Jericho on thin ice

POSTED BY: patsrule
UPDATED: Friday, May 18, 2007 11:42
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PATSRULE

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 11:14 AM

It isn't official yet, but according to Zap2it.com, it looks like Jericho is going to be canceled when CBS releases its schedule at their upfront presentation today.

"On the drama side, there was bad news for "Jericho," which appears to have seen a mushroom cloud go up over its hopes for a second season. Initially considered one of the surprise successes of the new season, the heavily serialized drama took an extended winter hiatus and returned to find no traction against FOX's ratings behemoth "American Idol.""

MAVOURNEEN

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 12:39 PM

Gah, Patsrule!

And I was just getting used to Skeet Ulrich.

We were discussing Jericho over at serenitymovie.org a few days after the finale and the general consensus was that it would be cancelled due to what you mentioned above, and that's why Johnstone died.

I hate tv. I really do. Things like this make me not want to invest my time and effort in shows that are only going to be on for 1 season, or even less.

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DUG

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:57 PM

Crap on a stick.

Not a shock: it took what felt like a 17 year hiatus and then was up against Idol. Seems like a great recipe for losing momentum.

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CYBERSNARK

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 2:38 PM

Yet another series doomed to end mid-cliffhanger.

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CONSTANCE

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 2:41 PM

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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Yet another series doomed to end mid-cliffhanger.B]

I hate that. It should be illegal. Get me to watch shows and just not give me more when it gets interesting.. Its an evil thing to do. Deadwood, Carnivale, Drive, Firefly and now Jericho...

Constance

FOLLOWMAL

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 2:58 PM

Just popped into my Yahoo mail and this is the headline in the Entertainment section, so it appears it is official...

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CBS canceled the nuclear apocalypse drama, "Jericho," on Wednesday, another sign that television networks are shying away from serial dramas after overloading on them last season.

Well, I myownself will miss "serial dramas". Since they can't seem to hold their own against hiatus fever and the juggernaut that is Idol, then I guess we're doomed to mediocre tv. IMHO, I should add, as just because I'm a fan of the genre shows and non reality stuff, doesn't mean everyone is.

I liked Jericho.
I liked Drive too.

*sigh*

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STORYMARK

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 2:59 PM

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Originally posted by Constance:
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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Yet another series doomed to end mid-cliffhanger.B]

I hate that. It should be illegal. Get me to watch shows and just not give me more when it gets interesting.. Its an evil thing to do. Deadwood, Carnivale, Drive, Firefly and now Jericho...

Constance

Actually, Deadwood wasn't cancelled. The creator of the show got bored and pulled the plug so he could develop a surfing detective show (yes, I'm seriouse).

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MISSTRESSAHARA

Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:18 AM

Well it wasn't a show I could get into, from the beggining the people were idiots in the way they organised things after the bomb (or didn't organize) and the characters were getting from annoying to intolerable. It is too bad for the jericho fans though.

But so long as Heroes and Eureka are on tv, I won't be turning it off anytime soon.

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BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, May 17, 2007 10:39 AM

NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gorram it to hell!!!! Jericho was one of the few shows on tv I watched. I really enjoyed it and they left off the season with a hell of a cliffhanger.

Now it's gone?!? How the hell could CBS seriously expect it to compete against Idol???

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CYBERSNARK

Thursday, May 17, 2007 2:27 PM

I love how the yahoo article mentions the long hiatus and then acts like it's the show's fault for failing.

Is there not half a brain cell in showbiz?!?

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