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Posted by Karen Woodward Jun 8, 2007 |
To watch Jericho or not to watch Jericho?
I planned to watch this show last year, but I couldn’t get past the pilot. I didn’t care about any of the characters. I wanted them to die. Yes I think Skeet Ulrich is a nice looking guy, but he’s not oozing with charisma. And then there were the two female love interests (because let’s face it, they aren’t much more than that): Ashley Scott as Emily and Sprague Grayden (is that a cool name or what?) as Heather – apparently meant to be a love triangle with Skeet (er, Jake) but I didn’t care about either one. I guess if I had to choose, it would be Heather, because she’s the brunette and I always root for the underdog.
So of course the writers start focusing on Jake and Emily. Ugh. Do I really need to see another happy blonde get the guy? No.
Then there was the whole Jake has daddy issues thing. Ugh. Who cares? And all the rest of the actors – with the exception of the marvelous Pamela Reed as Jake’s mom - were boring boring boring. Who cast this show?
I couldn’t even care that much about the storyline. Who wants to watch a bunch of boring people in a post –apocalyptic world? Not me. I’d rather turn to The CW and watch candy.
But then something happened. I was assigned this show for a project I was working on (in my real life.) So I diligently poured over the website, reading bios and recaps. And…uh oh…I was starting to sort of care. By the end of one recap, I was eager to get to the next. Suddenly I understood the Jake/Emily thing. They have history, and she’s sort of bitchy and we all know how men love bitches. (Hey. Just wanted to make sure you were reading.) The story actually started to go somewhere, branching out into other parts of the US. Real mysteries were afoot. I got on the Jericho wiki and read all about The Mysterious Woman…
Note that I never actually watched an episode though. If CBS is smart they'll keep episodes online so people like me can actually find out what all the fuss was about.
Psssst...why couldn't The CW have paid this kind of attention to Veronica Mars fans?