Jericho Cancelled. wait for it--- Burn in...

[TIVO_GUY_HERE]

Link below
If Michael says it true.. it must be.

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Just-Jericho-Canceled/800015104

[Sparty99]

I'm typically not a "Burn In Hell" guy, but this deserves it if it's true. I was really getting into this show and thought it had a lot more potential.

[Gunnyman]

We'll never know what hawkins was gonna do with the tank :(

[Sadara]

That really stinks!! I mean REALLY REALLY stinks! I like this show, very disappointed and I think I can get on the burn in hell bandwagon about this one!

[phox_mulder]

It won't be official until CBS has their upfronts tomorrow afternoon.

If it is, at least they let it run it's course this season, unlike some other network that needs to burn in the eternal pits.


phox

[Azlen]

I really wish bubble shows would stop having cliffhangers.

[JMikeD]

I really wish bubble shows would stop having cliffhangers.


"Bubble shows"?

[Gunnyman]

"Bubble shows"?
show's not renewed before the up fronts.
On the bubble so to speak.

[danterner]

NUTS!


"Bubble shows"?

Here's one good definition: "ON THE BUBBLE: After the race field is full but qualifying hasn't ended, the slowest qualifier, the one who could be bumped from the field, is on the bubble."

http://www.sptimes.com/2003/02/14/Sports/A_racing_dictionary.shtml

[TIVO_GUY_HERE]

I really wish bubble shows would stop having cliffhangers.
+1 agreed

[jones07]

My network TV record is intact. If I like it, it gets Cancelled.

[unicorngoddess]

NUTS!


My thoughts EXACTLY. They can't just let it end that way and if they were so unsure of the status why couldn't they just wrap it up at the end of this season instead of leaving us with a cliffhanger.

BURN IN HELL! <-- There, I said it.

[Bierboy]

You know, many folks were saying this show was picking up steam, but, try as I might, I couldn't get into it. Now, don't get me wrong, I watched every ep this season and did enjoy it. But there was just something I can't really put my finger on that prevented this show from becoming one of those "must watch soon" on my TiVo. It always got relegated to the last or one of the last I would watch for the week. I really won't miss it much if, indeed, it's canceled.

[hyde76]

This year has been really bad, compared with a few recent years. This year, Jericho, S60, Raines, all good drama. Last year, InJustice. ER should DIE. Oh, wait, it did die, long ago. Now it just takes up space on the dial.

[rkester]

Argh! After the finale cliffhanger they do this!? BIH ___!

[WhiskeyTango]

Are the CBS execs "special"? They cancel Jericho, but pick up Cavemen and a show about a vampire detective??? Is this primetime or saturday morning programming?

[Rob Helmerichs]

My network TV record is intact. If I like it, it gets Cancelled.
Well, at least Jericho wasn't cancelled.

It may not be renewed for next year, but it wasn't cancelled.

[jones07]

Point taken

[Redux]

We'll never know what hawkins was gonna do with the tank :(The script, of course, had already been written and portions of it have leaked out.

Hawkins (who in the last episode we saw from the exteriror of the tank lowering himself inside) we now see from the tank's interior. He nestles down in the tank's seat and immediately starts taking a nap.

He wakes up, somebody is shaking him, camera pulls back and we see we are on the set of Dancing with the Stars. "Lennie, Lennie, you're on!" He looks around in a confused state, then says "Right-o", twirls out onto the stage into the arms of a 19 year old nearly naked woman and the audience goes wild!

[phox_mulder]

Are the CBS execs "special"? They cancel Jericho, but pick up Cavemen and a show about a vampire detective??? Is this primetime or saturday morning programming?

Wrong network.

Cavemen is ABC.

No idea what the vampire detective is.

Edit: New Amsterdam on FOX perhaps?


phox

[Kamakzie]

Burn in hell Fox.....Ooops I mean CBS but Fox deserves a burn in hell just out of principal!

[rkester]

This kind of thing wouldn't happen if the networks would get rid of the cheesy reality shows and put back real shows again. Too much of the tv viewing audience is branewashed by Dancing With the American Idol Identity Guessers. And the other half are busy trying to catch up on their 17 seasons of Law and Order.

All that said, this is my fault. Anytime I like a show, it is canceled. Sorry guys.

