Jericho anyone?

[Melek~Taus]

alright, first off I appologize for putting up a stupid thread, but here it goes...

Does anyone else here watch Jericho? If so, just wondering if it scares the hell out of you in a way? I mean the thought of actually seeing that for real? Anyways, just thought I'd ask...

Cheers,

[Generic42]

I don't watch the show but what's it about? Then I'll be able to answer for you as to whether it scares the hell out of me in a way so that this thread wont flop and die..

[Radeon]

hahhaha same here... Never even heard of the show... but i hate being scared!

[Melek~Taus]

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/
I think you can watch the first few episodes online there?

It not scary like "boo" more a put yourself in that situation scary. I watch it and wonder how I would react to seeing this. Imagine seeing a mushroom cloud over a city, or... Just imagine looking in your backyard now and seeing one. How freaked would that be?

[Generic42]

Hm, that could be pretty freaky, but not really scaring me.. I guess Im not really watching it with full attention though (hooray homework ;icoffee)

[Melek~Taus]

If you are able to think like you were the person seeing it, you can somewhat feel what it actually would be like. And yes watching it makes it easier....

TV takes away our imaginations often...

[WILDCAT1976]

OH MAN..how'd i miss this thread....

Jericho rocks!!!!!!! and yeah it's kinda freaky.....

what's funny is...everyone concerned about having enough gas for the generator at the hospital but the beer at the bar is kept cool in the fridge..hahahahaha

now that's priorities people!!!!

[Melek~Taus]

Ya that is funny. But who can blame them right? People need their beer. ;drunk
Great show, though I think it will end up a 1-2 season show? Gotta love Major Dad in it ;yes

[WILDCAT1976]

Ya that is funny. But who can blame them right? People need their beer. ;drunk
Great show, though I think it will end up a 1-2 season show? Gotta love Major Dad in it ;yes

true true....the beer must be kept cold at all costs!!!! if i'm gonna die in a nuclear war...my arse gonna be drunk!!!!

yeah, probably won't make it too long...the whole rebuilding and all that crap will get old quickly..

lmao....Major Dad..hahahahahaha....

and a hospital only has one hand pump???? wtf....there aren't any on the ambulances or firetrucks or anything????? lol...silly things like that get to me...i know..i know it's just a show...i still love the show but come on..one hand pump....lol

and on another note...the mayor's son..the one boinkin the bartender....come on buddy...your wife is WAYYYYYYYYYYY hotter!!!!!

[Melek~Taus]

Mayors son...ya what's up with that? Problem in the ol' bedroom perhaps?

They did have firetrucks...as to ambulances, I didn't see any of those.

[Sinner]

I love the show. I thought at first the part about a prison bus was going to make it a bad television show but its got me hooked big time... and then seeing those ICBM's launch last episode .... WOW.

[jammo]

Yeah i'm hooked on it as well.

I love these kind of shows.

[Juggernaught]

this series is mint! when does the next episode come on??
need my jericho fix STAT :love

[Melek~Taus]

Just watched it an hour ago....Ok episode tonight. Get a bit more info on things which is nice.

[Juggernaught]

hope it gets uploaded soon! cant watch it off the CBS website if youre not from the US...i think im gonna cry

[birq]

I tried to like it, but I have a hard time with shows that insult my intelligence. There's no thought of physics, or any actual real science, or any actual reality, for that matter. I so wanted it to be a modern version of Alas Babylon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alas_Babylon), but, once again, TV disappointed me and tried to tell me I was stupid.

Heroes, on the other hand, is turning out pretty good. But that's off-topic.

[jammo]

Just watched it an hour ago....Ok episode tonight. Get a bit more info on things which is nice.


The episode you just watched will be broadcast in Australia tonight, in about 9 hours (so no spoilers guys!)

[Melek~Taus]

I can't believe he dies....opps

Like I'd do that. I kinda figured some hadn't seen. Though you're right, some may have put spoilers up. If you do....Everyone attack that persons city!

[Juggernaught]

Physics?
Anyways u found out whodunnit? Theres NKorea now, Iran possibly as its set in 2009, Isreal, Russia? France..India, Pakistan and UK. think ive missed out half the nuclear eligible countries.. But my money is on France. ;yes

[Melek~Taus]

Right...I assume most have seen so.....

I found the ending of the episode a bit "happy"? I was waiting for them to start singing coom-bi-a....

