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Account Dashboard ». All favourite actors ». All favourite shows ». All favourite blogs ». Latest Updated Shows. Needless to say, the first couple of episodes are dramatic indeed, as they would be in the immediate aftermath of nuclear explosions, but later on we get various "test cases" concerning whether of not things are going to be allowed to "go to the dogs", or whether Jericho is somehow going to remain the organised, reasonable, relatively sedate place it was before.
There is naturally a flavour of "Day of the Triffids", "The Walking Dead", "The Survivors" and many other post-apocalyptic scenarios here, but of course Jericho has neither aggressive walking plants and blinded people, nor zombies, nor viruses.
But it does have issues: with supplies, food, water, order, the neighbours yes there are others out there occasionally encountered and of course that same remoteness issue, as well as winter Kansas may seem cosy enough on a warm summer evening, even post-bombs, but come the winter it's a dangerous place to be. Hints of the bigger picture are gleaned by we viewers at more or less the same time as the locals gain their insights Hawkins plot-line excepted and there are staggering if typically subtle and underplayed moments, like when our heroes realise that, just a few miles outside their town, a column of refugees thousands strong has passed through - heading to the warmer south from states north of Kansas with an even more hostile climate.
Otherwise, episodes can occasionally verge on the "soapy", but - hey - love and infidelity and divided loyalties and first kisses and illness and human frailty and meanness are not just present as ever, but even writ large, in the world this series creates, so can we surprised? As is well-known, "Jericho" only went to a second season thanks to a Star Trek-like coordinated uprising by fans; and this was truncated to 7 episodes. That was a pity, though much better than nothing, and series 2 has a different purpose from series 1.
Overall "Jericho" is minimalist, gritty and real though rarely gory. It occasionally heads close to the limits of plausibility, but remains steadfastly faithful to its premise and does convince overall. At moments it is remarkably powerful not least when a doctor admits defeat with his attempt to save a key character's life by operating in ludicrously primitive conditions , and most reasonable viewers will not regret making the effort to go through the 30 "food for thought" episodes.
Jericho has a fantastic premise: the result of a nuclear Armageddon on a small Kansas town. Unfortunately, the show can be melodramatic in its romance plots and in after school special moments such as the broken-hearted teenager who always does the right thing, with too soulful and heavy handed music. Being understated is best.
On top of that, the ensemble cast has nearly 20 main characters, so we don't get to know any of them well. The plots are necessarily shallow.
For characters to make choices that seem realistic, we need to get to know their motivations and goals. For this reason it is not nearly as interesting as The Walking Dead. Deadwood never seemed to go anywhere. The characters didn't have clear goals and a high-level direction. In Jericho you always know what the town and individuals goals are scene to scene.
It's worth watching, just not the best. My trick? I fast forward through the lingering looks. A very good premise, but that is about all. This series is full of unbelievable characters, the plot in itself is full of scientific inaccuracies, holes and inconsistencies. The acting is way below par, the dialog almost at the level of a soap opera which is what 'Jericho' actually is. CBS basically used the premise of the movie as an excuse to make a soap "that isn't a soap" and would therefore be acceptable to the general public read - 'larger audiences'.
And then the casting Who on earth cast Skeet Ulrich to be a superhero? He is just as believable in his part as an elephant would be trying to dance ballet! There is only one thing worth salvaging, and that is very good overall sound quality mixing and sound effects. However, one thing we have learned from 'Jericho': that is definitely NOT what it would be like in the event of a nuclear holocaust!
All in all, CBS was correct to wrap this one up fast, nicely and neatly, not even half way through second season. A compelling serial drama, but what makes "Jericho" really special is that it manages to inspire the imagination liquidcelluloid-1 30 March Jake Green Skeet Ulrich, Scream , son of the town's mayor Gerald McRaney , who was just passing through to pay respects to his grandfather after 5 years off the radar, now finds himself trapped in the town and forced into a leadership role.
As Jericho tries to sustain itself - dealing with food and water shortages, citizen uprisings as well as unscrupulous neighboring towns - it slowly gets the news that the mushroom cloud was the result of a terrorist attack that took out 23 major American cities. The United States of America as we know it has now ceased to exist.