[Bulldog7]

My network TV record is intact. If I like it, it gets Cancelled.

Oh, so can we blame you and not CBS, those IDIOTS!!
I am really pissed by this...I watched every episode and
recommended the show to a lot of friends, and now it gets
the shaft(allegedly...we will know for sure tomorrow), but
maybe it's my fault, not yours. I seem to kill a lot of shows
by liking them as well. Bummer. I wanted to see them
nuke Newk Berg. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[whitson77]

NO way! That sucks. Second best new show this season after Heroes. IMHO.

Poor Skeet, I really liked Miracles.

[WhiskeyTango]

Wrong network.

Cavemen is ABC.

No idea what the vampire detective is.


phox

I stand corrected. :) The vampire detective is called Moonlight (formerly Twilight).

[Sparty99]

This kind of thing wouldn't happen if the networks would get rid of the cheesy reality shows and put back real shows again. Too much of the tv viewing audience is branewashed by Dancing With the American Idol Identity Guessers. And the other half are busy trying to catch up on their 17 seasons of Law and Order.

All that said, this is my fault. Anytime I like a show, it is canceled. Sorry guys.
Wait, you say that the average American viewer is brainwashed by reality shows (which is a statement that the ratings seem to support), yet you think that the networks should get rid of them? I assume you're not a businessman, right? I mean, with the exception of the Real World, I've never watched a full episode of any reality show, but I understand why they're on. It's cheaper than your average scripted television show and it gets tons of ratings. Why on earth would networks replace them with shows that people have to watch every episode of to follow along with? That's the real problem. Too much serial drama that requires viewers to tune in every week.

[Bob_Newhart]

Too much serial drama that requires viewers to tune in every week.
And this is why I vote for more quality sitcoms that you can watch out of sequence. It's about all I watch anyway besides sports.

[unicorngoddess]

I remember when reality shows, like survivor would only air during off seasons for regular shows. Survivor first premired in the summer, and it was a real summer-like show since they were on a tropical island. I think Big Brother seems to be the only one that's kept the summer tradition now that there's like three seasons of Big Brother, Amazing Race or whatever each year now it seems.

[sieglinde]

I have two episodes left of Jericho. I will still watch them. :(

[jsmeeker]

meh...

I gave up on the show shortly after it came back. FNL conflicted with it when it returned, so I missed some episodes. And I didn't care enough to bit torrent or watch on-line to get caught up.

[Waldorf]

Well... until tomorrow afternoon, I choose to remain cautiously optimistic. Worst case, I can pull out the 'Jeremiah' dvd set. :)

[Family]

If this were on NBC or even ABC it would have likely been renewed. I know it is never done, but wouldn't NBC be better off picking Jericho up than taking a shot on some unknown newbie? They're lineup is so weak... this show at least would bring some loyal viewers for a year or two.

Is that such a tough switch to pull off?

[JYoung]

I like a good mob armed with torches and pitchforks as much as the next guy but, is this confirmed anywhere else?

[GadgetFreak]

WTF!!!! BIH!!! The ratings were not terrible after the break and it was considered a surprise hit before their break. After that cliffhanger....I was not looking forward to waiting months to see what happened. Now we'll never know?! I seriously pray that Ausiello is wrong on this one. His article has 7 pages of comments so far -- I really hope that it turns out that it is not on the fall schedule -- that they plan to run straight through starting in January.

[PeteEMT]

If this were on NBC or even ABC it would have likely been renewed. I know it is never done, but wouldn't NBC be better off picking Jericho up than taking a shot on some unknown newbie? They're lineup is so weak... this show at least would bring some loyal viewers for a year or two.

Is that such a tough switch to pull off?
JAG hopped networks, from NBC -> CBS

[phox_mulder]

JAG hopped networks, from NBC -> CBS

There have been rumors of Medium hopping networks as well, again NBC -> CBS.
Primarily due to it being produced by CBS though.


phox

[JLucPicard]

I missed TiVoing Jericho when the season began, but based on feedback on it here I finally bit the bullet and started watching the show on cbs.com. I NEVER watch 'TV' on the web (I have a 60" HDTV and a 17" computer screen - do the math! :)), but I've watched the first five now (with some of the more recent one's on my TiVo waiting to watch). NOW THIS?!

