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May
31

NUTS to you CBS for canceling Jericho!

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I’m not a huge fan of television in general. But I tend to really enjoy the few shows that I watch. Heroes, House, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, CSI and Jericho were my faves of the 06-07 season.

All of which will return next season… except for Jericho. I get so tired of the networks canceling quality television. All too often the shows I enjoy are the ones that get the boot. Why? Because the shows aren’t brainless. Because the shows ask something of the viewers. We remember though. We don’t let the networks get away with continuing to cancel our shows. Each time a great show is cancelled we’re less and less likely to allow the next great show to hold our attention.. I’ve been burned so often I expect to be disappointed and I’m less likely to tune in to a new show that I hear about. Eventually, these networks will realize they’re really screwing themselves over.

So what is CBS replacing Jericho with? Some silly reality show for pedo-voyeurs– 40 kids camping out in the desert without adult supervision. Nuts to you, CBS!

Showing CBS the same respect they’ve shown the fans– I’ll not be watching CSI, CSI: New York or any other CBS shows next season. That is, unless Jericho is renewed. Will my little protest matter? Perhaps not. But then again..

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Jul
27

Jericho – Post Apocalyptic Entertainment

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I’m watching the pilot for Jericho like a car wreck. I keep thinking I should stop the show or do something else but I keep watching. It’s been 23 years since The Day After originally broadcast and I’m living in a very different world. The fiction of a nuclear holocaust is thankfully still fiction. But there’s way too many people these days ready to proclaim World War III.

I’m going to be a father soon. I’ve enjoyed the last three years as a step-dad for three great and wonderful boys, but something inside me is changing. I’m beginning to look at the world differently. I wonder what sort of mess we’re bringing this child into. I know, I know, I worry too much and this is just one more thing that I’m being silly over. But stuff like Jericho isn’t ‘neat’ any more– it scares the shit out of me. I’m sure the show will be good. I’m sure the people of Jericho, Kansas will all come together as a community and all that. It’ll show the strength of family and friends working as one. It’ll be patriotic. Most important though is that It’ll entertain. Because if there’s one thing for sure that we should all get out of a post apocalyptic society is entertainment.

Now I’m putting my full attention back on the show. It’s pretty good so far…

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