Jericho

[JoSpiv]

yeah that was really surprising that she's dead.   they're killing off main characters very quickly.

The battle between towns should be really interesting.   I'm actually happy to see it really getting dark.  I think they should have gone in that direction from the beginning.  It just seems more realistic, and interesting.

[Locutus]

Definitely. It was rather surprising. I liked Heather, and although life isn't fair, I felt she could have added quite a bit more to the series than she was allowed to. All the women are dying off. And when the men get hurt, they survive and are just fine.

With the exception of the one guy Dale shot.

But, can't wait for the season to be over. I have a backlog of movies and DVD's to watch.

[JoSpiv]

Good episode tonight.  I'm reallly liking how dark it's been.  Seems much more realistic than it was in the past. 

Dale and that girl are kinda starting to piss me off.   Thier story hasn't progressed much in the past month.  I get it, they want more control of the salt mine, she's a whiney brat, and he's a badass.  I was also happy that everyone's favorite citygirl was no where to be seen this week.  ;)

If and When Newbern attacks them, I really can't wait to see them use that tank!!

[Geekyfanboy]

 â€œJericho” Fans Could Get Reprieve


Today we have learned that because of the huge fan support and outcry over CBS doing away with one of the best SF shows on the air today, they have decided to not leave fans hanging with Jericho’s big season ending cliffhanger, but will bring about a more appropriate end to the highly praised show, one that will please its fans.

CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler told fans on the Official CBS “Jericho” Website: “We truly appreciate the commitment you made to the series, and we are humbled by your disappointment. In the coming weeks, we hope to develop a way to provide closure to the compelling drama that was the Jericho story.”

The last few episodes of the show saw some major shifts in character development, the most radical and crucial being the death of series mainstay, veteran actor Gerald McRaney. His character was killed during a shoot out with a neighboring town’s rebels trying to overtake Jericho, with its farms and food suppy. In the season finale the screen faded to black with the overwhelming sound of gunplay, leaving the audience wondering what happened next. They would have found out next season, but the network decided to pull the plug. This unwarranted decision by execs had fans in an unexpected uproar, reminiscent of Star Trek, Farscape and Firefly fans who rallied to try and save those canceled shows.

To try and show that the network did understand fan’s feelings over the CBS decision to do away with “Jericho,” Tasser made this statement…”We have read your e-mails over the past few days and have been touched by the depth and passion with which you have expressed your disappointment. Please know that canceling a television series is a very difficult decision,” Tassler continued. “Hundreds of people at the network, the production company and the incredibly talented creative team worked very hard to build and serve the community for this showâ€"both on-air and online. It is a show we loved, too. Thank you for supporting Jericho with such passion.”

The CBS online note to fans didn’t explain how or when the network planned on bringing the show to an adequate closure, but there is little doubt that fans will continue noisely on their doorstep until they do.

[Darth Gaos]

I think if they just produced one 2 hour GOOD wrapup...fans would be satisfied.  No one is angry that the show was cancelled necessarily they are angry at the way (and the point in the story) that the show was cancelled.  I know it would make my wife happy.

[moyer777]

It would be superfly if they did some type of follow up movie.

:boxing

[Geekyfanboy]

Oh yeah I'd be happy with a two hour movie that wraps up the current storyline. I mean I think the DVD's would sell better if it was a complete story. That is one reason why I won't buy the Surface and Invasion on DVD because why do I want to re-watch a series that just ends in a unresolved cliffhanger... I know Surface people said they would find a way to resolve there story.. but so far nothing.

[Locutus]

I agree. I just wanna know how it ends. I think if the networks knew they would cancel a show, they should at least give the producers a way to finish the story.

(Yes, my grammar is bad on this one. I've got a headache.)

[Geekyfanboy]

I think that is the problem.. shows are produced months in advance. Networks don't know if they are going to keep or cancel shows that are on the bubble. I do think now that TV shows come out on DVD all the time they should produce a wrap up episode for the series if it didn't get a chance to do it while it was on the air. I know I would buy DVD box sets if there sereis was complete.