I join my fellow TCFers in the BIH chant! :mad: Here's hoping it's back in January or something like that, although I'm not giving up hope until word comes down that it is certain. ARGH! I thought I was safe as it had made it a whole season! :D

[SnakeEyes]

BIHCBS

[Raj]

This could of course be another publicity stunt to drum up interst about the show.

I hope I'm right. I really enjoyed the show. :(

[super dave]

Guess they shouldn't have killed off Hearst. :D

[kjnorman]

Too much serial drama that requires viewers to tune in every week.

Hasn't joe public worked out how to use their cable DVRs yet? There should be no excuse for missing a serial show these days.

On second thoughts, cable DVRs are not TiVo, so no, joe public probably hasn't worked out how to use them yet. :(

[bicker]

meh...I agree. I'm happy to trade the barely mediocre Jericho for something else, anything else.

[Bierboy]

meh...

I gave up on the show shortly after it came back. FNL conflicted with it when it returned, so I missed some episodes. And I didn't care enough to bit torrent or watch on-line to get caught up.
I agree. I'm happy to trade the barely mediocre Jericho for something else, anything else.See post 13. (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=5154781&&#post5154781)

[Sparty99]

Hasn't joe public worked out how to use their cable DVRs yet? There should be no excuse for missing a serial show these days.

On second thoughts, cable DVRs are not TiVo, so no, joe public probably hasn't worked out how to use them yet. :(
You do realize that only about 15% of the population uses some version of DVR (including TiVo) at this point, right? When 85% of the population has to make a choice of being in their living room at the same time every week, the struggle of a serial drama becomes much more apparent.

[jeffo13]

I am bummed. Even though it seemed like I was fast forwarding more and more as the show progressed. Some of the acting was hard to take and I really don't care about the love interest of the characters or the nosey deputy, I just like the overall story. The Unit was the same way for me, where I would fast forward the stuff at home and only watch the mission, but I got sick of doing that and just dropped the show altogether.

I am reading Lucifers Hammer after someone suggested it here, that will have to cover my Jerico fix.

Jeff

[jsmeeker]

Hasn't joe public worked out how to use their cable DVRs yet? There should be no excuse for missing a serial show these days.

On second thoughts, cable DVRs are not TiVo, so no, joe public probably hasn't worked out how to use them yet. :(


I have a TiVo, and I still miss them.

For one, there are things caleld conlficts that don't allow everything to be recorded. Second, there is finite time to actually watch the shows. When they are marginal to begin with, it's not always easy to get motivated to watch a show a week after it's recorded.

[Bierboy]

Put a fork in it....Jericho's officially done. CBS announced upfronts this morning, and it's not there.

[NJChris]

The show was awful all through it's hiatus. If they were losing viewers up through that point it would be hard to get them back, even if the show was 200% better. I couldn't bring myself to watch again after the hiatus... it was such a waste of time for me before that and even tho people here said it got better, I was done with it.

[unicorngoddess]

Put a fork in it....Jericho's officially done. CBS announced upfronts this morning, and it's not there.

CBS is SOOOOO burning in hell for this!!! :mad:

[Eskimo Pie]

Well... guess I can now just delete the 5 unwatched episodes I have sitting on my TiVo and free up the space for something better.

[johnspalm]

Put a fork in it....Jericho's officially done. CBS announced upfronts this morning, and it's not there.

Doesn't make sense....they ax Jericho but keep "Christine"??????

[dcheesi]

Doesn't make sense....they ax Jericho but keep "Christine"??????Sitcoms are cheap? I'm sure Jericho costs a bit with all the sets, military props, and extras...

[Kamakzie]

I'm surprised The Unit survived, another good show with explosions and military props.

[NJChris]

Doesn't make sense....they ax Jericho but keep "Christine"??????

I love Christine. It's one of the few sitcoms I watch.

Obviously plenty of others do too. :D

[ElJay]

I don't blame people for not coming back to the show after the hiatus. The first half of the season was horrible, and it was stupid of CBS to assume that masses of people would be eager to flock back to this show after a few months break. The show improved sharply after the hiatus, but it was months too late at that point.

