Jeremiah
Episodes (Season One | Season Two)
All air times are Eastern. The West Coast Showtime feeds should broadcast at the same times. Upcoming broadcasts are highlighted in bold. Encore presentations on Showtime Too and/or Showtime Beyond are also given.
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Jeremiah Season One
| Air Dates and Times | |||
| Title | Showtime | Showtime Beyond | Showtime Too |
| "The Long Road" (2-hour pilot) | 03/03/02 8:00 PM 03/08/02 10:45 PM 03/09/02 10:00 PM 07/26/02 10:45 PM 12/06/02 10:50 PM 10/10/03 8:30 PM | 03/10/02 10:45 PM 07/28/02 10:45 PM 12/08/02 10:50 PM | 08/06/04 8:00 PM |
| "Man of Iron, Woman Under Glass" | 03/15/02 10:45 PM 08/02/02 10:45 PM 12/13/02 10:55 PM | 03/31/02 10:45 PM 08/04/02 10:45 PM 12/15/02 10:45 PM | 08/06/04 9:35 PM |
| "And the Ground, Sown with Salt" | 03/22/02 10:45 PM 08/09/02 10:45 PM 12/20/02 11:35 PM | 03/24/02 10:45 PM 08/11/02 10:45 PM 12/22/02 10:45 PM | 08/07/04 8:00 PM |
| "To Sail Beyond the Stars" | 03/29/02 10:45 PM 08/16/02 10:45 PM 12/27/02 10:50 PM | 03/17/02 10:45 PM 08/16/02 10:45 PM 12/29/02 11:40 PM | 08/07/04 8:45 PM |
| "The Bag" | 04/05/02 10:45 PM 08/23/02 10:45 PM | 04/07/02 10:45 PM 08/25/02 10:45 PM | 08/07/04 9:30 PM |
| "City of Roses" | 04/12/02 10:45 PM 08/30/02 10:45 PM | 04/14/02 10:45 PM 09/01/02 10:45 PM 04/11/03 2:50 AM | 08/13/04 8:00 PM |
| "Firewall" | 04/19/02 10:30 PM 06/21/02 11:45 PM 09/06/02 10:45 PM | 04/21/02 10:45 PM 06/23/02 10:45 PM 09/08/02 10:45 PM 04/17/03 3:15 AM | 08/13/04 8:45 PM |
| "The Red Kiss" | 04/26/02 10:45 PM 09/13/02 10:45 PM | 04/28/02 10:45 PM 09/15/02 10:45 PM 04/20/03 3:20 AM | 08/13/04 9:30 PM |
| "Journeys End in Lovers Meeting" | 05/03/02 10:45 PM 09/20/02 11:35 PM | 05/05/02 10:45 PM 09/22/02 10:45 PM 05/02/03 12:50 AM | 08/14/04 8:00 PM |
| "Thieves' Honor" | 05/10/02 10:45 PM 09/27/02 10:45 PM | 05/12/02 10:45 PM 09/29/02 11:40 PM 05/08/03 2:40 AM | 08/14/04 8:45 PM |
| "The Touch" | 05/17/02 10:45 PM 10/04/02 10:45 PM | 05/19/02 10:45 PM 10/06/02 10:45 PM 05/13/03 11:30 PM | 08/14/04 9:30 PM |
| "Mother of Invention" | 05/24/02 10:45 PM 10/11/02 10:50 PM | 05/26/02 10:45 PM 10/13/02 10:45 PM 05/23/03 3:15 AM | 08/20/04 8:00 PM |
| "Tripwire" | 05/31/02 10:45 PM 10/18/02 10:45 PM | 06/02/02 10:45 PM 10/20/02 10:45 PM 05/30/03 1:10 AM | 08/20/04 8:45 PM |
| "Ring of Truth" | 06/07/02 10:45 PM 10/25/02 10:50 PM | 06/09/02 10:45 PM 10/27/02 10:45 PM 06/03/03 3:15 AM | 08/20/04 9:30 PM |
| "Moon in Gemini" | 06/14/02 10:50 PM 11/01/02 10:50 PM | 06/16/02 10:45 PM 11/03/02 10:55 PM 06/12/03 1:00 AM | 08/21/04 8:00 PM |
| "Out of the Ashes" | 06/28/02 10:45 PM 11/08/02 10:50 PM | 06/30/02 11:35 PM 11/10/02 10:55 PM 06/26/03 3:00 AM | 08/21/04 8:45 PM |
| "A Means to an End" | 07/05/02 10:45 PM 11/15/02 10:50 PM | 07/07/02 10:45 PM 11/17/02 10:50 PM 06/04/03 3:15 AM | 08/21/04 9:30 PM |
