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Aug 10th '06, 08:45 AM
Jericho Secrets Unfold Slowly
Jonathan A. Steinberg and Josh Schaer, two of the creators of CBS' upcoming post-apocalyptic series Jericho, told SCI FI Wire that the series will be told from the point of view of its smalltown residents and that viewers will only slowly begin to learn about the nuclear disaster (http://scifipedia.scifi.com/index.php/On_The_Beach) that is at the show's core.
"Will we ever learn [what happened]?" Steinberg asked during an interview on the show's Van Nuys, Calif., set on Aug. 8. "Hopefully we will learn that. I mean it's definitely a part of our mythology, and it's definitely part of the story. I think early on, we'll be as much in the dark as our characters are, and I think that'll be sort of part of the fun. We'll be learning as they learn, sort of in a blacked-out environment."
Jericho centers on the title hamlet, a small Kansas town whose residents see a nuclear detonation on the horizon, lose all power and electronic media and have to contend with their sudden and nerve-wracking isolation from the outside world. Steinberg and Schaer spoke in the writers' offices, adjacent to the show's soundstages, in this Los Angeles suburb; the offices had been transformed, at least temporarily, into the "Jericho Medical" clinic set, complete with a sign out front and hospital-style decor in the hallways, for an episode that was just filmed. One producer's office had been transformed into an exam room, complete with a medical-style exam table.
"Very slowly the story of outside will start to seep into town, and we'll see what's going on out there through the lens of Jericho, through our characters' eyes," Schaer said. "We talked to a lot of people about a show like this, and their first question is 'Who did it? What happened?' And my first response is always, 'That's an interesting question, but the real question is "When do we get the power back on? How do we keep meat fresh? How am I going to take care of my family tomorrow?"' Not my country, you know, in a year. And ... it all melds together. Everyone's asking different questions in the show, and that's what keeps it interesting."
Steinberg added: "But there is a plan. There is a story. We know exactly where we're going." Jericho, which stars Skeet Ulrich, Gerald McRaney and Ashley Scott, premieres Sept. 20 and will air Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT. ?Patrick Lee, News Editor (scifiwire@scifi.com) http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/images/spacer.gif
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/
Jonathan A. Steinberg and Josh Schaer, two of the creators of CBS' upcoming post-apocalyptic series Jericho, told SCI FI Wire that the series will be told from the point of view of its smalltown residents and that viewers will only slowly begin to learn about the nuclear disaster (http://scifipedia.scifi.com/index.php/On_The_Beach) that is at the show's core.
"Will we ever learn [what happened]?" Steinberg asked during an interview on the show's Van Nuys, Calif., set on Aug. 8. "Hopefully we will learn that. I mean it's definitely a part of our mythology, and it's definitely part of the story. I think early on, we'll be as much in the dark as our characters are, and I think that'll be sort of part of the fun. We'll be learning as they learn, sort of in a blacked-out environment."
Jericho centers on the title hamlet, a small Kansas town whose residents see a nuclear detonation on the horizon, lose all power and electronic media and have to contend with their sudden and nerve-wracking isolation from the outside world. Steinberg and Schaer spoke in the writers' offices, adjacent to the show's soundstages, in this Los Angeles suburb; the offices had been transformed, at least temporarily, into the "Jericho Medical" clinic set, complete with a sign out front and hospital-style decor in the hallways, for an episode that was just filmed. One producer's office had been transformed into an exam room, complete with a medical-style exam table.
"Very slowly the story of outside will start to seep into town, and we'll see what's going on out there through the lens of Jericho, through our characters' eyes," Schaer said. "We talked to a lot of people about a show like this, and their first question is 'Who did it? What happened?' And my first response is always, 'That's an interesting question, but the real question is "When do we get the power back on? How do we keep meat fresh? How am I going to take care of my family tomorrow?"' Not my country, you know, in a year. And ... it all melds together. Everyone's asking different questions in the show, and that's what keeps it interesting."
Steinberg added: "But there is a plan. There is a story. We know exactly where we're going." Jericho, which stars Skeet Ulrich, Gerald McRaney and Ashley Scott, premieres Sept. 20 and will air Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT. ?Patrick Lee, News Editor (scifiwire@scifi.com) http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/images/spacer.gif
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/