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Don't Give Up On Post-Holocaust Kansas Jericho isn't toast yet, insists producer Carol Barbee. The post-apocalyptic TV drama's first two episodes of its second season got "good but not great" ratings, but the demographics were decent. And if tonight's episode shows an uptick, then the show about Kansas surviving a nuclear holocaust could still win a third season. If CBS pulls the plug on Jericho, Barbee adds, she may shop it around to a cable network. [Sci Fi Wire]

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Jericho Predicted The Blackwater Scandals

This week's episode of post-apocalyptic drama Jericho pits our hero Jake Green against Ravenwood, the government security contractor he used to work for. When the producers were originally coming up with ideas for a TV show about the collapse of governing institutions after nuclear attacks, they did a lot of research into contractors like Halliburton and Blackwater operating in the chaos of post-invasion Iraq, producer Carol Barbee revealed at Wondercon. Jericho's portrayal of unaccountable contractors presaged the Blackwater scandals, which hadn't yet come out. More about the politics of Jericho, after the jump. More »

4:38 PM on Sun Feb 24 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
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Let's Make Sure Jericho Doesn't Have A Happy Ending

How the second season of Jericho ends will depend on you, the viewers. The show's producers filmed two endings, and they'll choose based on whether the show earns a third season. If the show gets canceled, it'll end with a nice tidy resolution. But let's hope we get the more open-ended ending that sets up season three. As this (slightly spoilery) clip shows, Jericho season two is way more political and edgy than the first season, and it deserves a chance to build on those themes. Click through for to learn what seasons two and three are "about," with pretty vague spoilers. More »

6:20 AM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By charliejane
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