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SF Universe - Science Fiction News

October 10th, 2008

Did You Check Out The New Shows?

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SFUniverse readers, did you take a gander at Life on Mars or Eleventh Hour? Has anybody looked at the British versions of these shows? I wonder how long a show like Mars can sustain its coma-based plotline. That seems like one you can only squeeze a couple of seasons out of. […]

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May 13th, 2008

CBS Breaks More Genre Fans Hearts

I would not want to be an exec at the Tiffany Network right now. If Jericho fans send peanuts, I don’t even want to know what Moonlight fans are going to send. Sci-fi, horror and fantasy fans are always on pins and needles this time of year but 2008 has been harsher than normal.
Canning […]

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April 8th, 2008

CBS and Comcast Working on Jericho Deal

Another day, another rumor about the fate of cult hit Jericho. Though CBS has canceled the show twice, there’s a great deal of speculation that some network might step in to please Jericho’s intensely dedicated fanbase.
The New York Times reports that CBS Paramount Network Television is in talks with cable provider Comcast about ways to […]

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March 25th, 2008

Save Jericho - Again

The diehards at Jericho Kansas.com are already hard at work trying to find the recently canceled drama find a new home. Here’s the tips they’re offering:
Please be polite in your letters/cards, and if you choose to call then be extra polite. The negative phone calls/letters are hurting the effort to secure a future for Jericho.
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March 21st, 2008

CBS Axes Jericho - This Time for Good

In a disappointing but not at all surprising decision, CBS has canceled post-apocalyptic drama Jericho for the second time in as many seasons. After its cancellation last year, rabid fans sent the Tiffany Network some 20 tons of peanuts. That was a salute to an offhand remark about peanuts a character made in the […]

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February 27th, 2008

Jericho’s Numbers Up - Were They Enough?

One of the best shows most of America isn’t watching scored its best ratings of the strike-shortened season Feb. 26. The question now is if they will be enough to earn it a third season, a decision that could come as early as next week.
Jericho earned a 4.3 overnight rating but at least some […]

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February 25th, 2008

Feb. 26 Jericho Pivotal to Show’s Future

If you’ve been meaning to get around to watching Jericho, there really is no time like the present. The post-apocalyptic drama’s future depends on it. In an interview with Sci-Fi Channel’s Sci-Fi Wire, the show’s executive producer Carol Barbee termed the Feb. 26 episode “make or break” for the show.
“I think this next airing […]

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February 22nd, 2008

Moonlight Executive Producer Bows Out

There’s another big shakeup on the set of the CBS vampire drama Moonlight. The Hollywood Reporter is well, reporting, that showrunner/executive producer Chip Johannessen is no longer with the show.
Executive producer Joel Silver and his writing team will take over for the four remaining episodes in this strike-shortened season. This isn’t the first high-level […]

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February 20th, 2008

Jericho Explodes Onto DVD in June

There aren’t a lot of details available yet, but CBS has announced that Jericho’s abbreviated seven-episode second season is coming to DVD June 10. A lot of the content on that DVD will probably depend on whether CBS decides to renew Jericho after its short run this year. Things like a “Series Retrospective” would […]

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