What a wonderful place Jericho is, it’s like the idyllic small town. The perfect place to meet the apocalypse? Or perhaps the sort of place that would have you wishing you’d been incinerated instead?
Jake Green (Skeet Ulrich) returns home after years away to claim his inheritance and try and put his life in order. Encountering old acquaintances who ask where he’s been he responds with a different answer each time, so it’s clear he has a secret past. After failing to get his money from his father, the town's Mayor, he heads back to the big city. And that’s when things get a bit more interesting. But only a bit.
After the opening ten minutes of family squabbles and a soundtrack that suffers from a severe case of bland rock overkill, I was starting to lose interest. Thankfully, this is when a nuclear explosion goes off destroying Denver. Not that I have anything against Denver. It’s just that if that hadn’t happened, I think I might have fallen asleep.
After checking that the radiation is below danger levels, the Mayor organises a search party for his son and a missing school bus. He attempts to calm the concerned parents only to be told, “That’s easy for you to say, you don’t have a child out there.” Cue clichéd cut to Jake.
Both Jake and the bus crashed, but not into each other. When two kids from the bus find Jake walking along the road (somewhat the worse for wear), they lead him back to the bus. When they get there they find one of the children is having trouble breathing. With a penknife and some straws, Jake saves the girl, so either a) he has some medical training in his mysterious past, or b) he’s a big fan of ER.
Article comments
1 - Jackie
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2 - Rich
they sure have alot of candles
3 - Kurt Munro
They should've just called this show "Everwood: The Nuclear Years".
It's over sentimental nonsense written by a pair of half-wit Christians no doubt. It's all about family values, community spirit, and sticking by each other yadda, yadda, yadda. I don't even know my next door neighbour's name for crying out loud.
It's as bad as that Invasion show that was cancelled. There's no wit or humour anywhere to be seen.
4 - Grace
I totally disagree.
I LOVE Jericho and watch it every week.
And there IS humor thanks to Gerald McRaney.
Suspense and mystery as well.
You should really give it another try.
Thanks CBS for a GREAT show!
5 - Kurt Munro
I've already watched the first 4 episodes. Gerald McRaney was the least funny character in the entire show, with his puke-enducing speeches.
The geek guy and the popular girl might aswell just have sex now.
The music is extremely annoying too, as the article above says. Sometimes I just want it to shut up so I can enjoy what could've been a decent scene.
There was a hilarious bit in episode 4 where the black guy who seems to be evil, tells his daughter, in no uncertain terms, that she'll be extremely afraid if she disobeys him again, but the soundtrack was a light and sentimental sounding which made me think he was going to tell her he loved her or something. It wasn't intended by the makers to surprise you, it was just a total mess.
6 - Grace
TRUST ME.....it gets MUCH better!
7 - Dirk Storck
I love Jericho too. I watch it every week and I really really hope that there will be soon a second season and a third and a... ;)