On Mar 20, 1:39 pm, "Deke" <no s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "SoHillsGuy" <jerryg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Mar 18, 11:09 pm, Tom <drso...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > >> Awesome episode.
>
> > >> The previews for next week also said Season Finale! Hopefully good
> > >> news for us fans for next season!
>
> > > I wouldn't bet on it, though I'd happily admit I was wrong.
>
> > > So, when does CBS cancel the series, thereby letting the producers
> > > know which ending to air?
>
> > There was an interview with one of the Executive Producers a few weeks
> > back where she said other buyers for the series remain a possibility
if
> > CBS chooses not to pick up a third season. Another article also said
> > that the difference between the season ending versus the series ending
> > was not necessarily a question of Finality. Apparently the series
ending
> > has some kind of "narrative" to cap things off a bit better. I'm
guessing
> > it could be a voice-over from the perspective of Jake or Hawkins, or
> > even another Jake-and-his-grandfather scene perhaps... something like
> > that but which wouldn't necessarily preclude a continuation.
>
> > My guess is that we're going to see the season finale, without
whatever
> > that narrative ending is, and that we won't get a final decision from
CBS
> > until perhaps their upfronts in May. They'll see what kind of numbers
> > they're looking at for the finale, DVR and web, and what the critical
and
> > fan response is, and what campaign might happen, and who else might
> > be interested in the show if they don't pick it up, and how the rest
of
> > their lineup looks by then and so on.
>
> > They might also try to partner with other outlets for a third season,
and
> > see what kind of a deal they can make for the license fee and number
of
> > episodes. Meanwhile they and the producers could look for revenues
> > and sponsors and so on, and see if a comprehensive deal can be made
> > to keep the show going without having CBS's ratings be the nail-biting
> > key to that.
>
> > For example, maybe the 7-episode Jericho season 2 comes out in a few
> > months, and the "campaign" this year is to get fans to buy that,
perhaps
> > multiple copies and get more people to see it. It would have the
series
> > or alternate narrative ending as part of the appeal. Meanwhile, some
sort
> > of online pre-order of season 3 is set up, again fans ordering that.
CBS
> > and the producers say that subject to that being successful, they'll
order
> > a minimum 7 episodes for season 3 and probably more this time. CBS
> > might keep the Tuesday at 10 slot, but those placing online pre-orders
> > get to see it a few days early. Then perhaps The CW shows it again on
> > Sunday at 7 p.m., where they weren't even pulling in 1 million viewers
> > this season and not much more later in the night.
>
> > Maybe the different distribution windows have their own add-ons like a
> > few minutes of interview clips during the ad breaks. So instead of
DVRing
> > the CBS 10 p.m. airing and watching it on the weekend, more viewers
take
> > advantage of the earlier 7 p.m. Sunday airing on The CW. That way it
> > counts in the ratings for The CW, and less gets lost in the tail end
of
> > the Live+3 or Live+7 ratings black hole. Lining up Sprint or iTunes
and
> > the like as sponsors, with different tie-ins there, same thing and it
> counts
> > for something financially.
>
> > It's a great show, this season especially with the faster pace and
lots of
> > answers yet with plenty of storytelling room for more. It had good
> critical
> > response and more coverage and buzz than most things on CBS. The
> > 7-episode second season is a potentially much better promotional tool
> > than the longer 22-ep first season, which did shift and drag at times
as
> > the series found what works best. There ought to be a way for the
> > producers and CBS to put together a deal that can continue a show
> > as good as this, not just for season 3 but beyond.
>
> Excellent episode! But I was screaming at the TV for two
reasons....first,
> the local TV station showed it in SD, not HD, so that they could have
the
> weather info on the screen.
> 6.5 inches at my house, in SW Missouri.
> Second, when I saw that idiotstick had loaded the bomb in the back of
the
> SUV, I knew what would happen. If he could link up to a satellite and
get
> pictures, why wouldn't they be watching him? ARGH! Poor Dummy.
> Looking forward to the last, or final episode. I'm hoping its
> the season finale , not the end of the series.
If it's a series finale, then I wasted a lot of time watching this
show, because there is NO way it can be "wrapped up" in just one more
ep.
I would have rather the show not return at all then to have a 7 ep
"second season" with a unfulfilled ending.
BTW, that bomb sure can take a lot of abuse w/o blowing up...lol
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