[Family]

Every year there's one show canceled that I care about. Last year it was Invasion.

[timr_42]

I liked Jericho more that Heroes. I also have a track record of picking shows that I like getting cancelled/not renewed. :(

[scottykempf]

Thank you CBS. You know, every year, I look for one or two shows that interest me. I find them and then have to spend the whole season watching those shows. CBS, you just saved me 24 hours of my life next season. Now I can stop watching your network altogether. Hmmm, I wonder why TV is losing ad money and viewers? Maybe I will switch exclusively to DVDs from now on.

[cheesesteak]

Shucks.

[rhuntington3]

Burn in Hell, CBS! :down:

[Bierboy]

I liked Jericho more that Heroes....Wow....really? I guess to each his own. Personally, i don't think Jericho couldn't hold the Heroes' jockstaps.

[scottykempf]

Television Executives. Destroying TV since 1946 tm

[Fahtrim]

CBS is SOOOOO burning in hell for this!!! :mad:
For not renewing a crappy show, I think that they may escape eternal damnation.

[7thton]

Every year there's one show canceled that I care about. Last year it was Invasion.
Yep, me too. and I'm still pissed that they canceled Surface.

[Raj]

They might as well go off the air. There is NOTHING good left on See-BS anymore. :down:

[TR7spyder]

The biggest problem with Jericho was all the corny crap that they built into it. Otherwise, it was a fine show… And I was hoping that some of it was going to go away now that they killed off “dad”.

EVERY network (other than NBC) managed to piss me off in the last two years (Invasion, Nine, Daybreak, Drive and now Jericho). So they are all the same when it comes to sucking people in and then cancelling shows. What I can say is that I am not going invest myself into new TV series until they are picked up for the second season, PERIOD!

If I get bored, I might get into shows that I chose to pass on due to lack of time, like 24, Rescue Me, or Shield. At least this way, I will know that there is more than just one season…

And I can’t be alone to feel this way, how are any of those new shows are going to succeed? I mean, how long do you think a show about vampires will last? Really!

[Family]

Yep, me too. and I'm still pissed that they canceled Surface.


Yes Surface was last season too. As much as I liked Jericho... there is less to moan about this year.

[dcheesi]

Let's face it, with the exception of cop/crime shows, interesting drama is dead on the networks. Even if a show does decent numbers, it can't compete on cost with sitcoms and reality TV. The only place where decent serious shows can survive is on cable, and more and more it's moving to just the premium channels.

[NJ_HB]

At least they let the season play out unlike what ABC did with 'DAYBREAK", forcing us to watch online.
I don't know why CBS did not try it in different time slot, too bad, good show.

[Mikkel_Knight]

And I can’t be alone to feel this way, how are any of those new shows are going to succeed? I mean, how long do you think a show about vampires will last? Really!
I dunno... the last one about vampires lasted several seasons, and even spun off another series that lasted seveal seasons as well...

[MasterCephus]

I am really bummed about this! This is one of my favorite shows. I agree the beginning wasn't that great. I gave it another shot and was not disappointed.

I guess we will never know who all was involved, what the military was going to do when they showed up at Jericho...what would happen to New Burn after they lost the battle for Jericho...

Man so many questions.

Has there every been a creator who's show got canceled and they told what they were planning on doing with the show (like storylines)?

[appleye1]

Every year there's one show canceled that I care about. Last year it was Invasion.I'm still pissed at CBS for cancelling The Fugitive, also after a big cliffhanger, a few years ago. And they've regularly pissed me off since then, with Threshold last year, and Smith and now Jericho this year. Heck, come to think of it my first BIH moment for CBS was when they cancelled American Gothic years ago.

And then there's ABC who first pissed me off when they cancelled The Mole, and then to add insult to injury, had the gaul to replace one of the best reality shows ever with one of the worst reality shows ever, "Celebrity Mole". And then of course last year they gave the ax to Invasion just as it started getting good.

And then there's NBC, who cancelled Mister Sterling on me a few years ago, and then cancelled Surface last year and Kidnapped and Studio 60 this year.

And then there's the CW, which cancelled Runaway this year just as I was starting to like it.

And Fox...well, actually they've been a little better than the other networks lately. I'm pissed about Arrested Development, but you can't say they didn't give it a chance. But their track record is still littered with great shows cancelled too early.