Just a thought. Right, well we know it rained, and that the rain was radioactive. Now, would the corn be suitable to eat after only 9 days? I think there would still be some fall-out in the area or at least soaked into that corn? If anyone knows this please let me know. Cool EMP explosion though in the air.

[jammo]

Right...I assume most have seen so.....

I found the ending of the episode a bit "happy"? I was waiting for them to start singing coom-bi-a....

Just a thought. Right, well we know it rained, and that the rain was radioactive. Now, would the corn be suitable to eat after only 9 days? I think there would still be some fall-out in the area or at least soaked into that corn? If anyone knows this please let me know. Cool EMP explosion though in the air.

He explained it that the leaves (or whatever) on the ears of corn protected the corn from the rain, and because the corn was ready to harvest the roots would not have taken up the ground water. (something like that anyway, but he did explain it very loosely)

[Melek~Taus]

Missed that part I guess.....oh well at least they tried to explain :)

Still, good show. Lots of mystery and action. Damn I can't wait to find out who America launched those ICBMs at? And who was responsible for the initial "attacks."

Now I'm hooked on two shows so far. Jericho and Heroes oh and Lost. 3 shows and that's it. I don't think I need any more tv than that...at least till January....24.

[helo]

The Unit is better in my opinion.

But then again I like alot of military based shows... I even like watching documentaries of old wars.

[Juggernaught]

I like watchin anything military, apart from if its like 1 person taking on a whole army, I.E The Marine.. meh.
Old documentaries are brilliant lol, especially the WW2 ones.

[Melek~Taus]

Speaking of...."Battle of Britain" was on history last night. That's a good movie.
Everytime I watch it though I get Pink Floyd songs in my head....Who knows why?

[Mister_Flay]

Funny that it was apparently filmed partly in Lawrence KS, which is where The Day After was filmed some 20 years ago...

[Melek~Taus]

It was released in 69....a bit more than 20 years ago? ;)

[Juggernaught]

anyways, back on topic... My money is onnnn North Korea, although the storyline will probably take a huge twist and it'll either be the UK or there'll be a machine behind it all, and it will have became self aware.. :beat

[Mister_Flay]

Eh? "Alas, Babylon" was published in 1959... TDA was in 1983. What production are you thinking of?

[birq]

Funny that it was apparently filmed partly in Lawrence KS, which is where The Day After was filmed some 20 years ago...

It's kind of funny how you can see the mountains off in the distance. I've lived in Kansas. There ain't no mountains in Kansas. Even in the far west where that's supposed to be, you can see any mountains.

I know, it's nitpicky and it's Hollywood, but still, they could at least try.

[Melek~Taus]

Sorry Flay....I thought you were referring to my post about Battle of Britain.

As for Korea....not sure? Problem is, if it were an outside attack and this were based on real abilities of the US, then NORAD would have seen them coming and hit them before they landed(or at least some), also, if they knew they were coming you can check the tragectory to get an idea of where they did come from. I have a feeling that the exposions were not bombs, but Nuclear power stations that all went off for reasons unknow(terrorists?). Could be bombs, but I think that the defensive abilitiy of America would differ. Next, note the number of targets. North Korea has only 1-2 short range bombs. Most countries that have Nukes can't reach america(hostiles). Only one country is an unknown in their abilities and that's Israel.

Countries that it could be;
Russia, Somewhat likely, (though taking the cuban missle crisis as example, war is NOT what they look for)
UK, not likely
France, To afraid too :nana
China, most likely
India, Not able to reach
Pakistan, Not able to reach
N. Korea, only has a couple

I really think it wasn't bombs though....

[ghetto bob]

Speaking of...."Battle of Britain" was on history last night. That's a good movie.
Everytime I watch it though I get Pink Floyd songs in my head....Who knows why?

Some say that "The Wall" is based upon WWII, and more specifically The Battle of Britain.
Actually saw an interview with Roger Waters once where he stated that it was more about how life itself is war and we build walls around ourselves as a protection.

"Goodbye Blue Sky" was written as a commemeration to one of Roger Waters relatives (brother?) that was killed in a Nazi bombing raid. This song contains one of my favorite lines in any song, right at the beginning, a young child states: "Look mummy, theres an airplane up in the sky".

[Melek~Taus]

right on the money. The line I always get in my mind is the "where the hell are you simon" followed by gunshots, crash and then into "Mother."

