NBC Releases A First Look At Revolution

Date: Aug 9, 2012 | Author: Rudie Obias | Category: Sci-Fi

Earlier this week NBC released an extended preview of Revolution to give audiences a better sense of what the post-apocalyptic series will be like. Now the Peacock Network has posted a longer five-minute look at the series that includes interviews with pilot director Jon Favreau, exec producer J.J. Abrams, and series creator Eric Kripke (Supernatural).

It’s interesting to see Favreau emphasizing the journey of the characters more than the show’s high concept, while Abrams and Kripke talk about the global power outage that is the inciting event of the series. Let’s just hope the producers and writers have a good answer for why the power went out in the first place, even if they don’t reveal it for a while. We don’t want another Terra Nova or Lost on our hands.

Revolution‘s pilot episode was screened at San Diego Comic-Con last month to a mixed reception. Some sci-fi geeks who lined up for hours to watch the episode fell in love with the pilot, comparing it to The Walking Dead and Jericho, while others said it was more in the vein of Terra Nova or FlashForward.

NBC is also offering a special advance screening of Revolution‘s season premiere in movie theaters. Simply go to the official Revolution Facebook page and hit the “Like” button to be entered in a poll to see which U.S. cities will host the event. If you’re not lucky enough to catch the special advanced screening, you can watch Revolution when it premieres this September 17th on NBC. You can watch the earlier preview of the show right here.

Comments

Outlaw Kit

OK, I HAVE to ask:
In the series, it seems there’s some massive Day-The-Earth-Stood-Still event that kills all electricity, so people are reduced to tribal and nomadic status. This explains why no cars, flashlights, toasters, whatever.
What happened to all the guns?
Guns aren’t electrical. They are simple machines and compressed chemicals. They should still work. Why are they running around with swords and crossbows when guns still work? Did someone take all the guns?
- http://www.facebook.com/karl.davis1 Karl William Davis
  
  i was wondering that myself, though to be fair there was a gun at one point in that video, didn’t get a good look but it looked like it could be some kind of old flintlock rifle or something along those lines
  hopefully that will be addressed somewhere at the start of the series, but my guess is that, within the space of 15 years, most of the available ammo and spare parts have been used up, since there would be only a limited capacity to manufacture more, especially for modern firearms, and that what small amounts are left have probably been stockpiled by whoever has been able to get their hands on them
  sounds like a bit of a cop out, but logically it makes sense. and like i said, hopefully they’ll say something about it otherwise that one plot hole could spoil the whole thing for some people
  - http://www.facebook.com/joepatbob Joseph Roberts
    
    I was thinking the same, but then thought, a rising militia would seize any and all guns/ammo they find. think african militias, when ever food or weapons appear they claim them to gain strength and weaken the oppressed
    - http://www.facebook.com/karl.davis1 Karl William Davis
      
      having just recently seen the first episode, the area that the show currently takes place in is known as the ‘Monroe Republic’, and owning a firearm is a hangable offense. and you see soldiers with modern-looking assault rifles guarding General Monroe’s tent

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