JEREMIAH JACKET TV series show CREW JACKET memorabilia production worn L XL MGM

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JEREMIAH VISUAL EFFECTS JACKET TV series CREW JACKET memorabilia production worn
- size is not marked but appears to fit large / extra large.  Says Cast and Crew and also has the MGM metro Goldwyn Mayer lion logo and also Showtime, worn used in production, some scuffing, dirt, etc, but condition is excellent, no rips or tears.
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Jeremiah
is a United States-Canada
post-apocalyptic
action
-
drama
television series starring
Luke Perry
and
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
that ran on the
Showtime
network from 2002 to 2004. The series takes place in a future wherein the adult population has been wiped out by a deadly virus.
The series ended production in 2003, after the management of Showtime decided they were not interested in producing science fiction programming anymore. Had the series continued, it would have run under a different showrunner than
J. Michael Straczynski
, who decided to leave following the completion of the production of the second season due to creative differences between him and
MGM Television
.
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Episodes for the final half of the second season did not begin airing in the United States until September 3, 2004.
Plot
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The year is 2021, 15 years after a
plague
has killed nearly everyone over the age of thirteen (both the event and the virus itself are referred to as "The Big Death" and "The Big D"). Two young men, Jeremiah and Kurdy, meet up and join forces with those inside "Thunder Mountain" and help rebuild civilization. Jeremiah is searching for the "Valhalla Sector" where his father may still be alive.
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The eponymous Jeremiah is a semi-loner who has spent the last 15 years travelling back and forth across the United States, seeking out a living and looking for a place called "Valhalla Sector" (the remains of
Raven Rock
), which his father—a viral researcher—had mentioned to Jeremiah as a possible refuge shortly before disappearing into the chaos of "the Big Death." A stop in the
Colorado
trading town of Clarefield results in Jeremiah teaming up with another lone traveller named Kurdy, before being imprisoned by the town's warlord in a cell with a man named Simon, who wants to recruit Jeremiah for a vague and mysterious organization. With Kurdy's help, Jeremiah and Simon escape, but Simon is fatally wounded in the process.
Following the instructions given to them by the dying Simon, Jeremiah and Kurdy take Simon's truck back to "Thunder Mountain," the remains of the
NORAD
complex, where they discover a well-organized and -equipped group operating out of the base, led by the former child prodigy Markus Alexander. Markus chooses to employ Jeremiah and Kurdy as a recon team to replace the now dead Simon and his partner, sending the two men back outside to gather information in preparation for the time when the mountain will need to start rebuilding the world.
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Over the course of the first season, the group increasingly encounters threats originating from Valhalla Sector, which they discover to be a sealed and heavily armed bunker complex in
West Virginia
, used to house the remains of the US government and military leadership during the Big Death. The survivors there plan to rebuild the world in an authoritarian mold, combining their military power with attempts to control the "Big Death" virus itself in order to wipe out resistance by slaughtering non-compliant populations. The second half of Season 1 primarily deals with the efforts of Jeremiah and Thunder Mountain to stop Valhalla Sector.
After the final defeat of Valhalla Sector in the opening episodes of Season 2, a new threat emerges in the form of a crusading army from the East, led by a mysterious prophetic figure known as Daniel. Season 2 deals with the impending conflict between the unifying survivor communities under Thunder Mountain, and the advancing Army of Daniel.
Although a third season was considered, series creator J. Michael Straczynski made it clear that if the show ran a further season he would have nothing to do with it. The show concluded with the end of the second season resolving most plot threads.
Cast
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Most of the characters are survivors of the virus who are now in their late twenties or younger.
Character
Actor
Description
Jeremiah
Luke Perry
While roaming the country on a quest to locate a mysterious place called Valhalla Sector, which his father claimed might hold some hope for the survivors of the big death, Jeremiah comes in contact with a group who not only has information on Valhalla Sector, but also the resources to rebuild the world. In Season Two Jeremiah is put in charge of rebuilding the town Millhaven.
Kurdy Malloy
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Jeremiah's partner, a tough and cynical man, yet also compassionate. He and Jeremiah discover the secrets of
Thunder Mountain
.
Markus Alexander
Peter Stebbings
The leader of Thunder Mountain, a colony located inside the former
NORAD
headquarters in
Cheyenne Mountain Complex
. He seeks to form alliances with other survivors and to forge a new world.
Mister Smith
Sean Astin
This quirky, colorful character partners with Kurdy in Season Two. He claims to be a messenger from God.
