor would like to add that there are many areas of the CBS Jericho Message Board which deserve exploring and urges everyone to explore the areas they don't usually post in.


Callisto925 from the Jericho Rally Point Forum has submitted these entries:

*We have now reorganized and streamlined the Season/Episode and the Cast and Crew forums. Now everything is under one main board and is easy to navigate.

*Callisto925 also wanted to share her fan art work posted here and here.


Maybei from the Radio Free Jericho Forum has submitted these entries:

*Jericho - Questions and Answers
Get the scoop about working on Jericho, direct from the cast and crew! Lots of fun insider stories, behind-the-scenes look at the making of special effects, the Jericho sets and props, what it is like working with the actors and actresses, etc...

*Beyond Jericho
Keep up to date on the new projects by the cast & crew & writers of Jericho.

*Morgan's Weekly Jericho Trivia Game
How much of Jericho do you remember? Everything from soup to NUTS!!


Terocious from Jericho Junction presents Jericho: Small Town on the Big Screen?.


MikesMom from the Jericho Net Forum suggests that you kick back and relax with these entries:

*Follow the battle of the players in the Online Jericho Game, enter at your own risk.

*Would you watch Jericho with a new cast?

*What were they thinking?


Ratkeeper from Jericho Kansas Inc. (JKI) presents:

*The Telegraph, our Jericho blog/news portal. Check the latest news or search for topics on The Telegraph.

*Jericho Emergency Broadcast System (JEBS), the Jericho interforum information/emergency network. For more information go here.

*Contest to Determine Where Loomer Ridge Might Be. Follow the link and submit which numbered location you think is Loomer Ridge. Prize: The winner will receive a survival handbook signed by Carol Barbee, Brad Beyer, Alicia Coppola and Lennie James. Winning entry will be drawn on August 30th. You do NOT have to be registered at JKI to enter.


The Sci Fi Channel is giving us a mini Jericho marathon on Wednesday, August 13th. They will be showing episodes 1-8. Please stop by the Sci Fi Jericho Forum and discuss the episodes.


From dawnbusa at the Jericho Revolution, has a blog entry about her campaign "Jericho and Spreading the Nutty Love".


We would like to welcome the Universal HD Jericho Forum to Blackjack Fairgrounds. When UHD starting showing reruns of Jericho the forum really started to pick up. Reports are that the Administers have been very responsive and the Moderators are very friendly and helpful, uncommon on a lot of public boards. Stop in for a visit: Universal HD.


We have three more independent entries:

From outlaw2448, a fan film project called "Grapevine". Grapevine is a spin-off from Jericho that takes place in Texas. You can see the initial videos at You Tube and you can learn about the production at Blog TV.

From Rosma, our international ally from Spain, we have a fan video urging all the international fans to join the Save Jericho fight. The video is entitled "All together save Jericho".

From krzykat, a series of stories regarding the Jericho Liberation Alliance.


That concludes this edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds. "Happenins in the fandom" has been a popular theme, so every few months we hope to revisit this theme.

The September edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds will be published on August 31st. The theme will be "Jericho Minstrels: Fan Fiction, Videos, Poems and Songs". The submission deadline is August 25th. Please send any submissions to blackjack@jerichojki.com. If you are not the creative type, then feel free to tell us about your favorites and we will contact the creator. You can also submit items which don't match our theme and if there is room we will include them (variety is always welcome).

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

If you are interested in hosting a future edition, then please e-mail blackjack@jerichojki.com. Hosts are provided with the entry links and information, and they just need to format and publish the edition.

Friday, July 25, 2008

August Edition Deadline

The August edition deadline has been extended until Tuesday, July 29th.

The edition will be published on July 31st and will appear in this new homebase blog.

We are looking for a host for the September issue (to be published on August 31st).

If you want to make a submission to the August edition or volunteer to host the September edition, then please e-mail blackjack@jerichojki.com.

Monday, June 30, 2008

July Blackjack Fairgrounds

Here is the link to take you to the July road show edition: July Blackjack

I'd like to give a special thank you to Jane at The Monster for hosting the July edition and walking me through the process of how this works. Another thank you to Amy Vernon at Remote Access for letting me take over her creation.

Our next edition has a deadline of July 25th and will be open on July 30th. If you are interested in hosting or want to submit an item then please e-mail me at blackjack@jerichojki.com

Please enjoy your time at Blackjack Fairgrounds. Remember the rules: no guns, thieves will be strung up, and be sure to leave before nightfall!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Next Edition

The next Blackjack Fairgrounds will be on June 30th and will be hosted by TheMonster. The submission deadline is June 25th. Submissions can be made here or you can e-mail blackjack@jerichojki.com.

Past Editions

You can see the past editions of Blackjack Fairgrounds here. Click on the past posts.

Monday, June 9, 2008

Beginnings

Blackjack Fairgrounds was started by Amy Vernon of Remote Access. JKI hopes to continue Amy's service to the Jericho fandom by continuing Blackjack Fairgrounds.