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Jericho - The Complete Series

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With season two just being completed and put out for sale this compilation would be the solution if you have yet to purchase season one. Jericho, in my estimation, was one of the best dramas on TV. Nicely, it is a change of pace from the great investigation, police or courtroom dramas that are so very good and popular.

The neat thing about Jericho as a series it is a continuation of a story flow, you get hooked from the moment the bomb goes off. There are scenes in the first episode reminscent of "The Day After" and other nuclear war type movies of the 80s. However, the people seem real and you get into the characters right away.

There are families, three and four generations of hometown Americans. This movie shows values in relationships and core values of a people trying to survive and overcome hardships in a small town. For those not in the know, Jericho was supposed to end with Season One. There was a firestorm after the last episode where a reference to the battle of the buldge is mentioned and the term Nuts is used. Well, the heroes of season two include the thousands of viewers who sent tons and tons of packaged peanuts to CBS demanding that Jericho stay on for one more year. CBS relented and ran seven episodes. That is season two.

However the seven episodes took on a big screen dimension. Interestingly, many of the episodes in Jericho had a big screen feel to it. The last episodes of season one and virtually all of season two gave you the big screen feel. Sadly, with so much more of a focus on getting the meat of the story in season two, you miss many characters and possible themes. You have to watch season one. There is the character who is the town bad boy with a very large group of men as his possee. What could they have done with them in season two?

Well, I guess the only thing left is a possible movie. Too bad that Jericho was placed against Idol the first year and put on at 10 PM the next. Really was a welcome relief to reality TV and will be missed. Jericho will most likely have a 'cult' following for years to come and when people get around to watching it, they will wonder why they missed in in the first place.

Wow. I'd never seen the show and bought the whole series based on positive reviews--so glad I did. Great characters, story lines, action, drama, & very entertaining. To me this show is 'X-Files' without all the Aliens, 'Lost' without all the confusing plot twists, and '24' with more heroes than just Jack--and I like all those shows. The whole series has a ton of extras I enjoyed and at nearly 22 hrs of entertainment this set is a bargain.

If your thinking why buy this series if its so good but ends after 1.5 seasons? Well, lots of great films end with you loving the characters and wanting more. 'Jericho' is a 20 hr 'movie' that is very satisfying and leaves you wanting more--how often can you sayt that about TV?

Jericho is certainely a very good show, both seasons are great. But as of this set, it's nothing more than a cartboard cover housing the previously released sets of Seasons 1 & 2 plus a bonus disc in a tiny cardboard case. The new features are not that much interesting. The only valuable reason to buy this set is if it's cheaper to buy this instead of the individual sets. Otherwise, forget the new special features and get Season 1 & 2 separetely.

Extremely addictive and fun to watch, however once again I believe this show was cancelled more because of it's Political ramifications than any fudged ratings that CBS may have used to justify said cancellation. CBS themselves said that they brought back the second season due to the largest fan outcry they had ever witnessed. Well if that was the case, how could the ratings have been so low? hmmmmmmm. perhaps the subject matter was too close to the truth for the "Powers that be" to allow to continue.

As a fan of the show while it aired on CBS, I am not completely objective. However, I will say that I am a busy person with little time for TV, but this show captivated me and pulled me in from the beginning. Though the post-apocalyptic theme may have viewers thinking that it's a death, doom and destruction-type show, it's much more than that.

Jericho is a study in the 'character' of the characters and how disaster can either bring out the worst or the best in individuals. The show also showcases how the values related to home, love, family, community, teamwork, and compassion still ring true -- no matter how dire the circumstances and even if the world as we know it is no more.

I enjoyed seeing some familiar faces like Skeet Ulrich, Gerald McRaney, Esai Morales, Alicia Coppola, etc., as well as getting to know many new ones to me, like Brad Beyer, Lennie James, Ashley Scott, Bob Stephenson, and others. There's no more handsome, heroic, and yet flawed "prodigal son" than Skeet's Jake Green, no better moral compass than McRaney's Mayor Green, and no badder, more awesome mystery man than James' Robert Hawkins.

Jericho is a town not unlike ones in which we grew up, and the townsfolk are very similar to people you know. And because of that, it forces you to confront the question of "What if.....? What would I do if this happened to me?"

Jericho is still too much of an undiscovered gem for too many people. Do yourself a favor and figure out why, even after two TV cancellations, this show still has such a staunch fan base that insists the Jericho story continue.

I have to preface this review by revealing that I do not watch TV. That's right, America, I actually do not watch TV. Oh, I have a great, big, 42" LCD HDTV, but I choose to only use that for watching DVDs because, quite frankly, commercial TV sucks. Having said that, I do have a membership to NetFlix, so I have previewed a few TV shows there because they are commercial free. My most recent discovery is "Jericho".

