Government afraid of T.V. program?, page 1

Originally posted by IsGodET
Now that the plot has thickened, and more support generated, we realize that, while the government was not directly involved in this plot, it has become a pawn of corporate interest trying to, literally, take over the country (planet?).

Actually, I think you are a bit confused about what was going on. First, the government is not the pawn of a corporate interest. It is the government of the ASA, based in Cheyenne that was "involved in the plot." The government of the USA, as in the one analogous to our real-world government, now based on Columbus, OH was not involved in the plot. In fact, that government (our real-life government), along with the San Antonio government of the Independent Republic of Texas are portrayed as the "good-guys."

And even the corporatocracy of the ASA was not really involved in the plot to destroy the United States. As shown in the penultimate episode, it was a far-leftist, disgusted by the ties between J&R and the US government, that perpetrated the September attacks. Though John Smith worked for J&R he did not orchestrate the attacks on the behalf of J&R; rather, he used J&R to further his goals.

J&R and the ASA were innocent, as far as the September attacks go. However, they still covered-up who was responsible for the attacks since John Smith was someone high-ranking in the J&R structure, and used their resources to conduct the attacks. Where J&R and the ASA are not innocent was in the deaths of millions in North Korea and Iran to maintain the cover-up, and taking advantage of the attacks to take over the Western US.

While I loved Jericho, particularly the 2nd season, it did have low ratings. Despite the fan-push to bring the show back, it's ratings were lower in the 2nd season than at the lowest point of the first season. There was no conspiracy to take Jericho off the air, unless you count unless you count CBS conspiring to fill the time-slot with a show that generates more revenue. Oh, and then there was the silent, unadvertant conspiracy by the viewers to not watch it.

What killed Jericho was the first season of the show. It was solid when dealing with the attacks, the aftermath, and the mystery of why the attacks happened. However, there were too-many soap-opera elements and other sorts of fluff, used as filler. This, combined with what the British call the "cozy catastrophy" nature of the show instead of something similar to Threads or The Day After, turned off many of the target audience. Compare it to the second season of the show; because of the abbreviated season, the soap-opera and fluff elements were at an absolute minimum, and it focused on the plot. And the show benefitted, at least critically. If the first season had been as tight and well-written as the second, Jericho would still be on the air.

But, there is still hope. The season did end on a cliffhanger of sorts (the opening salvo of the 2nd Civil War), and there is talk of moving the series to Sci-Fi or CW. While the ratings sucked for CBS, they pulled in what would be good ratings at CW. If those venues don't work out, there is a chance Jericho may be developed into a mini-series TV movie (as originally concieved).

Just let that sink in for a moment; if there was a conspiracy by the powers-that-be to take Jericho off the air, why would there be talk of it moving to a new station? Plus, why would they allow Sci-Fi Channel to re-run it, or allow the DVD to be sold?

[edit on 1-4-2008 by SaviorComplex]