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[starstruckbyacomet]

When Fans Go Nuts: The Story of Jericho

In an unprecedented combination of fan and network gumption,was resurrected shortly after its all-too-premature death, and seven more episodes were ordered by CBS.

Mar 28, 2008, 02:48 AM EDT, updated May 25, 2011. By Anastasia Kousakis, Contributor, Associate Editor, Progressive Book Club. Source: HuffPost Contributor platform.

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Ladies and gentleman: people are voting, the Giants won the Super Bowl, and network executives have given Jericho a second chance. It's good to be an American.

Let me explain. Last year a new series called Jericho hit the airwaves courtesy of CBS, and all I really knew about it was that Skeet Ulrich was the star. I don't have cable, basic or otherwise (I tell myself it's something that makes me cool -- I don't own skinny jeans and therefore must rely on other tactics). So it wasn't until I was perusing this very website 22 episodes later that Jericho bleeped on my radar. CBS had canceled the show, a story not unlike most in the world of the television industry, and a story I had come to know quite well (full disclosure moment #1: my father works in the television industry).

For some television families a canceled series is like Christmas: it comes once a year, every year at the very same time. For the few involved with shows that make it big, there is an enormous pool of wealth from which to draw, and I don't mean "wealth" as a euphemism for talent or creativity -- I mean cold, hard cash. I initially drafted the previous sentence with the following words: "there is an endless pool of wealth..." but immediately changed it, because the cold, hard reality (much like the cold, hard cash) of working in television is that frequently one's work comes to an abrupt and thankless end.

Here's where the story of Jericho takes a twist. In an unprecedented combination of fan and network gumption, the show was resurrected shortly after its all-too-premature death, and seven more episodes were ordered by CBS.

How did it happen? 22 days, 5,000 fans, and 8 million peanuts, that's how.

The campaign to save Jericho was not the first of its kind, but it was one of the only campaigns that worked. More than 40,000 pounds of nuts were delivered to CBS offices in both New York and Los Angeles. The idea came from an episode in which Skeet's character says "Nuts!" to an enemy, a reference to General McAuliffe during WWII. And what's more inspiring than the fact that the nuts were sent, is that it was enough to change the minds of decision makers who'd already decided. That doesn't happen in TV. Heartwarming stories are to the television industry what crying is to baseball. Second chances are for recovering alcoholics and the occasional ex, not TV shows.

Not long after the first bleep, Jericho showed up on my radar again (full disclosure moment #2: my father was hired to work on the second season of Jericho). And I couldn't stop thinking about the nuts. You develop a thick skin in the world of TV. You refrain from attachments and keep your hopes down (way down, in some cases). You try not to let small victories carry you away. There's little cause for celebration and a whole lot of hard work. You're wary of team spirit because any moment that team can be disbanded. In essence, you train yourself to root for nothing and no one.

But, as the CBS Gods are my witnesses, I do declare that the story of Jericho makes me want to fashion an antenna out of aluminum and bend and twist until Skeet's face is coming through on my usually blank tube. This is a show I can root for.

Just months from what is probably the most important presidential election of my lifetime, Jericho serves as a reminder that we, as American citizens, have the power to affect change (the C-word!). Americans love power, whether you're the CEO of a major corporation, bouncer at a nightclub, or holding the remote control. So let's prove CBS was wrong (and then later right). Forget Obama, forget Clinton and McCain; this (week-after-Super) Tuesday choose Jericho. I'll be watching. (At a friend's. She has cable. And, yes, wears skinny jeans.)

*****

Nutty 'Jericho' Fans Make CBS Reconsider Canceling Show

Network reconsidering show's cancellation after receiving nuts from fans.

By ABC News. February 10, 2009, 6:43 AM.

June 6, 2007— -- A campaign to send CBS thousands and thousands of pounds of peanuts to protest the network's decision to cancel a television show appears to be working.

When CBS canceled "Jericho," a show about life in a small town after several nuclear bombs go off across the country, its fans started to rebel.

Internet chat rooms -- including a popular one on CBS's own Web site -- filled with talk about how to convince the network to bring back the show.

One method: nuts.

So far, nearly 40,000 pounds of nuts have been sent to various network executives in New York and Los Angeles. That's about 8 million peanuts.

Now it looks like the outpouring of peanuts might be working.

Quoting an anonymous source, The Associated Press Tuesday said CBS is reconsidering its decision to cancel the show. A decision on whether to bring the show back, probably for a midseason run, is imminent, the AP reported.

"They got us hooked on this great drama. … They make you actually care about the characters," said Kevin M. Russell, a fan-turned-nut-shipper from Fort Smith, Ark. "Then they pull the plug."

"Bottom line, it's to make a statement," Russell added. "We're tired of the networks telling us what to watch."

What started out as individual fans shipping nuts quickly became an organized movement.

Jeff Knoll, a fan in Oakville, Ontario, was thinking about shipping some nuts but was worried about them getting delayed in customs. That's when he stumbled across nutsonline.com.

