JEBS - Announcements for 1/29/15

Announcements for the Jericho Fandom
Jericho Electronic Broadcast System (JEBS)
January 29, 2015



A New Year for Jericho

In 2014, CBS made some good decisions, which I think will benefit Jericho:

1. CBS is partnering with Lionsgate on the POP channel. The POP channel, will focus on fans, fandom and popular arts. The original Jericho episodes will air on Pop in the near future.

2. CBS started their own streaming service - CBS All Access.

3. CBS is launching a retro digital channel, called Decades. It will focus on vintage TV and pop culture. This subchannel will be available over-the-air in many of the CBS local markets.

4. CBS has given Netflix the international rights to their digital library.

5. CBS Films has teamed with Lionsgate to distribute and market their wide release films.

The first four items indicate that CBS has newly ventured into all the platforms that Jericho fans frequent (over-the-air, cable, on-line, and international). These new ventures are fandom friendly and would be a better fit for Jericho, then the CBS broadcast channel.

As for #5, if the hinted about Jericho movie is green-lighted, then Lionsgate would be the ideal partner for CBS Films. Liongate has the experience with franchises (Twilight and Hunger Games) that CBS Films was lacking.

I believe that 2015, will be a good year for Jericho.

Gwen

________________________________

Operation POP

Pop (formerly TVGN) is a CBS cable/satellite network that is for fans, fandom and popular culture. Jericho, as a cult classic, is the type of show and audience that Pop wants.

For Operation Pop, we will be e-mailing Pop and asking them to consider making new episodes of Jericho. E-mails go to Brad Schwartz, the President of Entertainment and Media: [email protected]
_______________________________

Activities and Gatherings

Weekly On-Line Gatherings
Wednesday Night Ranger Watchers - meets at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. We watch an episode of Jericho, via whatever means you have (Netflix, Amazon Instant, Hulu Plus, iTunes, CBS All Access or DVD). Please go here for the chat room: http://jkchat.apphb.com/Chat

In-Person Gatherings
The Jericho Fan Table will be at these conventions:
WonderCon April 3-5, 2015 http://www.comic-con.org/wca
Comic Con International July 9-12, 2015 http://www.comic-con.org/ccihttp://www.comic-con.org/cci
_______________________________

Outside Jericho

Kitty's Newscorner
December 28th: http://www.krzykittysnewscorner.com/2014/12/december-28-2014.html
January 29th: http://www.krzykittysnewscorner.com/2015/01/january-29-2015.html

Post-Apoclalyptic News
Z for Zachariah - In the wake of a disaster that wipes out most of civilization, two men and a young woman find themselves in an emotionally charged love triangle as the last known survivors
http://deadline.com/2015/01/craig-zobel-sundance-z-for-zachariah-chris -pine-margot-robbie-1201358400/

The Last Man on Earth
Uniquely blending romantic comedy & science fiction, "The Last Man On Earth" is about two teenagers exploring the nature, and rejection of first love, when a cataclysmic event leaves them inexplicably stranded and alone. If they can each find a way to understand one another, then they might just have a chance at survival. http://www.thelastmanonearthmovie.com/

6 Places Where You Can Visit the Post-Apocalypse (Today)
http://www.cracked.com/article_20558_6-places-where-you-can-visit-post -apocalypse-today.html#ixzz3Q3m7HeaU

Best US Places to Survive the Apocalypse
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/photos/best-us-p laces-to-survive-the-apocalypse/its-the-end-of