To quote Nina Tassler, “wow.” This hardly ever happens, but kudos to these fans, who were able to bring back Jericho, their favorite show, from cancellation:
In a letter to “Jericho” fans that opened simply with “Wow!,” the president of CBS Entertainment, Nina Tassler, praised the “impressive and probably unprecedented display of passion” evident in the effort to save the series. She added that the series could be extended further if fans help recruit more viewers. The letter is posted on the message board at CBS’s Jericho Web site.
The reversal and Ms. Tassler’s reaction were in response to a campaign that led to thousands of pounds of roasted nuts being delivered to CBS executives by viewers of the show. The nuts were a reference to the first-season finale, in which Jake Green, the character played by Skeet Ulrich, uses the somewhat outdated expression to refuse his enemy’s suggestion that he surrender.
I was actually motivated to pick up the first (and only) season of Firefly simply due to how hardcore the series fans were. I’ll probably do the same with Jericho, because if the fans are this insane the show must be doing something right. Never underestimate the power of the Internet to organize an angry mob, eh?
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