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JERICHO and HEROES Get Full Season Orders!!
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The two best “Lost” knockoffs of the past two years – “Jericho” and “Heroes” - have picked up full season orders. “Heroes” got its good news from NBC last week; “Jericho” got its this afternoon.
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CBS GIVES "JERICHO " A FULL-SEASON ORDER
Freshman Drama Has Boosted the Wednesday 8-9 PM Time Period in Viewers and Key Demographics and Helped Kickoff CBS's Biggest Night of Ratings Growth
CBS has given JERICHO , its freshman hit drama about the aftermath of a nuclear explosion on a small, peaceful Kansas town, a full season order.
JERICHO, averaging 11.3 million viewers, 3.4/10 in adults 18-49 and 4.6/12 in adults 25-54, has boosted CBS's performance in the Wednesday, 8:00-9:00 PM time period by +48% in viewers, +36% in adults 18-49 and +48% in adults 25-54 compared to last year.
As part of a three-hour drama block that includes CRIMINAL MINDS and CSI: NY, CBS has seen its Wednesday ratings increase year-to-year by +34% in viewers, +22% in adults 18-49 and +30% in adults 25-54, the Network's biggest night of ratings growth. CBS is first on Wednesday in viewers and adults 25-54 and a close second in adults 18-49.
JERICHO stars Skeet Ulrich, Gerald McRaney, Ashley Scott, Pamela Reed, Kenneth Mitchell, Lennie James, Sprague Gradon, Michael Gaston, Erik Knudsen, Brad Beyer and Shoshannah Stern.
Jon Turtletaub, Stephen Chbosky and Carol Barbee are executive producers for CBS Paramount Network Television.
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Freshman Drama Has Boosted the Wednesday 8-9 PM Time Period in Viewers and Key Demographics and Helped Kickoff CBS's Biggest Night of Ratings Growth
CBS has given JERICHO , its freshman hit drama about the aftermath of a nuclear explosion on a small, peaceful Kansas town, a full season order.
JERICHO, averaging 11.3 million viewers, 3.4/10 in adults 18-49 and 4.6/12 in adults 25-54, has boosted CBS's performance in the Wednesday, 8:00-9:00 PM time period by +48% in viewers, +36% in adults 18-49 and +48% in adults 25-54 compared to last year.
As part of a three-hour drama block that includes CRIMINAL MINDS and CSI: NY, CBS has seen its Wednesday ratings increase year-to-year by +34% in viewers, +22% in adults 18-49 and +30% in adults 25-54, the Network's biggest night of ratings growth. CBS is first on Wednesday in viewers and adults 25-54 and a close second in adults 18-49.
JERICHO stars Skeet Ulrich, Gerald McRaney, Ashley Scott, Pamela Reed, Kenneth Mitchell, Lennie James, Sprague Gradon, Michael Gaston, Erik Knudsen, Brad Beyer and Shoshannah Stern.
Jon Turtletaub, Stephen Chbosky and Carol Barbee are executive producers for CBS Paramount Network Television.
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Thanks to Gerald McRaney no doubt. He's the one of the very few bright spots on this clunker.
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Dang it, I didn't fully "Doogie" that! I was initially gonna say "He's the one bright spot...", but I forgot about Lennie James' Robert Hawkins, thus changing it to "one of the very few bright spots...".There's things that really tick me off about the show, but his storyline has me, at least, listening to it, while waiting on LOST to start.
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but I hope they slow down and start focusing on 1 or 2 characters per episode...that friggin show is all over the place.
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Am I the only person in America that loved and watched SMITH? Apparently..... SAD SAD SAD!!!! It was a good show wonderfully acted with some real talent and a unique story line... Maybe another network or someone on cable will pick it up... Hopefully.
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*cough*THIEF*cough*
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THE INDIAN GUY.Well, not so much him, but the writing of his character. The way they go about having him stumble over the clues left by his father, is more unbelievable than Cheer-verine waking up after her autopsy in the last episode (which was neat).
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Six eps and it was gone. Is it ever coming back? I am intrigued by "Jericho" but have lost it for "Heroes". The writing is kinda lame. And "Lost" has entered into that unfortunate land of too many questions, just not enough answers. I am a big fan of the show, but I'm beginning to lose interest.
