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"Jericho" Decision Nears

SCI FI Wire recently discussed the future of "Jericho" with executive producer Carol Barbee. She told the site that "...this week is make-or-break time for the resurrected show."

I think we knew that. And, it's still not the most fair way to decide the fate of a show after a few episodes.

But, that said, the interesting part of the interview was what Barbee said next. She told SCI FI Wire that she had already begun looking for a new home on cable television! Here's the quote:

"There were other people who were interested in us to begin with, and now, I think, with the whole nuts [fan] campaign, and also with the amazing reviews that we've gotten for these seven episodes, I feel like we have made this franchise more valuable to a cable network who would want to take us on as a niche market," Barbee said. (The "nuts campaign" was a successful lobbying effort by Jericho fans, who mailed tons of peanuts to persuade CBS to bring the show back after the network canceled it after the first season.)

The first channel that came to mind was the the SCI FI Channel. Of course, SCI FI Wire is affiliated with the channel, so they could not confirm or deny if there was any interest. However, it would be a natural progression, since reruns of the first season are already airing (Mondays at 10 PM).

I'd still rather see the show stay on CBS. But, it's nice to see that the producers are working out action plans in case of disaster.

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Posted by Fred on February 26, 2008 6:06 PM
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