Revolution

The series premiere of NBC's Revolution was last Monday, with episode two airing TONIGHT! (So you still have time to catch up!) Sean and I just got around to watching the premiere last night, and it was pretty good. Not great, just good. Most of the actors are just scum. They give the lead male role to a piss poor Twilight actor, and then they give the lead female role to a nobody.

The only acting choice I was happy with was of the woman who helped Danny at the end. And even then, I couldn't put my finger on where I'd seen her before. But after a quick trip to Google, she is Maria Howell, another nobody, but the woman who was cast to play Seeder in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire!! That made me happy! =) Really happy I'm going to get to see her act some before I see her in Catching Fire!

Then the only other two acting choices I was okay with were of the Captain (the magic mirror in Once Upon A Time) and the "dead" mother (Erica Evans in the 2009 remake of V).

The story-line for the show is nice. Post-apocalyptic stories seem to be the big rage nowadays, so NBC might as well get in their shot at it while they can. I HATE HATE HATE it when films/shows do the "so-many years later" aspect at the VERY beginning. That just overloads the rest of the show with ridiculous amounts of flashbacks, which is probably what is to come for the rest of the season.

The acting is pretty bland, and there's not enough mystery surrounding the mystery. I don't see this show getting a second season. This doesn't nearly compare to Eric Kripke's last television creation: Supernatural. However, the boyfriend said he'd stick around for episode two at least, and he hates watching TV.. so that's one point for Revolution.