Jericho - Season 2

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For those who haven't seen it, Jericho is the story of a small town in Kansas, who's residents witness a mushroom cloud in episode one. What follows is a struggle for information, supplies and survival as most of the big cities of the United States have been destroyed by nuclear explosions from an enemy that has yet to be determined.

The series was one of the best of last year and yet, was nearly cancelled by network executives.

They renegged on their decision after a large public outcry and Jericho was renewed (after being cancelled), one of only four shows in history to have been so.  The first of seven new episodes begins in February, each of whom was completed before the current writer's strike.

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http://www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/

You can watch all the episodes for free at that link

Here's one of  even better quality:

http://www.veoh.com/tv-shows/CBS-Jericho

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This season we will learn:

1) That the nuclear attacks on America were definitely an inside job
2) The US of A becomes a new country with a new name:  "The Allied States of America"
3) The AS of A gets a new flag.  13 stripes running vertically instead of horizontally symbolizing 'a change in direction'.
4) There is a new UNELECTED President who's main focus is completely re-writing the constitution.
5) New history textbooks for a new America; completely with a vastly different perspective on "American History"  (for the kiddies).
6) Administrational jurisdiction of small towns are given over to a private contracting firm called "Ravenwood" (read Blackwater).

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S2E1
http://www.mininova.org/tor/1101750
S2E2
http://www.mininova.org/tor/1101782
S2E3
http://www.mininova.org/tor/1101808
 

 

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'Jericho' Season 2 Bits (updated)

August 2, 2007 in Television



Date announced for Jericho Season 2 Premier...

Note: If you've come here looking for info on the second season of Jericho, you may find these other posts interesting: CBS Entertainment Prez Talks 'Jericho', Stephen King Digs Jericho, Jericho on DVD, Turteltaub on Jericho, Jericho Season 2 Spoilers, CBS Has Message for 'Jericho' Fans, and Jericho Season 2 Preview from IGN.

I'm going to start right off with this from TV.com:


Jericho fans know the deal: If the show does not get enough viewers, it will be canceled. If the attendance at the CBS program's panel at Comic-Con this year is any indication, there is a bit of work to do.

At this point I have got to point out that Jericho has already been canceled, and this new run of seven episodes is not a renewal, nor is it a second season. This is an experiment to see if the show can be produced for less money which can be conveniently used as a mid-season replacement when some of the other new fall and spring shows inevitably die off, the same way Jericho did.


To pretend that this limited-run is a second season or that the show had in fact been renewed after much indecision is delusional. The show was canceled, the sets were struck, its timeslot given away, and most importantly, no advertising was sold for it which meant no big money for the expensive drama.

As Tim Surette points out, Jericho fans (of which I am one of them) need to actually do the hard work now that they've been given another shot here. Buying a box of nuts with your credit card over the Internet while sitting on your fat ass signing digital letters that you didn't write was the easy part, the part that required zero real effort. Now you've got to go out into the world, leave that office chair for a few hours, and convince other people that have never seen the show to sit on their fat asses and boost the ratings.

Otherwise, Jericho is going to get the axe for a second time, and there's no coming back from that.

News coming out of Comic-Con is that the United States government is set to play a foreground role in the new limited-run series, unlike the first season which revolved around the town and inhabitants of Jericho, which was just getting warmed up to a skirmish with a neighboring town over food supplies.

Esai Morales is set to join the cast as a (former?) member of the military. The story line which was intended to run a full season had to be severely condensed to fit the limited order from CBS, which could play in its favor for people who thought the story was unfolding too slowly, or against it by leaving no time for the subtle moments that gives a series its character.

Now that the old sets have been rebuilt, an expense that certainly will weigh heavily on the minds of the shows producers, it's anybodies guess as to whether or not they'll succeed where virtually no other series has. CBS has given token acknowledgment to its part in the ratings decline, which saw Jericho lose nearly thirty percent of its audience due to a forced three-month long hiatus.

New episodes of Jericho are currently in production with no return date currently set.


http://www.mediapundit.net/2007/08/jericho-season-2-bits.html

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Jericho: Season 2 Premiere Pictures
Friday, January 04, 2008
As the February 12 return date of Jericho moves closer, CBS is releasing more hints of what we can expect to see in the first episode.  Last week brought us the amazing season two promo video, and now the network is releasing new images from the premiere episode, entitled "Reconstruction."  These photos give us a glimpse of what direction the show will be taking, and make it quite clear that a military presence has invaded the town. Your Take
hmnewman said: I can hardly wait! Jericho forever! Helenator - Texas  see all » meimei42 said: LOL I could just see it now, all sorts of robberies and thefts, just to get arrested by the Sherriff.  see all » jjones07 said: If my Sheriff looked like the Skeet photo currently highlighted, I would beg to be arrested and have the ke...  see all »

Jake (Skeet Ulrich) and Emily (Ashley Scott) embrace one another, likely celebrating the end of the bloody battle they were in to save the town:

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Colonel Hoffman (Esai Morales) tells Jake that the town will look to him for leadership and offers him the position of sheriff:

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Following the bloody battle with New Bern, the Cheyenne government steps in to help the townspeople of Jericho, including Jake and Hawkins (Lennie James) rebuild their community:

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Jake and Colonel Hoffman discuss rebuilding their community.  It almost looks like Jake just got punched in the face.  Either that or he's just upset about something:

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The hero returns: