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Re: jericho

Unread postby TITAN » Tue 17 Oct 2006, 00:25:43

My guess on the crazy black guy: He's a 'domestic terrorist'...
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Re: jericho

Unread postby smallpoxgirl » Tue 17 Oct 2006, 16:46:39

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TITAN', 'M')y guess on the crazy black guy: He's a 'domestic terrorist'...


My guess is that he's some sort of fed. For one thing he does seem to be genuinely interested in the safety and well being of the locals. The guns he pulled out of the Mini-storage were all brand new identical M16s. Everyone knows that terrorists use AK47's. Also it would be terrifically non-PC to have the only black guy on the show turn out to be a terrorist. I guess they could soften that a bit by having his family expose him.

He obviously had foreknowledge of the attack. Could play out a few different ways. Maybe it was a false flag attack by the US government? Maybe the feds got wind of it, but couldn't stop it and didn't want announce it because people would panic? They're obviously setting him up to look like a terrorist, but I'm guessing there's a plot twist coming.
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Re: jericho

Unread postby Laughs_Last » Fri 20 Oct 2006, 07:32:59

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Re: jericho

Unread postby PrairieMule » Fri 20 Oct 2006, 11:20:44

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Laughs_Last', 'W')ell the mystery is solved. In episode 5 we learned that the black guy and the mayor’s younger son were both pool guys.


Maybe they were "Plumbers", remember G.Gordon Liddy? Yikes!

Looks like CBS is pleased with its ratings as it dominated the 18-49 male demographic for wensday night. I think Jericho will be here to stay for a few seasons.
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Unread postby evilmonkeyspanker » Wed 25 Oct 2006, 20:41:07

You all should be watching tonight, complete social collapse

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Re: jericho

Unread postby Tanada » Thu 26 Oct 2006, 06:33:01

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('evilmonkeyspanker', 'Y')ou all should be watching tonight, complete social collapse

Great!!!


Eh, well if you see that as complete social collapse I guess you missed the Katrina coverage last year! In the Pilot you had several people wandering too and fro through town with shouldered shotguns and rifles, why the heck are they absent now that they are actually needed to maintain law and order in town and the surrounding food producing area's?
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Re: jericho

Unread postby basil_hayden » Thu 26 Oct 2006, 10:22:06

To me, this show is turning out as bad as Lost - an initially good premise with hardly any weekly progress and no apparent direction.
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Re: jericho

Unread postby perdition79 » Thu 26 Oct 2006, 13:58:11

Last night's episode was a bit of a letdown. How in the hell can people remain that calm after the total collapse of civilization? Despite this fact, it's still some of the best doomer porn since "The Day After."

I enjoyed watching kids playing stickball with cellphones, horse theft, hoarding pesticides, the EMP blast, and the black girl learning to shoot a gun. Did anyone notice how the deputy at the end of the episode was still wearing his 2-way radio, despite the EMP blast?
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Re: jericho

Unread postby Rafa » Thu 26 Oct 2006, 16:31:15

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('perdition79', 'H')ow in the hell can people remain that calm after the total collapse of civilization?


Inertia.
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Re: jericho

Unread postby Tyler_JC » Thu 26 Oct 2006, 17:26:39

Basil is right...

The show is getting kinda boring.

I still like it but increasingly less so.
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Re: jericho

Unread postby lateralus » Thu 26 Oct 2006, 17:57:36

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('basil_hayden', 'T')o me, this show is turning out as bad as Lost - an initially good premise with hardly any weekly progress and no apparent direction.


I'll second that.

Jericho sucks. Started out ok, then nose dived into stupidity. More action and less soap opera drama is needed to save this sorry mess.
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Re: jericho

Unread postby PrairieMule » Thu 26 Oct 2006, 18:05:01

I think for shows like Jericho and Lost the writers are unsure if the show will have legs for multiple seasons or get axed (remember Invasion?). That uncertainty disrupts the flow and it can never maintain the pace of shows like 24.

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Re: jericho

Unread postby Tanada » Thu 02 Nov 2006, 04:40:37

Finally an episode with some meat!