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I think "Heroes" is currently better. Unless "Jericho" can explain away all the inconsistencies of their nuclear war and actually make me CARE about some of the characters, it's going to grind to a painful halt. "The Day After" was more compelling, but I'm willing to give it a chance.
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That's why it was short.
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Jack Bauer can no longer rise to the occasion. Just kidding, y'all. Can't wait for January.
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Am I a preferred talkbacker or sumthin??? WHY ARE MY POST'S JUMPING AHEAD OF PREVIOUS POSTS???I posted "Thief was cancelled." AFTER "JERICHO is what happens when..."!!! This is the third time something like this has happened! WTF?
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there's a whole thread just for that. this is knockoff-bashing land here. i got a gripe with Heroes, it's that everything is predictable. that football guy trying to rape Claire, Niki's kid waking up RIGHT AFTER she's done digging. The brat-guy walking over the air when he got mad. I saw all of it coming. Writing sucks but the storyline is Watchmen-esque so I suppose I'll keep a little faith.
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3rd place in it's debut:
http://www.tv.com/story/story.html&story_id=6709
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http://tinyurl.com/yxq3ld
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Noone has mentioned this, but...Hiro actually caused the accident that put the girl in jeopardy! He told his friend to stop the truck, which then swerved into the girl, then he saved her. However, if he hadn't been there, the truck wouldn't have swerved, and she would have been ok as well. A bit of a paradox, yes? That is the problem with any sci fi time travel stuff. It never makes sense. Also, I wouldn't mind if they toned down the gore a bit. My teenage daughter who watches LOST with me and loves it said the show was too gross and doesn't want to watch it anymore. Although I like Heroes, I am afraid they will turn off too many people with the excessive gore. Maybe it should be on HBO?
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30 Rock airs opposite, and in spite of "Jericho" not being a bad show, for some reason I just didn't enjoy watching it. I'm happy for Ulrich, although he should still be working on "Miracles" right now, in a perfect world where it was never cancelled. Studio 60 better be announced next. I'm not accepting the fact that it may be cancelled.
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Finally getting a full season. Miracles got raped by the idiots at ABC. I'm shocked and amazed that the two shows I liked best this season have made it. Wow...color me impressed. Still pissed about Smith, but I'll take Jericho over it.
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yeah, i hope it doesn't get cancelled...i'm already hooked! the thought of losing kidnapped is already bad enough...but has anybody seen its (studio 60's) ratings? they're awfully low...hope nbc has enough faith in this show to keep it on, like they did with cheers, seinfeld, etc.
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missed out on the pilot, and since they're not pickin it up, should i watch it anyway? and btw, is anybody watching letterman right now? did u see the turtle whisperer guy just losing it on national tv? or was he just an actor?
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They don't even air Smith anymore, it's a CSI: rerun.And one of The Late Show's ongoing gags is having a supposed guest lose it and run off.
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re: smith, but with the magic of bittorrent i could always download the pilot, the thing is, i don't want to get hooked on a storyline thats never gonna be finished...and about letterman; i'm just hoping for another crispin glover episode :)
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They're almost as high as HEROES'.
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Expectations game and cost of the series equals Studio 60's ratings have to be higher in order for it to be safe. High profile cast with Perry, Peet and all the Sorkin alums. A Sorkin show with plenty of pre-season buzz. This show was expected to be exceptionally strong out of the gate and because it's a well known commodity it's subsequent growth potential is expected to be lower. All that said it hasn't been an absolute train wreck, and with Sorkin running the show I'd think it would have to be one not to get at least a full season run. Of course I would say that because I don't want it to be cancelled. As for Heroes and Jericho, a resounding YES! Neither of these shows are where they need to be yet. Heroes is probably a little further along than Jericho, but I've got to think that if the Jericho show runners can break from the extremely by the numbers development they've embraced to this point, it has more potential. Anyway, both shows deserve some room to grow, and I haven't given up on either of them. Good to see they're going to get a shot.
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Both shows have a very interesting story line. With Heroes it is slow going because I really want the "heroes" to find each other and get on with the show about stopping the attack on New York. Also, the super-villain looks to be quite interesting. He seems to have a few different powers. AND Jericho, well instead of stopping a bomb, life after a bombing has the makings of a great storyline as well. I agree that Jericho needs to find its leads (ex. any of the Greens or Hawkins or even Ashley Scott's character) and start making the audience care about the show more. At any rate, glad they both have been given a fighting chance this season.
