CBS is airing reruns of the pilot and second half of the first season of Jericho starting on July 6th. I suspect that before deciding on its limited renewal they weren’t going to rerun it at all. Keeping with the second half of the first season seems a wise idea… that’s when the story picked up and became more interesting.

Ain’t It Cool News’ article on the subject (link below) talks about the implausibility and general boringness of the first half of the season - which, combined with the winter break, is probably what sank the show - and how the show improved when it stopped being about life in a small post-nuclear-war town.

The article also gets into the much bigger picture surrounding the fan-driven attempt to keep Jericho on the air and CBS’ reversal of their decision to cancel Jericho. Whether or not Jericho is a good show or or worthy of being saved, the fact that CBS recognized the effort and decided to take a risk on it is very significant in the big picture of the evolution of television.

Via: JERICHO!! Season One Semi-Rebroadcast Begins July 6!! Will Things Be Different This Time Around?? — Ain’t It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
[tags]cbs, jericho, nuclear war, tv, reruns[/tags]

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