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Old 05-16-2012, 09:07 PM
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INTRIGUING: Speaking of polar bears, J.J. Abrams has bestowed the Peacock with another big-ticket idea from his brain freezer. Revolution picks up the story of Earth 15 years after all the power went out: The U.S. government has fallen into rebel factions, horses are under more strain than they were on the set of Luck, and people growing food in their backyards in Brooklyn are essential instead of annoying. Despite a recent graveyard of serialized sci-fi stinkers, I think our still-powered world is ready for another mutual obsession, and a little more Giancarlo Esposito is always a good thing. But the biggest red flag here is the sword-and-crossbow-wielding cast, a worryingly white collection of jutting jaws and bland good looks. Total societal breakdown? These pretties would barely survive a Patagonia catalog photo shoot.
This one sounds like its got a good deal of T2K potential.

I watched Falling Skies season 1 but before every episode, I told the wife "if it doesn't get a whole lot better fast, this is probably the last episode I'm going to watch." If space-faring aliens can't find and eliminate a civilian militia unit camping out in a school... it's just not at all realistic. 200 Spanish Conquistadors conquered the entire Inca Empire in just a couple of years- I just can't suspend my disbelief enough to really enjoy the show. I'm a little bit curious with what they do to start off season 2, but I can't imagine sitting through another full season.
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