Jericho Has Optimistic Outlook
Whoever thought that Jericho, a show which started out with a nuclear bomb detonation, would be considered one of the more optimistic programs out there this television season? Maureen Ryan from the Chicago Tribune is saying just that, while discussing the fact that the nuclear fear that’s pervading our culture is getting more and more blatant with shows like 24, Heroes and Jericho.
“Jericho,” the show that deals most heavily with the post-nuclear scenario, is, strangely enough, often the most optimistic of the three shows. At one point last fall, the residents of Jericho set up an impromptu post-blast barbecue in the town square (the local grocery store’s supplies would have otherwise rotted).
While I don’t really see it as that simplistic, but she does go on to say that while we in reality wouldn’t be that calm and rational, we want our television counterparts to be that “noble” about everything. It’s our way of dealing with things that we really don’t want to.
Read the whole article here.
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