The first three episodes of
Jericho season 2 have leaked onto the torrent sites. This isn't a rare occurrence. TV shows, movies and albums get leaked all the time before their proper releases. However, it is usually rare when a TV series gets leaked ahead of time. Last year, the first four episodes of
24's sixth season became available on torrent sites before the premiere, but that was attributed to FOX releasing a DVD containing the first four episodes the day after the two-night premiere. With
Jericho, there is no such DVD. Therefore, I think the question needs to be asked: did CBS themselves release the episodes onto the internet?
Your Take
richieice said:
They sure did leak and were WAAAAAY better then last season. And i LOVED the second half of last season. Go...
meimei42 said:
I've seen the episodes. You're right, pilots have been leaked before their time a lot recently, releasing ...
another6655 said:
Jericho is one of the best shows on t.v and it needs more viewers.
Networks have become much more gung ho about pre-releasing TV episodes over the past year. NBC created a lot of buzz when they made the pilots of their four new 2007 hour longs available on DVD and On Demand prior to the premieres. HBO, just this last month, has made episodes of
The Wire available On Demand a week before their proper air dates. Is CBS doing the same, albeit in a more viral manner, with
Jericho? My suspicion would be no, if only because the release of three episodes seems excessive, especially given that
Jericho season 2 will only contain seven episodes.
Jericho already has a stable of loyal fans – they need to worry about bringing in new ones. Perhaps their logic goes like this: if they can create a buzz about the series with these leaked episodes, then maybe former non-fans will become interested enough to check out the first season DVD. This is a big leap, however, and the fact that CBS has remained hush regarding the leak makes me believe that the release of these three episodes to the internet was unintentional.
Will you watch the first three leaked episodes?
-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer
(Image Courtesy of CBS)