Jericho: Season One DVD Review

Nuts! It was the battle cry heard across the country that prompted a fan campaign unlike anything we've ever seen when fans from all walks of life got together and saved this fantastic series from that almighty axe when they sent more than 20 tons of nuts to the New York and Los Angeles CBS offices.

Series Synopsis

Jericho tells the story about what happens when a nuclear mushroom cloud suddenly appears on the horizon, plunging the residents of a small, peaceful Kansas town into chaos, leaving them completely isolated and wondering if they're the only Americans left alive. But in this time of crisis, as sensible people become paranoid, personal agendas take over and well-kept secrets threaten to be revealed, some people will find an inner strength they never knew they had and the most unlikely heroes will emerge.

DVD Breakdown

Disc One:

• Pilot with Commentary by executive producers Jon Turteltaub & Carol Barbee and Deleted scenes with commentary by co-executive producers Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik
• Fallout with Commentary by Jon Turteltaub & Carol Barbee
• Four Horsemen with Deleted scenes with commentary by Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik
• Walls of Jericho with Deleted scenes with commentary by Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik

Disc Two:

• Federal Response
• 9:02 with Deleted scenes with commentary by Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik
• Long Live The Mayor with Deleted scenes with commentary by Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik
• Rogue River with Commentary by Jon Turteltaub & Skeet Ulrich

Disc Three:

• Crossroads with Deleted scenes with commentary by Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik
• Red Flag with Commentary by Carol Barbee and Lennie James
• Vox Populi with Commentary by Carol Barbee, Skeet Ulrich and Lennie James and Deleted scenes with commentary by Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik
• The Day Before

Disc Four:

• Black Jack with Deleted scenes with commentary by Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik
• Heart of Winter
• Semper Fidelis
• Winter’s End

Disc Five:

• One Man’s Terrorist with Deleted scenes with commentary by Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik
• A.K.A. with Deleted scenes with commentary by Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik
• Casus Belli with Deleted scenes with commentary by Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik
• One If By Land

Disc Six:

• Coalition Of The Willing with Deleted scenes with commentary by Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik
• Why We Fight

Bonus Features:

• Building Jericho
• What If?

Is it worth your hard-earned cash?

Of all the series that came out during the 2006-07 television season, Jericho was one of my guiltiest pleasures. Even after the ten-week break, I anxiously tuned in to see what would happen next and was never disappointed. While many series keep fans guessing about various mysteries, Jericho was never one of those shows that held back information for long. Each one-hour episode was loaded with vital storyline information, yet by the end of the show, I couldn't wait until the following week despite feeling completely satisfied by what I had just learned.

The DVD release offers fans a chance to go back to the town of Jericho, learn about the process of putting this show together, watch the scenes that didn't make it to the final product (even though some of them should) and most importantly -- view all 22 episodes from season one before the unprecedented season two begins in 2008.

So, is it worth your hard-earned cash? This delicious series is worth every penny! Watch it and share it with all of your friends....they'll thank you for it.