Revolution: The Complete First Season (2012-2013) - September 10, 2013

[Scottie]

A group of revolutionaries must battle a governing dictatorial militia 15 years after an instantaneous global shutdown of all electronic devices known as the Blackout.

[Crom1]

Mostly decent show, but the acting is pretty questionable.

[AngelGraves13]

Originally Posted by Crom1

Mostly decent show, but the acting is pretty questionable.

Same thing was said about LOST. This show gives me a LOST vibe big time. It might very well be the next big show come next season.

[Rick Grimes]

Originally Posted by AngelGraves13

Same thing was said about LOST. This show gives me a LOST vibe big time. It might very well be the next big show come next season.

With JJ Abrams producing, having flashback sequences (which should take up more time of the story/plot), I totally agree with the LOST vibe. I also hope that Revolution develops a bigger following in Season 2.

Kripke (Supernatural creator) has done a decent job as creator and show runner. You definitely get the feel that he has thought out the nuances of the plot through countless hours of development.

Some actors outshine others eg. Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad) and Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), and therefore makes the acting efforts of others appear weak. While the acting never reaches the heights of critically acclaimed sci-fi programs such as The Walking Dead, the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica or Caprica; Overall, I felt the acting was sufficient for a network sci-fi TV show.

Revolution Season 1 laboured through some episodes midway through the first ten episode run, where it did lose some viewers. However, the second part of S1, especially the last four episodes (Eps 17-20) were above average and built up to a great cliffhanger/ending to the first season. The ending had a hook that has me wanting more. Will definitely be buying this BR release so I can enjoy Season 1 again before Season 2 rolls out.

Hope Revolution gets a third season, as so many good sci-fi shows don't get past the first two seasons and end without a satisfying conclusion. Eg. SyFy's Alphas & ABC's V (2009).

[Thomas Veil]

Despite all the negative vibes this show gets I enjoyed the first season. It had some quality episodes mixed in. It's hard with a show like this because of it's type everyone has a vision of how they think things should play out or how they would film it. I'm looking forward to season two with the direction they went at the end of one.

I won't compare this to Walking Dead because you can't but I will say one thing Revolution has over Walking Dead. Change of scenery. I was rather burned out with the prison and town by the end of the third season and Revolution was bouncing all over the place (I know much of this is creative filming but it felt like it)...after WD it felt refreshing.

[BluPayne4400]

Originally Posted by Thomas Veil

Despite all the negative vibes this show gets I enjoyed the first season. It had some quality episodes mixed in. It's hard with a show like this because of it's type everyone has a vision of how they think things should play out or how they would film it. I'm looking forward to season two with the direction they went at the end of one.

I won't compare this to Walking Dead because you can't but I will say one thing Revolution has over Walking Dead. Change of scenery. I was rather burned out with the prison and town by the end of the third season and Revolution was bouncing all over the place (I know much of this is creative filming but it felt like it)...after WD it felt refreshing.

Agree.

[Gold Ranger]

Originally Posted by Rick Grimes

With JJ Abrams producing, having flashback sequences (which should take up more time of the story/plot), I totally agree with the LOST vibe. I also hope that Revolution develops a bigger following in Season 2.

Kripke (Supernatural creator) has done a decent job as creator and show runner. You definitely get the feel that he has thought out the nuances of the plot through countless hours of development.

Some actors outshine others eg. Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad) and Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), and therefore makes the acting efforts of others appear weak. While the acting never reaches the heights of critically acclaimed sci-fi programs such as The Walking Dead, the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica or Caprica; Overall, I felt the acting was sufficient for a network sci-fi TV show.

Revolution Season 1 laboured through some episodes midway through the first ten episode run, where it did lose some viewers. However, the second part of S1, especially the last four episodes (Eps 17-20) were above average and built up to a great cliffhanger/ending to the first season. The ending had a hook that has me wanting more. Will definitely be buying this BR release so I can enjoy Season 1 again before Season 2 rolls out.

Hope Revolution gets a third season, as so many good sci-fi shows don't get past the first two seasons and end without a satisfying conclusion. Eg. SyFy's Alphas & ABC's V (2009).

Oh god yes!
It was different from what I was expecting. I kinda hated that they took so long to drag out the Rescue plot.
Also, some people are kinda fat for not having enough food for 15 years.
I thought the show would be vastly different from what we got. I didn't expect it to be a "Political" show, I thought it would be more of a Survival Show.

[Tony208]

Yeah it really picks up after the mid season finale, the first couple episodes were so meh

the saving danny storyline pales in comparison to all the other more interesting things they could be focusing on like the blackout, getting the power back, warring nations etc.