He started talking to Jeffrey Braverman, whose family has run the nut distribution company now called nutsonline.com for three generations.

"I had never watched 'Jericho,'" Braverman said. "I was brushing this off at first. I didn't understand the magnitude of this."

He had noticed some strange orders coming in for nuts to CBS but didn't piece it together until Knoll picked up the phone.

That's when Braverman decided to revamp his Web site so "Jericho" fans could pool their resources.

Instead of shipping a few nuts at a time, the fans could chip in $5, $10 or $20 for a larger delivery that would make a statement.

[roninreverie]

I've become obsessed with the Arcane Fish People

Does their race have a legitimate name? Like are they a type of aquatic/sea-Vastaya, or Fish Folk, or something else entirely? What lore do they have about their culture?

Call me reverse-Ariel because I wanna know more about their world!

[the-sapphire-cat]

You know one of the many things I find endearing about the edge of midnight party is how kind they are to kids. Dispite everything they went through they are very kind and helpful people even in the face of hostility from suspicious towns folk but I just find the way they interact with children to be oddly wholesome.

For example, when Jericho found the girl/doll and realised she was cold he tried to warm it up and even covered its eyes so it couldn’t see the scary bag that killed her when she was human.

When the party returned to the Mirabels destroyed house and find Colette in complete shock by the body of her dead farther, Marius despite his curse and being surrounded by blood pushed through his instincts and rushed to the girl to comfort her and then picked her up to carry her to safety.

Lethica casting call emotions quite a few times to make sure to sooth their nerves and anxiety’s before asking them what’s wrong so they can figure out the issue and solve it to the best of their ability’s.

Then you have Ferryn giving a little girl a knife to defend herself, she’s confused but her intentions were pure so there’s that at least.

Not to mention Yorgrims almost farther daughter like dynamic with Anya (it’s a shame that things turned out the way they did but still Yorgrims compassion and fondness was genuine)

Those are just the ones I can remember at the top of my head I know they’re so many more but still.

[jerichothejester]

My old man yaoi

I think Bill likes him too

[vacantfields]

"The Priest" Is he one? Probably not. Should you trust him? Probably not. It doesn't stop you from going to his church, though, does it? You're too curious Too good He awaits you there in the dark.

[awholeclxwn]

FATHER AND SON ART COLLAB!! @bona-fide-clown (FOLLOW HIM NOW)

no bc this au would be so cute plz hear us out plzplzplz

extra

[edmundtheartist]

What should have happened under the conditions that Markus gets kicked out and Connor locates Jericho.

[libertybri]

fallout 3 companions reaction to lone being a shameless dirty talker who likes to get them hot/bothered by not doing anything when they're interested (just so they can eventually explode with built up lust)

Game: Fallout 3

Category: Companion Preferences

Description: Lone likes to get them hot and bothered. They react to having enough of that.

Warnings: Semi-sexual content, Mentions of sex

Butch

He is all for a good, long game of teasing– it actually excites him. Butch can last all day with being dirty talked to, however once it reaches the day’s end and he realizes that Lone never intends on actually acting on their words, his excitement turns to frustration. He’s gone too many days being the brunt of Lone’s dirtiest lines, being eyed by them as if they want him as much as he wants them, and then ignored by nightfall, left to handle his business on his own. He swears that Lone gets themselves off to his misery in that, rather than getting off to him. This going on for weeks now was wearing his patience thin. It seemed very obvious to him that he was into Lone, reciprocating pretty much all of their advances with the dirty talk.

With it being the middle of the summer, Butch could no longer stand to wear his black leather jacket. He now just wears his simple white tank top and jeans. Lone uses this style as their main topic of dirty talk quite often since the weather began to get as hot as sir DeLoria himself. “You must be sneaking off to workout or something. Looking finer with each day that passes.” Lone smirks at Butch as their lustful taunting begins.

“The times of the day when I’m not with you? You think I’m not sneaking off to meet with some broad?” Butch retorts, his response immediately halting Lone in their tracks. Their brows contort to a quizzed expression.

“So you’re seeing someone then?” They ask him, their face heating up with a feeling one can only describe as embarrassment. How could Butch not tell them that he had a partner? He just let them continue flirting with him everyday though he was seeing someone?

“I’m not.”

“So this broad doesn’t exist then?”

“That depends. Is this going somewhere or do you just enjoy getting me all hot ‘n bothered?”

“Oh, this is definitely going somewhere.” Lone takes Butch’s confirmation of his single status and confession of interest as an invitation. That somewhere was straight to their rented bed in Rivet City to work out Butch’s many weeks of frustration.