[Locutus]

Yeah, that's what I meant to say. :)

[Geekyfanboy]

FANS ARE THE BEST!!!! Check this out...

Nielsen can measure butts in seats, but it sure can't measure hearts and minds. In further proof (as if we needed more) that the numbers don't tell the whole story about the popularity of a show, Jericho fans are making like the characters on the show and refusing to go down without a fight.

Taking a cue from Roswell's bottles of Tabasco, Arrested Development's bananas and Jake Green's "Nuts!" battle cry in the finale, Jericho fans are inundating CBS with nutsâ€"eight tons of nuts so far! Nutsonline.com (in businessâ€"but presumably not onlineâ€"since 1929) has been the semi-official hub of this effort, so if you would like to toss a few Brazil nuts in the general direction of the Eye network (is it just me or did that sound dirty?), check out the nutsonline.com Jericho support pageâ€"and while you're there, don't miss the awesome YouTube video of a Nuts! delivery.

Furthermore, the save Jericho petition currently has nearly 80,000 signatures! If you want to participate in the campaign, sign your name on the digital dotted line and then swing by jerichorallypoint.com and jericholives.com to join forces with other fans!


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[Geekyfanboy]

Could “Jericho” Be Resurrected

Reports of the demise of “Jericho” may have been a bit pre-mature.

While it’s a long-shot, producer Carol Barbee said Thursday that other networks may be interested in picking up the post-apocolyptic drama that was recently given a pink-slip by CBS.

“We heard there were some rumors, that some of the [network] affiliates had been talking in Las Vegas, that ‘Jericho’ was dead and all that. But we wanted to let everyone know that one of the reasons we haven’t been on to talk [is that] we are working those channels behind the scenes,” Barbee told online radio host Shaun Daily on his audio program. “We are the ones who are trying to broker something with CBS, and there are other networks interested. There is interest.”

But fans shouldn’t get their hopes up too high, Barbee said.

“It’s still a long shot. In the history of television, this [reviving a series] has happened maybe twice.”

But fans shouldn’t get their hopes up too high, Barbee said.

“It’s still a long shot. In the history of television, this [reviving a series] has happened maybe twice.”

In bringing any show on the air, even if its a resurrection attempt, requires a lot of different people who have to put an extremely complicated puzzle together, Barbee said. And hopefully for “Jericho’s” sake, those pieces can fit perfectly into a second season.

“I cannot say that this will work, I don’t know,” she said. “We may, a week from now, have to come on and say it’s over. I hope that’s not what we have to say, and at this moment I don’t feel that way.”

Fans, however, have been making a difference, Barbee said, with their letters, phone calls and delivery of nuts to executives in both New York and Los Angeles.

“Everywhere we go, people are just amazed and inspired by the fan response to this and the nuts campaign,” she said. “I feel like Rocky with people cheering us on as we go by. I had to say thank you. They [the network] are listening, and it is making a difference. It’s just been a wild ride, and we cannot thank you enough.”

The show’s cancellation came as a surprise to the production staff who had heard they were getting a second-season. This may explain why the cliffhanger to the show was so open-ended and provided little or no resolution to the on-going storylines on the show.

“To be cancelled, it was a real gut kick,” Barbee said. “We were all real shocked and upset. It was a time of mourning. Then suddenly with this response, the light starts to come back into the room. It’s like, ‘Oh my God! Somebody cares! People are touched by this, people were passionate about this like we are.’ It really just makes all the difference.”

Barbee said she’s ordered her T-shirt from the New Jersey nut distributor Nuts Online, which is donating all profits to a tornado relief fund of a Kansas town similar to the fictional town of “Jericho.” At last check, Nuts Online had more than 33,000 pounds of nuts ordered, worth just under $46,000. The company has already raised more than $9,000 to help out the town of Greensburg, Kansas, which was virtually destroyed by a tornado last month.

[Geekyfanboy]

Hope this happens... I know I would be very happy for a proper ending...

