No, I am saying you have the right to ignore Jericho by changing channels. If you do not want to see it come back you do not have to support our efforts with CBS either. You do not have the right to criticize our efforts for attempting to regain what we had.
I am sure you and the 200+ million TV viewers you claim support your opinion watch a lot of TV that I and my friends wouldn't waste our power on. For most of my friends we seldom turn the TV on because we have no interest in the current programming being offered. I and probably most of my friends have never made any efforts to be public about our views when it comes to TV. I know none of us have written into any site to tell others they are wrong for liking a show, even though that is exactly what we think! I and the 86,000 who have put our names on a petition found Jericho a refreshing change and are willing to fight for it. Is the replacement show offered by CBS something you have seen and liked?
With so many specialty channels around surely it is not unreasonable that one of them would be interested in picking Jericho up. As I understand it, the only way this could even be an option is if CBS released the rights. They have made no indication they are looking at this. Once again, if Jericho was on a specialty channel, you could turn to whatever you do like or not buy that channel at all.
As a final comment, one of the people who has viewed the show and liked it was not a friend, but a co-worker. We have nothing in common, not even a liking for the same TV shows. We only work in the same department, but he and his wife loved the show. They didn't know it existed. Is it possible that just maybe some of the 200+ million viewers didn't know about Jericho, and if they saw it might actually like it? You are making a common mistake by assuming that everyone agrees with you. I at least know what the support base was and when you consider all the choices we have for entertainment, it is a healthy number. I am sure there are lots of entertainment providers that would see 8 million viewers as a big success!
Noticed you have Crohns. Wife has it too, runs in her family so I can relate to a lot of what you are saying. We also live in Canada, Saskatchewan the home of Canadian Medicare. Our province has good universal hospital coverage and a provincial drug plan, but some years our costs can balloon. On my wife's last attack she was off work for over a year. She was taking the usual prescribed drugs (steroids/anti-rejection) to get it under control with minimal success... the specialist started talking surgery.
Her GP suggested she try a "food supplement" called VSL#3, a pro-biotic by Seafood pharmaceuticals (888-292-3193). The GP noted that there were some interesting studies showing good short and long term control of crohns in over 75% of the test subjects. First week she took two packages a day then went to 1 package a day. Within 2 weeks she was back to "normal" - or as normal as you can get with crohns. She has not had a major attack for over two years. When she gets "the feeling" something is wrong, she doubles her intake for a few days and blands down her diet.
I normally do not believe in the health food cure all VOODOO stuff. My wife had tried other pro-biotics with no effect, but the VSL#3 is different. I saw the change within days with my own eyes, this stuff is amazing. I have been passing this information along to others, and many of them have seen dramatic improvements. The GP and my wife have worked together to removed her off the drugs and she now take just 1 package of VSL#3 a day. At about $3.00 a day it a small price for good health! The downside is the entire cost is yours, no tax deductions or provincial drug assistance as it is considered a "food supplement".
I have been reading many of the comments over the Jericho issue the last week and, not that I am not singling you out specifically as you comments are somewhat benign, but I feel I must add my thoughts to the issue. It seems many feel Jericho should be cancelled because they do not like it. Surely this is the wrong reason. I own the DVD of Sliders, Stargate SG1 and Atlantis, Lone Gunmen, Harsh Realm, Outer Limits, Dead Like Me, Firefly, Deep Space 9... and the list continues. I obviously have a preference for certain story lines. My daughter and I have similar tastes, but some of the shows she likes... well I would sooner have my teeth removed. I am sure the same is true for her on some shows I watch.
In many of these series the stories weakened and they eventually disappeared, but for the most part I faithfully watched them and held out hope they would improve. Ironically StarGate SG1 was one of those shows I hated during the first, fifth and ninth seasons, but eventually I found the story improved making the wait worth while. You mention Sliders, I can't stand it, any season, but my daughter likes it. I hated Enterprise when it started, and my daughter loved it; by the end of the forth season when it was cancelled I was a regular and she was on itunes.
My wife thinks both my daughter and I are crazy. She like American Idol, and Dancing with the Stars, but hates so you think you can dance. I only watch these shows with her when forced to do so. Ironically none of us have ever felt a need to publically criticize the other's taste in entertainment. For a fact we help each other see our favorite shows.
