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For Sale Mar 28, 2026 at 8:35 PM

What do you think of the 2012 sci-fi TV series Revolution?

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Ripper1337 Mar 28, 2026 +24
I liked the idea of it. Where anything that generates enough power ceases to function so you have steam engines and the train as the powerhouses. That was cool. It lost me when people started getting keys to turn the power on.
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FightMoney Mar 28, 2026 +10
I don't think the creators even understood the difference between chemical and electrical energy when creating the show. When someone finally asked why humanity didn't instantly drop dead from their nervous systems failing, the showrunner definitely just said, 'I'm gonna need you to get all the way off my back about basic biology. Also, no guns, because sword fights are TIGHT!' Stuffing the plot with magic USB pendants so the bad guys can suddenly fly helicopters? Super easy, barely an inconvenience.
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Ripper1337 Mar 29, 2026 +4
It reminds me of this book series called the Emberverse where it went a step further. No firearms and no steam engines. No keys to turn the power on, it was turned off because god iirc.
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Juunlar Mar 28, 2026 +23
Started off well, but quickly veered due to a weak cast and uneven plot. Might have done better away from the shackles of network tv
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ViskerRatio Mar 28, 2026 +16
I thought it was a solid idea but it didn't really rise to its potential. I'd say it's a 6/10 series. Worth watching but I wouldn't strongly recommend it as a must watch.
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90_degrees Mar 28, 2026 +1
Agreed completely. Felt the exact same way
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Victim_Of_Fate Mar 28, 2026 +9
Shouldn’t have tried to explain why the power went out and just concentrated on what the non-electronic world looked like
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vj815 Mar 28, 2026 +9
Fun concept awful execution
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Mountain-Bid4317 Mar 28, 2026 +11
I don't. 
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Local_Vacation1143 Mar 28, 2026 +4
never watched it but the premise seemed kinda interesting at teh time, just got lost in all the other shows that were coming out around then.
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AContrarianDick Mar 28, 2026 +3
Wasn't even the only apocalyptic event show around that era either.
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commonpaine1424 Mar 28, 2026 +3
Jericho
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mileseverett Mar 28, 2026 +3
Good concept, nice visuals, mid plot, acting was alright
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HorizontalBob Mar 28, 2026 +3
I liked fun of swordfighting without guns. See was another one. Jumping to the reason for outage though hurtt the flow.
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productjunkie76 Mar 28, 2026 +6
I liked it and felt it had great potential and wish they had gotten to the sci fi stuff quicker and more often. I would have liked to see it continue and wish there was a reboot.
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biophazer242 Mar 28, 2026 +2
It was fun but nothing remarkable. I thought the concept was interesting and the show was at its best when they expanded the world. It was cool to see how different parts of the country formed their own little governments. I have not watched it since it aired but if I recall in s2 they even really expanded out further into the west.
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ShadowWriter28 Mar 28, 2026 +2
I loved it!
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bardsworth Mar 28, 2026 +2
Interesting concept, but didn't like the characters, and it was laughable how clean they were and how well-styled their hair was for a post-apocalyptic setting.
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greenslam Mar 28, 2026 +2
That is what really turned me off the show. Oh, you walked 500 miles under a hot sun. Yet they all looked like they were ready to shoot a clothes commercial.
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BigBarMan Mar 28, 2026 +3
Had potential. Loved the fight scenes. Hated the girl character.
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lightspuzzle Mar 28, 2026 +2
it was good.too bad it got cancelled.
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Exotic-West3751 Mar 28, 2026 +1
It was good. Wasn't afraid of taking risks and blowing up entire shit
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trackofalljades Mar 28, 2026 +1
Oh man the show about “the nano” and “the tower” that never figured out its ow rules?
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October_13th Mar 28, 2026 +1
My sister and I tried watching this and it was sooo bad. We ended up sort of hate-watching it and laughing constantly. So I actually have fond memories of that show.
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TheRealDudeMitch Mar 28, 2026 +1
Super cool concept and I still love Tracy Spiridakos (😍) but overall it didn’t live up to what it should have been
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Crazytmack Mar 28, 2026 +1
Wasn't really sci-fi. More like post apocalyptic dystopia
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cmdrtheymademedo Mar 28, 2026 +1
Cool show but had stupid ideas and got canceled before anything came together. The next season could have possibly validated the show but the network shafted it
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draxenato Mar 28, 2026
Utter shite from start to finish. A sci Fi show where the writers didn't even know the most basic science.
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General_Keyboard Mar 29, 2026 +1
Was fun. Could tell the budget was way too high, was never gonna make it multiple seasons.
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ronbiomed Mar 29, 2026 +1
Way too campy. I would've liked it to be more serious and gritty.
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CapnAwesme Mar 29, 2026 +1
I thought it started off fun and I enjoyed aspects of it, but it managed to jump the shark within a single season. I don’t understand how it could’ve been green-lit by anyone with an actual outline of the whole season. The whole “mystery” was just dumb. Was it green-lit before they decided it was caused by nanobots (or whatever it was)??
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Tolkien-Minority Mar 28, 2026
C***.
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