Le 20 juin dernier, Carol Barbee aurait déclaré publiquement que les négociations avançaient encore, et s'accéléraient même depuis 2 semaines! Une bonne nouvelle qui récompense les efforts de plus en plus importants, des fans américains, notamment ces derniers temps avec la publicité engageait à la télé, dans la presse écrite, ou encore dans la rue. Voici sa déclaration, et sa traduction en français:

“We can’t give specifics yet, but I  and the Junction team have had several meetings or conference calls about Jericho business in the last two weeks.  Please tell the fandom to hang in there just a little while longer."

"On ne peut pas encore donner d'informations précises, mais la Junction team et moi avons eu plusieurs entretiens et conférences sur Jericho ces deux dernières semaines. S'il vous plaît, dites aux fans de s'accrocher un peu plus longtemps." (par Jericho.hypnoweb.net)

Mise à Jour: Bob Stephenson a, à son tour, envoyé un nouveau message de soutiens aux fans, le voici (en anglais uniquement):

So here we are – another waiting game, another reality television season – UGH! I’m so tired of this stuff. I think it is important to let you all know how much it means to the cast that you keep hope alive. Not only for Jericho, but for television in general. When this fight began just after the first season, what struck me was how fed up everyone was - fed up with shows being pulled off the air for no reason. Sure, some shows fail, and those shows need to be pulled (they lose money and sponsorship), but many do well and are pulled just because the network doesn’t understand them and they don’t care about how you feel. To them, it’s just a widget that can be replaced – as if one painting can easily substitute another. Well, it can’t.

I am so happy to see/hear our fans scream “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!” The cast of the show watches television too, believe it or not, and we say the same things you guys are saying all the time - “I can’t believe they canceled this show or that show…” We hate it. As viewers, as actors, as a union…we hate it. We want to work.  It’s a job to us – a job we love. We are hired to entertain and when a show comes along that we believe in, that we feel is worthy of 12- to 18-hour days, that we care about…it means something, something special and we don’t want it to go away – especially if the show’s FANS, in the millions, don’t want it to go away. “I’m mad as hell and I’m not gonna take it, anymore,” as the movie “Network” so brilliantly put it.

Anyway, thank you so much for fighting the good fight. I am hoping that someday soon we will all be back in Bailey’s drinking beer, resisting Jennings & Rall, and celebrating weddings. You guys are great!