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This is a 2018 review of an older show..ive seen the entire series when it premiered and decided to rewatch it now..I know there was a scandal regarding one of the actors,but that doesnt detract from the quality of the series,in fact ,he was excellent in it.This is a very well written, intricate,layed story,that has an intriqueing premise,,what would happen if all our power was gone? the things we take for granted, and how would We change in regards to our humanity? the good and the terrible that comes forth..i love the actors in this! giancarlo absolutely owns his role and inhabits his character as if he has tapped into his own darkest side and channelled it into the role. the lead swordsman and his best friend as adversary are just awesome casting! as is the nerd and the lead teenage girl.as i started to rewatch, i was instantly drawn into it once more..this series was on when other incredible series were around as well such as Flashforward,The Event,ect..these were Highly creative ,unique shows as is this one..all highly recommended!
michael_georgiev
An interesting and intriguing storyline with many twists and turns built on a great and unique idea. You can feel a connection with a lot of the characters and can feel the struggles they have had and how they still affect them. Sad this show never continued for a third season as the build up and the cliffhanger it was left on were on a Game of Thrones level! Makes me wish I had the ability to fund a third season all by myself! The ratings do not do it justice and yes there are plot holes, however maybe the reason humans can still function in the story is because the robots do not "suck in" electricity that has been generated by an organic source? Maybe if this was added to the story people would not be so upset by this massive "plot hole", or maybe they could get some imagination and find a reason for themselves as to why the world of revolution is as it is? This is much better than some mindless drama as it gets you to think about why things are as they are in the show and about what would happen in reality if this scenario, or something similar were to occur today!
BlueZlato
I really really wanted to enjoy this show, from the trailers and previews it seemed like it was everything that I liked in a show. I enjoy science fiction, post apocalyptic type programs so I settled in to watch it. The first time (yes I tried to get into this awful show more than once) I didn't even make it to the second episode, the lead actress was hard to watch and the supporting actors (if you can even call them that) were even worse. Not only was her acting subpar, it was grueling to see some of her facial features. I think I tried to watch it four or five different times but I just couldn't. Don't waste your time, go watch the first season of Helix, The Last Ship, and 12 Monkeys.
Joseph Marquis
Revolution's premise had an initial appeal to this reviewer. Electricity, modern living, was done and gone. The excitement of seeing all of the possibilities of steam technology, blacksmiths, agricultural developments, and "tribal" contact was barely addressed, and poorly covered, in the first few episodes. Each episode proved more disappointing than the prior. The characters in the series were not believable in their wardrobes while their heroism, or sadism, was phoned in. The actors were flat-out, horribly, bad at acting. The narrative, the story-arc, was downright terrible and not believable and wouldn't matter if it was. This reviewer watched several episodes before proclaiming that he was finished and was waiting for the day that it would be cancelled. This reviewer loves science fiction, doesn't require a need to see "real" science in a television series. The bad acting, the bad story telling, and poorly managed sets made the quality of the fictional "science" a moot point. Fewer viewers would have cared about the technical failures if the characters had mattered and the viewer were invested in their success or failures. The depth of the show was never any deeper than a thimble's worth, hence why it was cancelled.