Notebook

I don't watch much television these days, but one of the new shows that I did enjoy watching this past year (along with Heroes on NBC) was the post-nuclear attack drama Jericho on CBS. Sure, sometimes the acting got a little smarmy and over the top (this is TV!), and I wasn't into the nerdy kid finds a babe and takes over the grocery store and becomes a jerk storyline, but overall I thought the writing and acting were very solid and that the show was quite original. And it was a nice change to see a well-written drama on CBS that did not regularly include morbid interior shots of dead people's body parts and accompanying bizarre gurgly sound effects (the three CSI's). So naturally CBS recently cancelled Jericho, which is perhaps doubly cruel to loyal viewers because in the season (now series) ending cliffhanger the town is being invaded by a neighboring town and rescued by the military at the same time.

So what happened to those poor and lovely people of Jericho, Kansas? We will probably bever know. However, many loyal fans of the show aren't taking the cancellation lying down and are busy organizing campaigns to convince CBS to either bring back the show or to find a new home for it on another network. If you are interested in helping out, more information on the campaign and several links (including to an online petition) can be found at savejericho.org and jericholives.com. Thanks for trying to de-nuke Jericho!