I originally played the first episode because I am a fan of Skeet Ulrich (Jake Green). Many have referred to Skeet as a poor man's Johnny Depp, but I think Skeet is just a little more relaxed with his performances since he doesn't have so much pressure to be the big Hollywood star. Add Gerald McRaney as Skeet's father (Johnston Green) and mayor of the town and top it with the tough as nails mom who just can't wait to bake you a homemade pie, Pamela Reed (Gail Green), and you have an instant winner.

I can't say enough about this show. I love the fact that Jericho is a speck of a town in the middle of Kansas that chooses not to fall apart during the worst disaster in the history of the United States. The people of Jericho simply "get it". Towns surrounding them have fallen into anarchy while Jericho celebrates Thanksgiving, manages to keep their grocery store in business, and still feels it is important to go out and vote. This isn't just an apocalyptic tale of death and chaos, it's a family story from the word go. Ulrich's Jake Green has just returned to town from a self-imposed exile when the whole world gets turned upside down. Throughout the first few episodes we see the uncomfortable silences between Jake and his father. We also watch as the friendship between Jake and his brother, Eric (Kenneth Mitchell), slowly rebuilds. Of course, what end of the world tale would be complete without the "boy sees girl he has always loved but now she is engaged to someone else" arc?

Buy this boxed set if you want to sit down and have a literal marathon of excellent TV. I know CBS cancelled the show mid-second season, but let me tell you, the suits at the Eye are idiots and should all be fired. This is TV worth watching. There are film makers out there who should watch this little show and take notes. The soundtrack alone is worth the purchase. My favorite musical finds are Coldplay's "Til Kingdom Come" and Damien Rice's "9 Crimes" which played during the perfectly choreographed final scene of season two, episode four, "Oversight".

Of course, this is just my humble opinion, but I think CBS might actually take me seriously once they see the film I'm working on. If that happens, I'll make sure Jericho gets a second chance!

Jericho - The Complete Series

This series is absolutely fantistic! I was "glued' to the T.V screen, impatient for each episode! This series vividly depicts the aftermath of a home grown terrorest attack with nuclear bombs on dozens of american cities! Making a bad situation go to worse, another nuclear bomb explodes high in the atmosphere resulting in an electro-magnetic pulse, shockwave, that fries over 90% of electronic instruments computers and cell phones over a "hundreds of miles" radius. The towns-folk of Jericho are then forced to band together for mutual survival and to fight off groups of maurading thieves, mercenaries and killers. Even a decleared war from a neighboring town that wants to forceably take their meager survival provisions! This series is very thought-provoking and scary! We may be on the verge of something like this in the near future. This series is a must-see for all survivalists! The action and suspense will have you wondering just what would you do in a similar situation!

I never watched Jericho on TV. I never DVR'd it. I had heard the hype, which generally causes my fanboy-repulsion-reflex to kick in (although Battlestar and Firefly are two of my favorites, so maybe I'm not immune).

So we Netflixed it recently, and by about episode 2, we were hooked. The acting, the story, the action sequences, and even the effects are all top notch, by any standards. By the end of Season 1, I was very skeptical that they could wrap this whole complex and layered plot up.

But they did. In 7 short episodes of Season 2, things speed up and take on a more epic, desperate tone, and ultimately end up resolving themselves, more or less. So don't be afraid of Jericho, thinking you are getting involved in yet another doomed TV show that was too good for the general population and badly marketed by the network. There IS closure on this one, and in my opinion, when the final credits roll, you will agree this is one of the most original and well executed action/dramas that has been on TV.

And it took the 2nd season to make it so. I can completely understand why fans went "nuts" at the close of S-1, but I think all of us fans will now rest, perhaps, a little easier. Jericho is a series you will want to make a cornerstone of your collection, without a doubt.

The Complete Series set cost(ed) roughly about as much as Season 1 did, and so on purely economic footing was a far better buy. While the entire series is posted online through both YouTube and NetFlix, the quality is significantly worse, and you don't have the access to the deleted scenes and uncut final episode that the Complete Series set provides. I highly recommend this to anyone who has seen and fallen in love with the show.

I rarely ever review DVD's, but I am making an exception for Jericho. This complete first season is absolutely the best! It was the best show on TV - have you ever noticed how the best shows are always cancelled early?????

The storyline is smart, quick and non-stop action. I love this show because it actually asks the audience to think!!!

The DVD is very well made - the sound and pictures are great. This is one of the best buys around.