I have written several reviews here and Jericho is the first warranting one star!
If the writers had concentrated on creating a period drama set during the era of British railway building of the late mid-late 19th century they could've had a Poldark style hit on their hands but no, oddly they tried to turn it into a Yorkshire western!??
Ripper Street proves that a 'western' set in Britain's 19th century CAN work without absurd glaring anachronisms. Did the writers/producers of Jericho not learn that there is a huge difference between anachronism and artistic licence? I'm sorry, but you just can't suspend disbelief and I suspect I was not the only one with this view as the series quietly disappeared after the first season.
If you want a British western watch Ripper Street. If you want a railway building western watch Hell On Wheels. Just DON'T watch Jericho!
If the writers had concentrated on creating a period drama set during the era of British railway building of the late mid-late 19th century they could've had a Poldark style hit on their hands but no, oddly they tried to turn it into a Yorkshire western!??
Ripper Street proves that a 'western' set in Britain's 19th century CAN work without absurd glaring anachronisms. Did the writers/producers of Jericho not learn that there is a huge difference between anachronism and artistic licence? I'm sorry, but you just can't suspend disbelief and I suspect I was not the only one with this view as the series quietly disappeared after the first season.
If you want a British western watch Ripper Street. If you want a railway building western watch Hell On Wheels. Just DON'T watch Jericho!