TV starts to heat up this fall with some great new shows and
some returning favorites
Unfortunately I was out of town last weekend and didn’t get
to review a movie, even though I really wanted to see Dredd 3D, so I figured
that I would take the opportunity to talk about a new show that has the highest
premier in the past three years (as well as my short list of shows to watch
this fall). The show is called Revolution and was created by the very talented
Eric Kripke.
Storyline: The world, as we know it, is dependent on
electricity. Everything from airplanes to toys needs electricity to work. So
what would happen if one day it all stopped working? As if by magic, one day
the electricity all over the world just quits working and no one can seem to
explain why. Some people seem to know more than they are letting on, but most
people are left wondering what has happened. Over the next fifteen years the
world is reduced to countless farms and small communities that have persevered
and, in some cases, learned to thrive without the use of modern technology.
In the wake of this
new world, Sebastian Monroe (Lyons) has appointed himself President/ruler and
uses his militia to impose fear on the small towns. When President Monroe sends
a search party to retrieve a man named Ben Matheson (Guinee) a conflict erupts
and Matheson is killed. The only choice now for the teenaged children of
Matheson is for them to seek out their uncle Miles (Burke) and begin to search
for answers to their many questions. But when this series of events begins to
shed more light on the long unanswered questions of “what happened to the
electricity” all of those involved find themselves in terrible danger.
Tune in? I say yes. I love Sci-Fi and love post-apocalyptic
shows/movies, so I am going to stick with this show for a while. Sure, there
are some negatives. It is a little too “squeaky clean” for a world that has
been without modern conveniences for 15 years. People seem to always be in
clean clothes with perfect hair, but the IDEA of the series is what I like so
much. What would we do if the lights just went out? The series feels like equal
parts LOST and The Hunger Games. Make sure to check it out.
Other series that are coming very soon are The Big Bang
Theory (9/27 - CBS), Fringe-Final Season (9/28 –FOX), 666 Park Avenue (9/30
–ABC), Animation Domination (9/30 –FOX), Supernatural (10/3 –CW), Arrow (10/10
–CW) and The Walking Dead (10/14 -AMC). Be sure to check them out!
I keep hearing good stuff about this show. I think it's about time I check it out!
ReplyDeleteYou should. It's a liiiiiiitle unrealistic ( a bunch of beautiful people who are well groomed and have great clothes) but is getting pretty exciting. I hope that it does well, as I think that they can do a LOT with the idea.
ReplyDeletePS. Thanks for the comment. I always like to talk to folks about tv. :)