I hate to break it to you, but Revolution was cancelled. We watched the show all the way through. It definitely gets more and more 'out there' every episode, so you have to watch with a healthy suspension of belief. But we enjoyed it enough that we watched the whole thing, and were slightly disappointed when it was canceled.

We saw the cast a couple of times at cons and they seemed to enjoy making the show, but right before it ended (when the cancelation was under review and they were attempting a last-ditch effort to keep it going) they seemed kind of 'tired'.

Honestly, I think I would have enjoyed a show more that focused on what happened right after the blackout occurred. I always liked the flashbacks to the 'early days' more than anything else in the show.

I don't know how far you've gotten, but the best episode is one in the second season where Aaron goes back to an 'alternate reality'. It's hilarious! They clearly had fun with that one.

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It gets more 'out there' in the second season. It starts off well, but lags a bit. Then it picks up again, but (I'll warn you) the end if disappointing, given that it isn't really an ending (they were clearly setting up for Season 3, which never came).

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ED, I think the general idea is similar to SM Stirling's, but not the whole series. I haven't read the books, but from a quick look, it seems that the TV series kept the premise that there's no electricity-based technology, but not the other fantasy aspects (in the TV series, nukes are also involved).

But again, so is Billy Burke

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There were just so many scientific holes in the series, like the fact that we all have electrical impulses in our brains to allow nerve communication, but the nanos didn't seem to affect that. It hurts to think about these things! But if you can ignore that it was pretty good.

This article points out some of the issues form the first season.

http://www.dorkadia.com/2013/04/04/revolution/

ETA I do buy that the characters can have newish clothes. After all, the blackout killed off a large percentage of the human population, and at the time, all of the clothing stores were fully stocked. I can image enough clothing in retail establishments to provide apparel for those who remain for 20-30 years.

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LOL, I have that problem on Walking Dead! Many of the women have perfect nails and waxed eyebrows... in the zombie apocalypse. They do work hard on having a lot of dirt and ruined clothing, though.

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Originally posted by Transmute Jun LOL, I have that problem on Walking Dead! Many of the women have perfect nails and waxed eyebrows... in the zombie apocalypse. They do work hard on having a lot of dirt and ruined clothing, though.

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OK, just finished Season 2 of Revolution, and, I have to say, I liked it more than Season 1 for some reason (the reason being there's more Billy Burke).

What is it with the US networks? Firefly cancelled, Revolution cancelled, my other new addiction (Last Resort) cancelled, and just when I was going to start watching Jericho, I read that it was also cancelled! Don't get me wrong, I love CSI and NCIS as much as the next telly addict, but for the love of all that's television and story-telling, give us also some alternatives!

There, I ranted, back to my Netflix.

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EW, I just looked up Longmire on IMDB -- seems like a winner! I will check it out.

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I honestly feel that this sort of television entertainment is on its way out. People are sick of having the programs they love canceled, of paying for channels/entertainment they don't want, and being jerked around like their opinions don't matter. Companies like Netflix and Amazon are creating their own programming, based purely on viewer interest. HBO and Showtime are decoupling from cable channels, allowing people to purchase them standalone, if that's what they want. And independent film companies are creating webseries that are funded by fans, rather than advertisers. Fans are even reviving TV shows that were previously axed (see the Veronica Mars Kickstarter).

It is my belief that in 10-20 years, we won't have the traditional TV networks or mechanics for creating/maintaining new series. So these kinds of disappointments should decrease sharply. But it doesn't take away the pain now of shows canceled before their time.

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For all you Revolution fans: If you follow Revolution on Facebook, check out the new comic-book series, which is supposed to be a continuation of the TV series. The first issue came out two weeks ago, the next one will be on Monday 18 May. OK, it's not the same as the series, but still...

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