CBS execs have posted to the official Jericho message boards a note indicating there may yet be closure for the series after its cancellation on a cliffhanger.  Howls of rage went up from fans when -- while viewers were still gasping from the nailbiting finale -- next year's schedule said the show had been axed.  The message below was posted late last week:

To the fans of Jericho:

We have read your emails over the past few days and have been touched by the depth and passion with which you have expressed your disappointment. Please know that canceling a television series is a very difficult decision. Hundreds of people at the Network, the production company and the incredibly-talented creative team worked very hard to build and serve the community for this show -- both on-air and online. It is a show we loved too.

Thank you for supporting Jericho with such passion. We truly appreciate the commitment you made to the series and we are humbled by your disappointment. In the coming weeks, we hope to develop a way to provide closure to the compelling drama that was the Jericho story.

Sincerely,
Nina Tassler, President of CBS Entertainment

So, take that as you will.  Network execs always talk up how much they "loved the show, so sad to see it gone" in these cases.  In instances like Alien Nation and Farscape, the dramatic cliffhangers were eventually resolved in tv-movie format, and fan, while not entirely satisfied, at least got a proper chance to say "Good-Bye" while the producers tied up loose ends.  In AN's case, the movie eventually led to several followups, a programming choice that allowed the series to continue for years without succombing to Big Screen Flick/Small Screen Concept Syndrome like what has plagued the Trek franchise since STIV or thereabouts.  Firefly fans got the big screen treatment with a superb plot, but too much baggage meant low profits from the non-fannish crowd, and "Serenity" looks to be a one-time-only deal.  If Jericho fans are lucky, CBS will work with the producers to make a two-hour or four-hour movie to resolve what they can.  If they're not, well, just don't go crying to the Blake's 7 fen.