[B5JMS] Will JMS Clarify Jeremiah?

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From: doverdan at aol.com (DoverDan)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:28:37 +0000 (UTC)
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I'm surprised Joe hasn't stepped in and clarifyed all the questions posters
have had about what is going on with "Jeremiah". I know he NEVER told us that
the season would be ending after only seven episodes, and he CLEARLY confirmed
that this season has more than this many episodes contained in it.

With all these posts, I hope he answers the confusion. I suspect he's very
busy, and hasn't had time to read these, or he knows this to be true, and is
blasting MGM and Showtime for "SCREWING" with his show.

I'm so sick of TV. The only safe haven these days are DVD's. At least you come
close to getting that which you purchased without surprises.

JOE HELP.....LET US KNOW IF THESE RUMORS ARE TRUE ABOUT JEREMIAH GOING OFF THE
AIR AFTER EPISODE SEVEN????

Dan



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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 20:52:52 +0000 (UTC)
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>JOE HELP.....LET US KNOW IF THESE RUMORS ARE TRUE ABOUT JEREMIAH GOING OFF
>THE
>AIR AFTER EPISODE SEVEN????

This is the first I've heard of it.  But there's a message floating around from
Scott Rosenberg confirming it, that the 15 eps have been broken up in half,
with 7 through November 7th, and the rest picking up early (I'm guessing
January) 2004.

I haven't been told this by anyone directly (hardly surprising), but my *guess*
would be that they're moving them out of the holiday season (Thanksgiving
through Christmas).  TV viewership goes way down during late November through
January 1, and cable goes down even more.  So if I had to hazard a guess at
their reasoning, they're probably acting to protect their investment, rather
than air the show at a time when nobody is watching, which would kill the
ratings and the show.

 jms

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