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Anyone watching the premier of "Revolution" tonight?
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After 15 years of darkness, an unlikely group sets out to save the world.
NBC has a much-needed hit their hands, and it’s not “Guys With Kids.” It’s “Revolution,” a riveting sci-fi drama from the mind of “Supernatural” creator Eric Kripke, produced by J.J. Abrams (“Lost,” “Fringe”) that could re-energize the institution of appointment television that’s withering, thanks to iTunes, Tivo and DVRs.
“Revolution” tells the story of life after a mysterious event that essentially kills electricity and all electronics, plunging the entire world into darkness. Fifteen years after the blackout governments have fallen. States devolved into isolated republics and the suburbs into armed villages. The show hones in on Ben Matheson (a wholesome Tim Guinee) and his endangered and, of course, ruggedly hot children: fierce Charlie (Tracy Spiridakos) and her little brother Danny, who is spirited and asthmatic. Of course, there is a bigger conspiracy that begins to reveal itself when Ben is cut down by a Milita unit led by “Breaking Bad’s” Giancarlo Esposito. His dying breaths are spent to tell his daughter to go find her uncle in Chicago, because he’s “good at killing,” and he’ll be able to help her save her kidnapped brother.
The pilot, directed by “Iron-Man’s” Jon Favreau, is a masterful, slick brace of television that manages to live up to NBC's intensive hype. “Revolution” is a contemporary “Swiss Family Robinson” crossed with “The Hunger Games” and maybe even “Lord Of The Rings.” Most of the characters remember what it was like before the darkness, and some of them are haunted by it. Money has no meaning. Healthcare is non-existent. Ice cream and iPods are just fading memories.
[link to www.starpulse.com]
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