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My only problem so far is that I'm a little frustrated with the narrow scope of the show. It's a very "small" drama set in a very "epic" situation. That may be part of the charm, but at some point the $#!+ needs to hit the fan or I'm just not going to care any more. I mean, the whole country was just nuked back to the stone age and this town seems to be hardly affected at all.
Bump up the danger and the chaos, already... and please, for the love of god, stop teasing us with the mysterious black guy subplot -
"C'mere...I'll tell you what you want to know. Yes, I like pina coladas...and getting caught in the rain."
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as for Jericho, not so much love from me - maybe because I used to work at a location that was a known target for Soviet tactical nukes... whatever, it just don't float my boat. Heroes now, that's a whole 'nother kettle of Texas chile'. Heroes is one tasty dish. Good archetypes - the Cheerleader, the Hero, the Humanitarian, the Geek, the Detective... As for story structure, I can almost see the writing being done in such a way that the show could either: Plan A, finish the arc - stop the bomb, catch the baddie - thereby satisfying the American fanboy need for 'completeness' if the show were axed; or Plan B - stop the bomb, don't catch the baddie - if the show were picked up for a full season. I vote for Plan B. It's nice to see at least ONE person who isn't all angsty and tormented because he's 'differently evolved'. Hiro has embraced his new-found ability and responsibility to help mankind. No "Jeez, what can one manga-geek do? It's a nuclear bomb halfway round the world!". More like "Of COURSE I gotta do something! I can stop TIME, for fuck's sake!!" If more real people acted that way, no matter what they're mundane real world abilities were, this would be a better world.
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Oct 13, 2006 2:08:13 AM CDT
HERC! Just cos its TV series don't mean its a LOST rip
by silentbobafett2
Jericho I'll give you, I can see the bosses sitting down an saying: "Give me something like lost... but not"
Jericho has some moments of brilliance and moments of utter shit! BUt Ep4 was good! :-)
Heroes, however, I take offence with you comparing it to the prick tease that is Lost!
I love Lost - Fact! But it ain't perfect by any means!
Neither is Heroes - however so far I think it kicks fucking ass! I really thought it was gonna suck, really! I weren't even going to watch it - but I tried it and WOW! Fuck me! I love it so much! The THe asian guys rule!!!!!
Seriously - comparing this show to Lost is bad.
And just because its a show with cliffhangers does that make it a lost Rip off? No, its bollocks, Lost ain't that good yet mate... sorry its just a fact! :-)
LONG LIVE HEROES!!!! :-)
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Now we just need Al Swearegen to pop-up as the Imperious Leader on BSG. Nice to see everyone got work.
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Fucking Milch, man. Let "Deadwood" loose for a freaking surfing show? Better be one hell of surfing show.
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It was a miniseries on FX that ran its six episode course. Heist was the one to be cancelled (by NBC).
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My shows got cancelled and I'm sure you guys watch all kinds of crap besides JERICHO and HEROES. I mean come on fellas. These are your C-list shows. You guys got LOST, you got your BATTLESTARS OF GALACTICA, you probaly got pay cable so you get THE WIRE or THE SHIELD or whichever the one is that's supposedly good.
Me? I got nothing. So trade me. JERICHO gets cancelled, SMITH or BLADE gets a full season. If JERICHO is cancelled nobody loses. You guys go on with your lives, Skeet Ulrich can get a job playing Captain Jack at Disneyland, and I got either a daywalker or a bank robber to watch. Let's do this, guys. This is a good deal. -
Oct 13, 2006 3:25:15 AM CDT
Not interested in Smith. Crime shows are to repetitive.
by the outlander
And I would choose Jericho over Blade. And Heroes is AWSOME!
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"Despite critical acclaim, the show failed to garner significant ratings and FX declined to extend the series."-wikiFX dubbed it a limited series after the ratings came in.
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I'm sorry but I really don't want to watch a whole series about some people who were involved in a robbery and can't get over it. How stupid is that premise? Why base a whole series on a bunch of people brought together by a bank robbery? I say this thing gets cancelled soon. Bring back Invasion.
