According to Sci Fi Wire, there are ongoing talks to find a new home for CBS’ Jericho, most likely a cable network.
Sci Fi anyone? I can’t imagine a more perfect place for it. I seriously hope these talks amount to something.
Executive producer of Jericho, Carol Barbee had this to say:
“I can’t really say [much] about specifics, and, … partially, it’s because I’m not the one having those conversations,” Barbee said in an interview on March 24, the eve of the show’s final episode. “[CBS] Paramount [Television, which produces the show,] has been pursing it, and our agents have been into that, so, you know, I am pushing those people and coming up with ideas to have those people pursue.”
“There were several ideas that have been floated, and there was some interest, but we’ll have to see,” she said. “It wasn’t something that could be sewn up before we were going to air the finale. … It would have been better had we been able to announce one with the other, but it just didn’t happen that fast.”
If you’ve been following Jericho on this blog at all, you’ll know that tonight’s season (series?) finale had two endings filmed for it. One in case there was a renewal and one if the show was canceled forever.
Supposing the show ends up saved by a cable network, it will be sort of a bummer to see a series finale, but hopefully it still leaves plenty of room for more seasons.
I guess the fact that there is no quick fix for the entire country being blown apart by nuclear bombs, should lend itself to a plethora of more stories to tell.
Even if the show doesn’t get picked up, it doesn’t mean it’s entirely dead. It appears Barbee is thinking along the same lines as Joss Whedon and his Firefly series. She says that if there is no second life on cable, she could still envision a movie or a graphic novel, both of which Whedon did with Firefly.
I kind of love this trend of good shows that get canceled being revived in another format or network, especially if they have good people at the helm who know how to transition, i.e. Whedon. This is definitely a movement that is beginning to surface and probably gets strength from Hollywood’s inability at times to develop new ideas (hence the remakes of older movies, Wolf Man anyone?)
My wife will be thrilled about this prospect. She was really bummed when I told her about your “canceled for good” post.
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Let’s just hope that we don’t get excited by this news only to have it never happen…
Never seen an episode of it… is it better than say any other sci-fi show such as Journeyman?
It’s not an “awesome” show…I would chose Journeyman over it in a heartbeat…but it had an interesting quality to it, plus there was a lot of action, military stuff, fighting, deaths…it was just plain fun.
..so should it be saved a 3rd time? Stoooooopid NBC for cancelling Journeyman….
Yeah, there’s still plenty of interest and plenty of fan support to make it a hit show on a cable network. In some ways, CBS probably helped Jericho’s cause, as far as getting picked up by a cable network, when they drastically cut their budget this season. The Jericho creative team was able to show that they could still make the tough decisions they needed to make (such as cutting loose sets and cast members) yet still keep the show entertaining for the audience. It’s an important thing to remember because cable shows usually don’t have quite the budgets that network shows do. It could make the show a lot more attractive to someone like Sci-fi.
The fine folks at the Jericho Wiki aren’t done. They’re going to be brainstorming during the show and probably for weeks afterwards looking for the best network to take the “little show that could” under its wings.
No voice shall go unheard this time!
http://jericho.wetpaint.com/page/Save+Jericho+II
We just have to find a network able to leverage the movement behind this show and the idea of “new media.”
Well, good luck to them. I hope they succeed. Last night’s finale was a good episode. I was sorry to see it end.
After last nights finalle I’m left feeling a lot of emptyness, there are lots of storylines left to be explored. Come on sci fi step up and do the right thing.