Will this be the new LOST? At least we know it won’t be the next
Undercovers…
Since Lost, there
hasn’t been an ‘event’ television show for us TV lovers to obsess about. Last
year I had high hopes for Alcatraz, but the show was cancelled in the blink of
an eye (at least FOX renewed Fringe so I am going to let that slide). And we
know that every time we see the name “JJ Abrams” we are instantly hoping for the
next cult hit.
So let’s see how Revolution did. In the first scene we have
Elizabeth Mitchell so if you weren’t thinking of Lost before you are now. But let’s stop comparing this show to Lost, they are nothing alike except for
the chubby millionaire, the plane that looks just like the Oceanic 815, all the
marching in troops and the fact that the world would apparently turn into a
tropical island if we didn’t have electricity. In all honestly I am not looking
for the next castaway sci-fi thriller. I am only looking for a new show to
bring enough depth and complexity to make me want to make up crazy theories in
my head week after week.
In summary, Revolution
is a post-apocalyptic story that takes place 15 years after an unknown event
causes a major and permanent blackout. Now people have to live without
electricity! They are organized in self-sustained villages and they are
terrorized by the militia. The premise feels like something I have seen many
times before, yet I can’t remember where, so I guess if they’ve done it before
they didn’t do it very well.
As with all Bad Robot shows, the casting was great. Some of
the highlights were Billy Burke, the hero in waiting of the show. I’ve always
thought he was great (yes, even in Twiilight) and I am glad to see him in a
leading role. I think he will bring this old-school-lone-ranger feel to the
character. Another actor worth mentioning is Giancarlo Esposito. He plays the
baddie of the show which is perfect because we are already picturing him
slashing throats with paper cutters.
The pilot was directed by Jon Favreau and it looked pretty
good yet not as grand as I was expecting (I think I unfairly had Iron Man in my
head all the time).Maybe I was underwhelmed by the action elements of the
episode, however I loved some of the more tender moments, like when they give
Charlotte her last pot of ice cream and tell her she can eat the whole thing. I
also thought some of the characters and characters’ arcs were underdeveloped.
Charlotte’s brother, for instance was so uninteresting that I can’t even
remember his name. Also, the whole interaction between Charlotte and Nate that
was played out as the beginning of a love interest was nothing of the sort.
Maybe they will correct that in future episodes, maybe some scenes fell in the
cutting room… I don’t know, but I didn’t get it.
So what is the verdict? I have to say I enjoyed the episode
and I thought that it had potential. It didn’t blew my mind, but nor did Lost after the pilot. Yet somehow I
remember that Lost had a more epic
feel to it from the beginning. Maybe it is just nostalgia speaking. Either way,
Revolution premiered to amazing
ratings. It was the highest rated drama in three years. Of course it benefited
from The Voice’s lead in and a repeat of Hawaii Five-0. I really hope the show
can retain most of the audience so it can continue airing long enough to become
the cult hit that I think it is capable of becoming.
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