On Mar 25, 10:57=A0am, "KalElFan" <kalel...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> SPOILER warning in the thread title and note crossposts. =A0Major
> ending SPOILERS below...
Maybe you don't understand what "finale" and "ending" mean, idiot.
Better luck next time :)
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> The episode aired last night on the A-Channel in Canada, and it'll
> presumably be the same ending that airs tonight on CBS. =A0It isn't
> a cliffhanger, but at the same time sets it up very well for not just
> a continuation of the series, but as a good reboot point that would
> allow new arrivals to get on board.
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> There's good action and effects, with a much broader scope
> that still preserves a Jericho-centric core. =A0Jake and Hawkins
> follow the bomb to Cheyenne and, with the help of the Texas
> Embassy there, get it out in a "diplomatic" plane. =A0Hawkins gets
> shot along the way but survives, and the Texas Air National
> Guard has to shoot down two Cheyenne jets just outside Texas
> airspace to escort Jake and his plane in. =A0Meanwhile, by the end
> of the episode Major Beck and his company commanders have
> ripped off the bogus Allied flags on their uniforms. =A0So the scenario
> is that Texas and Jericho are both set up as siding with Columbus
> and the legitimate government there.
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> The episode ends with Hawkins having a line to Jake about them
> making history, by exposing the Cheyenne deception and giving
> the legitimate government a better chance to prevail. =A0The line can
> also be taken as a meta reference to the efforts to save the series.
> It's as good an ending as Journeyman gave us, in the sense that it
> leaves lots of creative room to continue but if it ends here we can
> also fill in the blanks.
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> If Jericho does continue, though, it could easily be viewed as a
> substantially new series from here. =A0The first 29 episodes become
> the preamble or prequel and the premise is viewed as something
> like this:
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> =A0 "After a domestic conspiracy, including foreign terrorist elements,
> =A0 launches a nuclear attack on 23 U.S. cities, the nation is split
into
> =A0 East and West. =A0Because of the destruction of Washington, the
> =A0 legitimate government is now in Columbus, Ohio. =A0An illegitimate
> =A0 government based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with ties to both the
> =A0 conspiracy and an unaccountable corporation called Jennings &
> =A0 Rand, has used disinformation and fear to unite the Allied States
> =A0 of the west under a new flag. =A0Jericho, Kansas is caught in the
> =A0 middle..."
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> The premise could then go on to describe why Jericho, Kansas is
> key, because of its geographic location, some of its residents, and
> now Major Beck and his troops and so on, while Texas has just
> thrown its support to Columbus and the U.S. is on the brink of a
> second Civil War.
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> It's a series that should get picked up, and with Battlestar Galactica
> ending maybe Sci-Fi is the best bet. =A0They've already been carrying
> reruns (its Canadian equivalent the Space Channel also airs Jericho).
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