Charon

Charon didn’t quite understand that Lone was flirting with him. He was very hesitant to even respond to the dirty talk at all, giving simple grunts of acknowledgment to keep Lone happy. In his mind it was simple: He was a ghoul, they were a human, their flirting was a joke. It wasn’t until the dirty talk began to get more personal, along with more time traveling alongside each other day-in and day-out, it made him realize that maybe Lone does have a strange attraction to him. Their words, though very vulgar, were sincere. Instead of feeling false rejection by imagining they were making a joke out of him, he now felt want.

“I’m thinking maybe we can close the distance a little, in combat of course. Having you closer is all I need.” Lone exaggerates their play on words to Charon.

“I always got your back.” Charon says gruffly. He hesitates with his next words, “But I’m starting to wonder if there are other reasons you’d want me much closer. You can definitely handle yourself.”

“Other reasons?” Lone plays dumb.

“Are there?”

They grin, looking him up and down. “Yeah, maybe there are some other reasons. But I could give you some reasons to want to be close to me too.”

“You don’t even have to try, Boss.”

Clover

Clover was actually the one to begin the dirty talk in their dynamic. She appreciated Lone in many ways and was with them quite often, so it was no surprise that she was attracted to them. She made them very aware that she was willing to go as far as they wanted to, however she was confused when they reciprocated her dirty talk with their own but made no advances in their relationship.

“If I had a cap for each time I watched you bend over to pick something up, we wouldn’t have to be scavenging anymore.” Lone curiously watches Clover bend again to pick up a combat knife and a bobby pin box from a corpse.

“Keep talking like that, sugar, and I’m going to have you pinned down for hours.” Clover says, her voice sounding sweet and innocent, complete opposite of her promise she uttered.

“Well, if you’re offering…”

“Hm, you really think you can handle me?”

Jericho

He doesn’t hold back returning dirty dialogue when Lone begins their own dirty talk. If anything, he was only surprised that a pristine Vaultie would want to do anything remotely sexual with a dirty ex-raider who’s twice their age. This fact, however, becomes very apparent when their constant dirty talk never goes any further, which begins to frustrate Jericho. He’s left many nights taking off to finish his own business because his companion started the job and didn’t want to finish. It takes him longer than he would like to admit to figure out they are toying with him. When he finally pieces it together, he is practically fuming.

“You always avoid telling me those raider stories. I bet you were a real big, bad raider. You used to take what you wanted, huh?”

“I still am and I still do. You don’t notice?”

“Hm, guess you don’t want me bad enough then.” Lone shrugs him off promptly, knowing their teasing would send him over the edge. They attempt to walk on like usual, however Jericho stops them in their tracks and spins them around. They’re pinned against the wall in seconds.

“Uh-uh, not getting away this time, Vaultie. I think it’s time for you to act on your words, huh?”

Sarah Lyons

She isn’t one for games—Sarah is very much an upfront person especially when it comes to personal feelings, as she never knows when her last battle may be, so time is precious. Lone toying around with their own feelings towards her irritated the soldier to no end. She made them aware of her irritation when she first realized they were flirting with her; Them being somewhat vulgar in their words of affection, which made her heart flutter for a moment before she grew annoyed with the circumstances. Since then they attempted to keep their dirty talk somewhat on the down-low, however Sarah would call them out for any cheeky behavior and instantly shut it down.

“Hey Sentinel, guess what I’m wearing under this power armor.” Lone begins their antics with Sarah, causing her to audibly sigh. “I’m winking by the way—“ They say from behind their power armor helmet.

“Knight, I shouldn’t have to remind you of the consequences this conversation may lead to.”

“Do you wish to punish me, Sentinel?” Lone easily drives the nail in the coffin with that comment, bringing Sarah to her breaking point.

“Out of the power armor now. That’s an order, Knight.” She commands, also beginning to step out of her own suit of armor. As soon as the two are both out of their armor, Sarah has Lone against the wall with the collar of their shirt twisting up tightly in her fist. “Enough with the games. What do you want?”

“This exact position, in your quarters, everyday, for the rest of our lives.”

“Good answer.”

[mix-n-max]

Hey #squad

Been a while yeah? Yeah. Anyways, would the people care for a doodle dump? I hope that was a yes

[moxiesz]

Anastasia means resurrection. CONSTANTINE AND JERICHO’S MOTHERS CHOSEN NAME MEANS RESURRECTION. NO IM NOT OKAY

[jankoheartz]

What are your main and side NNT ships?

I love questions like these lol

Main:

Jericho x Elaine

Ban x Meliodas

Diane x King

Side:

Derieri x Monspeet

Guila x Jericho

Gilthunder x Margaret

I only named 3 cause tbh I don’t have many ships for nnt..Nakaba sucks at love stories so I don’t like canon ships much.

[theunluckyvandalist]

BTD characters as random posts I found compilation

[junimo-hexed]

don’t mind me, just posting Wilson’s content

[d4ndyn]

[jerichothejester]

Wanting to make Bill x oc/Self insert art is so crazy especially with aus of Bill because I feel so bad like that MF is still attached to Ford WTF AM I GONNA DO

[vacantfields]

have a rushed Jericho sketch (: