Jericho - Possibly ahead of its time, people werent able to pick up on the story."
you are dead on right about Firefly.
My problem with Jericho is they just could not get the basics right.
Stuff that just screamed at you from the screen that was so wrong.
Months without electricity and gas and water but the streets are spotless no garbage accumulation (where did it all go) and everyone looks like they just stepped out of the shower.
Battle scenes where the Jericho troops are commanded by a guy who was in the special forces and he has them behind parked cars shooting over the roofs and their midsections are supposedly protected by nothing more than the windows and none of them get shot.
That same commander leading a counter attack and he gets in front of a friendly tank instead of using it to screen his movements and gets shot.
And that is just the highlights. the other problem is they would have a really good episode and then next week you were watching and saying to yourself. "Who wrote this shit?"
BTW "Revolution" suffers from the same crap. (I Don't know if it is still on) Just an unbelievable look to the series where people without modern conveniences look like they just stepped out of the hair salon.
Its one of the reasons I love The Walking Dead. Everyone looks like they are living in a broken world where the system has totally collapsed. Dirty grimy and uncomfortable!
(You're right about them hiding behind the cars in Jericho! My thought at the time -- "Why didn't they dig in?")