Save JERICHO!?!
 

I know that these petitions never work, but Aint-It-Cool.com has an article that has a few ways to petitons CBS to bring back Jericho. If you are interested in giving it a try click HERE

If I were involved in this effort, I wouldn't want CBS near the show. I'd be trying to deluge somebody like SciFi with calls, trying to get them to pick it up.

Have ANY petitions ever brought a show back after it was cancelled? I'm guessing not. The strongest way to support a show is financially. Purchasing it on DVD or watching it on television. Signing your name shows absolutely nothing. About 7-8 million people watched it each week. Unless you can get 10-11 million signatures, it won't mean a thing.

Family Guy was brought back after strong sales on DVD, I believe, and re-runs on Cartoon Network. Not petitions.

I would think for a live action show like Jericho, by the time the DVDs are out, it would be much harder to get everyone back together. This would be the time to get them before it's too late.

Sounds like a waste of time to me.

Roswell comes to mind. Farscape got the wrap up movie.

Quantum Leap?

Fox's ALIEN NATION. Didn't get another season, but a series of 2 hour movies that were just as good (I think they did 5 total).

I'm guessing those were letter writing campaigns. I don't even think they should include an online petition with the Jericho thing, because a lot of people will simply just sign the online petition and think they've done their part. The thing is, CBS knows that about 8 million people watched Jericho. They know those people probably want the show to continue. So having 100,000 online signatures really means nothing, because they are well aware that the show had millions of viewers that would like it to continue.

However, I do think letter writing campaigns would be the most persuasive thing, if anything would work. Taking the time to write and mail a letter, hundreds of thousands of letters (or millions), would seem to show more care and effort on the part of the fans.

The petition is already over 52k names.

Also, remember. Star Trek got a 3rd season because of fan support.

Seantn is correct -- I did read somewhere where studios take mailed written letters far more "seriously" than e-mails or online petitions...I guess because it takes a little more effort to actually write out a letter, put it in an envelope and mail it off. And at 41 cents a pop these days, maybe they give them even more weight!

Hit CBS with 52,000 letters, and you guys may have something....

Yes i agree, even with 1 million e-signatures, an online petition looks pathetic,but huge mailbags full of written hatred looks powerful.

I'd love to see a 4 hour wrap up mini series.

I signed the petition. I can't hurt. Unless Les Moonves comes to my house and kills me.

Signed. Will write a letter as well.

Rumor has it that TNT is interested in the show. Even if they retain a fraction of the numbers it got on CBS it would be good for them.

I'll sign a petition for Quantum Leap, but not Jericho.

Signed. Can we do one to bring back Small Wonder now?

1967 was a long time ago, and letter writing campaigns (even those secretly arranged by the show's producers) and protests outside corporate offices were a new idea.

Star Trek

I demand a season two of Jack & Bobby.

Cagney and Lacy

"Nuts" campaign to save Jericho

http://www.jericholives.com/war.htm

And an update from CBS posted on the AICN link in the first post of this thread:

It's a show they loved so much that they are going to cancel it and replace it with a reality show about kids running their own town? The only way that would be better is if it went all Lord of the Flies and some of the kids ended up dead.

Read: a one paragraph blurb on the website explaining what happened. "New Bern killed them all, then the military killed all the New Bern people. Then the bomb somehow went off. The End".

SPOILERS!!!! :mad2:

Throw it on UPN, my DVR never visits that channel

I had to stop watching Jericho in December because i switched from cable back to direct tv, and my tivo only had one tuner. I was just praying that the season would get a quick dvd release. Did they cancel before the season finale?

No, but the season finale ends on a HUGE cliffhanger.

Wasnt there a show that its fans sent thousands of bottles of hot sauce to the CEO, and the show got another year..or a one off-movie?

Found it. It was Roswell, which was saved from the cutting block after the first season:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...55C0A9679C8B63

I guess I should have re-worded that. I meant "online petitions", such as the ones where you just sign your name on the site and that's it. They're pointless. I do think certain campaigns such as writing letters or something that takes actual effort could produce results.

True. Online petitions are worthless. The roswell campaign was well organized and clever (tobassco bottles, as well as a full page ad in Variety)

I know that one of the focal points now of the Save Jericho campaign is sending bags of nuts to CBS headquarters. They've actually gotten an online dealer, NutsOnline.com, fully behind their cause - they plan to unveil a special page just for sending nuts to CBS later today.

EDIT: It's online. Already, 479 pounds of nuts have been sent.

http://www.nutsonline.com/gifts/jericho.html

I liked the show, but not enough for a $5 plus shipping goof...

Given fairly recent situations like anthrax via the mail, unibomber, etc... is it really a good idea to be sending "packages" to network executives?

In addition to the fact that it seems like a waste of time, money, and energy. Instead of lining NutsOnline's pockets, why not have everyone make a donation to a Chernobyl--related charity organization and have them send a tally of how many fans contributed to CBS? Seems like a more productive approach to me. But what do I know... I hated the show. ;)

hmm I assumed people would be sending enriched uranium :sad: .......but I guess nuts will have to suffice.

Up to 915 pounds of nuts sent so far. Should be at least interesting to see how much it can make it to.

Yes, this being the late 90's, and early 2000's and all.

^

Ask the post office if they consider stuff like that to be "fairly recent". Or if they think of it as ancient history no longer worth worrying about.


You think network execs are going to volunteer to open packages shipped by upset Jericho fans? There's a lot of whackjobs out there. This is not a good idea.

The problem with this campaign is that the network already knows that there were people watching the show. Millions were, in fact. The problem is that it wasn't enough people in the right demographic(s).

They should get 10 million 18-34 year olds to mail in proof of their age along with a signed document saying "We promise to watch it" (and hey, a bag of nuts for good measure.)

Damn, the nuts are at over 1,100 pounds to be shipped to CBS.