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Smith was not nearly as good as some TBers believe, but it's better than Jericho. So which show gets cancelled? Most of the characters in Jericho seem to lack any common sense, much less intelligence. And although it's clear that the "cop from St. Louis" is not what he appears, does anybody believe that the St. Louis police force is a league of supermen? I guess they must if they believe North Korea or Al Qaeda actually has tanks ready to roll into Kansas. It's sad to see so many new shows this season with interesting premises, but horrible, or uneven execution? As for Thief, the horrible ratings killed any chance of it being picked up and made a regular series.
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is losing me, I'm having alot of trouble getting into it. The only two characters I even remotely care about are the cop and Hiro. The storyline and writing isn't half as good as most comics you can pick up and read today and the fact that the cheerleader has had two deadly accidents in less than a week gets on my nerves, it's too much. It needs to get beter soon or I'm dropping it. Jericho has me coming back for the storyline and that's it, I have no emotional investment in those characters whatsoever. Even the black guy is taking a turn for the worse, he went from being the likable John Locke type to the controlling and unlikable government yes man. Of the two though I still like Jericho better, at least it's original.
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I love Heroes, but I can't stand the cheerleader chick. She is the exact stereotype of a high school cheerleader, and she needs some MUCH better writing. Oh, and how corny is it waking up with your chest cut open, at least let me see some dead boobs or something.
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She's got to be the most accident-prone character ever, and it's getting old. I think the audience gets she's immortal, and we don't need to see her get her get the "final destination" treatment every five minutes.
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I honestly believe that the producers of Jericho flat-out told Skeet to just mimick Jack on Lost. Unfortunately, he isn't as talented as Fox, and it doesn't help that he's often given shit dialogue. But I'm definitely going to stick it out. This has to be the first show that I will continue to watch solely for the circumstances and not at all for the characters. And please, hire a new music person.
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I am happy that Heroes and Jericho got picked up for a full season. I am a sucker for nuclear/apocalypse stuff- so I am willing to ride out the rough spots with it. Heroes is great. Like to see how they all come together before Manhattan gets it. Actually, for Jericho, I'd like the people who are coming to be ZOMBIES. And for Heroes, some of the heroes are evil anf Manhattan gets it!
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heroes has to take a while to develop as far as finding their powers because they don't wanna blow their wads too early...and cold wad EVERYWHERE was a soviet tactical strike area they have thousands of ICBM get your head outta the cold war join the 21st century..start hating on north korea like every1 else
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I want to like this show. However, it is kind of difficult buy the way the town is acting and the preposterous plotlines. Ok, much of the country dies so lets all go hang out at the bar and drink 1 day later. Or lets have a killer teen party while our parents are smoldering in Denver. But wait, we need to find gas to save this 1 single person in the hospital thats on a ventilator...and we'll get there just as it turns off. Here are some more believable reactions: 1) Tons of hysterical people not knowing what the hell is going on. Getting paranoid. 2) Looting (other than food). 3) Comming up with a plan to handle food shortages, gas shortages, keeping the power on, etc.
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it be cool if the whole reason behind jericho's nuclear attacks were actually SKYNET from terminator self actualizing and going all man vs machine on our ass.That would be a good sci-fi in-joke and no more ludicrous that the danger of pumping fucking gas..also vern all due respect but if you couldn't see blade being cancelled..with sticky fingaz or whatever he calls himself as the anti-hero..thats doesn't take that much intuition..l8r...
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When it was called "the 4400."
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The best line in Thief "You wanted a white girl...you got one."
Heroes is the only show that is really capturing my attention this season. I love Lost and really enjoyed the first Jack/Kate/Sawyer-only episode and the smoking-hot MILF-looking blonde who is one of the others. But Heroes is really great. The Autopsy scene at the end of SE0103 took my breath away and was a cool take on the Volkswagen commercials, when she looks down at herself and says "Oh Shi..".
And finally… my boy Alan Sorkin…And his show…And his political agenda. Hey Talkbackers!!! MAYBE Studio 60 wouldn't have such shit ratings if Sorkin didn't try to brand every STINKING minute of every show he touches with his own brand of radical, leftist JIBBA-JABBA!!!!!! Dude, I want to be entertained! If I wanted to be indoctrinated by socialist demagoguery, I would flip the channel to CNN.
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The blonde hottie, the one who's waiting for her fiance, was she the Huntress from Birds of Prey? (I hate to admit that I watched that show)
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The little bar-b-que party at the end of last weeks episode of Jericho, that shit has got to go. They need to get a little bit more concerned about what is in their near future. The show definitely gets better each week though, I was pretty into this week's episode. Except the girl, in the big house, at the top of the hill, needs to die.