Blue sky....great song btw

[Juggernaught]

I dunno though. This is set in 2009, as (Jack?) says hes 32 in the first episode, and you see his birthdate later on. So further in the future it could be anyone. Heck, France might have even built an army.. not likely =)

And dont they build nuclear powerplants far away from cities. I didnt think that they would have went off. If it was power plants going off, then US wouldnt have sent missiles back i dont think. ;nuke

[Sinner]

I blame the Canadians myself. They have nukes.

[Mister_Flay]

And dont they build nuclear powerplants far away from cities.Not exactly... see http://cryptome.org/npp/62npp-eyeball.htm

Melek Taus: No worries, I missed that you were talking about a different movie at that point. ;lame

This show almost makes me wish I had cable still... almost. ;)

[Juggernaught]

AW MAN
things just keep gettin better! What's up with the chineese dropping supplies out of the sky?
Another 6 days (for me) to go till next episode!
AND the hospital scene, man that was mint. Really good.

p.s bump :)

[Blast]

The Wikipedia article confuses me. :/

Why are the nukes detonated, from where, and by whom?

[birq]

The Wikipedia article confuses me. :/

Why are the nukes detonated, from where, and by whom?


We know that at least one was ground-based and relatively small -- I think it was in episode 7 when it was revealed that a 20kt nuke in a truck was intercepted in New York before it could be detonated. How they made their way into the country is unknown. The why and who is also still a mystery. It looks like the Chinese (or someone passing themselves off as China) is behind it or capitalizing on the event, but we don't know anything for sure (and probably won't until next season at the earliest).

[Melek~Taus]

Not sure if it was China? The "fbi" guy (black) seems to be in on it? or at least knew it was going down. I think a lot of Americans in his type of business knew of the plans...I am kinda thinking it was internal for some reason. They were all ground bases explosions. I don't think it's possible for that many airborne nukes to hit america(NORAD and such)? Anyways, Jericho is losing it a little for me. My new show that seems to be doing much better for me at least is "Heroes"....

Another side note..... If you have a chance, go listen to Night Wish, great band ;)
Cheers,

[Blast]

Ah. Well, let's hope that it becomes clearer as the series progresses. :3

[iverson3]

http://chenzhen.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/jerichopic.jpg
Who's excited about the upcoming season of the hit CBS drama Jericho!! One of the things i love about that show is the fact that it sort of relates to GEWar. The thought of the whole United States being nuked, isnt even fathomable for most people, but i think thats what makes the show so addicting. I was wondering if I'm the only Jericho fan in GEWar(which i doubt I am), or if there are plenty out there, and if you dont like it why?;ipunk

[ghetto bob]

That search function is am amazing...

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[iverson3]

That search function is am amazing...

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hmmm... thanks never thought to search for it, thanks gb

[Luke]

I wachted 4 episodes and then stopped.

Why?
The first episode I liked.
Then the next ones were ok, but they had this extreme overdone dramatic fake scenes in it.
You know what I mean with that right?
Those typical scenes where you have a dramatic music on the background, and some guy tells a cliché story that makes you want to puke.

Without those scenes, it could be great....but I can't stand it, so I had to stop watching it.
You mostly see those scenes in B-Movies that want a cheapshot to get a tear from the viewer, but instead they get burned.
Those scenes insult the viewer in my opinion. Do they think we are stupid enough to feel the cliché?


If someone can guarantee the cliché's and overdramatic fake scenes stopped, I might be willing to give it another shot.

[iverson3]

lol, Luke,

Luckily that appeals to me, well in this case, just because i think the whole plot id a great idea

[Luke]

The plot was what made me watch it initially, so that's ok.

I'm more talking about the tachy scenes in between.

The plot and the whole idea is good...I just can't take those cliche's.


For example:
I love american idol auditions. I think they are hilarious.

But I can't stand what they do in between. They have those scenes where some people tell their life in an overdramatic way. Crying, with some overdramatic music on the background, while they tell how horrible their life has been uptil now. Makes me wanna hurl.
No I am not emotion-less....I just know it's all overdone, just to get you to feel emotional too. Just for the ratings. And it doesn't work for me, beause I know a whole team has been working for days just to get the most out of this moment for the money.

Back to Jericho:
Get some great writers, and you don't need cheap scenes like that.
Series like Doctor Who and Torchwood are known for being tear-bringers, and without the cliché's, so it's not THAT hard.
The plots and idea of the series is good, that's why I said if they stop doing those scenes, I'll start watching again.

