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"The fortunate part of the upcoming second season is that Jericho is one of the few original scripted programs that will be on the air because the seven episodes were written before the writers strike. Plus, in order to avoid another similar fan outcry the seven episode story arc will have a beginning, middle and end. The 7th episode, while providing closure does leave the door open for continuing episodes, however."
"With the writers strike now being felt on network television, “Jericho” may stand a stronger chance for renewal than ever before as many channels have begun airing reruns of other shows and are now relying on reality television to draw an audience. With a lack of strong scripted dramas available, “Jericho” is now in the enviable place of having new episodes to show to a clearly loyal fanbase.
But how will the strike affect the pickup of the series? Barbee admitted that although CBS won’t be able to order new episodes with writers at the picket lines but they will certainly announce their plans for the show."
"CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves is hopeful but not terribly optimistic about an end to the Hollywood writers strike. He still believes in CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric. And--despite the medium's critics--he's bullish on network television.
Moonves took the stage Monday to discuss these and other topics over lunch at UBS' (nyse: UBS - news - people ) Global Media & Communications Conference."
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"The Amazing Race" begins its 12th cycle on Sunday, November 4. A repeat of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" will fill the slot next Sunday.
The network's other timeslot candidate "Jericho" will be launched later in the season, because the networks are trying to stockpile as many fresh hours of scripted programming as possible. "Jericho" will then get a stronger marketing push.
Come to think of it, if "Jericho" is launched in the middle of what seems to be an inevitable writers' strike, perhaps the show will rise to the levels it once averaged in the fall of 2006."
"CBS' musical drama "Viva Laughlin" has become the first major casualty of the 2007-08 season.
The network canceled the series co-starring Hugh Jackman after two dismal showings -- a special premiere airing Thursday and a time slot premiere Sunday.
Sunday night, the series based on the BBC format managed minuscule 6.8 million viewers and a 1.2 rating/3 share among adults 18-49 at 8 p.m. It shed almost a third of its audience between the first and the second half-hour.
CBS will air a rerun of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" in the time period this week before bringing back the slot's last year occupant "The Amazing Race." The reality veteran will return for a 12th cycle Nov. 4."
1. If Roger cared so much about the refugees, why didn't he house a few of them? Was Emily worried about them seeing her thongs hanging on the shower rod to dry?
Margie: Honey, that's exactly why I didn't take in refugees either. I don't want just anybody seeing what I hang on my shower rod. My goodness, I'm blushing like a schoolgirl.
Edna: Margie, you haven't blushed since 1939, don't mislead our readers. And the reason we didn't take in any refugees didn't have anything to do with your unmentionables, it was because none of them wanted to stay here with you and your acid tongue. Lord knows why I still do.
As for why Roger didn't take in any of the refugees, maybe it wasn't up to him. Maybe they'd all gotten tired of his company by the time they got to Jericho. My lands, I hear that the whole entire walk back to town, he did nothing but yammer on about Emily. That would have gotten on my nerves, too.
Margie: Well, Edna, do you really want to talk about getting on somebody's nerves? Sakes alive, that Valium was invented for folks who had to be around you. And, speaking of being tired of certain company... Put that old sword down, Edna.
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2. Dear Margie and Edna,
I am relatively new to town and I am not familiar with life outside the big city. I have heard the saying many times of someone running around like a "chicken with its head cut off". Now, I recently had to kill a chicken in order to have food to survive on. I was surprised that my chicken did not run around after I cut off its head. I think there was something wrong with my chicken and now I am afraid to eat it. The poor thing just flopped over dead. Was my chicken defective? I'm afraid it might have had some disease. Should I eat it or will it make me sick?
Yours truly,
Your friendly neighborhood ex-IRS agent
Margie: Honey, the chicken probably fell over dead because you mentioned the IRS. She probably thought you had come to tax her eggs. Don't you worry. You just fry that old chicken and bring Edna a piece.
Edna: Did someone say fried chicken? You just listen to Margie, there's nothing wrong with that chicken that a little hot oil and a biscuit won't cure.
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3. All this talk about Jake's towel really has me mad. And have you seen the "Why" thread in the General comments folder? All these young things lusting after Jake. I need you girls to find out something for me. Does Jake like older women? I would think we have all the experience and could even teach that young man a thing or two. And what I really want you to find out, exactly which one of these young hussies has Jake's towel?
Question submitted by Moanin' Mary
Jericho Senior Citizens Center
Margie: Mary, I think you need to be taught a lesson! Towels are hard to come by these days. I'll find out if Jake likes older women while that towel is missing. Bye now.
Edna: I'm sorry, I don't think I can spend time with such old hussies as the two of you appear to be. Have some dignity, ladies! He's got plenty of women fighting over him as it is, he doesn't need the two of you joining the mix. Margie, you leave that boy alone, you hear me? Come back here! Oh my stars and garters, I guess I'd better go after my old fool of a sister. Moanin' Mary, I'm sorry but you're on your own.
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New from CBS:
Jericho: The Real Salty Scoop
It's the first official Jericho Blog hosted by your Producers, Writers and Cast. This will give the greatest fans in TV history a behind-the-scenes look into Jericho and the Jericho production process. We will blog about our days on set, plans for season 2, fun stories from the backlot, links to our favorite websites and upcoming events.
Pictures and videos will be attached so you can take a look at what we are up to on a daily basis. We will even blog from Comic-con on our mobile phones. And this is just the beginning.
CBS.com has so much more in store for Jericho Season 2. So enjoy this feature because you deserve it... as Jeff Braverman says - it sometimes takes twenty tons of peanuts to get the job done. You did it.
Much love,
Carol Barbee, Karim Zreik and Dan Shotz
Have you heard the Water Bottle Story? Check it out. Photos too.
Esai Morales will take a recurring role on CBS' resurrected midseason drama "Jericho."
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Morales has contracted for six of this season's scheduled seven episodes of "Jericho."
Morales will be playing a career military officer who hasn't heard from his wife since the nuclear attacks that started the show's first season. The trade paper offers no explanation for how Morales' Col. Hoffman will tie into the lives of the struggling community of Jericho.
