Jericho. Possibly the greatest tv show. Ever.

I first discovered Jericho back in 2006 when it was in it's first season.  I fell in love instantly.  What a great concept!  What does a small do when a nuclear blast is seen over over Denver?  Craziness for one thing.  It also shows what can happen to any town in the event of a country thrown into instant chaos.

This show is simply great.  At first it was hard to get through the first couple of episodes because I was irritated with Jake and his old sqeezes acting.  But the story kept me in there.  After the 5th episode I was sucked into it completely.  I consider myself a lifelong fan even though the series was cancelled after the first season.

But that didn't stop the real fans.  They set out a campain to get the show back.  They flooded CBS with nuts.  Over 20 nuts to be exact.  CBS caved and ordered 7 more episodes to conclude the show and every episode was worth it.

It's very sad that major tv corporations don't understand (or seem to care about) their fanbase.  This same thing happend with my other favorite show of all time, Firefly.  Firefly was abandoned by Big TV but the fans are some of the most feirce and dedicated.  Every time I see Firefly in a poll on the internet it always ranks very well.  Here's a couple examples.

What's the most over-rated SF show? (io9.com)

What television shows should be resurrected from the graveyard during the writers strike? (io9.com)

I encourage anyone who's not seen Jericho to go to your nearest dvd rental palace and get both seasons.  Then cancel everything else for a weekend and allow yourself to be sucked into the greatest short-lived series of all time.  You won't be disappointed! 

Update:  Just found the whole series on Hulu.com