‘Jericho’ Nuked, but…

CBS announced that one of my favorite shows, Jericho, will not be returning for a second season, which really sucks.  All things considered, the final episode last week wasn’t a bad place to end the show.  There are loose ends (like a nuclear weapon still buried underneath someone’s tool shed), but I’m not too distraught.

What does burn me is the CBS decision to replace Jericho with a new reality show titled Kid Nation.  In Kid Nation, 40 eight- to 15-year-olds are charged with creating a community in an abandoned ghost town.  Now before you go comparing the show to Lord of the Flies, let’s point out that the producer of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is behind the kiddie city show.  That means Piggy doesn’t get killed, but whines a lot to the camera.  Is that good TV when compared to a post-apocalyptic western? I don’t think so.