Burn in hell all of them!

[Sparty99]

Should we blame the networks for cancelling shows that leave us hanging with a cliffhanger or should we blame the show's producers for setting up that cliffhanger? I mean, let's be honest, the shows that are on the proverbial bubble have to know that (a) renewal isn't guaranteed and (b) leaving on a cliffhanger isn't going to help their chances at renewal one bit. For the networks it's a financial decision - they feel they can make more money on another show...critical darlings rarely (I won't say never, because we have cases like Friday Night Lights) get renewed on reviews alone, and Jericho was far from a critical darling.

If you're going to get p*ssed at the network, it should be because they cancelled a show that had some potential. If you're irritated at anyone for not having a solid ending to a show, be irritated at the people who make the show.

[unicorngoddess]

And then there's ABC who first pissed me off when they cancelled The Mole, and then to add insult to injury, had the gaul to replace one of the best reality shows ever with one of the worst reality shows ever, "Celebrity Mole". And then of course last year they gave the ax to Invasion just as it started getting good.



Holy Crap! I was just talking to my husband about this show last weekend. My mom was watching the Survivor finale or something and I looked over at my husband and said, "You know what I miss. The Mole. That was the best reality show EVER." Didn't they start a second season that they never did finish??? And I agree, the celebrity mole thing was just not as good...didn't even come close.

I also really liked Murder in Small Town X (I think that was Fox) At least they played that one out, but I hear the winner of that one went on to be killed in the 9/11 tragedy (I think he was a firefighter) and then they never did any more.

[Waldorf]

Yep... I still think The Mole (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mole) was the smartest reality show on television... they actually had four seasons - two normal and two celbrity.

Anderson Cooper hosted the two normal seasons (The Mole and Mole 2: The Next Betrayal)

Then Ahmad Rashad hosted Celebrity Mole: Hawaii and Celebrity Mole: Yucatan.

My only gripe was that I was one of those guys that was going frame-by-frame and looking for clues and such and one of the earliest clues *clearly* gave away the answer in season two. Like, not even an obvious hint... it just said "_____ is the mole". grr.. :)

[cheesesteak]

I dunno... the last one about vampires lasted several seasons, and even spun off another series that lasted seveal seasons as well...
Nah. Blade was canceled prematurely, too.

[unicorngoddess]

Yep... I still think The Mole (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mole) was the smartest reality show on television... they actually had four seasons - two normal and two celbrity.

Anderson Cooper hosted the two normal seasons (The Mole and Mole 2: The Next Betrayal)

Then Ahmad Rashad hosted Celebrity Mole: Hawaii and Celebrity Mole: Yucatan.

My only gripe was that I was one of those guys that was going frame-by-frame and looking for clues and such and one of the earliest clues *clearly* gave away the answer in season two. Like, not even an obvious hint... it just said "_____ is the mole". grr.. :)

OMG. Do they have The Mole on DVD. I would soooooo love relive that fun!!! Plus, I don't remember the second one. The only thing I remember is them burning their luggage and the one girl with the stuffed cow or something crying like a baby. And then I remembered the show just stopped. I thought they just cancled it without finishing it.

P.S. Anderson Cooper...MUCH better host that Ahmad Rashad.

[jsmeeker]

The Mole was great. Loved that show. It was the one reality contest show I would have actually wanted to be on.

[ElJay]

Yeah, the first season of "The Mole" is on DVD. The company, Eagle Vision, never released season two so I assume the first season didn't sell all that well. If the second season is ever released, I'll be first in line just to see that hilarious "Tiny Bubbles" thing again.

http://www.eaglerockent.com/eaglerockUSA/media_detail.php?media_id=471

[jerrymc]

I am reading Lucifers Hammer after someone suggested it here, that will have to cover my Jerico fix.

Jeff

Good book! Niven at his peak, before he got obsessed with rishathra.

[appleye1]

OMG. Do they have The Mole on DVD. I would soooooo love relive that fun!!! Plus, I don't remember the second one. The only thing I remember is them burning their luggage and the one girl with the stuffed cow or something crying like a baby. And then I remembered the show just stopped. I thought they just cancled it without finishing it.