| "Things Left Unsaid, Part One" | 07/12/02 10:45 PM 11/22/02 10:50 PM | 07/14/02 10:45 PM 11/24/02 10:50 PM 06/27/03 1:10 AM | 08/27/04 8:00 PM |
| "Things Left Unsaid, Part Two" | 07/19/02 10:45 PM 11/29/02 10:55 PM | 07/21/02 10:45 PM 12/01/02 10:50 PM 06/27/03 1:55 AM | 08/27/04 8:45 PM |
Jeremiah Season Two
| Air Dates and Times | ||||
| # | Title | Showtime | Showtime Too | Showtime Beyond |
| 1 | "Letters from the Other Side, Part One" | 10/10/03 10:00 PM 10/12/03 11:30 PM | 10/11/03 9:00 PM | 11/16/03 9:00 PM 11/20/03 10:00 PM 01/03/04 9:00 PM 02/21/04 9:00 PM |
| 2 | "Letters from the Other Side, Part Two" | 10/17/03 10:00 PM 10/19/03 11:30 PM | 10/18/03 9:00 PM | 11/23/03 9:00 PM 11/27/03 10:00 PM 01/10/04 9:00 PM 02/28/04 9:00 PM |
| 3 | "Strange Attractors" | 10/24/03 10:00 PM 10/26/03 11:30 PM | 10/25/03 9:00 PM | 11/30/03 9:00 PM 12/04/03 10:00 PM 12/06/03 12:50 PM 01/17/04 9:00 PM |
| 4 | "Deus Ex Machina" | 10/31/03 10:00 PM 11/02/03 11:30 PM | 11/01/03 9:00 PM | 12/07/03 9:00 PM 12/11/03 10:00 PM 12/13/03 2:15 PM 01/24/04 9:00 PM |
| 5 | "Rites of Passage" | 10/31/03 10:45 PM 11/03/03 12:15 AM | 11/08/03 9:00 PM | 12/14/03 9:00 PM 12/18/03 10:00 PM 12/20/03 1:45 PM 01/31/04 9:00 PM |
| 6 | "The Mysterious Mister Smith" | 11/07/03 10:00 PM 11/09/03 11:30 PM | 11/15/03 9:00 PM | 12/21/03 9:00 PM 12/25/03 10:00 PM 12/27/03 6:05 PM 02/07/04 9:00 PM |
| 7 | "Voices in the Dark" | 11/07/03 10:45 PM 11/10/03 12:15 AM | 11/22/03 9:00 PM | 12/28/03 9:00 PM 01/01/04 10:00 PM 01/03/04 8:10 PM 02/14/04 9:00 PM |
| 8 | "Crossing Jordan" | 09/03/04 8:00 PM | 09/04/04 9:00 PM | 09/05/04 8:00 PM 09/09/04 10:00 PM |
| 9 | "Running on Empty" | 09/03/04 9:00 PM | 09/04/04 10:00 PM | 09/05/04 8:45 PM 09/09/04 10:45 PM |
| 10 | "The Question" | 09/10/04 8:00 PM | 09/11/04 9:00 PM | 09/12/04 8:00 PM 09/16/04 10:00 PM |
| 11 | "The Past is Prologue" | 09/10/04 9:00 PM | 09/11/04 10:00 PM | 09/12/04 8:45 PM 09/16/04 10:45 PM |
| 12 | "The Face in the Mirror" | 09/17/04 8:00 PM | 09/18/04 9:00 PM | 09/19/04 8:00 PM 09/23/04 10:00 PM |
| 13 | "State of the Union" | 09/17/04 9:00 PM | 09/18/04 10:00 PM | 09/19/04 8:45 PM 09/23/04 10:45 PM |
| 14 | "Interregnum, Part One" | 09/24/04 8:00 PM | 09/25/04 9:00 PM | 09/26/04 8:00 PM 09/30/04 10:00 PM |
| 15 | "Interregnum, Part Two" | 09/24/04 9:00 PM | 09/25/04 10:00 PM | 09/26/04 8:45 PM 09/30/04 10:45 PM |
Season One Episode Descriptions
"The Long Road"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Russell Mulcahy
This is the 2-hour pilot. It introduces the world and characters. 15 years ago, a deadly virus called the Big
Death killed everyone on Earth except children who hadn't reached puberty. Jeremiah and Kurdy, survivors of the pandemic, form an unlikely
alliance and encounter the beautiful but dangerous female leader of a small-minded town chafing under her autocratic leadership.
