Question: After reading your June 20 letter about the cancellation/possible pick-up of Angel — sorry, I mean Moonlight — and then this week's Save Jericho Again commercial on Discovery, I have to ask: Don't you think enough is enough? And has Jericho's second season given other fans false hope? I mean, how often do other networks really pick up cancelled shows? (I can think of JAG, Paradise Hotel and now Scrubs.) Don't get me wrong, I really liked Jericho. I signed the original petition to bring the show back and then did my duty and watched every Season 2 episode. But I loved The 4400, which itself was recently snuffed out, but I refrained from sending sunflowers seeds. But shows come and go, and then (fortunately) live on on DVD. We can mourn, but should then just sit ourselves down and turn the telly back on for the next round of shows (Fringe, Dollhouse and Season 2 of The Sarah Connor Chronicles, anyone?), don't you think?
Answer: It really isn't up to me to tell fans to give up
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I’ll admit it. I’m floored. I was wrong. I was naïve. I drank the bloody Kool-Aid and started thinking like a fan (even though I always had my critical reservations). Up until last weekend, when the prognostications started turning sour, I truly thought CBS would give its cult romantic-mystery vampire drama Moonlight a long leash and a chance to work out its kinks—the narrative ones, that is; the kinkiness of the vampire romance was actually working—with a second-season renewal, or even a midseason backup order.But no, they went and put a stake in Mick St. John, who as played by the charismatic Alex O’Loughlin had arguably the greatest potential for breakout buzz of any freshman-series character this season (and yes, I’m including the nubile fleshpots of Gossip Girl in this statement). My initial reaction, beyond despair at the thought of the unforgivingly bitter and relentlessly anguished mail that’s starting to arrive in my mailbag, was: Did...
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Question: Don't you think Jericho show would be a good fit for a cable network like Sci Fi or Spike, or even A&E? Would they be interested in picking up a network series?
Answer: I've read reports that the producers are shopping it around, but frankly, on this one, I'm skeptical, though nothing would surprise me, given the unusual history of this show. I'm not sure what network would have the resources to take this show to the next level, which is the only reason anyone should consider keeping it going. By cutting its episode order and budget, CBS diminished the show's chances and reputation, even as the network dangled false hope to the fan base with its renewal. Though a cable network might get an initial publicity bump for giving Jericho a third life, I can't help but think this one looks like damaged goods. But as we've learned, anything is possible ...
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Question: Recently, Mike L. griped that the creators of the show destroyed Jericho. I didn't watch Jericho, but my husband did, so this comment is really for him. He often complains to me that there aren't shows for men any more. He actually liked the fact that they reduced the family drama emphasis, and he would have been very interested in The Unit except for the heavy emphasis on the home front. He gripes that men in most shows don't even behave like "real men." I'd suggest that he watch Supernatural with me since I see Dean as a more realistic guy, but my husband really isn't into horror/supernatural. 24 would be good, but he has trouble playing along when they take illogical liberties. Yes, the guy's picky, and he's the first to admit it. I feel lucky that he suspended disbelief enough to watch Chuck with me. The TV industry is largely run by men, so you'd think there'd be more out there for guys. Or is it just my husband? Could it be that producers are trying so hard to appeal to ...
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Question: I feel the need to defend Jericho. Now that the show has (presumably) aired its last episode, a lot of fans are crying foul, berating the writers for "not offering closure." I don't understand what these people expected. The writers were given seven episodes and absolutely no idea if that would be it or not. This run was supposed to give the fans more than what the first season finale gave us (now that would have been an insufficient ending.) They brought it back, showed the resolution of the New Bern storyline, moved through the conspiracy and resolved exactly who was behind the bombs and why. They also took steps towards exposing the conspiracy (another continuing thread from Season 1), and we have an idea where all the characters are at. I don't understand what people wanted out of this finale. Did they want everything folded into a perfect little package like the Third Watch finale? No thanks. They resolved the central mystery of the show, furthered relationships and left ...
