Save Jericho

[[AK]Squidly]

Jericho lasted too long as it was. The writing was horrid. Revolting. Skin-crawl-worthy. The acting was worse.

Never has less been done with a greater opening premise.

I don't know what you fans of this show thought you were watching, but it wasn't anything close to good.

(So in short, no I won't be signing any petitions to bring the damn thing back. lol )

[[AK]Jackle]

I was with most of you guys at the beginning whenever the show was looking pretty bad, but a friend told me recently that the show had gotten better toward the end of the season. So, I watched the final 10 or so episodes and was pleasantly surprised. I was pretty sad to hear about the cancellation, but there just might be hope on the horizon.

[[AK]Pops Murphy]

Nuts here (at Pops Murphy's house in Western North Carolina). I too tried Jericho but found it slow and frustrating. As a big fan of post-apocolyptic sci-fi tales, I didn't like the actions that the characters took... or more accurately, the lack of action. The town is running out of power but the cop/mayor refuses to shut down the bar? The guy at the gas station is worried about his big city boss getting upset and won't give the gas to help out? C'mon. And the whole conspiracy theory thing... I didn't want another 'Lost'.

They should scrap World War Z as a movie and make it a TV series.

[Slaughter]

To the Fans of Jericho:

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. You got our attention; your emails and collective voice have been heard.

As a result, CBS has ordered seven episodes of "Jericho" for mid-season next year. In success, there is the potential for more. But, for there to be more "Jericho," we will need more viewers.

A loyal and passionate community has clearly formed around the show. But that community needs to grow. It needs to grow on the CBS Television Network, as well as on the many digital platforms where we make the show available.

We will count on you to rally around the show, to recruit new viewers with the same grass-roots energy, intensity and volume you have displayed in recent weeks.

At this time, I cannot tell you the specific date or time period that "Jericho" will return to our schedule. However, in the interim, we are working on several initiatives to help introduce the show to new audiences. This includes re-broadcasting "Jericho" on CBS this summer, streaming episodes and clips from these episodes across the CBS Audience Network (online), releasing the first season DVD on September 25 and continuing the story of Jericho in the digital world until the new episodes return. We will let you know specifics when we have them so you can pass them on.

On behalf of everyone at CBS, thank you for expressing your support of "Jericho" in such an extraordinary manner. Your protest was creative, sustained and very thoughtful and respectful in tone. You made a difference.

Sincerely,

Nina Tassler
President, CBS Entertainment

P.S. Please stop sending us nuts :-)

Jericho, in my opinion, was one of the best shows on TV (Right up there with Heroes). Sure, it got off to a slow start... but it was worth it. The three month hiatus in the winter is what killed it for most people (and it going up against Idol right when it came back)

Say whatever you want about the writing, but unless you watched the series all the way through you really don't know how it all flourished. The show became even better than it started, picked up nicely in the middle(after the hiatus... though the "recap" show right after the hiatus was stupid too) and had a massive cliffhanger at season end.

If you didn't watch it all the way through, I suggest you hold your reservations about the show until you have. CBS is going to reair the entire season this summer, Season 1 DVD set comes out Sept. 25. Check one of the two out and watch the whole series.

http://www.nutsonline.com/jericho
http://www.savejericho.com
http://www.jerichorallypoint.com

[Bassiswild]

I am really surprised that CBS ordered more episodes. I have to agree that it got off to a slow start in the begining, but at the end it really had you guessing what was going to happen next.

I guess they are finding out that Nielsen is not as accurate as they thought it was. Technology is here to do away with Nielsen, I think the Nielsen is the only ones that want TV to think that they are an asset. It is old and out dated. Time to shelf them and go with a new medium. A new invention out there is called the internet.

Good to see the AK crew is still around. Maybe one day when I can stay at home for more than a day I can hop on BF2. Been a while since I played.

[[AK]The Beast]

The show didn't hit its stride until the Mysterious Black Dude replaced the Big Dumb Farmer as the second-most-central character and the neighboring town of New Bern started causing problems. I almost didn't come back after the hiatus but there just wasn't much to watch after the hockey games were over, and after a weak first couple of episodes I got hooked in (once the shooting started and the body count of regulars approached that of The Sopranos).

