"Jericho" Federal Response (2006)

Director:

Duane Clark

Writers:

Jonathan E. Steinberg (creator) &
Josh Schaer (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Jericho" (2006)

Original Air Date:

18 October 2006 (Season 1, Episode 5)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

When power is suddenly restored to the town, the results are mixed.

Plot Keywords:

Emergency Alert System | Kansas | Small Town | Nuclear Attack | Radioactive Burn

Cast

Skeet Ulrich	...	Jake Green
Ashley Scott	...	Emily Sullivan
Lennie James	...	Robert Hawkins
Sprague Grayden	...	Heather Lisinski
Erik Knudsen	...	Dale Turner
Kenneth Mitchell	...	Eric Green
Brad Beyer	...	Stanley Richmond
Shoshannah Stern	...	Bonnie Richmond
Candace Bailey	...	Skylar Stevens
Pamela Reed	...	Gail Green
Gerald McRaney	...	Johnston Green
Alicia Coppola	...	Mimi Clark
Beth Grant	...	Gracie Leigh
Clare Carey	...	Mary Bailey
Richard Speight Jr.	...	Bill

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Netherlands:12

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Trivia:

The Morse code at the beginning of the credits means "THERE IS A FIRE"

Goofs:

Continuity: In one shot, Hawkins turns his American Express card upside down to read the numbers upside. However, in the next shot, you can see the back of the card, with the magnetic strip on the top, meaning the cards is right-side up, not up-side down.

Quotes:

[Emily has been hit by a powerline and is unconscious]
Lucas: Is she gonna wake up?
[firmly]
Heather Lisinski: Yes.
Lucas: With super powers?
[pause]
Heather Lisinski: Probly not.

Not bad

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Not bad, but one of the slower episodes. Character, and plot development is part of this episode. Disastors, trouble, and family problems are a device for character development. The viewer learns Hawken's has trouble being a father. Skeet is developing character and leadership skills. The show give us the primal view of humanity as people struggle for survival. Cooperation and humanity is balance with the brutality of people. Will the town lose it's soul. I hope not. 6 out of 10. I think the town is headed for some bad times. I see no sign of God or spirituality in the show. There is a battle for survival. The battle is also of who we are as people.