Abigail Raney offers a capsule review of the new show from Eric Kripke, JJ Abrams and pilot director Jon Favreau. As far as I can gather from the trailer, it's set in a world where electricity no longer works ' unless you have a certain magical amulet.
Maybe it was the comparison to other, harder-hitting pilots of the evening, but Revolution seemed to me to lack some quality of grit or groundedness that I crave in a post-apocalyptic world. Everything seemed a tad contrived ' how aesthetically convenient it was that all those car lights went off in a nice visual sequence, and hey, look how we repurposed this car as a planter!
Despite the heavy body count and the frequent prophesies of doom, I had a hard time believing that any of these characters were in real danger. Or perhaps I just didn't care' Either way, as of yet, Revolution seems far from revolutionary.
That being said, I did enjoy watching Billy Burke go to town on a bunch of red shirts with a sword.
While you wait for Abigail's further pilot reviews, why not check out the extended trailer for Revolution?
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