[[AK]Squidly]

Jericho, in my opinion, was one of the best shows on TV (Right up there with Heroes). Sure, it got off to a slow start... but it was worth it.

Put together 5 incredibly dumb episodes to start a series, and you've lost me.

More than the plot holes, bad acting, and horrid writing, they took the whole damn premise into a direction that nerfed the wonderful initial premise.

Next.

[Slaughter]

Put together 5 incredibly dumb episodes to start a series, and you've lost me.

More than the plot holes, bad acting, and horrid writing, they took the whole damn premise into a direction that nerfed the wonderful initial premise.

Next.

Personally I thought the acting was good, the writing was wonderful and there were plenty of avenues on the Jericho website (http://www.cbs.com/jericho) to fill in the perceived plot holes you mention.

Either you're overly critical, don't give things a chance to develop, or just don't know good television...

[Bassiswild]

There were a lot of holes in the begining. It was kind of like who what where and when. When they brought it back in mid season they started filling in a lot of the plot holes. Heck the Season finale showed one of the key characters being killed. Almost as if Tony Soprano had been killed. The plot twists and turns with the wind are just what makes it so compelling. Again this did not really happen for me until it returned in Mid-Season. Squidly had made some really good points in his post.

Not bad coming from a fish that is a good apitizer dish that is best served fried with a nice sweet and sour sauce lol.

[[AK]Squidly]

Personally I thought the acting was good, the writing was wonderful and there were plenty of avenues on the Jericho website (http://www.cbs.com/jericho) to fill in the perceived plot holes you mention.

Either you're overly critical, don't give things a chance to develop, or just don't know good television...

You shouldn't have to go to a freaking website to fill in plot holes.

What kind of nonsense is that?

The writing was 'wonderful'?

In the first 5 episodes we had 5 different emergencies which had nothing to do with the fact that a Nuke has apparently gone off. We've got a mayor in a on again off again power play with his wife, his son, and a would be election opponent. We've got a greedy grocer. We've got a bag-boy in love with an girl who thinks he's too un-hip to love. We've got a mysterious cia/military/police/secret agent guy new to town, keeping secrets from both his family and his neighbors. We've got dueling bandits making grabs for food. We've got town BBQs and medical emergencies, heart attacks, emergency air fan repair. We've got intertwined love triangles.
To hell with all that, we gotta save those books burning in that thar Library!!!

Jeezus.

Good writers know pacing. They don't take 42 events and jam them down your throat in 4-5 episodes. They've mastered the art of exposition.

These guys haven't.

And as far as acting, Skeet Ulrich can't act his way out of a paper bag.


The dismissive "you don't know good television" is funny. I can just as easily say "no, you don't."

So yeah, whatever.

[[AK]Squidly]

Nuts here (at Pops Murphy's house in Western North Carolina). I too tried Jericho but found it slow and frustrating. As a big fan of post-apocolyptic sci-fi tales, I didn't like the actions that the characters took... or more accurately, the lack of action. The town is running out of power but the cop/mayor refuses to shut down the bar? The guy at the gas station is worried about his big city boss getting upset and won't give the gas to help out? C'mon. And the whole conspiracy theory thing... I didn't want another 'Lost'.

They should scrap World War Z as a movie and make it a TV series.

Bingo. You nailed it.

[[AK]The Beast]

I'd get behind that idea in a second.

[[AK]Jackle]

Nuts here (at Pops Murphy's house in Western North Carolina). I too tried Jericho but found it slow and frustrating. As a big fan of post-apocolyptic sci-fi tales, I didn't like the actions that the characters took... or more accurately, the lack of action. The town is running out of power but the cop/mayor refuses to shut down the bar? The guy at the gas station is worried about his big city boss getting upset and won't give the gas to help out? C'mon. And the whole conspiracy theory thing... I didn't want another 'Lost'.

They should scrap World War Z as a movie and make it a TV series.

I agreed with everything there except for the part about Lost. I think that is exactly what we need, because one Lost just isn't enough, especially since the future seasons are gonna be shorter.