The new NBC drama REVOLUTION is a story set 15 years into the future following a total electrical blackout rendering the world in an apparent survivalist mode as marauding militia roam the country enforcing their law for a mysterious warlord named Munro, although spelled differently multiple times between two episodes. Continuity is not priority one here, this is a JJ Abrams production after all and its about speed not content. The show is definitely a network program and often restrained in its silly action sequences that resemble Errol Flynn in Robin Hood.
Giancarlo Esposito
The main character, Katniss, I mean Charlotte Matheson is a teenage huntress living in a hamlet with her family. When the Militia lead by Giancarlo Esposito kills her father and kidnaps her brother Charlotte and her coterie that includes her fathers English? girlfriend and an overweight former google exec, the comic relief, head to Chicago to find her Uncle, Miles Matheson, a former Marine. Charlotte is the moral compass and heroine on her journey from the ordinary. There are some emerging storylines and dimensions to the characters that give the show some mystery, such as why the power failed and what is on those pendant flash drives? This is a solid start and has great tv potential to survive its first season.
Charlotte Matheson and coterie
When I hear people talk about how original or new this is, especially the producers, network, and the actors, I have an epileptic fit because its grossly untrue and I don't have much going on in my life. Its like when the film 3 Kings was released and the studio denied that it was a ripoff of Kelley's Heroes, the entertainment reporters didn't understand what plagiarism entails. Or passing off an adapted screenplay as original, it becomes meta problems. This show was heavily "influenced" by the 1997 epic Kevin Costner flop, the POSTMAN. If you don't remember the basic plot of the Postman, and the David Brin novel it was based upon, it is thus: the story is set 15 years into the future following a total electrical blackout rendering the world in an apparent survivalist mode as marauding militia roam the country enforcing the law of 8 for a mysterious warlord named Nathan Holn, here under the command of General Bethlehem (Will Patton). The Holnists bear brands of the number 8 (infinity) on their arms as the Munro Militia all bear the letter M. Both burn American flags and forcibly conscript soldiers, as well as repeating lines from the movie and tv show verbatim.
General Bethlehem
Because I have thoughts about this show that are not groveling praise does not mean I will not watch the show. Despite these meaningless details REVOLUTION has a heroine with a crossbow in skin tight pants, subtle HUNGER GAMES nod production team, who looks a lot better than Kevin Costner.
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