Save Journeyman!

It’s week 12 of our streaming event. Stream the episode 12 of Journeyman, “The Hanged Man,” tonight at 10 PM EST, Journeyman’s regular time-slot, at Hulu or here in this post after the jump. If you can’t make it at 10 PM, then stream at another time today. Be sure to click on the ads while you stream, and post advertiser contact info in this thread so we can let the advertisers know we watched.

It’s the same plan as previous weeks. It would be great if you can watch it with someone who hasn’t seen the show before. Spread the word. E-mail other Journeyman fans. Post it on MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo or any other place there are Journeyman groups.

Enjoy the episode, and come to our forums while you watch to chat about the show in our shoutbox or to discuss the episode once you’ve watched.
Click here for the episode.

Great news - 20th Century Fox has given us permission to use an official Journeyman photo in our campaign! Fox also expressed their appreciation for the fans and the campaign.

Postcard Blitz: For our third week of Journeyman March Madness, we’re announcing a “postcard blitz” (3/18-3/26). We’ve got sample postcards with the official Journeyman picture for you to use or you can make your own. Send a postcard to Fox and NBC and ask them to save Journeyman. See all the “postcard blitz” details in our forums.

Vote for Journeyman: Journeyman has made the finals for The TV IV’s Readers’ Choice Awards. Journeyman is up for best drama, but it’s currently running second place to Lost. Head on over to The TV IV Blog to help bring Journeyman to number one!

Our streaming event has reached week 11. Stream the tenth episode of Journeyman, “Home by Another Way,” tonight at 10 PM EST, Journeyman’s regular time-slot, at Hulu or here in this post after the jump. If you can’t make it at 10 PM, then stream at another time today. Be sure to click on the ads while you stream, and post advertiser contact info in this thread so we can let the advertisers know we watched.

It’s the same plan as previous weeks. It would be great if you can watch it with someone who hasn’t seen the show before. Spread the word. E-mail other Journeyman fans. Post it on MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo or any other place there are Journeyman groups.

Enjoy the episode, and come to our forums while you watch to chat about the show in our shoutbox or to discuss the episode once you’ve watched.

Also, check back tomorrow for a special “postcard blitz” announcement.

Click here for the episode.

One of the great supporters of the campaign to save Journeyman has been Darrin Bell, creator of the comic strip, Candorville. Journeyman has been featured in a few of the strips. In January, our own Serulous was lucky enough to get a chance to interview Darrin. The full interview is after the jump. If you like Darrin’s work, you can buy the new Candorville book, “Another Stereotype Bites the Dust.”

SaveJourneyman.net: How long have you been drawing Candorville? How long have you been drawing comic strips in general? What inspired you to create these particular characters? Do you ever base characters on people you know?

Darrin Bell: Candorville’s been nationally syndicated since 2003, but it began in 1993 as “Lemont Brown.” I drew that incarnation of the strip for the Daily Californian, UC Berkeley’s college paper, and for several black newspapers. These characters are amalgamations of people I grew up with. They represent the most ubiquitous archetypes in America’s growing minority population. Clyde Dogg ( a.k.a. “C-Dog”) is a cynical, streetwise thug who takes the easy route in life and blames others for his misfortunes. Lemont Brown is the educated intellectual who knows so much that he’s often paralyzed by his options. Susan Garcia is determined to succeed and make her parents proud, but usually at the expense of a fulfilling personal life. These are archetypes that go beyond gender or ethnic lines. They’re fairly universal. The challenge and the fun part is ensuring these archetypes don’t become stereotypes.

The way I do that is by incorporating fears, anxieties, hopes, vices, and quirks from the people closest to me. For the sake of not losing all my friends and my wife, I’ll just say all the best parts of the characters come from them, and all the worst parts come from someone else.

Click here for the rest of the interview.

Join in the next phase of Journeyman March Madness, Fax Day. On Thursday, March 13, send faxes to the networks and ask them to renew or pick up Journeyman. Tell them them why you love the show and why it’s garnered this much fan attention. Tell them to leave the light on for Journeyman. We’ve got fax numbers, instructions and even sample faxes (if you’re short on time) in our forums. We’re also asking that you tell at least one other Journeyman fan about Fax Day by sending an e-mail, posting on a website or even making an old-fashioned phone call.

Our streaming event has reached week 10. Stream the tenth episode of Journeyman, “Blowback,” tonight at 10 PM EST, Journeyman’s regular time-slot, at Hulu, if you have an account, or here in this post after the jump. If you can’t make it at 10 PM, then stream at another time today. Be sure to click on the ads while you stream, and post advertiser contact info in this thread so we can let the advertisers know we watched.

It’s the same plan as previous weeks. It would be great if you can watch it with someone who hasn’t seen the show before. Spread the word. E-mail other Journeyman fans. Post it on MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo or any other place there are Journeyman groups.

Enjoy the episode, and come to our forums while you watch to chat about the show in our shoutbox or to discuss the episode once you’ve watched.

Also, we are targeting Fox and Sci-Fi Networks this week for pick-up consideration. Contact information can be found in this thread in our forums.

Click here for the episode.

Save Journeyman YouTube Channel: As you may have read in our newsletter, Journeyman fans are putting together a YouTube channel. Visit the channel and enjoy. Remember, rating and commenting on the videos will improve their rankings. Contact Njdeh from JourneymanFansite.com to add your fan video to the channel or to contribute to a fan video DVD that will be sent to the network. Check out our fan video thread for even more videos or to post your own.

Hometown Favorites takes notice: HometownFavorites.com, one of the online sources for Rice-a-Roni fans are using in our campaign, has noticed what we are doing and wishes us luck. Thanks!

Announcing March Madness: We need your help to turn up the “fan volume” in March! We are planning a concentrated, month-long campaign to raise awareness for the effort to save Journeyman. This week, we’re asking each fan to target the press by sending at least one e-mail about Journeyman and its campaign. Our goal here is to get a large number of fans contacting the press all at once. So send an e-mail even if you’ve done so before. This will keep Journeyman fresh in the minds of the press. For press contact info, see this thread in our forums. Check back each week for more Journeyman “March Madness” events.

Vote for Journeyman: Journeyman is featured in Ausiello’s TV Guide Poll about which “bubble show” most deserves another season. Journeyman needs all the votes it can get. Get other fans to vote too!

Once again, it’s Monday, and our streaming event has reached week 9. Stream the ninth episode of Journeyman, “Emily,” tonight at 10 PM EST, Journeyman’s regular time-slot, at Hulu, if you have an account, or here in this post after the jump. If you can’t make it at 10 PM, then stream at another time today. Be sure to click on the ads while you stream, and post advertiser contact info in this thread so we can let the advertisers know we watched.

It’s the same plan as previous weeks. It would be great if you can watch it with someone who hasn’t seen the show before. Spread the word. E-mail other Journeyman fans. Post it on MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo or any other place there are Journeyman groups.

Enjoy the episode, and come to our forums while you watch to chat about the show in our shoutbox or to discuss the episode once you’ve watched.
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In a follow-up to the “blind item” posted by Michael Ausiello regarding the renewal of According to Jim, TV Guide has a photo gallery of shows readers want to be revived or retired.  Journeyman is featured as a show to revive. This would be a good time to e-mail Michael and let him know that Journeyman is the “bubble show” most deserving of renewal.