I really like this show, the acting is alittle iffy.. but the concept and the idea is very interesting. So far I am enjoying this show and waiting to see more, I think it will turn out good.
One day fifteen years ago there was a global shutdown of electricity. This event known as the Blackout has resulted in a transformed society of small agrarian communities and violent militias. When her father is killed and her younger brother is taken captive by one of the more brutal militias, a young woman faces an arduous journey to finding the truth about the past and reclaiming what remains o... read more
Description:Revolution is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction television drama series created by Eric Kripke. It is produced by J. J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions for the NBC network. It debuted on September 17, 2012 and airs on Mondays at 10:00 pm (ET).[1] The network placed a series order in May 2012.[2] Film director Jon Favreau direRevolution is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction television drama series created by Eric Kripke. It is produced by J. J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions for the NBC network. It debuted on September 17, 2012 and airs on Mondays at 10:00 pm (ET).[1] The network placed a series order in May 2012.[2] Film director Jon Favreau directed the pilot episode. The pilot episode was viewable on Hulu[3] and NBC.com,[4] prior to the series' broadcast premiere. On October 2, 2012 NBC picked it up for a full season making the first season consist of 22 episodes-Revolution takes place in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future. Fifteen years earlier, an unknown phenomenon disabled all technology dependent on electricity on the planet, ranging from computers and electronics to car engines, jet engines, and batteries. People were forced to adapt to a world without functioning technology. Due to the collapse of government and public order, many areas are ruled by warlords and militias. The series focuses on the Matheson family, who possess a special device (a flash drive-like pendant) that is the key to not only finding out what happened fifteen years ago, but also a possible way to reverse its effects. However, they must elude Sebastian Monroe, the General of the Monroe Militia and President of the Monroe Republic who wants to possess that power for himself for conquest of the former United States of America.[7]
Opening Introduction:
We lived in an electric world. We relied on it for everything. And then the power went out. Everything stopped working. We weren't prepared. Fear and confusion led to panic. The lucky ones made it out of the cities. The government collapsed. Militias took over, controlling the food supply and stockpiling weapons. We still don't know why the power went out. But we're hopeful someone will come and light the way.
In Season 1 Episode 5, "Soul Train", a map of the former Contiguous United States is shown. The map showed the former continental United States divided into five nations. These are the Monroe Republic, the Georgia Federation, the Plains Nation, an oddly-shaped Texas, the California Commonwealth and the Wasteland.The same episode also indicates that the Georgia Federation and Plains Nation have allied against the Monroe Republic. Border skirmishing in southwest Illinois, near St. Louis, is mentioned. According to the wife of Captain Thomas Neville (Julia) in a letter to her husband, the Monroe Republic capital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is relatively safe; however, life outside west of nearby Pittsburgh is subject Rebel attacks and other dangers... (more)(less)
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1 Season, 18 Episodes | Airs: Mon 10:00 PM on NBC
Lost creator JJ Abrams and Iron Man director Jon Favreau are behind this post-apocalyptic drama about a changed world. After an unknown force disables all the technology on the planet, people struggle to adapt to life without everything from computers to car engines and electronics to batteries. Order proves hard to maintain in a world gone array, with the average family now facing rising militias and warlords. And one family may have to the key"
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Please, for the love of all things Holy...stop putting this woman in stuff I am hopeful for. Put her in The Vampire Diaries. Put her in The New Girl.
She is void of talent. I loathe her."
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“One day fifteen years ago there was a global shutdown of electricity. This event known as the Blackout has resulted in a transformed society of small ”
“One day fifteen years ago there was a global shutdown of electricity. This event known as the Blackout has resulted in a transformed society of small agrarian communities and violent militias. When her father is killed and her younger brother is taken captive by one of the more brutal militias, a young woman faces an arduous journey to finding the truth about the past and reclaiming what remains of her family.
When I first heard about this show I was intrigued to see what Eric Kripke was going to do post-Supernatural even if the premise seemed fantastical. Instead what I've gotten is an hour of television that ticks the boxes on a network executive's checklist of "how to maximize those advertising dollars".
* "We need a new Lost" so let's have a central mystery of why t” read more
"STATUS: Renewed for Season 2
Network: NBC
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Who's in it?: Billy Burke, Tracy Spiridakos, Giancarlo Esposito, Zak Orth, Anna Lise Phillips, Graham Rogers, J.D. Pardo, Tim Guinee, Daniella Alonso, Elizabeth Mitchell
What's it about:
15 years after electricity stopped, the world has returned to a pre-industrial lifestyle. One girl goes on a coming-of-age journey to find answers about the past and could be the hope for bringing the world out of the dark.
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