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Jericho’s Alternate Ending

Apparently, when they filmed the ending for this Season’s finale of Jericho, they filmed two endings. Via TV Guide:

TVGuide.com: Will viewers have any burning questions coming out of the alternate ending/series finale?

Carol Barbee: Let me see…. I can tell you that in the original ending, Hawkins has to sacrifice himself to let Jake get away with the bomb and get it to Texas so it can be tested and prove that they were telling the truth. Texas would then swing their support to Columbus and defeat Cheyenne.

Carol also said:

TVGuide.com: Does Hawkins mortally sacrifice himself, or just let himself get captured?
Barbee: Well, he gets captured but he’s also shot…. He’s pretty messed up, and Jake feels like he’s leaving him for dead. So we show you where he’s taken and you see that the mission for the next season is, “We have to go rescue Hawkins and we have to stop these [bad] guys.” When they see the alternate ending, it certainly completes the story from this season and tells you everything you need to know to have understood Season 2. It just doesn’t point to that next mission. You meet John Smith, the guy who’s been pulling the strings. It’s [played by] Xander Berkeley (24). You’ve heard him on phone calls, and Hawkins is surprised by who he is and where he is. So you know who John Smith is, you know who planned the attacks, you know why, you know how….

Both endings are good, but the new ending definitely wraps things up a little better. The original ending would have left us wondering what in the world was going to happen to Hawkins. I was very happy with the ending they came up with. I hope that somehow Jericho lives on, which brings me to…

From what I understand Jericho did get decent ratings, which means that it could get picked up by someone else (especially a cable station). I will go ahead and my cross fingers on that news…

Published by George Manty March 28th, 2008 in TV Shows, TV, CBS, Jericho and sci fi. 2 Comments

Jericho - Best Scene This Year On TV

In the season finale of Jericho, my favorite scene was the air fight. In fact, I think that in the context of the whole story this was the best scene I have seen all year on tv. What do you think?

Here it is:

PS. Apparently the person who uploaded it to YouTube shared my feelings about the scene. It was really cool!

Published by George Manty March 27th, 2008 in TV Shows, TV, CBS, Entertainment, Jericho, sci fi, Online TV, Video and YouTube. 0 Comments

Jericho Is Over

I just watched the last episode of Jericho and it was really good. I am going to miss Jericho A LOT! I really enjoyed it. In my opinion Jericho was one of the 5 best shows on tv.

They ended it in such a way they could have brought it back for a third season, but even with the cliffhanger ending it was still a good ending for a great show.

Well, Jericho is over… and all I have left to say is… “NUTS!”

Published by George Manty March 27th, 2008 in TV Shows, TV, CBS, Entertainment, Jericho and sci fi. 0 Comments

Jericho Rocks… Well For One More Night…

I have been sick with the flu and I am just now catching up with some of my TV watching. I just watched the last two episodes of Jericho and I am REALLY BUMMED that there is only one episode of Jericho left. Jericho was one of the best shows on tv. I realize it’s ratings weren’t that great, but that’s not the show’s fault. The show was awesome!

I will miss Jericho, but I am VERY thankful that CBS brought it back this season to wrap it up. CBS said it’s really over this time. It makes good business sense, because it’s not getting the ratings they would like it to get. I wish that the networks would occasionally ignore ratings and keep shows like Jericho because they are just plain good. Unfortunately that’s not the way it works…

NUTS!

Published by George Manty March 23rd, 2008 in TV Shows, TV, CBS, Jericho and sci fi. 0 Comments

What Have I Been Watching?

Besides American Idol and the Super Bowl, I have not been watching a lot of TV lately.

I did manage to watch two episodes of Chuck last week. Chuck is possibly my favorite show on TV (it’s a close call between Chuck and Heroes).

I also watched LOST, which was a really good episode. I don’t think I like the glimpses into the future, but other than that it’s been fun to watch.

I have been watching Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice and while I enjoy it, the people on the show seem to have less desire to win at all costs than the normal apprentices.

Anyway, I have been rather busy lately, so I might start doing weekly round-ups of shows that I watch, instead of discussing each show separately.

