JERICHO Pilot Episode - NO Spoilers
07-15-06, 08:55 AM
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JERICHO Pilot Episode - NO Spoilers
After the success of the leaking of BSG and Doctor Who onto the net a few years ago, it seems TV execs are now purposely distributing pilot episodes of upcoming new shows onto the net to try to increase the buzz about their show.
No suprise that the pilot of Jericho is on the net.
Just finished watching it and i loved it. Great characters, good setup, good drama, strong pilot episode. Has a little bit of a Jeremiah feel to it, just a little bit. But it seems to be strongly character orientated, no gimicks, no special effects, just good old fashioned storytelling. I'll be watching this one for sure.
No suprise that the pilot of Jericho is on the net.
Just finished watching it and i loved it. Great characters, good setup, good drama, strong pilot episode. Has a little bit of a Jeremiah feel to it, just a little bit. But it seems to be strongly character orientated, no gimicks, no special effects, just good old fashioned storytelling. I'll be watching this one for sure.
07-15-06, 11:00 PM
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Wow, big 
from me on this one. Looks like it could be real good. (FYI: I've discovered the ABC show "The Nine" and CBS's "Shark" are also out there.)
from me on this one. Looks like it could be real good. (FYI: I've discovered the ABC show "The Nine" and CBS's "Shark" are also out there.)
Last edited by aktick; 07-15-06 at 11:18 PM.
07-16-06, 01:04 AM
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And Jericho puts CBS President Nina Tassler in the hot seat:
http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/200...=home&SEC=news
Would CBS Wrap Up a Canceled Serial Drama?
Jul 15, 11:28 PM (ET)
By LYNN ELBER
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - The flood of serialized dramas hitting television has created a quandary for viewers when shows fail in the ratings and are canceled, leaving key plot points eternally unresolved.
Fans of ABC's hit "Lost" don't have to worry about the show solving puzzles (as it creates new ones), but what's a fan of Fox's vanished murder-mystery drama "Reunion" to do?
It's a problem that throws networks, too, at least based on CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler's response when queried about it Saturday at a meeting of the Television Critics Association.
She was pounded on the issue over and over when her answers left reporters unsatisfied, with the result being a sort of impromptu serialized drama of its own.
If CBS' new fall drama "Jericho," about a town plunged into chaos by the possibility it's the only U.S. city to survive a nuclear disaster, failed, would CBS provide a wrap-up for those who did watch?
"Well, hopefully, the show will get to the end of the season," Tassler replied.
Asked if viewers might start to sour on such programs if they're repeatedly disappointed by cancelations, Tassler dismissed it as irrelevant, saying she didn't think audiences made viewing choices that way.
Reporters then asked if Tassler was saying the viewers didn't care about being left in the plot lurch. After taking a couple of stabs at the question, the network executive said she recognized that viewers do care.
But in relation to CBS' own series, she said, "in success, those questions will be answered."
Her assertion that viewers don't weigh the possibility a serialized drama could be yanked in deciding whether to watch prompted a disbelieving question from one reporter: "Are you serious?"
As the line of questioning continued, Tassler finally conceded that it was legitimate to ask if audiences could become disenchanted by too many truncated serials and suggested there could be solutions on the digital horizon.
"If anything, in this climate right now with as many different changes that are happening in multiplatform, there may be opportunities to provide resolution for audiences in other platforms," she said. "It behooves us to find those answers."
She didn't offer details, but presumably was referring to online options or video on demand.
Jul 15, 11:28 PM (ET)
By LYNN ELBER
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - The flood of serialized dramas hitting television has created a quandary for viewers when shows fail in the ratings and are canceled, leaving key plot points eternally unresolved.
Fans of ABC's hit "Lost" don't have to worry about the show solving puzzles (as it creates new ones), but what's a fan of Fox's vanished murder-mystery drama "Reunion" to do?
It's a problem that throws networks, too, at least based on CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler's response when queried about it Saturday at a meeting of the Television Critics Association.
She was pounded on the issue over and over when her answers left reporters unsatisfied, with the result being a sort of impromptu serialized drama of its own.
If CBS' new fall drama "Jericho," about a town plunged into chaos by the possibility it's the only U.S. city to survive a nuclear disaster, failed, would CBS provide a wrap-up for those who did watch?
"Well, hopefully, the show will get to the end of the season," Tassler replied.
Asked if viewers might start to sour on such programs if they're repeatedly disappointed by cancelations, Tassler dismissed it as irrelevant, saying she didn't think audiences made viewing choices that way.
Reporters then asked if Tassler was saying the viewers didn't care about being left in the plot lurch. After taking a couple of stabs at the question, the network executive said she recognized that viewers do care.
But in relation to CBS' own series, she said, "in success, those questions will be answered."
Her assertion that viewers don't weigh the possibility a serialized drama could be yanked in deciding whether to watch prompted a disbelieving question from one reporter: "Are you serious?"
As the line of questioning continued, Tassler finally conceded that it was legitimate to ask if audiences could become disenchanted by too many truncated serials and suggested there could be solutions on the digital horizon.
"If anything, in this climate right now with as many different changes that are happening in multiplatform, there may be opportunities to provide resolution for audiences in other platforms," she said. "It behooves us to find those answers."
She didn't offer details, but presumably was referring to online options or video on demand.
07-16-06, 01:08 AM
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The official description of the show from Tv.com is
"After a nuclear disaster caused by several terrorist attacks wipes out most of North America, residents of a small Kansas town have to come to terms with a very different reality."
"After a nuclear disaster caused by several terrorist attacks wipes out most of North America, residents of a small Kansas town have to come to terms with a very different reality."
07-16-06, 01:13 AM
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As for cancelled serialised dramas, my solution would be to release any unaired episodes immediately onto dvd then set up a website on which the writers and show producers could detail their planned direction/conclusion for the tv show had it continue airing. That should satisfy most fans 
07-17-06, 06:12 AM
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An awful lot of "just so happens" in the episode (main character just so happens to be back in town when the big event occurs, main character just so happens to be in the right place to help in a certain situation, parents just so happen to make a phonecall, etc).
I don't know how they can stretch this out to a series, seems like a good story for a mini, but it's one I will watch.
I don't know how they can stretch this out to a series, seems like a good story for a mini, but it's one I will watch.
07-19-06, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by MrX
So is Heroes
And, where the hell was Greg Grunberg? IMDB states he was in the pilot, they must of replaced an actor and reshot the scenes?
07-19-06, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Chew
A show I had high expectations for and was rather bored with.
And, where the hell was Greg Grunberg? IMDB states he was in the pilot, they must of replaced an actor and reshot the scenes?
And, where the hell was Greg Grunberg? IMDB states he was in the pilot, they must of replaced an actor and reshot the scenes?
07-19-06, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by aktick
I thought Grunberg had said he was going to be in a comedy?
07-19-06, 08:53 AM
#23
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According to the review at Futon Critic:
Ah.
Leonard Roberts and Greg Grunberg's characters (D.L. Hawkins and Matt Parkman respectively) actually don't appear in the first hour of the show's two-hour pilot. Unfortunately only the first half was available for screening.
07-19-06, 08:55 AM
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Grunberg appears on the second hour. The pilot is supposed to be 2 hours long. It seems only the first hour got leaked on the torrent sites.
Edit - I guess you found your answer.
Edit - I guess you found your answer.