On this Wednesday’s (May 23) Slice of SciFi Show #110, we will be talking a great deal about many of the new SF shows coming to network television and sadly, about some that have been canceled. One of those removed programs will be “Jericho.”
Today we have learned that because of the huge fan support and outcry over CBS doing away with one of the best SF shows on the air today, they have decided to not leave fans hanging with Jericho’s big season ending cliffhanger, but will bring about a more appropriate end to the highly praised show, one that will please its fans.
CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler told fans on the Official CBS “Jericho” Website: “We truly appreciate the commitment you made to the series, and we are humbled by your disappointment. In the coming weeks, we hope to develop a way to provide closure to the compelling drama that was the Jericho story.”
The last few episodes of the show saw some major shifts in character development, the most radical and crucial being the death of series mainstay, veteran actor Gerald McRaney. His character was killed during a shoot out with a neighboring town’s rebels trying to overtake Jericho, with its farms and food suppy. In the season finale the screen faded to black with the overwhelming sound of gunplay, leaving the audience wondering what happened next. They would have found out next season, but the network decided to pull the plug. This unwarranted decision by execs had fans in an unexpected uproar, reminiscent of Star Trek, Farscape and Firefly fans who rallied to try and save those canceled shows.
To try and show that the network did understand fan’s feelings over the CBS decision to do away with “Jericho,” Tasser made this statement…”We have read your e-mails over the past few days and have been touched by the depth and passion with which you have expressed your disappointment. Please know that canceling a television series is a very difficult decision,” Tassler continued. “Hundreds of people at the network, the production company and the incredibly talented creative team worked very hard to build and serve the community for this show—both on-air and online. It is a show we loved, too. Thank you for supporting Jericho with such passion.”
The CBS online note to fans didn’t explain how or when the network planned on bringing the show to an adequate closure, but there is little doubt that fans will continue noisely on their doorstep until they do.
I’m not sure I’d go as far as to say Jericho is “one of the best sci-fi shows on the air today.”
That said, I’m glad that CBS will give fans the closure they need…I really want answer to who bombed and why and what part Hawkins was in all of it.
And if they can answer that, I’ll be satisfied…
OMG this show is NOT scifi!!
CBS should end this thing making room for something better!
“Jericho” – about survival after a nuclear attack on the United States, with the inherent loss of most modern technology and life as we currently know it — yep! Until it actually happens in real life, it is SF.
Hey Andy , looks Like you got your wish, Kid Nation will be taking Jericho’s spot, sooo much better
(that sir, is sarcasm, in case you don’t recognize it either).
….NUTS!