"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 lead 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 that someone will come and light the way."
"Revolution" had so much potential to be one of the biggest shows on TV. It had a unique concept to explore, interesting characters to learn from, and a whole lot to question about the basic emotional make-up of mankind:
"Revolution" had so much potential to be one of the biggest shows on TV. It had a unique concept to explore, interesting characters to learn from, and a whole lot to question about the basic emotional make-up of mankind:
Is it our basic instinct to be violent creatures or is it the means of our technology that makes it convenient for us to do harm to one another? While the show made an argument for both points of view, it usually sided with the former on more occasions than not.
As per usual, though, NBC blew it with this show. Same as "Journeyman" in 2007. And why? Because of unfair expectations.
"Revolution" was badly scheduled, which in turn effected the show's ratings. What genius would take an unestablished freshman series, put it on at 10pm when the average working person is calling it a night (or already has), place it on a four-month hiatus in the middle of its first season while it was still searching for an audience, then expect it to rebound in the spring with higher ratings than before? Only the executives of a broadcast network, of course.
And to the surprise of nobody with even half a brain, the series never regained the steam that it started out with before it's infamous midseason hiatus in season one. The second season saw a major decline in viewership because of the first season's mishandling and was eventually cancelled, though the series saw a conclusion with a free comic book mini-series from DC Comics.
In the end, it was a good project while it lasted but it could've went lightyears ahead of where it was able to go thanks to NBC's mismanagement.
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