I missed the CBS show JERICHO when it first aired, or more accurately I saw parts of a few episodes, but I missed the start and didn't ever really catch up to the series. But now that the show is being re-run on a couple different stations I've been catching as much of it as I can.
This is a great show. In fact it is so good that I wonder how the folks in Hollywood actually wrote it, and wonder why the execs at CBS gave the series a green light. It also came as no surprise that CBS cancelled the show after 1 season, given that this show is all about a post terrorist world where NUKES have taken out many major cities, including Denver. Jericho is a small city about 120 miles east of Denver that is cut off from the rest of the world and the story is all about the struggles to survive without power, without news, without state support. Essentially the town is on its own (like other towns around the nation). The residents fraction into different cliches, most of them helpful to each other, but predictably some groups are nefarious.
The show delves into the good and bad parts of human nature. It explores individual responsibility, consequences for your action, carries a mild pro-gun message in conjunction with a strong message of self-reliance.
While CBS cancelled the show, in the last episode of the first season, when asked to surrender, one of the characters said "NUTS!" Nuts then became the rallying cry for fans of the show. Apparently there was a fan driven event where fans mailed 40,000# of PEANUTS, in small packages, to the executives at CBS. The show was resurrected and I'm not really sure what the status is now??? I know they made at least another 1/2 season of shows, but really don't know if that is the end or if it is continuing.
Anyone else watch this?
This is a great show. In fact it is so good that I wonder how the folks in Hollywood actually wrote it, and wonder why the execs at CBS gave the series a green light. It also came as no surprise that CBS cancelled the show after 1 season, given that this show is all about a post terrorist world where NUKES have taken out many major cities, including Denver. Jericho is a small city about 120 miles east of Denver that is cut off from the rest of the world and the story is all about the struggles to survive without power, without news, without state support. Essentially the town is on its own (like other towns around the nation). The residents fraction into different cliches, most of them helpful to each other, but predictably some groups are nefarious.
The show delves into the good and bad parts of human nature. It explores individual responsibility, consequences for your action, carries a mild pro-gun message in conjunction with a strong message of self-reliance.
While CBS cancelled the show, in the last episode of the first season, when asked to surrender, one of the characters said "NUTS!" Nuts then became the rallying cry for fans of the show. Apparently there was a fan driven event where fans mailed 40,000# of PEANUTS, in small packages, to the executives at CBS. The show was resurrected and I'm not really sure what the status is now??? I know they made at least another 1/2 season of shows, but really don't know if that is the end or if it is continuing.
Anyone else watch this?