Nuts…

Thats how the last season of Jericho ended, with the word “Nuts…” and then with sounds of rapid gun fire. A lot of fans (including myself) waited with excitement for the following season, only to learn that CBS had decided to drop the show due to low viewership. Bummer! It was almost entirely the fault of the studio that caused the drop in audience. First, a mid season hiatus and then when it did come back it was pitted against American Idol. It really had no chance. After performing a depressing postmortem, all of us left in search of the next great serial.
A few weeks later, I got an email from a friend. It was the usual, an online petition to CBS, to bring back Jericho. I signed it knowing well that it will go the way of other similar petitions I’ve signed over the years. What I didn’t know was that there was a storm brewing in the background, a plan so devious that it would leave CBS speechless. Meanwhile, I was following up on the Jericho forum, where some of the actors started posting their support to the supporters.
After a few more weeks, there was news CBS offices in NY and LA had received a whole bunch of nuts, more than 20 tons of it…! And then the unbelievable happened. CBS ceded to the fans requests and signed up to bring Jericho back for a shortened season (since it was too late for a full season). How often does that happen. This is only the fifth time ever. That day is tomorrow. February 12, 2008. If you haven’t seen the first season yet, you can catch up online on CBS. Here are some previews for the upcoming season. It sure looks worth the wait.

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~ by indigooink on February 11, 2008.