So it was with Jericho, my daughter and I have both taken an interest in the show. The characters presented are like my neighbors. Yes my neighbors can be boring, but surprising when place in difficult situations. People tend to look for emotional support during crisis times, love triangles are not unreasonable even if you do not like them. Having characters that are "normal" is so far from the daily TV that has presented to us over the last 30 years, it is not surprising many individuals lost interest. It is hard to compare the Jericho characters to the likes of those portrayed on WKRP, Cheers, Friends, Seinfeld, or the drama of the Survivor Outhouse series, CSI everywhere, and Law and Order.
I like shows that when I am done viewing them, my imagination is stimulated. Usually I prefer shows not too close to reality. It was a surprise to me when Jericho hit my list of shows to watch. The events Jericho portrays could happen and that disturbs me. Jericho's portrayal of the bombings is no more unreasonable than the Lone Gunmen's portrayal of a plane flying into the world trade center months before it actually happened. Good people in the story die, some individuals abuse power, and it is up to the average person to set things right again. This sound like life to me. For some viewers this story line was boring, the actors sucked, the writing was weak, or it was too disturbing, but for 8 million viewers it is the right story to watch.
Because of the conflict of scheduling at CBS and my personal activities I was unable to watch Jericho when it was aired, so my daughter recorded it. Before Jericho was cancelled, several of my friends said they stopped watching it because they wanted to see and record American Idol more. They asked to borrow my recordings so they could catch up. I say this does not sound like a show that lost huge support, but one that died because it was not strong enough to gain support when pitted against one of the strongest shows on TV. This schedule was really unfair to the writers actors and viewers of the show. The time slot along with the season splitting doomed the show and those of us who viewed Jericho know this and that is why CBS is in our bad books.
You might be right, and a second season may perform worse than the first, but without the chance to prove itself we will never know. This is a dra
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No, I am saying you have the right to ignore Jericho by changing channels. If you do not want to see it come back you do not have to support our efforts with CBS either. You do not have the right to criticize our efforts for attempting to regain what we had.
I am sure you and the 200+ million TV viewers you claim support your opinion watch a lot of TV that I and my friends wouldn't waste our power on. For most of my friends we seldom turn the TV on because we have no interest in the current programming being offered. I and probably most of my friends have never made any efforts to be public about our views when it comes to TV. I know none of us have written into any site to tell others they are wrong for liking a show, even though that is exactly what we think! I and the 86,000 who have put our names on a petition found Jericho a refreshing change and are willing to fight for it. Is the replacement show offered by CBS something you have seen and liked?
With so many specialty channels around surely it is not unreasonable that one of them would be interested in picking Jericho up. As I understand it, the only way this could even be an option is if CBS released the rights. They have made no indication they are looking at this. Once again, if Jericho was on a specialty channel, you could turn to whatever you do like or not buy that channel at all.
As a final comment, one of the people who has viewed the show and liked it was not a friend, but a co-worker. We have nothing in common, not even a liking for the same TV shows. We only work in the same department, but he and his wife loved the show. They didn't know it existed. Is it possible that just maybe some of the 200+ million viewers didn't know about Jericho, and if they saw it might actually like it? You are making a common mistake by assuming that everyone agrees with you. I at least know what the support base was and when you consider all the choices we have for entertainment, it is a healthy number. I am sure there are lots of entertainment providers that would see 8 million viewers as a big success!
Noticed you have Crohns. Wife has it too, runs in her family so I can relate to a lot of what you are saying. We also live in Canada, Saskatchewan the home of Canadian Medicare. Our province has good universal hospital coverage and a provincial drug plan, but some years our costs can balloon. On my wife's last attack she was off work for over a year. She was taking the usual prescribed drugs (steroids/anti-rejection) to get it under control with minimal success ... the specialist started talking surgery.
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Her GP suggested she try a "food supplement" called VSL#3, a pro-biotic by Seafood pharmaceuticals (888-292-3193). The GP noted that there were some interesting studies showing good short and long term control of crohns in over 75% of the test subjects. First week she took two packages a day then went to 1 package a day. Within 2 weeks she was back to "normal" - or as normal as you can get with crohns. She has not had a major attack for over two years. When she gets "the feeling" something is wrong, she doubles her intake for a few days and blands down her diet.