Lastly, I am glad that it looks like the writer’s strike will be over soon. I would hate to see reality TV be the ONLY thing on TV the rest of the year.

Published by George Manty February 4th, 2008 in TV Shows, LOST, TV, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, Heroes, Entertainment, sci fi, American Idol, Reality TV and Chuck. 0 Comments

When Will Your Favorite TV Show Go On Strike?

When will the writer’s strike affect your favorite show?

TV guide is keeping a running list of tv shows that shows how many episodes have aired, how many have been produced, and how many are left. Click here to check out the list.

I read that LOST might go on hiatus until 2009, because of the writers strike. That would really suck. As for my favorite shows:

Heroes has 4 episodes left, Chuck has 6 left, Numbers has 4 left and Jericho has 7 left.

I understand why they are striking… it makes sense, but I really hope the writer’s strike ends soon.

How many episodes does your favorite tv show have left before it goes on strike?

Published by George Manty November 12th, 2007 in TV Shows, LOST, TV, ABC, NBC, CBS, Heroes, Entertainment, Jericho, sci fi, Chuck and Numbers. 1 Comment

What Is Your Favorite New Fall Season TV Show?

Given Jill’s reviews of the new shows for this season and the popularity of my post about the new Bionic Woman tv show. I wanted to go ahead and run a poll:

What is your favorite new fall season tv show for 2007?

Please let me know by voting in the poll below. I am only including new shows with a top 40 ranking in the Nielsen ratings (along with my personal favorite new show) as choices. If you like something else better then let us know in the comments.

Here is a list of all the new shows for the fall of 2007:

* Aliens in America
* American Band
* Back to You
* The Big Bang Theory
* Big Shots
* Bionic Woman
* Cane
* Carpoolers
* Cavemen
* Chuck
* Dirty Sexy Money
* Gossip Girl
* Journeyman
* Kid Nation
* Kitchen Nightmares
* K-Ville
* Life
* Life Is Wild
* Moonlight
* Nashville
* Private Practice
* Pushing Daisies
* Reaper
* Samantha Who?
* Viva Laughlin
* Women’s Murder Club

Which new tv show is your favorite?

Published by George Manty October 17th, 2007 in TV Shows, TV, ABC, NBC, CBS, TV Polls, Entertainment, Bionic Woman, Life and Chuck. 0 Comments

Dick Wins Big Brother 8, But More Importantly…

Dick won Big Brother 8 which was somewhat anti-climatic for me. However, what I have been waiting for all season happened…

The house guests found out about America’s player

I have been patiently waiting all freaking season to see the reactions of the houseguests when they found out that Eric was America’s player. It much have been really awkward for Eric and you know he was just dying to tell Jessica.

Anyway, I think the America’s player thing was really unfair to everyone involved in the game. It was a good idea, but in some ways it let the show’s executives have more control over the outcome of the show. I don’t think CBS should do that again, and I think they should let Eric come back and compete again without the limitation of being “America’s player”.

Published by George Manty September 19th, 2007 in TV Shows, TV, CBS, Big Brother and Reality TV. 0 Comments

Danielle And Dick The Last Ones Standing In The Big Brother 8 House

Danielle and Dick are the last ones standing in the Big Brother 8 house… So who is going to win?

I voted for Eric to vote for Dick as the winner. Danielle was great in the HOH competitions, but many people didn’t want to be HOH early on so it’s hard to judge how tough her competition was at first. In the last Head of Household competion Zach and Dick both blew Danielle away, which is why I think Dick should win. It really doesn’t matter what I think though, because the evicted houseguests will be deciding this.

I am glad that Danielle and Dick seem to have come closer to eachother in the house. I am also glad for Eric and Jessica, they seem very happy together.

So who do you think should win Big Brother 8, Dick or Danielle?

PS. Wasn’t part 3 of the HOH competion lame? I mean, couldn’t they have made it harder like part 1 and part 2?

Published by George Manty September 14th, 2007 in TV Shows, TV, CBS, Big Brother, Entertainment and Reality TV. 2 Comments

Jameka Goes Home But Who Wins Head Of Household (Spoiler)

Unfortunately, Jameka went home last night on Big Brother 8. I was hoping they would get rid of Danielle. While she has played the game really well, so did Jessica.