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PITY THE FOOL! :) have to admit, the cheerleader getting butchered at the end of heroes was DA BOMB! i'm officially hooked....and whoever said that heroes ripped off the 4400...PITY THE FOOL!
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but you my dear right-wing republican friends, you have the Mark Foley scandal...bon apetite
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Because the thing to do now is to have a fucking huge cast around a non-existant story. Or a story that hasn't developed yet. The problem today is that writers can do snappy dialogue, but not much else. I need a show with a story, not a shitload of whiny dumbasses to try to keep track of or figure out while little to nothing is happening overall. Otherwise why do I need to watch these people? Blade got cancelled just as it was getting watchable. They started getting rid of the useless characters/subplots and things were getting in motion. The dialogue was getting much better as well. BSG is the only thing I've got left now.
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I was just getting over Blade being canceled and you had to go an reopen the wound. Fucking Spike TV. Is there any hope? Any at all? Maybe picked up by a real station? Dammit.
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You whiners need to go fuck yourselves. The cancellation of Carnivale was the end of truely great television. You all brought this on yourselves.
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It's so BAD...I don't understand. Almost the exact SAME storyline as Thief, only less interesting and with more pointless crap like the motorcycle scene or the swiping-the-harddrives thing. Written by monkeys, no doubt. Jericho is...well, hard to explain. Yes, it's mostly a Lost clone mismashed with Stephen King's The Stand. And yes, the overall "nukes" arc makes little sense. So do some of the smaller details (hey, power is scarce...should we find a small, low-power-draw TV or keep cranking up the 50" plasma?). But what grabs me is the B storylines...MysteriousBlackFamily, BitchyTeenAndTheGeek, CreepyGroceryStoreOwner, and so on. That's all workin' for me. So I'll stick with it for a while. And Heroes...this might get good if NBC institutes a new policy: any writer on this show that employes a very tired cliche will be shot. Also, stop letting George Lucas write the dialog. (And 30 Rock was awful. Just awful. I kind of liked 20 Good Years though.)
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We keep the BAR running? Oh sure, we need gas for the clinic, and hey, maybe getting the fridges going at the grocery store might not be a bad idea, but fuck all that, we'll burn a crapload of gasoline in the BAR'S generator. Fix this, CBS, because MysteriousBlackFamily won't hold me indefinitely.
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Agreed one hundred percent. That and the fact that the sopranos last half-season almost pushed me away. They better fix this thing to end it. But enough about Sopranos and Carnivale, I put my mysticism and unanswerable-questions faith soully on Lost, now. Please don't succumb to the fate of Twin Peaks...
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...Too fucking right. Been a fan of Elizabeth Mitchell for several years now, and nice to see her finally getting some major high-profile work on a series like this. Hiring her for the "Juliet"-role was a smart move on the producers' part.
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Great stuff.
I'm watching Jericho (1x03 till date), and the story looks promising, but the execution... meh...
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The U.S. might be destroyed, should we converse what little gas and energy that's left? Nah, we'll just sit around the bar drunk and watch the giant plasma and it will all go away. Wait, that's my life, not Jericho.
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Although they could converse about conserving energy.
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The show has terrible pacing, it either draws shit out too long or blows it's load too early, and no one acts realistically. I think the set up is so amazing, it kills me that they're shitting all over it. Heroes continues to improve as it goes on, but to whoever said Heroes was better than Lost, you're on fucking crack.
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Also, I miss Carnivale so very much.
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I like the concept and the cast isn't bad, but it keeps misfiring. Nobody is reacting realistically. I could buy a couple of people getting their groove on post-apocalptic, but the whole town? Skeet is apparently Superman and makes it to every rescue situation. I think my biggest problem is (in contrast to Heroes which has pulled this off wonderfully), every time Jericho has a big reveal Lost moment, there's no wow factor. Lost- Polar Bear. Heroes - Frozen missing skulls with a nuke. Jericho- Dead birds... uh, so. Lost- He couldn't walk. Heroes- Autopsy. Jericho - a plane crashed blocking the road... meh.
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I got Heroes on Monday, Lost on Wed. and the Office on Thursday. All I need is a good show Tuesdays and I'm set...