I normally do not believe in the health food cure all VOODOO stuff. My wife had tried other pro-biotics with no effect, but the VSL#3 is different. I saw the change within days with my own eyes, this stuff is amazing. I have been passing this information along to others, and many of them have seen dramatic improvements. The GP and my wife have worked together to removed her off the drugs and she now take just 1 package of VSL#3 a day. At about $3.00 a day it a small price for good health! The downside is the entire cost is yours, no tax deductions or provincial drug assistance as it is considered a "food supplement".
The majority of studies seem to indicate some benefit. I only have two bookmarks on VSL#3, they are:
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00367705 (makes reference to an adult test)
http://www.crohns.net/Miva/education/ddw2002.shtm
If you look around I am sure you will find some additional reference material.
I have been reading many of the comments over the Jericho issue the last week and, not that I am not singling you out specifically as you comments are somewhat benign, but I feel I must add my thoughts to the issue. It seems many feel Jericho should be cancelled because they do not like it. Surely this is the wrong reason. I own the DVD of Sliders, Stargate SG1 and Atlantis, Lone Gunmen, Harsh Realm, Outer Limits, Dead Like Me, Firefly, Deep Space 9 ... and the list continues. I obviously have a preference for certain story lines. My daughter and I have similar tastes, but some of the shows she likes ... well I would sooner have my teeth removed. I am sure the same is true for her on some shows I watch.
In many of these series the stories weakened and they eventually disappeared, but for the most part I faithfully watched them and held out hope they would improve. Ironically StarGate SG1 was one of those shows I hated during the first, fifth and ninth seasons, but eventually I found the story improved making the wait worth while. You mention Sliders, I can't stand it, any season, but my daughter likes it. I hated Enterprise when it started, and my daughter loved it; by the end of the forth season when it was cancelled I was a regular and she was on itunes.
My wife thinks both my daughter and I are crazy. She like American Idol, and Dancing with the Stars, but hates so you think you can dance. I only watch these shows with her when forced to do so. Ironically none of us have ever felt a need to publically criticize the other's taste in entertainment. For a fact we help each other see our favorite shows.
So it was with Jericho, my daughter and I have both taken an interest in the show. The characters presented are like my neighbors. Yes my neighbors can be boring, but surprising when place in difficult situations. People tend to look for emotional support during crisis times, love triangles are not unreasonable even if you do not like them. Having characters that are "normal" is so far from the daily TV that has presented to us over the last 30 years, it is not surprising many individuals lost interest. It is hard to compare the Jericho characters to the likes of those portrayed on WKRP, Cheers, Friends, Seinfeld, or the drama of the Survivor Outhouse series, CSI everywhere, and Law and Order.
I like shows that when I am done viewing them, my imagination is stimulated. Usually I prefer shows not too close to reality. It was a surprise to me when Jericho hit my list of shows to watch. The events Jericho portrays could happen and that disturbs me. Jericho's portrayal of the bombings is no more unreasonable than the Lone Gunmen's portrayal of a plane flying into the world trade center months before it actually happened. Good people in the story die, some individuals abuse power, and it is up to the average person to set things right again. This sound like life to me. For some viewers this story line was boring, the actors sucked, the writing was weak, or it was too disturbing, but for 8 million viewers it is the right story to watch.
Because of the conflict of scheduling at CBS and my personal activities I was unable to watch Jericho when it was aired, so my daughter recorded it. Before Jericho was cancelled, several of my friends said they stopped watching it because they wanted to see and record American Idol more. They asked to borrow my recordings so they could catch up. I say this does not sound like a show that lost huge support, but one that died because it was not strong enough to gain support when pitted against one of the strongest shows on TV. This schedule was really unfair to the writers actors and viewers of the show. The time slot along with the season splitting doomed the show and those of us who viewed Jericho know this and that is why CBS is in our bad books.
You might be right, and a second season may perform worse than the first, but without the chance to prove itself we will never know. This is a dra