Jericho

[katie_m]

Huh. You know, of all the shows I've ever been watching and not longing to kill at the point of the cancellation, Jericho would not have been my choice for resurrection. I was kind of at peace with the cliffhanger; as show-ending cliffhangers go, it was a good one. (Possibly my opinion of the writers' ability to go to interesting places with a

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[cindywrites]

I just wish Mayor Dad hadn't been killed off. I guess McRaney asked to be, though.

I like your list. And it is funny when you let yourself remember it's funny. It also got surprisingly engaging in its second half.

[katie_m]

Yeah, I have to admit, Jericho lost a few of the points it had gotten with me when I found out Dad died because McRaney wanted out--I'd thought "wow, that was gutsy, killing him off like that," but now not so much. Still, they could have gone for the soft goodbye ("Dad, um, re-enlists in the Marines! Yeah, that's it!") so they can keep some of them.

(Plus, they didn't let his wife get there in time. More gutsy points.)

[vaznetti]

I agree with every single point on your list. Especially the thing about Dale as a criminal overlord, because I love Dale the Criminal Overlord.

And Heather had better save the day. It's not like anyone else is going to be capable of it.

[thepouncer]

I'm finding it hilarious and touching how united everyone on LJ is about Heather's general awesomeness and competence.

I love Dale the Criminal Overlord too. He's such a cute psychopath in training.

[katie_m]

Now, now, that's not fair. Robert is also reasonably competent. And hey, his daughter kills people! So they would probably be helpful.

Mary can bring the booze.