SPOILER WARNING… IF you don’t want to know what happened in the HOH competition don’t read any furhter….

Well, unfortunately the HOH competition is one of those three round things. It makes sense to drag out the HOH competition for the sake of the show, but I personally don’t like it dragging out.

Anyway, Zach won the first round of the HOH competition by outlasting Daniele and Dick in a competition of pure endurance. I don’t think anyone except maybe Nick could have hung in with Zach on this purely physical competition.

I expect Dick and Danielle to decide to let Danielle win the next competition, because she has been so good at the competitions. It will be interesting to see how the final HOH competition works out…

Published by George Manty September 12th, 2007 in TV Shows, TV, CBS, Big Brother, Entertainment and Reality TV. 0 Comments

Zach Stands Up - Put’s Dick And Danielle Up For Eviction

I am glad Zach stood up to Dick and Danielle. Big Brother 8 is after all a “game”. Zach has taken the hard road, by playing the game alone. Waiting until the end to step things up is a very risky move, but I understand why Zach chose to do things that way. He just didn’t connect with anyone early on.

The POV this week is important, but the next HOH is more important. If Zach wins the next HOH competition, then he deserves to win it all. It will be interesting to see how things work out.

On a side note, too bad Zach didn’t make a deal with Eric last week. After Zach won POV, he could have used it to take Eric off the block and back door Danielle. Then Zach would be competing against Jameka, Eric and Dick. I think he would have a much better chance of winning in that scenario. However, all in all he has played a smart end game.

Published by George Manty September 10th, 2007 in TV Shows, TV, CBS, Big Brother and Reality TV. 0 Comments

Well That Just SUCKS!

Eric and Jessica both went home this evening. Uggh!

Oh well, it’s just a game.

Eric certainly made a great connection with Jessica and I wish them well with their future outside the Big Brother 8 House.

I can’t really say anything more than I have…

It just plain SUCKS!

Published by George Manty September 6th, 2007 in TV Shows, TV, CBS, Big Brother, Entertainment and Reality TV. 0 Comments

Rats… Danielle Wins Power Of Veto

Last night Danielle won POV and she left Jessica on the block. I really, really, really hope that Danielle and Dick stick with their alliance of four. It would be great to see Danielle, Dick, Eric and Jessica fight it out in the final four. I really doubt that will happen, but time will tell…

Oh, and if America tells Eric to vote out Jessica… that would be just plain mean.

Anyway, Thursday night on Big Brother should be quite exciting with a double elimination coming up. I am really looking forward to seeing what happens…

Published by George Manty September 5th, 2007 in TV Shows, TV, CBS, Big Brother, Entertainment and Reality TV. 0 Comments

Eric Wins POV And Doesn’t Use It

At the beginning of the show, I didn’t think America’s player (Eric) had much of a chance to win, but I am starting to think otherwise. Eric won POV last night on Big Brother 8 and showed that he is capable of winning a competition. However, he didn’t use his power of veto. After hearing Danielle and Dick talk about their need to get rid of Jessica, it’s really too bad Eric didn’t use POV.

The good news is that it seems like Danielle and her Dad Dick’s relationship has gotten somewhat better. I am happy to see that. Also, Eric and Jessica are becoming more than good friends, which is also good to see.

So who do you think will go home? Amber or Zack? I think Amber is more of a threat and so she will go home. We shall know soon enough…

Published by George Manty August 29th, 2007 in TV Shows, TV, CBS, Big Brother and Entertainment. 0 Comments

Jen Goes To Seqester And Jessica Wins HOH

Jen went to sequester this week and Jessica won Head of Household. Looks like Eric (America’s player) will be around another week, because Jessica won’t put him up.

I have mixed feelings about Eric staying. On the one hand, it is interesting to see what crazy things he has to do each week. On the other hand, I can’t wait to see the faces on the other contestants when they find out about Eric’s “true” role on this show.

Published by George Manty August 24th, 2007 in TV Shows, TV, CBS and Big Brother. 0 Comments

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