Jericho Headlines
Brad Beyer and Ashley Scott, two of the stars of the twice-canceled CBS show Jericho, told journalists that they have been hearing rumors of a possible feature-film version and would be interested in doing it if the opportunity presented itself.
It's been canceled twice, but that's not going to stop some of the strongest fans of the CBS series "Jericho" from trying to bring it back from the grave again. Jericho Rangers have raised more than $6,000 to purchase television advertising in the Los Angeles area as a way to generate some new buzz on the show that had an abbreviated run last year as producers continue to try and find a network or cable company interested in keeping the story of a Kansas town following a nuclear attack alive. The ad was produced by a fan known as "RubberPoultry" and began airing Thursday in a 10-day run on Time Warner cable in the Los Angeles area that is expected to be included in such shows as "Ghost Hunters" on SciFi Channel, "Deadliest Catch" on Discovery Channel, and other programs on the History ...
Fans of the twice-cancelled CBS series Jericho are continuing their campaign to bring the show back by sponsoring more than 200 local ad spots to air on cable TV stations in the Los Angeles area.
"Jericho" has "more lives than Lazarus." I wish I could take credit for that line, but instead, the attribution there has to go to Dr. Dan Compora, one of SyFy Portal's popular columnists who writes SyFy 101 with Dr. Dan, when he was on last Wednesday's SyFy Radio. The two of us were talking about the possible return of "Jericho" once again, this time through what could be a deal between CBS and Comcast to share production costs, and thus distribution rights at the same time. On the surface, it is very exciting because I don't think anyone has gone through more ups and downs over the past couple years than "Jericho" fans, and they really deserve something good. It's also a deal not too dissimilar to one that DirecTV recently struck with NBC over "Friday Night Lights" that is bringing ...
Starting ... well ... now, I've decided to experiment with the format of my column. Instead of being once a month, the column will come out twice a month. The second installment is a follow-up on the first, plus highlighting emails from readers and adaptation news. So, I hope you enjoy the new format. Without further ado ... ACT I Â THE FOLLOW-UP I don't have much to add except that I missed three other good examples of endings: "Jericho," "Babylon 5," and "Flash Gordon." Many of you were curious why I didn't mention "Jericho's" season (crap, I mean series) finale. Well, I hadn't seen it yet. But I have now and wow, I can't believe how much they crammed into the episode, but yet it didn't feel rushed. There is still plenty of room for more episodes, but all the major story threads ...
"Jericho" fans lost their show ... at least for now ... but will fans of "Moonlight" have to suffer through a similar fate? Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment, says both of its genre shows are on two different paths. "One thing 'Moonlight' has going for it is it wins its time period," Tassler told The Hollywood Reporter. "Unlike 'Jericho,' 'Moonlight' is not serialized." The question came up as fans wondered if CBS would continue to give series that might not be getting the strongest ratings a chance to continue. The network had revived "Jericho" after canceling it at the end of the 2006-07 season, but then canceled the show against last month when viewership levels dropped below its previous lows. "Moonlight" made the schedule as a presentation rather than a production ...
"Jericho" has "more lives than Lazarus." I wish I could take credit for that line, but instead, the attribution there has to go to Dr. Dan Compora, one of SyFy Portal's popular columnists who writes SyFy 101 with Dr. Dan, when he was on last Wednesday's SyFy Radio. The two of us were talking about the possible return of "Jericho" once again, this time through what could be a deal between CBS and Comcast to share production costs, and thus distribution rights at the same time. On the surface, it is very exciting because I don't think anyone has gone through more ups and downs over the past couple years than "Jericho" fans, and they really deserve something good. It's also a deal not too dissimilar to one that DirecTV recently struck with NBC over "Friday Night Lights" that is bringing ...
It worked for DirecTV and NBC when it came to "Friday Night Lights," why not between CBS and Comcast for "Jericho"? Although nothing is set in stone, it appears that Comcast is interested in putting together a production deal that could keep the fan-favorite "Jericho" on for a third season by footing some of the bill, at least that's what The New York Times is reporting. Such a deal, if it were to happen (and that's a big "if"), likely would focus on Comcast paying part of the show's production cost in return for its right to air the show to its subscribers first. After that, it would air on the network. That is, if they follow a similar model to how DirecTV and NBC are producing 13 episodes of "Friday Night Lights." Don't get too excited yet. Such discussions are still in very ...
The New York Times reported that CBS Paramount Network Television has held talks with Comcast, the cable provider, about finding new life for Jericho, citing two people briefed on the talks who requested anonymity.
"Jericho" got a bit of an audience boost for its final episode compared to the previous week, but the series finale ended up with viewership just below its second season average. "Jericho" earned a 3.8 rating/6 share according to Fast National ratings from Nielsen Media Research Tuesday night, slightly below its season overnight average of 3.9/7, The numbers, however, were up nearly 9 percent over last week's audience, which was a series low. "Jericho" finished last in its 10 p.m. timeslot behind "Primetime" on ABC (7.0/12) and a rerun of "Law & Order: SVU" which gave NBC a 5.7/10. For the final time, "Jericho" didn't get much help from its lead-in, "Big Brother," despite holding nearly 100 percent of the reality show's audience. But that was after the network lost nearly 38 ...
This story contains MODERATE SPOILERS of the series finale of "Jericho." While Tuesday's series finale was meant to provide some closure to "Jericho" fans, there was an effort to at least keep some storylines at bay in case another network or cable channel decides to pick up the series. "I've always said that the alternate ending doesn't wrap up the series," executive producer Carol Barbee told Matt Webb Mitovich of TV Guide. "It just lets you know that everyone is OK and it closes out this seven-episode arc. But we could definitely keep it going." And keeping it going is exactly what Barbee is trying to do by shopping the series around, which reportedly has earned some interest from SciFi Channel which is airing reruns of the show. In the finale, Hawkins (Lennie James) goes face-to-face ...
The following contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the "Patriots and Tyrants" episode of the CBS series, "Jericho." Since it had to end, I am glad "Jericho" was able to go out in grand style. I canÂt imagine anyone can find fault with this episode. Even though a ton of major events took place, this episode, strangely enough did not seem rushed. Perhaps itÂs just sentiment, but everything just seemed perfect. This episode sported more heroes than "Heroes." Instead of super powers, these heroes possessed something much more valuable: free will and the innate sense of right and wrong. Everyone seemed to act heroically, but in different ways. Hawkins and Jake raced from Cheyenne to Texas to intercept and deliver the bomb to proper authorities. Eric resisted temptation to join up with the corrupt ...
