the citizens of Jericho will have to live, fight and die for their freedom


by Charlie Bebattica

After a brief fan-influenced stay of execution, CBS has decided to cancel Jericho, its post-nuke and civil insurrection-themed answer to Lost, again. Over at Yahoo’s messageboard dedicated to the series, the the fan response unfolds pretty much as expected.

From “Mare Cad TITAN”:

JERICHO…SHOULD…NOT…HAVE BEEN

CANCELLED !!! CBS HAS SAWDUST FOR

BRAINS !!! BOYCOTT ALL OF THEIR SPONSORS.

What are those dorkoz going to do, another fake “reality” show ??? Jerkoz !!!

Dorkoz and jerkoz? Wow, that’s pulling out all the stops.

From “william m”:

CBS EXECS ARE TAKING TRAINING FROM FOX EXECS. JERICHO IS ONE OF THE ONLY SHOWS ON TODAY THAT HAS THE DRAW OF”24″. WHAT ARE THEY REPLACING IT WITH BIG BROTHER 2 OR ANOTHER MINDLESS < AND CHEAP TO PRODUCE> GAME SHOW. WON’T ANY THINKING TV EXEC BUY THIS SHOW-PLEASE!!!

The difference between Jericho and 24? Or Jericho and Big Brother, for that matter? A viably-sized viewership.

“Shoes S” evokes the predictably hoary exception that proves the rule:

Unbelievable. I can only hope they’ll make a movie now. Don’t lose all hope. Remember, Star Trek was on only two seasons and has been cranking out movies for 40 years now, not to mention spin-offs. Find out who the directors and producers are and contact them. Maybe we can get cable to pick up this unique show.
Unless the old US government emerges from the ashes, I’d presume the citizens of Jericho will have to live, fight and die for their freedom the same as they have for the last two years.

Honestly, if Jericho develops an afterlife fan following as widespread and entrenched as Star Trek has, I will eat my hat — and I wear a wide-brimmed sombrero. Also, if Star Trek fans are called “Trekkies,” would that mean that Jericho fans are “Jerkies”?

“Roy M” keeps it short and elegant:

cbs sucks

Way to speak truth to power, buddy.

“Stayfunny” blames society:

It’s the masses that aren’t intelligent enough to catch a show like this, get my drift?

People who post on Yahoo messageboards shouldn’t make snide conclusions about relative intelligence levels.

Finally, “The Everyday Guy” chimes in with a touch of rare class:

EVERYBODY GETS BUTT-RAPED!!! WHAT AN ENDING.

LOLZ.

Some days it’s like shooting fish in a barrel, I tell you.

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4 Comments

  1. Well, I liked Jericho, and I’m sad to see it go. But ITS JUST A TV SHOW. My god these people need to get lives.

    CBS did everything they could for this show, showing re-runs on Sci-Fi and UHD or whatever the HD channel I get is. Brought it back for 8 more episodes. It’s not like they didn’t go above and beyond to try to save it.

    Mike Nielsen

    #1 Mike Nielsen

  2. Are Jerico fans going to be called Jerkies? I have a very juvenile mind, and I found that to be hilarious.

    #2 Sallyp

  3. I watched Jericho for the first 6 or so episodes, waiting for something to happen. Somehow, they managed to make the apocalypse boring.

    #3 BitterCupOJoe

  4. BitterCupoJoe, it got much better the last third of the first season and the 2nd season was very watchable.

    #4 Mike Nielsen

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