Meanwhile, Simon, an information gatherer for the "End of the World," tells Jeremiah where to find the mysterious organization.
Review
"Man of Iron, Woman Under Glass"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Brett Dowler
This is a somewhat fanciful tale of a guy who grew up after the Big Death believing that some day the super heroes he read
about as a kid would come back and fix things, and a tale of a most unusual romance between a main character - Marcus Alexander, head of
what was once the NORAD Thunder Mountain complex - and a woman whose existence has been kept secret from everyone for years.
Review
"And the Ground, Sown with Salt"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski (as Fettes Grey)
Director: Peter Deluise
This episode chronicles happens when, after the Big Death, a group moved into an abandoned Air Force base and decided to use those resources
for their own destructive aims. It is a very intense episode guest starring Jason Priestley as Michael, a man who has proclaimed himself a god
and plans to take over the entire nation, beginning with the End of the World. "Tribes" was the working title of this episode. This is one
of Straczynski's favorite episodes of the first season.
Review
"To Sail Beyond the Stars"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Neill Fearnley
A young woman named Claire has been stealing whatever gas can be found here and there because she intends to be the first one since the
Big Death to sail (with backup gas engines) beyond the horizon to find out what happened on the other side of the world. Jeremiah faces a deadly
renegade group called the "Burners" while falling in love with Claire. Meanwhile, Kurdy befriends a pregnant woman and delivers her baby.
Guest starring Melissa Creider.
Review
"The Bag"
Writer: Sam Egan
Director: Michael Robinson
Farralon, the son of a medical doctor has set up what may turn out to be a dubious medical practice of his own, traveling with his brother from town
to town and exploiting people... and finds that his past catches up with him. Medical secrets are revealed when Jeremiah and Kurdy learn that Farralon
has been trying to find a vaccine to cure the Big Death virus by exposing a dying youth named Jimmy to experimental therapy.
Guest starring Jake Busey.
Review
"City of Roses"
Writer: Sam Egan
Director: James Head
Jeremiah and Kurdy travel in search of more information on the Big Death and Valhalla Sector when a brutal assault on a young woman triggers
memories for both of them. Jeremiah searches for a mysterious vaccine while Kurdy discovers some potentially dark secrets about the fate of
his parents in the last days of the Big Death.
Review
"Firewall"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Peter Deluise
Investigating a group known as the orange men, Jeremiah and Kurdy capture Quantrell, an adult survivor who knows a great deal about both
Markus and Valhalla Sector. This episode is a mid-season turning point for the characters as they learn something of vital importance about
Valhalla Sector. Markus must make a decision that could lead to any number of deaths. Guest starring Michael Rooker. This episode kicks the arc
into high gear and is one of Straczynski's favorite episodes of the first season.
Review
"The Red Kiss"
Writer: Sam Egan
Director: James Head
When their vehicle is stolen, Jeremiah and Kurdy find themselves in an abandoned amusement park where a group of parents greets them
with mixed emotions but the children believe that Jeremiah has been sent to save them from an unseen and deadly predator.
Review
"Journeys End in Lovers Meeting"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Martin Wood
Jeremiah and Kurdy join a group of pilgrims heading west to the ocean where they believe a miracle will occur, but Kurdy has trouble adhering
to the sect's vow of non-violence when he discovers hidden danger. This is one of Straczynski's favorite episodes of the first season.