P.S. Anderson Cooper...MUCH better host that Ahmad Rashad.I think it was 9/11 that interupted the second season. I do remember seeing the rest of it though. They came back sometime the next year and burned it off.

I heard that Stone/Stanley still wants to shop the show to other networks and has had a lot of interest, but ABC won't give it up. Of course unless they could get Anderson Cooper back I'm not sure it would be the same show anyway.

[JETarpon]

P.S. Anderson Cooper...MUCH better host that Ahmad Rashad.

It always seemed to me that Ahmad didn't want to host the show, he just wanted to hang out with the celebrities.

[super dave]

The biggest problem with Jericho was all the corny crap that they built into it. Otherwise, it was a fine show… And I was hoping that some of it was going to go away now that they killed off “dad”.

That's Major Dad to you. ;)

If I get bored, I might get into shows that I chose to pass on due to lack of time, like 24, Rescue Me, or Shield. At least this way, I will know that there is more than just one season…


The beauty of The Shield or Rescue Me is their seasons are 13 episodes on average, and each show is intense. It is easy to burn through a season on DVD in a few days.

[lcann44]

Unbelieveable! I stopped watching Friday Night Lights because it conflicted with this show. I like FNL but no way was it as good as Jericho.

I was just going over cancelled shows at Futon and found out it was cancelled. I couldn't figure out why they killed a lead character. Over at CBS there is a note from somebody saying they understood why people were pissed, blah blah, and they left some "hope" for a return in the 2008-2009 season. :rolleyes: Well, you can read it for yourself.

http://jerichoboard.cbs.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?msg=3633&nav=messages&webtag=CBSMBJericho&redirCnt=1

What really pisses me off is now NBC decides to move FNL to Friday nest year and I'm lost mid season.

[Bierboy]

Unbelieveable! I stopped watching Friday Night Lights because it conflicted with this show. I like FNL but no way was it as good as Jericho......Wow...the Kool-Aid is really flowing these days....

[Kamakzie]

That message looks totally bogus to me. First of all they couldn't keep all the actors and actresses from finding other work..

[Rob Helmerichs]

Wow...the Kool-Aid is really flowing these days....
I've noticed that when some people don't like a show, they literally can't conceive of anybody else honestly liking it.

That's kind of an awesome display of arrogance...

[Bierboy]

I've noticed that when some people don't like a show, they literally can't conceive of anybody else honestly liking it.

That's kind of an awesome display of arrogance...I don't dislike Jericho...I readily admit I watched and enjoyed it. But there's no way it holds a candle to the great writing and acting in FNL.

[robreams]

Ironic... I would rather have had two more seasons of Jericho than two more of the recently renewed 24. I thought Hawkins was becoming a better Jack Bauer than Jack Bauer.

[Kamakzie]

I hope the guy who played Hawkins lands on another show in a similar role. Kick butt take name later kind of thing.

[gchance]

I hope the guy who played Hawkins lands on another show in a similar role. Kick butt take name later kind of thing.

Would that be, uh... Black Bauer?

Greg

[Kamakzie]

Would that be, uh... Black Bauer?

Greg

I suppose. It would've been Curtis but we all know what happened to him. :down:

[Odds Bodkins]

After the fall hiatus, Jericho really took off. The plot continued to get more and more interesting every week and the character development also took a giant step forward.

This is a complete joke. I'll watch your football CBS, but nothing else.

[Steveknj]

I really liked Jericho. And yes, there was something hokey to it and something a bit unbelievable about how the town dealt with the disaster, especially in the first half, but the second half of the season was great and I looked forward to it every week. But alas, enough of us didn't watch it, so what do you expect? But you know, they put it on opposite AI, so again, why would you expect ratings to remain the same?

Outside of Heroes and Lost, just about ANY show that was different from the normal drama staples has failed. The staples being:

Crime
Law
Medical
Nighttime Soap

Why would ANY network even TRY something different when they know it's gonna fail? That said, there IS another outlet for those of us who like different/quirky shows. That's cable. Now, I don't pretend to know how the TV industry works, but why wouldn't a network like CBS sign an agreement with the studios when they first put them in the schedule that if a show doesn't make the cut, but gets decent enough ratings that they can port that show over to cable? Jericho would fit on a network like USA, FX or Spike. All the nets now have cable outlets that reshow many of their series in reruns and other series new. Taking a show that has a pulse like Jericho and bringing it over the cable seems like a natural to me

[MacThor]

Hmm. Daniel Benzali has started to come down with a case of the McGinleys.