Erin
Ingrid Kavelaars
Markus' second-in-command at Thunder Mountain.
Lee Chen
Byron Lawson
The humorless and paranoid head of security at Thunder Mountain. His loyalties may lie elsewhere.
Meaghan Lee Rose
Suzy Joachim
Meaghan is a survivor of "The Big Death" and a carrier of the plague. She lives in a biohazard containment room in Thunder Mountain.
Ezekiel
Alex Zahara
A mysterious figure who gives Jeremiah cryptic prophecies about his future and protects him from danger.
Theodora "Theo" Coleridge
Kim Hawthorne
Theo rules Clarefield,
Colorado
as a ruthless warlord, until her reign is overthrown. However, she will still become a strong voice in the new world.
Elizabeth Munroe
Kandyse McClure
Elizabeth is a resident of Thunder Mountain, and Jeremiah and Kurdy first arrived there to bring news of her boyfriend Simon's death. Kurdy becomes attracted to her after comforting her in her grief over Simon's death.
Devon
Robert Wisden
Jeremiah's father and a resident of Valhalla Sector. Jeremiah thought he died in the Big Death, but he was taken to Valhalla Sector and survived. He is a scientist who understands the Big Death and may hold the key to its cure.
Liberty "Libby" Kaufman
Joanne Kelly
Libby is Devon's assistant in Valhalla Sector and appears to fall in love with Jeremiah. Her loyalty to the Western Alliance is questionable.
Production
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Development
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Developed by
Babylon 5
creator
J. Michael Straczynski
and executive produced by Straczynski and
Sam Egan
in the first season, and Straczynski and
Grant Rosenberg
in the second, the series is loosely based on Belgian writer
Hermann Huppen
's comic book series,
Jeremiah
, which began in 1979. Aside from the names of the two main characters, the general personality of the protagonist, and the post-apocalyptic setting, there are no similarities between the comics and the series. Having previously published black and white English translations of the first three volumes under the
Adventure Comics
imprint of
Malibu
in 1991,
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg
, the CEO of
Platinum Studios
(a company that specializes in comics-to-film properties translations), acquired the media rights to the books and developed a television series. Executive Producer
J. Michael Straczynski
stated it was a "road show" with Jeremiah and Kurdy traveling around the country in a military Jeep.
Shooting began in Vancouver, British Columbia in the fall of 2001. Actors Luke Perry, from
Beverly Hills 90210
, and Malcolm Jamal-Warner, from
The
Cosby Show
, were cast in the leads.
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Filming
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The series was filmed in
Vancouver
, British Columbia, Canada.
Locations
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Name
Locations
Group
Thunder Mountain
Cheyenne Mountain Complex
in
Colorado
New America Alliance (Western Alliance)
Valhalla Sector
Virginia
or
West Virginia
United States of America, remnants of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Executive Branch
Milhaven
Colorado
Valhalla Sector, later Western Alliance
Clarefield
Colorado
New America Alliance (Western Alliance)
Cancellation
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Straczynski had prepared a five-year series. But a change in personnel in Showtime's administration caused the network to decide to stop producing science fiction programming and unofficially cancel Jeremiah before the second season had its debut in November 2003. Fans realized the possibility of cancellation when Showtime announced the airing of only the first seven out of fifteen episodes of the second season, and organized a campaign to write and phone executives at Showtime, MGM and Platinum Studios to convince them to show the remaining eight and continue with a third season. Ultimately, the network began airing the remaining of the second season starting on September 3, 2004 - after a ten-month break since the last aired episode - but despite continuously rising ratings did not proceed with the renewal of the show.
Before season 2 premiered, Straczynski vowed to never work with the then-current administration of MGM Television after experiencing major creative differences with them, and had there been a third season it would have to run under some new showrunner. Everyone on cast and crew, including Grant Rosenberg, the second season's co-executive producer, were willing to have continued.
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Episodes
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Main article:
List of Jeremiah episodes
Home media
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In January 2004,
MGM Home Entertainment
released season 1 of
Jeremiah
on DVD.
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Season 2 was released on DVD as a "burn on demand" from Amazon (available to US and Canadian addresses only) in March 2010.
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The series episodes are also available as digital purchases on Amazon,
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Hulu
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and iTunes (season 2 only).
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In other media
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RPGs
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After having been designed by Morrigan Press,
Mongoose Publishing
published
Jeremiah: The Roleplaying Game
in 2005.