I think the series finale of "Jericho" actually aired last week. I've read some of Hewitt's feelings on "Andromeda", nothing by the DS9 folks. What's the gist of both of those?
When you say the producers of "Jericho" will share their vision, do you mean that they'll just tell us what the ultimate answers to the mysteries will be, how they were going to end it, etc? I really wish networks would commit to finishing shows that are cancelled. Sometimes a TV movie could do it, but not for a show like "Jericho". But still, it'd be great if we could get a six-episode arc of shows that at least completed the major mysteries. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm not giving up on watching doomed shows. I just can't bring myself > to watch the last cliff hanger of Jericho coming on next week. > Producers are increasingly communicating with audiences. Have you read > Hewitt's original vision of Andrameda's before it was destroyed by Sorbo > or the open posts by DS9 producers? They are awesome. So, I have a > little hope that the producers of Jericho will share their vision for > the show. > > Tracey > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I've said this before to you, I know. But back in the late '80s and > > early to mid '90s, I was so fed up with scifi on TV I actually > > abandoned it for a while. The networks kept putting out crap shows > > like "Hard Time on Planet Earth" and cancelling them to no one's > > surprise. But good shows--like "Wolf" on Fox--were cancelled quickly > > too. Between the bad shows that disappointed me, and the pain of good > > shows getting yanked before they could find a rhythmn, it became too > > much. I avoided several quality shows for years. I could tell the > > quality was good on many of them, but I was so afraid of them being > > cancelled once I was a fan, i stayed away. So, other than Trek (which > > I know had major committments), I missed the early days of things like > > "The X-Files", "Space: Above and Beyond", "Strange Luck", and many > > others. But one day, after several people had talked about "Space: > > Above and Beyond", I start ed watching it and loved it. Of course it > > was cancelled. Of course it hurt. But, I w > > as glad for having seen it, and regretted not having been there from > > its start. > > > > After a while I decided that even one season of a good show was better > > than never having seen that show. So over the years my mental > > landscape is littered with the bitter memories of good to fantastic > > shows that never got a chance: shows like "John Doe", "Jeremiah", > > "Odyssey 5", "G vs. E", "The Chronicle", "Witchblade", "Now and > > Again", "Tru Calling", "American Gothic", "Invasion", "Threshold", > > "Dead Last". And "Jericho". > > > > It still hurts to think of every single one of those series. And once > > again i'm finding myself getting skittish about coming to love a new > > scifi/speculative fiction series. But I think I'll persevere this > > time, 'cause at least I have some good memories... > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > > > > > > > > > I posted this for you most of all. I think this would have grown to be > > > a great show. Sometimes first seasons have growing pains and I think > > > Jericho fits into this category of show. I only saw a few episodes as > > > they did not show it in Mexico, but i was becoming a fan. After hearing > > > this, I do not think I will watch the last episode. Will will only > > > serve to frustrate me. I hope the ratin.gs losses that Heroes, Lost > > > and Jericho suffered as a result of extended Hiatuses will convince the > > > networks not to play fast and loose with audience loyalty and more. > > > Somehow I doubt they will learn from this. > > > > > > Tracey > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > Tracey. > > > > > > > > Amazing. Monday night I started an essay, "Why I like Jericho". After > > > > disparaging what I thought was a cliched, post-apocalyptic show > > set in > > > > my least favorite setting--a small town in Kansas--I found myself > > > > watching week after week. I kept trying to scoff at the homespun > > > > location, the family problems, but I couldn't. Even things like a man > > > > cheating on his wife took on a new importance in a world that may > > > > never be the same. An election of a mayor in that small town took on > > > > huge importance, as later revealed when the new mayor found out he > > > > wasn't as tough as he thought in dealing with things liek rogue army > > > > units and an invasion by t he neighboring town. The whole fact that > > > > the nukes were setoff by an American group bent on "rebuilding > > AMerica > > > > to what it *should* be" and that this group included *Blacks* caught > > > > my attention. the fact that a Balck man was fighting that conspiracy > > > > and given such an important role in teh series kept me coming back. > > > > > > > > "Jericho" kept pulling me in week after week. About how it was > > > > touching but not overly sentimental, exciting but not over-the-top, > > > > realistic, but not mediocre and boring. It was as close to realistic > > > > as I guess a post-nuclear show set in Kansas could be. Despite > > myself, > > > > I liked the show's balance of drama, action, intrigue, and family > > > > matters. Yeah, I was going to write that essay about how "Jericho" > > > > moved me from critic to a real fan. > > > > > > > > I'll still write that essay, but I guess now it'll be a > > post-mortem. Damn. > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > CBS Ends `Jericho' in New Schedule > > > > > > > > > > By DAVID BAUDER > > > > > The Associated Press > > > > > Wednesday, May 16, 2007; 2:14 PM > > > > > > > > > > NEW YORK -- CBS canceled the nuclear apocalypse drama, > > "Jericho," on > > > > > Wednesday, another sign that TV networks are shying away from > > serial > > > > > dramas after overloading on them last season. > > > > > > > > > > The network unveiled a fall schedule with five new shows, three > > of them > > > > > dramas. > > > > > > > > > > "Jericho" started out strong last fall for CBS. However, like > > "Lost" on > > > > > ABC and "Heroes" on NBC, many viewers abandoned the show after > > it went > > > > > on a long midseason hiatus. > > > > > > > > > > "We lost a lot of steam," said Kelly Kahl, CBS' chief scheduling > > > > > executive. "I know we had loyal viewers ... but the show sort of > > lost > > > > > its engine and wasn't performing." > > > > > > > > > > CBS' only new show that is heavily serialized, "Swingtown," will > > start > > > > > in midseason and run uninterrupted until the end of the season. The > > > > > series is set in the shag-carpeted 1970s, with Chicago-area couples > > > > > navigating the sexual freedom of the era. > > > > > > > > > > To counter its stodgy image, CBS has scheduled a handful of edgy > > new > > > > > shows for the fall: a musical, a drama about a vampire and a drama > > > > about > > > > > a Cuban-American family running a sugar business in Florida. > > > > > > > > > > "For those of you who accuse CBS of being too conservative, you > > will > > > > > feel differently when you see the shows we have lined up," said > > Leslie > > > > > Moonves, chairman of CBS Corp. > > > > > > > > > > A new reality show, "Kid Nation," will take 40 children and set > > them up > > > > > in an abandoned New Mexico town. Cameras will follow them as they > > > > try to > > > > > set up their own society without adult supervision. > > > > > > > > > > Veteran actor Jimmy Smits is the patriarch in "Cane," about the > > family > > > > > sugar business. "Moonlight," about a vampire in modern society, is > > > > > another one of a handful of high-concept ideas networks are > > trying out > > > > > next year. > > > > > > > > > > Hugh Jackman produces "Viva Laughlin," an adaptation of the BBC > > show > > > > > "Viva Blackpool," about a shady businessman. Music plays a > > central part > > > > > in driving the series along. > > > > > > > > > > The Monday comedy "The Big Bang Theory" seems like a sitcom > > version of > > > > > "Beauty and the Geek," with two brainy guys flustered by a sexy new > > > > > neighbor. > > > > > > > > > > CBS canceled the comedy "The Class" and drama "Close to Home." The > > > > > comedy "The New Adventures of Old Christine" was left off the fall > > > > > schedule but will be used at midseason. > > > > > > > > > > (This version CORRECTS that Hugh Jackman produces, not stars, in > > `Viva > > > > > Laughlin,' and that `Close to Home' is a drama, not a comedy.) ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/16/AR2007051600598_ > > > > > _> > > > > > > > > > > _> > > > > > > > > > pf.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