Unlike Straczynski's usual writing, this episode is almost fanciful or fairy tale in feeling, but with teeth behind the softness and an ending that
he thinks will lead to a lot of heated debate. The crew was knee deep in snow when shooting this episode, and the pure white landscape gives
the whole episode an almost unreal quality. Straczynski believes this is one of the best performances to date from Malcolm-Jamal Warner, whose
role is very important in this episode.
Review
"Thieves' Honor"
Writer: Sam Egan
Director: Holly Dale
Jeremiah and Kurdy are sent to Clarefield to rescue Elizabeth and Gabriel, who have been kidnapped by Theo's jocks. Meanwhile investigations
get under way to find the traitor who's leaking information from Thunder Mountain.
Review
"The Touch"
Writer: Sam Egan
Director: Michael Robinson
Kurdy and Jeremiah enter a town where paranoia about the Big Death has led to a death penalty law against touching and sex, a restriction that
is fomenting a violent rebellion. Meanwhile, Markus' flu sparks a battle for power.
Review
"Mother of Invention"
Writers: Sara (Samm) Barnes and A. L. Katz
Director: Neill Fearnley
Looking for Steve, the leader of a group Markus may want an alliance with, Jeremiah finds Michelle, his former lover, and her son.
Jeremiah and Kurdy must find out if Michelle is rebuilding a world or just piling up a private treasure.
Review
"Tripwire"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Neill Fearnley
Markus begins forging alliances with those strong enough to oppose Valhalla Sector forces, including the residents of the nearby town of Camden,
which still contains a nuclear arsenal. The fear that Valhalla Sector may be planning a military takeover raises questions about Jeremiah's father.
A sniper and an appearance by Ezekiel add to the tension. This episode is crucial to the story arc.
Review
"Ring of Truth"
Writer: Sam Egan
Director: Ken Girotti
An encounter with a lost elephant and a fist fight for a woman's freedom involve Jeremiah and Kurdy in a circus and in helping the woman
re-connect with her estranged daughter.
Review
"Moon in Gemini"
Writer: Sam Egan
Director: Brad Turner
Jeremiah and Erin try to help Erin's wayward twin sister, Lauren, who is involved with an abusive boyfriend. Kurdy and Elizabeth challenge the ethics
of Shadow of the Crescent, a black separatist group.
Review
"Out of the Ashes"
Writer: Sam Egan
Director: Brad Turner
Kurdy helps a self-appointed librarian learn to read and fend off zealots who are convinced that books are the root of all evil and knowledge caused
the Big Death. Jeremiah embarks on an arduous journey with a wheelchair-bound woman determined to deliver her father's ashes to the remote
island where she was raised.
Review
"A Means to an End"
Writer: Sara (Samm) Barnes
Director: Mike Vejar
Markus' position as Thunder Mountain's leader is challenged by brothers who are threatened by the decision to introduce outside community
leaders to the secret headquarters. One of them has a very personal motive for his actions. Theo appears in this episode. This is a quieter
episode that Straczynski promises has one scene that will have just about any SF fan worth his/her salt rolling on the floor.
Review
"Things Left Unsaid, Part One"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Mike Vejar
As Erin and Markus head to St. Louis for a conference, Jeremiah and Kurdy try to find out who cut a page out of Simon's journal - and why.
What they learn could put an end to both Thunder Mountain and their partnership. They discover the traitor inside Thunder Mountain and search
out the Brothers of the Apocalypse, who finally tell them the truth about the Big Death and
the vital importance Thunder Mountain plays in the future of the world. This is part one of the two-part season finale. Theo appears in this episode.
Straczynski says, "It's just killer. Of all the things I've ever done, and I'm including B5 in this, on an individual basis this may be the best
thing I've ever done, certainly the most ambitious. It's just frikkin' HUGE, the performances are great, the story moves ahead by leaps and bounds,
I'm just real happy with it."
Review
"Things Left Unsaid, Part Two"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Mike Vejar
Jeremiah finds the answers he's longed to hear about his father from a guide in Millhaven, a place Ezekial warned him to avoid.
This is part two of the two-part season finale. Theo appears in this episode. Straczynski says, "It's just killer.
Of all the things I've ever done, and I'm including B5 in this, on an individual basis this may be the best thing I've ever done, certainly the
most ambitious. It's just frikkin' HUGE, the performances are great, the story moves ahead by leaps and bounds, I'm just real happy with it."
