Can You Hear Me Now? Comcast’s Fancast Can!
If you’ve ever wondered if you’re simply a lone voice in the wilderness, especially when it comes to loving and promoting Jericho, please take heart! Your collective voices have been heard, and thanks to your overwhelming response with insightful comments and Diggs to this week’s Fancast piece, your words, thoughts and actions as a Jericho Ranger are going to be experienced louder and stronger than ever before.
Here are a couple of excerpts from an e-mail received from Julia Diddy, columnist for Sci Fi Tracker at Fancast.com:
Hi Julie! Hi gang! Well, my editor and others at Fancast were so pleased by the reaction to the Jericho column, they’ve given me the greenlight to give this regular coverage……what you’re doing is exciting stuff, and we’d love to help you get the word out.
In a later e-mail, she added:
Fancast would love to continue to profile the ongoing campaign to find Jericho a new home. There was a great reception to the article [“Behind the Scenes of the ‘Save Jericho’ Campaign”] regarding the fight to save Jericho thus far. The campaign is obviously a saga in its own right. I would love to find out from others involved – producers, writers, cast…what the Save Jericho campaign has meant to them, how it is casting a light on changes that need to be made within the television industry (outdated Nielsen measurement methods, etc.), how this grassroots campaign is breaking new ground, etc.
If you’re unfamiliar with Fancast, here are a few tidbits provided by Julia:
- Owned by Comcast (Did you hear me? Owned by Comcast? Ring a bell? Haven’t we written a postcard or two…..or thousands…..to Comcast?)
- With a goal of being the best video aggregator, but unlike sites such as Hulu, Fancast has robust editorial, i.e. columns, articles, great info and insightful commentary
- Officially launched last January, with unique views hovering at 3 million last month alone (Unique views? See previous “Jericho Love is Universal” blog J)
- A very active sci-fi genre on the site in terms of shows and the shows’ fans
So, be on the lookout for more columns highlighting our community and our efforts to preserve Jericho and what’s left of quality TV programming! You spoke out with lots of passion, commitment, and obvious intelligence, plus a good dose of appreciation for Julia’s article, and see what it got you?? Let’s continue to tell the Jericho story, and please show the love to Fancast for giving us the opportunity.
Julie/Welcome2CHO
nobodysbaby said,
Wrote on June 26, 2008 @ 7:04 pm
I am very proud to say that the response from the Comcast-owned Fancast has been terrific. The Season 1 episodes of Jericho expired May 31, 2008…we sent Fancast some emails and they have returned ALL Jericho episodes, the new expiration date…December 31, 2008! We asked, they delivered.
I am fast becoming a huge fan of Fancast and Comcast, so thanks, Julia Diddy, and to you, our very own Julie, for bringing attention to Fancast, Comcast and our Jericho!
mpbnice said,
Wrote on June 26, 2008 @ 7:14 pm
Welcome, you’re the best! Please tell Julia how much we appreciate her support and look forward to seeing more Jericho articles.
N2N2 said,
Wrote on June 26, 2008 @ 7:29 pm
I’ve been using Fancast ever since January when they announced it. I loved it from the git go! I caught up on Bones – another favorite of mine that was airing while I was at yoga. And ~~ don’t tell anyone ~~ but I caught a peek or two of Jericho while at work Shhhh!
Anyway, I just loved Julia’s article. She gets it; she really gets it. It’s more than what or how Neilsen counts. It is the entire industry. The advertisers only want to pay for Neilsen ratings and only wants them to count the way they always have, therefore, the networks have to use those figures.
So someone’s got to be first to make a change. Either the advertisers have to start including on-line viewing as well as time shifting in the purchasing OR the networks have to stand united and decide that they will all use the same criteria when selling advertising. In any case, the entire present system needs to be put to rest and a new 21st Century comprehensive ratings system needs to be implemented or we will be saying “Bye Bye” to network TV. I’m halfway there already.
What really, really gets me is that I have been PAYING for network TV through DirecTV for years but they insist that I am not the customer — this is the crux of the matter for me. So, I’m doing something about it and that is “Why I Fight.”
So let me say Thank You and Welcome to the Rangers, Julia! It shall be my pleasure to fight along side you.
Lauri said,
Wrote on June 26, 2008 @ 7:48 pm
I don’t have Comcast where I live, but I love Fancast! I watched all the Jericho episodes on it!
NightShade10 said,
Wrote on June 26, 2008 @ 8:18 pm
This is the BEST news! Thank you so much for sharing it with us. And, do tell Julia thank you from me, too! It’s so rewarding to have a real journalist take a look at what we’re doing and get the real scoop! I’m looking forward to reading it. Fancast is a great site, and I love the time I spend there.
Gwen said,
Wrote on June 26, 2008 @ 10:13 pm
Fancast has certainly been supportive of Jericho. We have a poster from Fancast who visits Jericho-Kansas.
I’m so glad that Fancast was able to keep showing the Jericho episodes.
Yeah Fancast!
Gwen
http://www.jericho-kansas.com
MikesMom said,
Wrote on June 27, 2008 @ 5:25 am
Thanks, Julia, for the interest and continued coverage of the efforts on behalf of Jericho fans.
AnaLucia815 said,
Wrote on June 27, 2008 @ 6:10 am
Welcome, thanks for the great news! Fancast has been so responsive to the Jericho fans, and I’m excited Julia will continue to shine a light on our efforts. I really like the Fancast site, and visit it nearly every day.
jericho911 said,
Wrote on June 27, 2008 @ 1:45 pm
This is some really GREAT news! Fancast has been nothing but supportive to Jericho – first showing Jericho episodes, then bringing them back due to demand after they expired and now this FANTASTIC article and the news of MORE articles! I cannot get Comcast in my area, but you betcha I will be watching more Fancast online in the future! AND Julia is a TOP-NOTCH journalist! Thanks Fancast and Julia!
curlybean said,
Wrote on June 27, 2008 @ 2:04 pm
Fancast is awesome. Thanks, Julia, for the continuing coverage of our fight to save Jericho. The power of the people is amazing, isn’t it?
Alma Kesling said,
Wrote on June 28, 2008 @ 9:59 am
I NEED more Jericho!
Ralph said,
Wrote on June 28, 2008 @ 4:48 pm
I love jericho!!! Death to ASA traitors slow and painful!! I want my Jericho!!!!