CBS Reconsidering “Jericho”

Fans of the now defunct CBS apocalyptic thriller “Jericho” have been blitzing the programming offices of CBS with peanuts, petitions, phone calls, letters and emails by the hundreds of thousands, almost from the very second the network announced the show would not be returning for a second season.

The show never did garner the kind of ratings CBS was hoping for, but did gather a strong core of faithful viewers who have been extremely vocal about its cancellation.

Now word from Michael Ausiello, columnist for TV Guide, is that CBS is a hairs-breath away from bringing back the show for a shortened season’s worth of new episodes to give it a proper send-off that will allow for some resolution to the fate of the town and its residents.

“Multiple sources are telling me that CBS is this close to sealing a deal to bring Jericho back for at least eight episodes, possibly at mid-season,” Ausiello wrote. “My spies caution that this is in no way official, but it certainly sounds like it could be by day’s end.”

[Geekyfanboy]

Well it's offical.... the fans have won....

CBS reverses decision to ax `Jericho'
By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer 25 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - "Jericho" fans who slammed CBS with protests over the drama's cancellation have won the battle: It will return next season, the network said Wednesday.

It was an unusual display of viewer might since networks usually put ratings ahead of even the most passionate, well-organized fan base. But CBS said the show deserved another chance, while cautioning that it must prove it has wider appeal.

"Wow! Over the past few weeks you have put forth an impressive and probably unprecedented display of passion in support of a prime time television series," CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said in a letter to "Jericho" boosters.

The letter was released to The Associated Press.

"You got our attention; your emails and collective voice have been heard," Tassler wrote, and seven episodes have been ordered for midseason 2007-08. "In success, there is the potential for more. But, for there to be more `Jericho,' we will need more viewers."

Fans must do their part to rally interest while the network does its job, she said.

CBS is planning a campaign to reintroduce "Jericho," including rerunning the show on CBS this summer, streaming episodes and clips online and releasing the first season on DVD on Sept. 25. The show's return date and scheduling has yet to be determined.

CBS had to complete deals with cast members, including star Skeet Ulrich, before announcing its decision.

Networks rarely reverse a show's axing but CBS has proven its flexibility at least once before. In 1983, after "Cagney & Lacey" was canceled and the network was bombarded with protests, the police drama was brought back in 1984 â€" and ran successfully to 1988.

Since "Jericho" was canceled last month the network has been deluged with calls, messages and shipments of nuts signifying viewer displeasure.

"We are tired of the networks (not just CBS) tossing aside quality programming," was the message carried by jericholives.com, one of several web sites protesting the cancellation. "Enough! We're going to fight for this one."

Clarke Ingram, a "Jericho" fan from Pittsburgh, Pa., and a spokesman for jericholives, said Tuesday that the drama about a Kansas town isolated by a nuclear terrorist attack deserved renewal for its daring premise, writing and acting.

"People would paint this as teenagers in tinfoil hats" rallying behind the show, said Ingram, 50, an operations manager for two radio stations. "That's not what this is. These are educated professionals."

Several factors worked in the show's favor: It appealed to the young adult viewers sought by advertisers and was one of CBS' most popular shows streamed online, indicating an audience beyond that measured by traditional ratings.

CBS also likely took into consideration the dent a long hiatus put in the show's viewership, the same scheduling misstep that hurt ABC's "Lost" and NBC's "Heroes."

Last fall, "Jericho" was averaging 10.5 million viewers; when it returned in the spring, it drew about 8.1 million, about a 23 percent decline from the first half of the season.

The display of fan enthusiasm included the delivery of 50,000 pounds of peanuts to its New York offices. In the season finale, a character replies "Nuts!" to a demand that the beleaguered town of Jericho surrender.

That's the same response that a U.S. general in World War II made to a German demand for surrender at the Battle of the Bulge.

Another positive outcome of the fan campaign: CBS is donating the protest peanuts to charities, including one that sends care packages to troops overseas.

[Darth Gaos]

Yay...I don;t have to listen to wife complain.......about this anymore.