Review
Season Two Episode Descriptions
"Letters from the Other Side, Part One"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Martin Wood
Jeremiah has come to Valhalla Sector and found his father, but it seems Ezekiel was right - his presence may pave the way to disaster. With Markus
and Erin also captives of Valhalla Sector's rulers, only Kurdy remains free to try to avert the disaster. Robert Foxworth plays the leader of Valhalla
Sector in this episode.
"Letters from the Other Side, Part Two"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Martin Wood
Kurdy meets the mysterious Mister Smith. Reluctantly, they join others from Thunder Mountain in Lee Chen's danger-ridden plan to rescue Jeremiah,
Markus and Erin from Valhalla Sector. Robert Foxworth appears briefly as the leader of Valhalla Sector in this episode.
"Strange Attractors"
Writer: J. Michael Stracynski
Director: Charles Winkler
After a brief reunion with his father, Jeremiah returns to Thunder Mountain. Markus sends Jeremiah and Kurdy on different - and dangerous - parts of a
mission to free the imprisoned Alliance leaders before their captors can carry out execution orders.
"Deus Ex Machina"
Writer: J. Michael Stracynski
Director: Mike Vejar
Markus struggles to achieve consensus among the factions that could re-build the country. He sends Kurdy with a new partner to rescue some of the
delegates who have fallen into very tough hands.
"Rites of Passage"
Writer: Samm Barnes
Director: Martin Wood
Theo looks to the future with apprehension while Jeremiah, with his father finally visiting Thunder Mountain, ponders the past. He has a lot of
questions but will the cost of the answers be too high? This episode answers the question, "What happened to Jeremiah's mom?".
"The Mysterious Mister Smith"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Mike Vejar
Kurdy tries to unravel the mysteries that surround Mister Smith. Jeremiah has a "High Noon" encounter with the citizens of Milhaven when some
of Daniel's disciples storm into town.
"Voices in the Dark"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Martin Wood
Adam comes to Milhaven to kill Jeremiah and nearly succeeds, sending Jeremiah, Kurdy, and Mister Smith on a dangerous mission into one of
Daniel's strongholds.
"Crossing Jordan"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Mario Azzopardi
Thunder Mountain is bringing new towns into the Alliance, drawing Daniel's attention and bringing Mister Smith a vision too awful to contemplate.
"Running on Empty"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Martin Wood
Wanting to savor his dish of vengeance while it's hot, Jeremiah joins Markus and Kurdy in a sting to smoke out Daniel's raiders. In Milhaven,
Mister Smith gives Erin a disquieting message from God.
"The Question"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Mario Azzopardi
Faced with permanent paralysis, Mister Smith is confident of a miracle. His friends at Thunder Mountain fear he will be disappointed and are more
concerned about the army Markus is building and Kurdy is training.
"The Past is Prologue"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Mike Vejar
Was the past the best of times or the worst of times? It depends on who's past. Kurdy has to trust Lee when he returns to a town - and a load of
trouble - he left behind while Jeremiah is imprisoned in an idealized replica of the days before the Big Death.
"The Face in the Mirror"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Sean Astin
Big Death survivor Frederick Monash knows something important, and Devon, it seems, knows him. Thunder Mountain wants to find Monash before
Daniel's forces can kill him, and Jeremiah wants to know if he can ever really trust his own father.
"State of the Union"
Writer: Sara (Samm) Barnes
Director: Milan Cheylov
Jeremiah joins Kurdy and Mister Smith on what should be a simple job to deliver radios to nearby towns. It is not. Daniel's forces have plans for
those radios - and towns - that could bring disaster to the Alliance.
"Interregnum, Part One"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Mike Vejar
Mister Smith shows Jeremiah and Kurdy a refuge for children who will need protection if war comes, which seems inevitable as Daniel's forces
surround Thunder Mountain. The key to victory may lie in the revelation of secrets.
"Interregnum, Part Two"
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: Mike Vejar
A painful truth sets Jeremiah's course while Sims prepares to attack the Alliance. Markus and Kurdy must combat enemy forces outside and within
Thunder Mountain itself to protect a future worth living in.