| Pretty Dan scan |
[Sep. 4th, 2008|10:13 am] |
Some of you may have seen it before, but what the hell...
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) hellblazer06 posted a pretty hi-res scan of a Journeyman promo shot of Kevin McKidd as Dan Vasser here. |
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| 2007-2008 Season Post-Mortem Part 7: "Journeyman" |
[Jun. 4th, 2008|06:45 pm] |
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This season, I’ll be summing up this unusual 2007-2008 season with a post-mortem on the majority of the shows I’ve reviewed during the year, ranking from the very worst to the very best. In some cases, the term “post-mortem” is all too applicable. This is Part 7 of this 11-step journey, focusing on the first season of “Journeyman”.
Unlike fellow freshmen “Bionic Woman” and “Moonlight”, “Journeyman enjoyed a solid production and writing staff and a singular vision. There were few (if any) examples of forced revision along the way, and the showrunner was able to put together a smart and mature story arc over the course of 13 episodes. With all that going for the series, what went wrong?
In short, four things held “Journeyman” back from the success that it deserved.
First and foremost, the network had no concept of the kind of show they had in hand. Based on all the promotional material sent out before the show aired, the network seemed to think that it would be a slightly different take on “Quantum Leap”. The descriptions were so similar that many potential viewers refused to watch the show based on that impression alone.
The second problem was scheduling. Two promising shows had failed in the exact same timeslot the season before (“Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” and “The Black Donnellys”). In some respect, that was a failing on the part of the shows in question, but the post-“Heroes” timeslot was quickly acknowledged as a showkiller. After all, the “CSI: Miami” war machine was solid in that hour, making it very hard for a new scripted show (especially one given deceptive promotion) to gain ground.
With the show being something different than promised, and the timeslot less than ideal, the series had to start with a solid and compelling pilot. This was the third problem: the very first episode began with a confusing and mediocre first half. It wasn’t until Livia arrived on the scene that the premise began to take shape, and the final act was more than worth the wait. Unfortunately, quite a few potential viewers chose to turn the channel before any of that happened.
Even so, the series had average ratings as a start, so it might have gained ground. This is where the fourth and fatal problem arose. To put it simply, a number of viewers were put off by the mature tone of the series. The show was less about time traveling antics (though there were quite a few) and more about the effect of the unplanned and unwanted time travel on Dan Vassar’s personal and professional life. It was a show about relationships, and a fairly realistic depiction of what such a phenomenon would do to an already troubled relationship. (Ironically, strong characters and ongoing consequences are often desired by genre fans.)
Week after week, the show lost viewers. For some, the true intentions of the show just weren’t interesting enough. For others, they had little patience for a narrative that demanded patience. In many respects, “Journeyman” was similar to “Invasion”, a series from the 2005-2006 season that seemed to start slow, but was taking its time to set up conflicts and consequences.
Hopefully the inevitable DVD set will allow for a second look at the series. I think a number of people who passed on the show during first run will be surprised if they revisit the show in its entirety. After all, the series earned a Critical Myth average rating of 7.6, and it was consistently above average along the way. “Journeyman” was a smart show about consequences and character, and it deserved better than it received.
John Keegan
Reprinted with permission
Original source: c. Critical Myth, 2008
All rights reserved
Link: http://www.criticalmyth.com |
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| Television Without Pity |
[Feb. 19th, 2008|06:34 pm] |
What is it about the TELEVISION WITHOUT PITY forum? I get two warnings for posting something they didn't like. And what I had posted was basically minor.
Just this afternoon, I accessed the forum and received a message that I had been temporarily banned. Even worse, I can't LOG OUT from the damn forum. What is going on?
Does anyone in this country believe in freedom of speech . . . even on the Internet? |
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[Feb. 15th, 2008|03:04 pm] |
Avril Lavigne #01-20
Elizabeth Mitchell #21-25
Journeyman #26-30
Sports Night #31-40
Studio 60 #41-45
West Wing Cast (The Men) #46-50
Group Shot (Brad, Matt & Flicka) #51
#1. Credit please
#2. Comments are <33333
 
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| Journeyman Downloadarama ~ Monday (Feb 11th) 10PM EST |
[Jan. 28th, 2008|02:19 am] |
Don't forget to watch Episode 6 "Keepers" Monday (Feb 11th) 10PM EST - or any other time that day, for that matter. We are trying to concentrate the greatest amount of attention on nbc's site during the time when the show would be on television, though. (I actually got kicked off NBC's site completely for episode 4, which I hope means that there was quite a bit more traffic than usual. A number of other people reported having similar issues.)
