Jericho Review

The bigger story of how the town as a whole is handling this disaster seems to take something of a back seat to the much less interesting story of Jake and his busload of kids. Maybe further into the show, four or five episodes in would be the place for this. But right now, in the middle of 'Jericho's" debut, it might be a good time for something more spectacular if CBS wants viewers coming back. I mean, 'Lost' gave us a massive plane crash and a gigantic, invisible, tree-eating monster. All 'Jericho' can manage is a distant mushroom cloud, bad cell phone reception, and a guy in need of a tow truck.

Ultimately though, I think there's potential. Ulrich doesn't bring much to the table but Gerald McRaney is a calming, comfortable presence as the town's mayor. Other more minor characters leave enough of an impression too, enough to keep me coming back at least another week to see if they can keep the town from rioting. And of course there's all those pesky questions. Tonight we learned that at least Denver and Atlanta have been nuked, what about everywhere else? Who did it? Or what about that empty prison bus we saw outside of town? Will the town stock up on firearms and turn into an armed bunker run by crazed survivalists? Let's hope so, or 'Jericho' may be going nowhere fast.