[iverson3]

Get some great writers, and you don't need cheap scenes like that.



:rofl there on strike, but ya i agree with you on most of it, it can be quite overdramatic, some of it is ok, but sometimes theres just to much

[Joedeuces124]

Wow I never knew about this thread before today. Let me be the first to say I watch barely any television at all but with 3 exceptions..

1.Hbo's the Wire
2.CBS's Ncis
And my favorite of all ... Jericho ;88 ;88 ;88

The new season starts tomorrow night and thank god for On Demand from Comcast because Im chilling back at 1am with a smoke a drink and the first season of Season 2 and for the rest of you who dont like Jericho


!!!!!NUTZ !!!!!

[iverson3]

Joe NCIS, great show, and Jericho, hey i like your taste but for me to like it youd have to put Whose Line is it Anyway in there:)

[Luke]

and for the rest of you who dont like Jericho


!!!!!NUTZ !!!!!

That would be me then ;)
You gotta admit my reasons have a point though ;)

When you look at those scenes, don't you now think they are a little 'cheap'?

Like the writers were sitting together saying:
"Damn...we really need a scene where people start crying or get goosebumps...
We know it doesn't fit in the current storyline, but just let create a moment.
The viewers are stupid anyway, so they won't notice it's totally cliche."

Like I said twice before: stop those cliché's, and i might join in again.

It's like with Hero's, but there they have the "Lost" problem. They want to create a mysterious storyline, but have no idea where they are going.
Is anyone still watching Lost? I 'lost' my interest in the first season already when I found out they had no idea where they were going...but just liked creating mysteries without knowing what they were themselves.

[iverson3]

It's like with Hero's, but there they have the "Lost" problem. They want to create a mysterious storyline, but have no idea where they are going.
Is anyone still watching Lost? I 'lost' my interest in the first season already when I found out they had no idea where they were going...but just liked creating mysteries without knowing what they were themselves.


Oh i totally know what your talking about, i loved the first season of LOST but it was like what the heck, what are they doing, and then it bounces between the past and the present

[Luke]

I just want writers to respect the viewers more, and not think we are dumb.

They pull the same stuff on most of those series and films, and think we won't notice it.
Start doing the shows you write, and don't lower yourself to cheap shots to get an audience.

I think Jericho has a good shot of being a good show, but as long as they keep doing scenes like that, the show won't air in countries like Holland(where I live), as people hate those scenes too much.
It feels like the writers come up with a decent show and storyline, but the producers decide to enter some scenes to make it melodramatic.

Like Lost: it was immediately moved to an hour and day where nobody watches it because of a lack of viewers. Here we are all critics.

[tidigogo]

I love Jericho. Im almost addicted, eheh.

Its quite well written, but of course, there is always something that is missing. Its normal. Lost is worse, but I love it too.

And it really creeps me out if it ever happened what did in Jericho. I think the whole world economy would collpase, and the world would face many wars, and hunger..

[kaltho]

I record 2 things to watch.
1. Anything that is pseudo-educational that helps decipher predictions of 2013.
2. Jericho (been a while, but I've been waiting)
The only other things I even listen to anymore on TV is poker and Vikings football.

[iverson3]

I record 2 things to watch.
1. Anything that is pseudo-educational that helps decipher predictions of 2013.
2. Jericho (been a while, but I've been waiting)
The only other things I even listen to anymore on TV is poker and Vikings football.


Nice and

Go Adrian Peterson;bunny

[helo]

Joe.. you forgot a few

1. Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2. The Unit (Damn writers Strike)
3. Supernatural (Damn Writers Strike again)
4. Jericho (finally)
5. NCIS

We'll see if the second season gets better, though if not mistaken, there are torrents already available of the first 3 episodes of the second season. Guess I need to troll through mininova.

kaltho, you a ATS member? 2012/2013 is a very interesting thing to be thinking about.

[Fear4Future]

kaltho, you a ATS member? 2012/2013 is a very interesting thing to be thinking about.

I wanted to ask, what are you talking about, but got it in google

[helo]

I wanted to ask, what are you talking about, but got it in google
It's the end of the Mayan calendar, presumably. ;)
Google is your friend.

Oh and ATS is Above Top Secret, a conspiracy forum. Though, their side project Above Politics is about the best place to get info on Ron Paul.