Jericho #6 - the story must continue

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Op zondag 16 november 2008 18:17 schreef Chielus het volgende:
Jericho komt waarschijnlijk niet meer terug. CBS heeft geen 3de seizoen meer besteld. Ondanks dat er nog steeds acties worden ondernomen ziet het er naar uit dat CBS niet meer verder gaat met Jericho. Overname lijkt lastig aangezien het seizoen al weer een tijd onderweg is. Tel daarbij tijd voor het schrijven, opnemene en monteren en het wordt bijna onmogelijk om nog dit seizoen iets op te zetten. Dan zou Jericho na het zeer ingekorte 2de seizoen een vol seizoen overslaan om aan zijn 3de serie te beginnen. Dit lijkt me erg onwaarschijnlijk. Maar misschien wil Sci Fi Channel het nog eens proberen ze hebben de eerste 2 series opgekocht om nog eens uit te zenden. Maar de laatste berichten over overnames dateren alweer uit april.

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Set your phasers to "head-exploding." Jericho's rabid fan base may have scored themselves another victory. According to a report from IF Magazine, executive producer Jon Turtletaub has confirmed that he is developing a Jericho movie.

"We're developing a feature for Jericho," Turteltaub told IF. "It would not require you to have seen the TV show, but it get into life after an event like this on a national scale. It would be the bigger, full on American version of what’s going on beyond the town in Jericho."

Jericho was one of the great television stories of 2007, becoming un-canceled after irate fans planned a clever protest--something that doesn't happen often in this day and age. Unfortunately, the victory was short-lived and the show was canceled after a short second season.

Today's news couldn't come sooner for Jericho fans, who have been eagerly awaiting further word of the future of the drama. But before any of you start camping out at the local movie theater, know this: the key word is "developing."

Turtletaub's comments could simply mean he's pondering the idea and thinking of scenarios for the movie. At best, he's in discussions with other Jericho producers and talking to potential studios. Either way, it's too early to start accepting a Jericho movie as reality.

Jericho (the television series) followed the survivors of a nuclear attack on the U.S. The show starred Skeet Ulrich, Lennie James, and Pamela Reed.

Exciting news for Jericho fans, but do you think this is a good idea?

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Op vrijdag 16 januari 2009 08:51 schreef fathank het volgende:
Vraag me af wat ze daar van kunnen brouwen. Aangezien je eigenlijk alles al hebt gehad in de serie. Of het moet over wederopbouw gaan ofzo.

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...but it get into life after an event like this on a national scale. It would be the bigger, full on American version of what’s going on beyond the town in Jericho."

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Jericho, the twice-cancelled CBS series best known for the most passionate fanbase seen and felt in recent decades, is officially back from the dead - for the third time.

Executive producer Jon Turteltaub broke the news to iFMagazine earlier today while promoting his upcoming horror/mystery series Harper’s Island, which is expected to premiere on CBS in April.

“We’re developing a feature for Jericho“, he said. “It would not require you to have seen the TV show, but it [would] get into life after an event like this on a national scale. It would be the bigger, full on American version of what’s going on beyond the town in Jericho.”

He also confirms that, if the Jericho movie happens, the show’s original cast, which includes Skeet Ulrich, Lennie James, Pamela Reed, Alicia Coppola, Brad Beyer, Sprague Grayden and Kenny Mitchell among others, will definitely be back for the ride.

Jericho is currently being re-aired on CW. After clearing their Sunday schedule, CW execs decided to give the show a 29-week run in the 7 p.m. slot in November and now, says Turteltaub, there may even be a chance that the network brings the series back on the small screen as well: “If it was like this remarkable success, they would bring it back.”

“It’s crazy,” he adds. “I think they’re airing it because it’s cheap and there’s still that feeling that it hasn’t really gotten all the attention it can. When I think about the fact, a repeat of Jericho on CW actually has more viewers than an episode of Mad Men, you realize the difference between cable and broadcast, you realize the difference between what the press is watching vs. what America is watching. And I bring up Mad Men because it’s a brilliant show. But it’s still fun to see the show won’t die.”

After a series of large-scale fan campaigns - sending peanuts to CBS, putting up a giant billboard for TV executives to admire in Studio City and airing Save Jericho Again television ads to name just a few - it is fun indeed!