Hiding out in Jericho is Robert Hawkins Lennie James , an even more mysterious character who appears to know everything about the attack, but for what purpose? Jericho" is a rarity on CBS, an intricately unfolded serial series with half the characters clouded in mystery and a true respect for the intelligence of the audience. Hip and original, it plays like the geriatric network's answer to "Lost". While the show tends to have filler as nobody can accuse "Lost" of not having and occasionally feels "too CBS" reverting back to good-old-fashioned down home love stories and McRaney giving speeches about togetherness that could have been out of "Promised Land", the show never fails to deliver a knock-out twist or revelation that kept me rocketing to the next episode.
The premise is frightening, original particularly in serial series format and well-executed. While Ulrich's Jake is the clear lead here, the intrigue of the series from start to finish is carried on the back of Lennie James' Robert Hawkins.
The slow roll-out of what this character knows and what his role in the larger story is smartly written and played like a fiddle by James in what should be a head-turning performance. What makes "Jericho" among those special shows is that it manages to capture the imagination. It creates an alternate universe and immersing us in it every week, which for me maybe the one thing above all else that gets people addicted to a show and keeps them loyal to it.
Loyal enough to demand it's return after a first season cancellation. Loyal enough to make it one of the most popular downloads on iTunes, to give it legs long enough to make the rounds on the Sci-Fi channel and Universal HD after just one season. If season 1 seems top-heavy with set-up and filler, it still delivers plenty of post-apocalyptic chills and moments of solid B-movie action thrills Jake and half the townspeople outrun a cloud of acid rain in the immensely fun 2nd episode.
With only a 6 episode commitment the truncated 2nd season wastes no time. It ramps up the intensity in a big way, becoming a sweaty thrill-ride of anti-government hysteria. It works as a post-apocalyptic adventure and as a "what if" scenario thinker.
What truly makes the show so great lies in this segment, but to explain it would give away crucial plot points I wouldn't dare reveal. But I must say that the series' themes of patriotism and fighting for freedom manage to perfectly tap into the current public sentiment towards our own federal government, one that appears as either unable and unwilling to listen to the public as the corrupt government that emerges in this show.
As a satire, it couldn't be more timely which begs even more questions as to why "Jericho" didn't attract a bigger following. I've grown complacent. It's been a while since a really good show has been yanked off the air before it's time, just as it was starting to realize it's vision. Jericho is another worthy rallying cry to wake up another segment of the viewing public to just how archaic and fundamentally flawed the current network rating system is and how the judgments of the network brass that cater more toward drive-by viewers who couldn't care less than their actual fan base.
That said, the ending of the series is completely satisfying, wrapping up the character arcs of the two men well enough and offering a promise of things to come that is probably out of the scope of it's network TV budget. But it was one hell of a ride while it lasted and if you didn't catch it the first time around, it is well worth seeking out. Sanpaco13 30 June I really enjoyed this show. It seems like the writers really did a good job of researching what it would be like if the US got hit with nuclear bombs and society broke down.
I love the drama that comes out of the situation but I also love the fact that, unlike most shows, the good guys always come out ahead in this movie. Every other show there's some bad guy that gets away with everything and that never gets caught or whatever, but in this show, there is a pretty solid line between the good guys and the bad guys and most of the "situations" are resolved relatively quickly instead of drawing them out for an entire season.
For example, in the first couple of episodes with the escape prisoners I just knew that this was gonna be a thing now in the first season. They'd be out constantly trying to find the prisoners and the prisoners were gonna keep the girl captive for a long time and every scene was gonna be her trying to escape and getting caught again, etc for like 15 episodes until she finally gets rescued.
But nope. Jake shows up and shoots them in the face and the story ends there. Thank you so much for killing an uninteresting plot before it got annoying. Anyway, not everything is always hunky dory in the show either though. Good people die including many main characters.
But their stories are so interesting that you live with them. The town goes from regular American town to civil war skirmishes in just 20 episodes. A friend of Jake's sends help from an unexpected source. Johnston Green : I get it. The man has a satellite, doesn't want anyone to know.
Jake Green : Yeah, but Today is already just about as weird as I can handle. I'm not askin' any more questions. Sign In. Action Drama Mystery. Director Sanford Bookstaver. Jonathan E. Steinberg Josh Schaer Stephen Chbosky. Top credits Director Sanford Bookstaver.
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