JERICHO. I don't have the time to watch it.Can someone give me a synopsis of the show? Whats it about?

Answer 1

Here's a summary of the first show. This should give you an idea of what it's about.

"JERICHO is a drama about what happens when a nuclear mushroom cloud suddenly appears on the horizon, plunging the residents of asmall, peaceful Kansas town into chaos, leaving them completely isolated andwondering if they're the only Americans left alive. Fear of the unknown propels Jericho into social, psychological and physical mayhem when all communication and power is shut down. The town starts to come apart at the seams as terror,anger and confusion bring out the very worst in some residents. Jake Green, theprodigal son of the town's mayor, becomes a reluctant hero when a school bus crashes as a result of the explosion. Mayor Johnston Green is conflicted with the return of his estranged son,but is called to action when the town begins to riot. Johnston's wife, Gail, is the strong, savvy first lady of the town who runs interference between her husband and her favorite son. Attempting to usurp the mayor's power is Johnston's political adversary Gray Anderson, who is not above putting his personal agenda before the welfare of the very community he wants to lead. Though the cloud appears in the distance, it affects all the residents in Jericho, including Dale Turner, the 16-year-old trailer park kid everybody picks on who finds himself in a position that could change his status; Robert Hawkins, a mysterious stranger who seems to be a jack-of-all-trades as he steps in to help restore order; Heather Lisinski, apretty, young school teacher on the bus with her students returning from a class trip when the glare from the explosion causes a terrible accident; Emily Sullivan, Jake's high school sweet heart who lives outside of town and innocently goes about her business unaware of the catastrophe, Bonnie Richmond,a pretty 17-year-old who is hearing impaired; and Bonnie's older brother Stanley, Jake's best friend from childhood and an avid car lover who works onthe family farm. In this time of crisis, as sensible people become paranoid,personal agendas take over and well-kept secrets threaten to be revealed, somepeople will find an inner strength they never knew they had and the most unlikely heroes will emerge."

Answer 2

The first posters synopsis is pretty good. I would just like to add that the show is a little slow. My husband and I watched the first 2. We decided we'll give it one more week and if it doesn't pick up we're not going to keep watching.

In last nights episode they were all trying to get underground before the rain came to town, since the rain will bring nuclear waste down with it. Most of the town went to the bunker under the town hall and most of the rest ended up in a mine shaft. The rest stayed in their homes and went to their basements.

The only really interesting thing that happened was that the former police officer from St. Louis (I think?) got a radio to work. He got a transmission in morris code and wrote down the message. He then lied to the mayors wife that he couldn't get it to work. At the end of the episode you see him take out the message and start putting pins all over a map of the US. He puts one in Chicago, San Diego, Atlanta, Philadelphia...and then you just see him taking out pin after pin. I just assume the these are places that have been hit by nuclear bombs. By the number of pins he is taking out, it appears that every major city has been hit.

Answer 3

Did you notice on this last "Fallout" episode, that:

We know the cities of Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Diego were hit, as well as at least 3 other locations attacked, because Hawkins pulled 3 additional pins out of the drawer before the episode faded off

And, that after shooting the escaped prisoners, when Emily and Jake and the other girl ran into the storm cellar, they left the 2 deputies, one of which we know is alive, in the trunk of the squad car to die in the fallout?

Also, Jake sure seems to have an interesting past in those last 5 years he was away. Somehow, he's picked up the knowledge of demolitions. He's also taking charge of a lot of things. Odd for a "bum" character, unless maybe he was in the intelligence service too. No reason he would hide ordinary military service from his family, as they would be proud of that.

Answer 4

i think its a show about terrorist destroying most of America[ dream on[ and the survivors trying to cop with new nuclear atmosphere i would give it a miss.