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I think that's actually what I like about it.
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House and Law & Order: SVU?
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Nope, there's NOTHING to watch Tuesday nights. Sigh.
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You should really check that out.
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What the fuck is this!? Apparently, if you want to get to a legitimate posting page, don't have anything in the comment box. Then it takes you to this new box complete with...
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matically".... What the fuck?
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What does dd do?
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It should be like Cormac McCarthy's "The Road." Or a David Lynch thing. Instead, it's a Lifetime MOTW. No real sense of danger or doom.
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If Heroes could find an audience, I don't understand why Surface didn't. It was a much more original show, it defied typical conventions, and it wasn't afraid to answer the many questions it raised.
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At least it had an original premise... Giant sea monsters? When was the last time you saw that on a TV show?!
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Having a mysterious black dude was successful on Lost (Mr. Echo) and Desperate Housewives.
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I do miss it. There ought to be a law that says you can't put out a cliffhanger ending unless your show has been renewed.
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Clearly, it that is plenty to make it a Lost rip-off (/eyeroll). To further expound upon George Carlin's theory -- I think humanity has pretty much figured out all the different ways to nail two pieces of wood together. Hell, Lost itself is nothing new either. It's Rod Sterling's vision of a diverse Gilligan's Island mixed with the Young and the Restless.
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I'm posting here since Herc's Heros 1.3 thread has kinda died off. Evidently my prediction of Niki's kid being the result of her and Hawkins's (aka CBGB) coitus is rawng. TV Guide says that the kid's dad makes his entrance in ep5 and CBGB appeared in ep3. Furthermore, kudos to those of you who spotted Peter as being the Rogue of the bunch. I had suspected in the hypothesis while you guys invested in it, and I should have jumped onto the bandwagon. Gosh. I wonder if season 1 ends with Claire and Peter standing up against the Big Bad? (/sarcasm) As it stands, Simone is the only normal according to TV Guide. She's apparently the meat prop for we normals to identify with.
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Cripes. Just when you thought it was safe to click on a Heroes/Jericho thread...Look, Foley -- a guy I think is a definitive scumbag -- hasn't been convicted of anything. He wrote repugnant letters to a 16 year old. That's it. Who knows if he actually met up with anyone of illegal age (it is known that he interacted with an 18 year old)? The age of 16 is the legal age of consent in DC. Sure, as a conservative, I take umbrage with the fact that 16 is too young to consentually engage in sex. It's 2 years less than those deemed mature enough to die for their country, vote, or drive a car in some places. But the facts are what they are whether or not they are convenient for your October surprise. Especially given that lefties believe in sex education and contraceptive dissemination in elementary schools since the "kids are gonna do it anyway" mentality. As long as they don't do it with 50-some year old Congressmen from Florida, that is, even if they are deemed old enough to make their own mind up. The Clinton appointed Justice Ginsberg believes that the federal age of consent should be reduced to 14! Then you have to consider Gerry Studds, Democrat congressman of MA, that admitted to doing much worse (meaning that he actually ENGAGED in his solicitations), and was elected back into office for another 12 years thereafter by his constituents! Suddenly, Foley ain't that much of a 'scandal', is it? I truly hope that American voters see through this selective moral high ground that is ultimately a transparent smear campaign against the GOP in whole. Dems have no ideas. No shocker that they play their trump cards from the bottom of the deck. Funny, considering the next election is theirs to lose given the current political climate.