You can also support the show by voting/rating/commenting on it at:http://www.heynielsen.com/view/journeyman/ Journeyman is the second-highest-ranked show on there right now. Pretty darn cool!
There is also a poll on the SciFi Channel site asking which show you're looking forward to seeing return first when the strike ends, and Journeyman is a contender - currently out in front, too!
You can vote here:
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/ Thanks a bunch for your continued support, folks!  |
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| People's Choice Journeyman Poll!! |
[Jan. 15th, 2008|02:53 am] |
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Edit: The darned thing won't let me see for sure, but I think that poll actually ended up with an 85-86% positive vote, if you count the percentage of people who said they'd Never heard of Journeyman but would give it a look if it came back along with the Heck yeah, gimme my show back! votes. Pretty darn cool!
PCA Buzz Poll asking whether Journeyman should be given another try with better advertising when the strike ends.
I think the poll is up for one more day.
Go here! Vote now!
http://www.pcavote.com/pca/singlepoll.jsp?pollId=5000029
Thankies! And you can actually vote on that or any other poll on the PCA site hourly. |
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| Request for Screencaps for episodes 10 - 13. |
[Jan. 14th, 2008|05:33 pm] |
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Hello! :)
I'm sure I'm not the only one here who would like someone to post screencaps for the last few episodes of Journeyman, episodes 10 through 13. I think Autumdreamer76 has posted other caps, for most of the other episodes, and it would be wonderful if the rest of the episodes could be capped and added here. :D
For those of you here who can't make caps and want to see them, please reply/comment to my post, so it doesn't look like I'm the only one interested in caps for this show! LOL
Sometimes a show of interest from community members helps to gauge interest-level, etc...
Jen |
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| JOURNEYMAN DOWNLOADARAMA - MONDAY - JAN. 21ST - 10PM EST |
[Jan. 4th, 2008|03:10 pm] |
| Edit: Coming up Monday, January 21st at 10PM EST All JM fans go to nbc.com and watch episode 3 "Game Three" at 10PM EST. If you can't make it at that time, any time of the day will do - though we're trying to concentrate the greatest amount of viewership during the time that the show would be (or should be) on television. You can also support the show by voting for it at: http://www.heynielsen.com/view/journeyman/
Thanks to all the fans for your continued support! 
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Edit: Coming up Monday, January 14th at 10PM EST
All JM fans go to nbc.com and watch episode 2 "Friendly Skies" at 10PM EST. If you can't make it at that time, any time of the day will do - though we're trying to concentrate the greatest amount of viewership during the time that the show would be ( or should be) on television. You can also support the show by voting for it at: http://www.heynielsen.com/view/journeyman/
Thanks to all the fans for your continued support! * * * * * * * * * *
Copied from a post by zcarpano on IMDB: Hey JM fans--
I'm not sure if this has been posted yet, but the guys on AICN.com are talking about a "JOURNEYMAN DOWNLOADARAMA" episode 1 on Jan. 7th at 10PM ET.
All JM fans go to nbc.com and watch episode 1 "love of a lifetime" at 10PM.
And every following monday after that we go to the next episode and so on... until nbc takes JM off their site.
Let's join in! JM fans unite!
A concerted effort to make a point we support this show! we'll probably crash the site, but do it anyway!!!
See you on Jan 7 2k08 Pass it on! Copy and paste this message to any other forums you think might want to get in on the action!
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| 30 Journeyman Cast Promotional Photos (High Res) |
[Dec. 24th, 2007|07:10 pm] |
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Credits: celebutopia.net
Photos include: Kevin McKidd, Moon Bloodgood Brian Howe, Charles Henry Wyson, Gretchen Egolf, & Reed Diamond
View all 30 pictures in my Scrapbook |
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| New here and I join bearing a theory |
[Dec. 21st, 2007|05:50 pm] |
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Hi, everyone. Just joined the community (yeah, a little late to the party, I know).
I have a theory about our friend the professor. How old would you say he was? Do we know the last name of Livia's fiancee in past?
What shoots down this theory is the fact that Livia didn't mention that Langley was her fiancee's last name (not that that couldn't stop her from being Langley's mother).
Am I nuts? Is it worth pondering now that the show is over? |
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| Promotional Images? |
[Dec. 21st, 2007|10:33 am] |
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I can't seem to find any of the HQ promotional images. Are there any episodic ones? |
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| And... |
[Dec. 19th, 2007|11:09 pm] |
Just wondering what everyone thought of the last episode!
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