A wrap-up show would be nice. Or a mini-series. This show's premise always seemed better suited for a limited run.

[dcheesi]

After the fall hiatus, Jericho really took off. The plot continued to get more and more interesting every week and the character development also took a giant step forward.

This is a complete joke. I'll watch your football CBS, but nothing else.As has been pointed out before, a lot of people probably gave up on it at the hiatus, and never came back to see the improvement. If the show had been that good in the first half it might have had a chance; as it was, it was apparently too little, too late. :(

[JLucPicard]

Why would ANY network even TRY something different when they know it's gonna fail? That said, there IS another outlet for those of us who like different/quirky shows. That's cable. Now, I don't pretend to know how the TV industry works, but why wouldn't a network like CBS sign an agreement with the studios when they first put them in the schedule that if a show doesn't make the cut, but gets decent enough ratings that they can port that show over to cable? Jericho would fit on a network like USA, FX or Spike. All the nets now have cable outlets that reshow many of their series in reruns and other series new. Taking a show that has a pulse like Jericho and bringing it over the cable seems like a natural to me
One thing that a show moving from network to cable would have to deal with is a (maybe significant) cutback in production costs. I don't believe most cable networks can afford to invest nearly as much money in the shows as a network can. How well could a show like Jericho maintain it's quality with less production value? One aspect to consider.

[ZeoTiVo]

As has been pointed out before, a lot of people probably gave up on it at the hiatus, and never came back to see the improvement. If the show had been that good in the first half it might have had a chance; as it was, it was apparently too little, too late. :(
yah they got all caught up in the realtionship stuff and forgot that people were tuning in to see an aopcalyptic Midwest not a soap opera. Then they get back to the apocalyptic midwest stuff and then cancelled for shows that do not sound promising at all. Those execs are not going to have a long shelf life before they get cancelled I hope.

[lcann44]

I don't dislike Jericho...I readily admit I watched and enjoyed it. But there's no way it holds a candle to the great writing and acting in FNL.


Hey, you're entitled to your opinion. I agree that FNL is a good show, I just liked Jericho better. Apparently most of America agreed with you otherwise it wouldn't have been cancelled.

Besides this was one of my wife's favorite shows so if I would have even brought forward the idea of FNL instead of Jericho, I would have had a battle on my hands. I really would have liked to dump Bones but that would have put me in the same situation.

[drew2k]

I don't dislike Jericho...I readily admit I watched and enjoyed it. But there's no way it holds a candle to the great writing and acting in FNL.Anyone remember Happy Hour, the sitcom Fox rolled out last fall? Well, I don't dislike FNL...I readily admit I watched and enjoyed it. But there's no way it holds a candle to the great writing and acting in Happy Hour.






Yes, I'm just kidding. But there may indeed be someone out there who loved Happy Hour, just as there are people out there who love Jericho. To compare a renewed show to a canceled show and proclaim that the canceled show was just not as good as the renewed show is just pouring salt in the wounds.

[bicker]

So they are all the same when it comes to sucking people in and then cancelling shows. What's interesting is that ABC was the leader in the past two years for "sucking people in and then canceling shows" but ABC is the winner in my book for the Fall, with 10 series I'll watch (including 5 returning series) compared to 8, 7, 6 and 0 for the other four networks. So all that churn at ABC has yielded IMHO the best array of choices, and the best array of returning series.

What I can say is that I am not going invest myself into new TV series until they are picked up for the second season, PERIOD! What about Prison Break? I haven't made it through Season 1's DVDs yet, but I know that a lot of folks were very disappointed with Season 2. How is that any better than canceling a series?

And I can’t be alone to feel this way, how are any of those new shows are going to succeed?Yet some do.

I mean, how long do you think a show about vampires will last? Really!Blood Ties was renewed for a second season, and well worth watching.

[aaronwt]

Doesn't make sense....they ax Jericho but keep "Christine"??????


I really liked both of those shows.