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DVD Review: 'Jericho, Season One'.(Video recording review)

Article from: Zap2It.com Article date: October 2, 2007

Byline: Daniel Fienberg

Oct. 2--Back in May, "Jericho" ceased to be just another TV series with middling ratings and small-but-devoted fan base. Those ratings were what caused CBS to cancel "Jericho" after one season, but it was that small-but-devoted fan base (and 40,000 pounds of peanuts) that caused CBS to reconsider and bring "Jericho" back for a seven-episode midseason run.

The remarkable resurrection of "Jericho" is central to the press materials accompanying the drama's initial DVD release, but the ...

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