I'm really hoping tonight isn't the last time I see the cast and crew create a new episode of Jericho. Though, I fear it may be. However, regardless of what the future holds for Jericho, I am atleast thankful that CBS listened to the fans and gave us a second season and hopefully a proper ending.

Leaving the show with the cliffhanger from season one would've been terrible after all of the time that the fans invested in the show and wanting to know what happened would've bothered me for a very long time. Thankfully they were given the opportunity to film an ending that wraps things up nicely.

The odds of Jericho getting picked up by another network are pretty small but anything is possible and I wont give up hope. Either way, Jericho is one of the best shows I have ever watched and one of the few that holds my attention from start to finish every week. Atleast I will always have my season DVDs to watch.

::LAST SPOILER WARNING::

I'm still in shock that FOX actually released a press release with such a huge spoiler in it. If you haven't read already (even tho its on TV.com's front page under news) Tony Almeida, previously thought to be dead in Season 5, is going to be alive and well in Season 7. It hasn't been said if he is going to be a series regular or if this will be a guest appearance. Will we merely see a tape of Tony, rather than him actually being alive? Who knows. Only January 13 2008 wll tell us.

I've always thought that Tony Almeida was the best character, not named Jack Bauer, on 24. Carlos Bernard is a great actor who took a pretty standard and bland supporting character that Tony was in season one and turned him into a huge fan favorite. Tony started out being the annoying, pissed off CTU employee who hated Jack and always disagreed with him. He was also around to be a red herring, "is he or isnt he" the mole in the first season. Season two, the writers gave Tony and Michelle a decent background romance story that captivated the fans and propelled him to the forefront. Season three Tony was just a big a character as Jack and from there he never looked back. Season four gave us the most memorable character return in 24 history when Tony swooped in to save Jack and Audrey. Hopefully, Tony's season seven return will be even better than season 4.

I love 24 and will always be a loyal and die-hard fan no matter what they do. I've never missed an episode and I never will. I just hope and pray that the writers have a very intelligent and entertaining way of bringing Tony back and are not just doing this for ratings. Season seven could be one of the best of all time.

Other TV thoughts:

- Can't wait for season two of Heroes to begin next week. I am presently watching the first season since I missed all of it last year. Bought the first season dvd's today and have already blown through the first disc and a half.

- Mentioned it in the last blog, but I am really looking forward to next week's season premiere of Smallville. I've always been a Superman fan and seeing Clark fight Bizarro is going to be great stuff. Also looking forward to seeing what happened to Lana (unlike many fans on here I actually don't mind her and Clark's relationship).

- Been watching a few of Kevin Smith's movies lately and it made me really want the My Name is Earl season premiere to come sooner. Jason Lee is hilarious and I cannot wait for a new season of Earl.

The fall season has begun. I've been looking forward to this for awhile. I always enjoy and hate the fall every year. Plenty of new shows to get involved in but plenty of disappointment when they are cancelled after 4 episodes. Every year I try not to get involved too much with new shows for the fear that they will get cancelled but I always get too attached and extremely disappointed.

The first new show of the fall started last night with FOX's K-Ville. I've been looking forward to this one for awhile. I like the idea of the show taking place in post-Katrian New Orleans and have always thought this show has a ton of potential. After viewing the pilot episode I still think it has plenty of potential; it just needs to start showing it better. The "plot twist" of last nights episode was pretty far-fetched and the writing was lacking at times. However, it still has a great general plot, a great lead actor in Anthony Anderson (a very underrated actor, just watch him on The Shield and tell me he doesnt have talent...you can't), a good supporting actor in Cole Hauser (hasn't shown a wide acting range, but I've always enjoyed his work as atleast being entertaining), and plenty of great scenery to teach people about New Orleans' condition. I really hope this show continues to get better with each episode and can hold onto its audience after pretty good ratings for the premiere. I'm not getting my hopes too high as this show is by no means guaranteed to last.

Prison Break started its third season last night. Yet again they pulled off a very exciting and entertaining season premiere. I'm glad to see Michael and the gang back in jail. The first season was superior to the second because it had the best main character: the prison. The gang being on the run was fun but it started to lose steam in the middle of the season and was saved by some pretty extraordinary episodes at the end of the season. I just hope that the plot ideas don't mimic what was done in season one. Considering the vast difference between Fox River and Sona, I don't see that being an issue. The inmates are much scarier in Sona and will provide plenty of tense moments. I'm also hoping that Mahone and Michael start to coexist soon. I've always liked Mahone's character as he is a supreme badass and played by the ultra-talented William Fichtner. Michael employing Mahone in his latest jail-break will be extremely fun to watch. I have a feeling I'm going to love this season.

Looking forward to the rest of my favorites coming back. Next week's Smallville premiere is going to be great.

Maybe I shouldn't be as surprised as I am, but I was so angry and shocked this morning when I read that Jericho had been canceled.  I could not believe that the one new show that I really fell in love with this season is not going to be back next fall.  Jericho really was the best new television series I watched this season (I probably would rank Heroes higher but I never got into it and am waiting for the DVD set to come out).  It had a great cast, a great storyline and it was constantly improving. The last three episodes were the best of the season.

I hate how CBS lets Jericho leave us with a huge cliffhanger, where I was literally on the edge of my seat wishing that the episode/season was not over.  It will be semi-satisfying to read interviews with the creators/writers and find out what they would have done next season.  However, it is still going to feel empty that I cannot continue to enjoy such a great show.

I was really shocked because Jericho had such great ratings in the first half of its season.  Granted the ratings did drop off in the second half but that is more to blame on CBS than on the cast and crew and fans of Jericho.  CBS should hold themselves to blame since they are the ones that kept Jericho on hiatus for almost 3 whole MONTHS.  That is a long time for an audience to be expected to wait on a show that has only been on for a half a season.  Even shows like Lost and Heroes suffered dramatic ratings drops this season because of their long layoffs.  The show did not suffer in quality, in fact it only got better. However, CBS and their 3 month layoff is what ultimately doomed the show.

I'm hopeful that Jericho will get picked up by another network. I'd even love it if USA or TNT picked it up, but someone like FOX, CW, ABC or NBC would better.  It's a tall order and really just wishful thinking, but a fan can always believe in something.  Besides, JAG I don't really remember too many shows that were dropped by a major network and went on to succeed on another network. But I'll continue to hope that one of this season's best freshman shows will return somehow.

Long live Jericho!

So it's now the winter hiatus for most primetime shows.  I just wanted to write about the status of shows I am currently watching.

Old favorites:
Nip/Tuck
One Tree Hill
Las Vegas
Prison Break
My Name Is Earl
Lost
The Unit

New Favorites:
Jericho
Shark
Standoff
Studio 60

Cancelled but I miss you:
Smith
Justice