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Jericho - Season Two courtesy CBS DVD and Paramount Home Entertainment
New releases announced today, March 31:Broken Trail (mini-series) on Blu-ray Disc will be coming out June 10 Evening Shade - Season 1 will be coming out July 15 Flavor of Love - Season 3 will be coming out June 3 Jericho - The 2nd Season will be coming out June 17 I Love New York - Season 2 will be coming out June 3 The Best of MANswers: Season 1’s Top 25 will be coming out July 15 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items.
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Question: I was a nut sender, and I think that CBS' moving of Jericho from Wednesdays at 8 pm/ET to Tuesdays at 10 pm/ET was a big mistake. I had to wonder why it ran The Power of 10 rather than run the short season of Jericho in the fall. I always thought it was a mistake to keep a show that was canceled on the shelf for nine months and move it two hours later on a different night — in the same time slot in which every show that has occupied it since Judging Amy went off the air has failed. Pairing it with Big Brother was a dumb move as well. Also being a fan of Boston Legal, I watched that show and recorded Jericho for the first two weeks before BL went off the air because of the strike. CBS was "nice" to bring the show back, but could they have brought it back in a worse way? I don’t think so.
Answer: CBS was damned if they did, damned if they didn't. If they'd put it on Fridays, where some of their shows work well with less expectations, and it had failed, CBS would have been bashed
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JB Smoove and Brad Garrett in 'Til Death by Justin Lubin/Fox
Tuesday's tallies:8 pm/ETAmerican Idol's top 10 performance show averaged 24.4 million total viewers over its 90-minute run, slipping 2.6 mil week-to-week and nine percent year-over-year. (What'd you think of David Cook's take on Chris Cornell's cover of "Billie Jean"? Vote here.) Biggest Loser (6.82 mil) dropped 14 percent, while Beauty and the Geek matched last week's 1.62 mil.9 pmDancing with the Stars did 17.2 mil, up 600K from the previous season's first results show. Leading out of Idol, 'Til Death enjoyed a robust 10.82 mil, up an inflated 80 percent from its last fresh eppy and the series' largest audience since April 4, 2007. Big Brother (5.95 mil) gained 470 thou.10 pmTrailing Primetime (10.4 mil) and an SVU repeat (8.54 mil), CBS' final episode of Jericho inched up 210K, flirting with an even six mil.
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Lennie James by Monty Brinton/CBS
Have Jericho fans seen the last of their show, now that CBS has aired the "alternate" ending/series-ender? Executive producer Carol Barbee, who is currently shopping the drama around to other outlets, shares a peek at the original season finale.TVGuide.com: Will viewers have any burning questions coming out of the alternate ending/series finale?Carol Barbee: Let me see.... I can tell you that in the original ending, Hawkins has to sacrifice himself to let Jake get away with the bomb and get it to Texas so it can be tested and prove that they were telling the truth. Texas would then swing their support to Columbus and defeat Cheyenne.TVGuide.com: Does Hawkins mortally sacrifice himself, or just let himself get captured?Barbee: Well, he gets captured but he's also shot.... He's pretty messed up, and Jake feels like he's leaving him for dead. So we show you where he's taken and you see that the mission for the next season is, "We have to go rescue Hawkins and we have to stop these [bad...
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The all too short rollercoaster ride of Jericho is over for now. CBS gave Jericho the axe shortly after its penultimate episode, giving the series absolute closure. There is slim hope that another station will pick up the show, so I am certain another "Nuts Campaign" is imminent.This "series finale" fell far short of the quality I expected from Jericho. Season One's finale was a high-octane event, most notably containing Jake Green's famous NUTS statement! This finale's pace was slow to a crawl and the storyline was astonishingly predictable.Major Beck's progressive storyline came to its inevitable conclusion. Since the second episode it was obvious that Major Beck would eventually defy his corrupt government. Regrettably, in last week's episode Beck performed actions which were entirely out of character. His loss in rational thinking was displayed so his ethical revelations in "Patriots and Tyrants" would make for a more profound dramatic statement. Unfortunately, his out of the o...
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