Cargo bandits on the edge of town, older vehicals restored to working condition, attempted shootings and jail breakouts!

This is a lot more realistic, though it still has a long way to go. Glad to see they are getting the writing together so that it makes a bit more sense.
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Re: jericho

Unread postby Dreamtwister » Thu 02 Nov 2006, 11:05:21

I liked the idea of raiding a neighboring town for supplies. That's XXX doomer porn right there.

I don't know about risking the lives of 2 guys in their 30's to save the life of 1 guy well into his 60's though. That seems like a poor investment of resources.
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Re: jericho

Unread postby basil_hayden » Thu 02 Nov 2006, 15:53:43

Oh boy! Looks like fast driving AND shooting next week!
Maybe even a heart tug as a brother is lost...LOL


Can't wait!

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There's obviously some kind of sinister plot going on in the background. But if the network tools can't blame this on our government, I'm guessing China gets the blame. Then the writers will start laying the propaganda down thick!
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Re: jericho

Unread postby The_Toecutter » Thu 02 Nov 2006, 16:22:12

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')t about 100 mph it rises off it's shocks and feels like you're riding on a floating platform.


Definately has way too much lift. Might I suggest lowering the front end an inch or two, installing a full bellypan with a rear diffuser, and adding a small spoiler optimized to reduce drag and increase downorce?

A car that gets squirrely at over 100 mph isn't any fun, IMO.
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Re: jericho

Unread postby basil_hayden » Thu 09 Nov 2006, 12:12:31

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_Toecutter', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')t about 100 mph it rises off it's shocks and feels like you're riding on a floating platform.


Definately has way too much lift. Might I suggest lowering the front end an inch or two, installing a full bellypan with a rear diffuser, and adding a small spoiler optimized to reduce drag and increase downorce?

A car that gets squirrely at over 100 mph isn't any fun, IMO.


Aftermarket baloney on a beautiful stock rig that already has a nose cone? I think not, but thanks for the suggestion. Who said anything about squirrely? Super smooth! Like a flying brick carpet! Super Bee's drag race, they don't do ovals, so they don't need to stick at 125 mph, just fly like a powerbrick.

I love the way the show writers handled the "government sends the national guard out to restore order" part by invoking the mercs (Ravenwood, i.e., Blackwater). You see, it seems made to appear that the government gave an order to mercs, and the mercs misinterpreted it, and are now whack-happy from too many days in Iraq. This device makes the government "blameless", sweet! And it looks like domestic terrorists may be tied in with foreign terrorists, further making the government completely blameless, double sweet! Next week, or maybe the week after, looks like a showdown in Jericho between the mercs and the townies.

The comment by Skeet to his brother during the ride to town was clutch, when his brother wanted to stop for the corpse in the road. Something about "we live in a different world now, we're going to do things my way" was quite revealing - the first thing to go out the door when faced with survival is morals.

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Re: jericho

Unread postby PrairieMule » Thu 09 Nov 2006, 13:31:46

The show brought up a good point about cars made post 1991 getting their computers fried by emp pulses. I have thought about buying a a mid 80's Blazer, but in the event of a emp pulse don't you still have to replace the cylanoid or distributor?

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Re: jericho

Unread postby Loki » Thu 09 Nov 2006, 15:29:35

Good show last night. I enjoyed the mercenary group. Fun commentary on the use of mercenaries in Iraq. Looks like more action next week, too.

I'm really enjoying the show so far. A little soap opery in places (OK, a lot soap opery), and I can do without the cheesy melodramatic piano music, but overall a pretty good display of doomer porn.
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Re: jericho

Unread postby perdition79 » Sat 11 Nov 2006, 01:16:38

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('basil_hayden', 'T')he comment by Skeet to his brother during the ride to town was clutch, when his brother wanted to stop for the corpse in the road. Something about "we live in a different world now, we're going to do things my way" was quite revealing - the first thing to go out the door when faced with survival is morals.

True doomer porn, as stated by others.


From a doomer porn standpoint, that was some of the best TV since 'The Day After'. I'm now a Jericho fan.
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