"Jericho"

"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
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Has anybody been watching the new TV shoe, "Jericho" on CBS Wed. nights?

It is about a small town in northern Kansas, after nuclear devices have
been set off in Denver and several other US cities. The town is
"isolated," but the apparently have a small airport, which was the scene
of some happenings in tonight's episode.

The scriptwriters and producers are so stupid that they don't realize
that people would use the planes to contact others and help to establish
communications with the outside world.

They even had a B757 lad on a freeway, rather than use one of the many
5,000+ ft runways available in that area and ahd a commuter plane crash
near it. How stupid can TV writers be?

Well an EMP hit last night which I'm sure fried the electronics. EMP from
the original blasts could have also had a pretty hard effect on electronics
in the airlines that crashed.

What bothers me the most about the show is not the unreality of the aviation
but the fact that the general population would probably be a stupid as they
are portrayed on the show.

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message
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What bothers me the most about the show is not the unreality of the
aviation but the fact that the general population would probably be a
stupid as they are portrayed on the show.

Exactly!

But, look on the positive side: At least the hero or the teenager didn't
hop in one of the airplanes and fly it without any sort of prior experience.

Good premise initially, and the acting isn't even too bad, but unfortunately
it's not a well-written show.

-c

"gatt" wrote in message
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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message
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What bothers me the most about the show is not the unreality of the
aviation but the fact that the general population would probably be a
stupid as they are portrayed on the show.

Exactly!

But, look on the positive side: At least the hero or the teenager didn't
hop in one of the airplanes and fly it without any sort of prior
experience.

Good premise initially, and the acting isn't even too bad, but
unfortunately it's not a well-written show.



I keep thinking the writing is that way for a reason. They are having to
work hard to hide something from us that should be obvious.

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message ...
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: Well an EMP hit last night which I'm sure fried the electronics. EMP from
: the original blasts could have also had a pretty hard effect on electronics
: in the airlines that crashed.
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No way anybody could fly those planes. I'm sure the GPS is fried!

Oh, the mags would still work? Charts are still good?

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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message
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: Well an EMP hit last night which I'm sure fried the electronics. EMP from
: the original blasts could have also had a pretty hard effect on electronics
: in the airlines that crashed.
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No way anybody could fly those planes. I'm sure the GPS is fried!

Oh, the mags would still work? Charts are still good?

Actually, there would be a few uncharted scorch spots in some areas. (I
know -- sick)

BTW - they did a **** poor imitation of an EMP blast! It would have
blinded everybody who looked at it, and -- it would have been BIG!

Also: why EMP after the initial assault? All of the exchange scenarios I
used to see had the EMP attack as a precursor to the main event -- to
kill communications.

Again, I think that the producers/writers are in *WAY* over their heads!

"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
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Has anybody been watching the new TV shoe, "Jericho" on CBS Wed. nights?

*blush* I started watching it because it's on before The Evangeline Lilly
Show--I mean, "Lost."

The scriptwriters and producers are so stupid that they don't realize
that people would use the planes to contact others and help to establish
communications with the outside world.

IE, there's an airstrip there with at least half a dozen planes, and
apparently nobody thought of taking one up to try flying to the next town.
(I suppose the EMP would have disabled them, but that was sometime after the
whole thing started.)

They even had a B757 lad on a freeway,

Unless the tanks were bone dry, there's fuel on that-thar airplane that
could be scavenged for light, heat, etc.

How stupid can TV writers be?

I really liked the original "The Day After" promise of the show but I'm
having difficulty getting past the writing myself. I lose patience fast
when all the characters are stupid, even if the premise is interesting.

-c

How stupid can TV writers be?

My question is, how stupid can TV audiences be? Why were you
wlatching?

vince norris

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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How stupid can TV writers be?

My question is, how stupid can TV audiences be? Why were you
wlatching?

Maybe to see what the program was like? (How stupid indeed!)

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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How stupid can TV writers be?

My question is, how stupid can TV audiences be? Why were you
wlatching?

Maybe to see what the program was like? (How stupid indeed!)

A lot of shows take a year or two to find their rhythm and/or replace the
weak links. Sometimes they're put on excessive deadlines for the networks
and don't have the resources to develop themes and scripts as much as they
would like.

It's hard to trash a show with at least a semi-decent premise and fair
acting in the first season, but Jericho might not make it. What torques me
the most is the end of the episodes where everybody's having a big town
picnic or the girl is having a party and everybody's having a good time...
or somebody looks upset and somebody else says "What's the matter?"
Apparently "There's been a nuclear war, my family is dead and nobody knows
what's going on" isn't a valid excuse to be a bit irrational now and then.

-c