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hiro is cool im only up to episode 2 but so far he is the star of the show , im from england and the thought of being able to teleport to new york is cool. HEROES ROCKS
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I like the premise of the show, but I loved the movie Red Dawn (however in the eighties it was concievible that the Soviets would invade). That being said; who besides the Russians could nuke 6 or so cities (Pakistan?) and there isn't any country that has a navy that could get tanks over here, so that premise is really unrealistic. But the biggest
problem I have with the show, is how happy everyone seems most of the time. Remember 9/11? Weren't most of you upset and depressed? Remember how you felt in the early hours when the information was all over the place about how many planes were hijacked and what was happening? That bbq they had, in the midst of a massive attack on their country and NO information about what was happening strained credibility to say the least. That being said, I still tune in, in the hopes that it turns out to be a ok show in the Red Dawn/The Stand sort of way. -
...watching. The town is more happy/cozy than Stuckyville, and the whole country just got nuked... Well, except for the teens, who feel they'd rather exclude the "weird" kid on what could very well be the end of the world. They need to get that show darker and more depressing, and they need to do it fast. There is almost no sense of paranoia on this show, which is just insane. I include myself in the group that finds none of the characters likable, and some of that is probably because they don't seem to be facing any real adversity. They also just seem so plain. With the exception of mysterioius black family, I don't care what any character does or says, and I don't care what happens to them. I have a hard time telling the white people on this show apart, even the ones that seem to be the main characters. Maybe this show is meant to be a comment on society and how white people are boring? They better hire some new writers and have some interesting characters stumble into town(or better yet, zombies) if I'm going to make it to the end of this thing. I don't think the acting ability of the current cast could even support better writing. I think I would prefer if this was like a pre-season Lost show where the narrator tells the story and they edit out all the boring parts, which in Jericho's case is about 95% of the show. I wish I wasn't a sucker for end-of-the-world type stuff.
It seems to me that the blasts weren't warheads, but were on the ground, since we would have seen them coming, especially to central cities like Chicago and Denver. I actually think the skynet theory, or some sort of internal accident/sabotage makes the most sense. -
needs more posts containing nothing but Republican talking points!
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it could have been so much more...
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Uh, only three eps in, what possibly more can Heroes be? Or are y'all just bitchin' for bitchin' sake? IMHO, Heroes is the most entertaining new show to hit the airways this season.
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Please stop referencing Lost as the origin of that structure. You know, where there's a floating narrative and we see how the characters' lives interesect? Oh, I guess JJ Abrams is also responsible for all of Robert Altman's films.
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...they've gotten nothing on these superpowered blokes:
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...the reactions of the townspeople on "Jericho" don't bug me as much as they do everyone else. Sure, there are some cringe-worthy moments, but the idea of the community attempting to hold on to some idea of normality strikes pretty true for me. Remember...it's only been a couple of days since the attacks in their timeline. People are still in shock, and still trying to figure out the scope of this thing. Granted, if the fear and paranoia level isn't ratcheted up in the next couple of eps then I'll jump on the "Oh, give me a break" bandwagon. But so far, given my experience of small town America, it hasn't been as far off base as others claim, IMHO.
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Nothing on Tuesday? NOTHING on Tuesday? Why good sir, surely you have heard at least in passing of Veronica Mars. Now I know it sounds like the kind of thing that a 13 year old girl would anxiously flip to on the former WB, but I implore you all to at least give it an hour. If I can't convince you, google Kristin Bell. I'm betting that'll motivate ya.
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and INVASION that was a good cliffhanger! amen to no cliffhangers on cancelled shows you gotta go all ACTION on em and kill off all your characters
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Oct 17, 2006 6:02:47 AM CDT
Jericho - Lost - The Nine & Something about Heroes too
by schlechterwolf
The most surprising thing about Jericho so far has been the ratings and the full season order. Jericho is boring, Skeet is miscast, and some otherwise talented folk are shamefully underutilized -- and yet, there's something about a weekly TV series where the premise is nuclear war (or so it seems). A more apt title might have been "Lost In The Mushroom Clouds," but I promised myself I wouldn't make any comparisons to Lost...but here I am reminding you all that watching Lost is a lot like watching Jericho, only with better production values. Lost stopped being good at the end of season 1. The problem with the whole "Twin Peaks" approach to television, of course, is that once you've finished watching the first season, the seasons that follow are only there to keep the money coming in. I like it better when David E. Kelley does a series, writes most or all of the scripts for season one, writes most of the eps for season two, and then leaves to start another show. At least then you get a couple of well written seasons, and the occasional arc, too. We all know that they'll drag out Lost, and Jericho, and The Nine for as long as they possibly can, or until the majority of us have given up on our self-induced sense of viewer loyalty...speaking of The Nine, I'm intrigued by what might have gone on inside that bank. I figure we're in for an attempted rape sequence at the least, so that's good news. I hope it's Chi McBride. Has he gained more weight since Boston Public, or is it just the Zoom mode on my widescreen TV? The Nine, Jericho, Lost, and any of it's kind would be decent to great (decent being Jericho. I'm not sure anything can make it less tedious) were they each limited to one series of 24 eps...Ignore the comic geek complaints about Heroes, and just have fun watching it.
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