Jericho

With too many shows to watch and a life to live, I wasn’t sure about Jericho after season 1. Part of the reason I watched the 7 episode 2nd season is because I assumed it was coming to an end, meaning it wouldn’t ask for years of loyalty. [Maybe I'd have watched it either way – we’ll never know.] But now that it’s over I’m kind of sad. It really was a good show.

The series ended last night with an excellent episode. The last couple episodes did seem a little rushed, but it brought the series to a close. It'd be nice if some cable channel picked it up but apparently none of them want it. They could pick up where we left off yesterday or start by airing the cliffhanger we all want to see.

I was reading people’s comments online about this and thought this one from Sean was worth sharing:

In the final episode, Stanley was not burying Bonnie, it was the show that was being put into the grave and the Cheyenne government [er, J&R] is really CBS. The constitutional convention was a metaphor for CBS killing creative programming for more mind numbing reality shows. Think about it!

Okay, I don’t blame CBS, and I really like a lot of their other shows, and it’s not like they’re the leader in reality programming [what do they even have besides Survivor?]; but if you watch Jericho, you’ll appreciate that comment.