I never really got into Jericho while it was actually on tv. As a matter of fact back when it started I predicted that it wouldn't last. However, after watching both seasons back to back I've come to the determination that it wasn't that bad of a show.
In a nut shell, Jake Green ( Skeet Ulrich ), is on his way home to see the family in Jericho, KS after being gone for several years. Little does the unsuspecting town know that within a few hours 25 American cities will be destroyed by a rogue band of terrorists using nuclear truck bombs. The closest one that affects Jericho is detonated in Denver, CO.
The town loses its head briefly, but the strong leadership of Jake's father, Johnston ( Gerald McRaney ), pulls them together. Meanwhile, life goes on as struggles with generating power, finding food, keeping their town secure from threats and medical emergencies continually test them.
The town has no knowledge of the fact that the terrorist plot to destroy the US was not an external threat from Iran and North Korea as the media ( once up and running again ) tells them, but it was homegrown. After the attacks the government is split into three splinters each fighting for control. The remnants of the past government is centered in Ohio. Texas and Cheyenne represent powers that would like to take control. However, only Robert Hawkins ( Lenny James ), a CIA agent who had infiltrated the terrorist group and has one of the nuclear devices meant to go off, knows the truth. The same terrorist group that planned the attack is centered in Cheyenne and trying to take control of the country. What's even worse is that once the dust settles, the military under orders from Cheyenne, is trying to put the country back together using private contractors ( a group of mercenaries known as Ravenwood ) under the guidance of J & R, a corporation. But the new government is nothing more than a corrupt department of J & R with evil intentions that soon become known to the citizens of Jericho.
It doesn't take much imagination to substitute a few names here and there and wonder if this could really happen here. Substituting KBR ( Halliburton ) for J & R and Blackwater for Ravenwood, a person could actually ask the question and come up with their own answer.
Tonight I'm watching the final episode which happens to be the alternate ending. The one that was broadcast on tv was just a little too feel good for my taste. Looking back, I do kind of wish that there was one more season because I'd like to have seen the series drawn out more with a story or two developed around a couple of the other characters.
What say you, Jericho fans?
In a nut shell, Jake Green ( Skeet Ulrich ), is on his way home to see the family in Jericho, KS after being gone for several years. Little does the unsuspecting town know that within a few hours 25 American cities will be destroyed by a rogue band of terrorists using nuclear truck bombs. The closest one that affects Jericho is detonated in Denver, CO.
The town loses its head briefly, but the strong leadership of Jake's father, Johnston ( Gerald McRaney ), pulls them together. Meanwhile, life goes on as struggles with generating power, finding food, keeping their town secure from threats and medical emergencies continually test them.
The town has no knowledge of the fact that the terrorist plot to destroy the US was not an external threat from Iran and North Korea as the media ( once up and running again ) tells them, but it was homegrown. After the attacks the government is split into three splinters each fighting for control. The remnants of the past government is centered in Ohio. Texas and Cheyenne represent powers that would like to take control. However, only Robert Hawkins ( Lenny James ), a CIA agent who had infiltrated the terrorist group and has one of the nuclear devices meant to go off, knows the truth. The same terrorist group that planned the attack is centered in Cheyenne and trying to take control of the country. What's even worse is that once the dust settles, the military under orders from Cheyenne, is trying to put the country back together using private contractors ( a group of mercenaries known as Ravenwood ) under the guidance of J & R, a corporation. But the new government is nothing more than a corrupt department of J & R with evil intentions that soon become known to the citizens of Jericho.
It doesn't take much imagination to substitute a few names here and there and wonder if this could really happen here. Substituting KBR ( Halliburton ) for J & R and Blackwater for Ravenwood, a person could actually ask the question and come up with their own answer.
Tonight I'm watching the final episode which happens to be the alternate ending. The one that was broadcast on tv was just a little too feel good for my taste. Looking back, I do kind of wish that there was one more season because I'd like to have seen the series drawn out more with a story or two developed around a couple of the other characters.
What say you, Jericho fans?
Thursday night was a busy night so as I write these reviews I'm watching the pilots.