Comments on: I know who to blame in Revolution’s “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” – the writers! https://cliqueclack.com/p/revolution-nobodys-fault-blame-writers/ Big voices. Little censors. Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:43:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: justdave https://cliqueclack.com/p/revolution-nobodys-fault-blame-writers/#comment-20547 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:26:23 +0000 https://cliqueclack.com/p/?p=4597#comment-20547 I feel the good people of the internet, everywhere, are unfairly hating on this show. People seem to want to compare it with the dramatic sci-fi shows of recent years. That’s not what the show is meant to be; it’s a fantasy action adventure.

Suggesting that Buffy developed to be a deeper show over its run, never mind over its first season, isn’t an objective analysis. Watching a show for years is bound to lead to a greater investment in the story and characters. Buffy had just as many nonsensical stories, plot holes, and one dimensional characters as Revolution or any other fantasy action adventure.

]]> By: Do https://cliqueclack.com/p/revolution-nobodys-fault-blame-writers/#comment-12773 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:39:15 +0000 https://cliqueclack.com/p/?p=4597#comment-12773 I really don’t need more drama to “make me feel like the main characters are in real danger” because I always know, there is no real danger when you you have just a handfull of main characters. More drama would just mean even more ridiculous story lines to safe them.

I am torn on revolution. I find the writing okay-ish. But the world feels to small. It’s like cardboard. No guards outside the factory? That’s TV. But Monroe is this worlds dictator and all we ever see is his obsession with the pendands and micro managing a few of his military officers, including really lowish ones.

Where is the government? The advicers? The people?

I have deleted the show from my list now. It’s just underwhelming.
But more fake drama would make it annoyingly underwhelming.

]]> By: Ruby https://cliqueclack.com/p/revolution-nobodys-fault-blame-writers/#comment-10827 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 05:41:57 +0000 https://cliqueclack.com/p/?p=4597#comment-10827 I’ll tell you why I kept viewing Revolution every week – because it just happens to follow The Voice. This is the same reason I watched the entire first season of Smash, another promising yet stupid show. After The Voice, I’ll bet plenty of people like me just stick around because they’re not ready to go to bed yet and they’ve been sucked in by the promos (which always make the show sound more exciting than it is).

]]> By: Otto66 https://cliqueclack.com/p/revolution-nobodys-fault-blame-writers/#comment-10787 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:48:13 +0000 https://cliqueclack.com/p/?p=4597#comment-10787 … and millions watch CSI, NCSI and every other CSI, but not me. Just ’cause ya put butter on it don’t make it a biscuit. :-)

]]> By: Ivey West https://cliqueclack.com/p/revolution-nobodys-fault-blame-writers/#comment-10575 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:10:02 +0000 https://cliqueclack.com/p/?p=4597#comment-10575 If only every show/movie/book ever boiled down the final conflict to just someone shooting someone else instead of talking about it, the endings of like everything EVER would be more logical.

Can’t blame Revolution here for not rising above everything else.

Which I think is my greater point. Revolution is this good. Not better. This good gets it a 3-ish rating and 10m viewers.

(Circling back around to a point I meant to make to Paul in my earlier comment:)

Paul say’s that the show’s biggest shortcoming is the inability for audiences to connect with the characters. While this metric isn’t an indicator of quality (again, because I’m not arguing Revolution is some great bastion of quality TV), but 10 million+ viewers continue to tune in each week. Obviously theres SOMETHING that this audience is connecting to.

]]> By: Michael https://cliqueclack.com/p/revolution-nobodys-fault-blame-writers/#comment-10516 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:37:32 +0000 https://cliqueclack.com/p/?p=4597#comment-10516 I had this conversation with a friend not too long ago:

Me: “Caught the latest ‘Revolution’ … ???”

Him: “No.”

Me: “Really? I thought you were interested in it …”

Him: “No.”

Me: “Surprising. Because you said just last week …”

Him: “Okay! I did! My dirty little secret’s out! I can’t help watching it to see what happens … to see if it gets better! I’m entranced! I’m hooked! I’m ashamed! @&#^%$ magic amulet! @&#^%$ lame ass characters! @&#^%$ improbable, boring storylines! There! Are you @&#^%$ happy … !??!??“

]]> By: Ruby https://cliqueclack.com/p/revolution-nobodys-fault-blame-writers/#comment-10509 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:25:27 +0000 https://cliqueclack.com/p/?p=4597#comment-10509 Great critique, Paul. The absurdity of that whole running out of oxygen scenario was made worse by the awful hallucination sequences. Most hallucinations/dreams on TV are way too linear and nothing at all like an actual dream. Mad Men did Betty Draper’s dream really well in “The Fog”; the dream itself involved misplaced, jumbled elements, which she didn’t notice while inside the dream.

I hated that last confrontation between Miles and Sebastian, because once Miles made up his mind not to rejoin Sebastian, he kept going on and on about how Sebastian was dead to him instead of just SHOOTING HIM. He just had to get everything off his chest before (not) pulling the trigger. It would have been more dramatic if Miles just shot him (maybe his aim get’s thrown off slightly due to fire from Monroe’s guards so Sebastian is not fatally wounded).

But you’re right – this show always wimps out instead of fully committing to whatever scenario they have set up each week. I want to like Revolution, but each week the promo gets my hopes up and then the actual episode never delivers half the promised drama or action. I’ve been pretty patient with it, but I don’t think it’s worth following anymore.

Speaking of which – bring on The Following!

]]> By: Otto66 https://cliqueclack.com/p/revolution-nobodys-fault-blame-writers/#comment-10278 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:25:25 +0000 https://cliqueclack.com/p/?p=4597#comment-10278 Nope. Simple man, simple tastes and someone who thought Dr. Rizzo was the s***. “Fringe” lasted 5 seasons with a great cast working with interesting storylines. “Revolution” has neither.

]]> By: Ivey West https://cliqueclack.com/p/revolution-nobodys-fault-blame-writers/#comment-10266 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:02:32 +0000 https://cliqueclack.com/p/?p=4597#comment-10266 I enjoy Revolution … But Animal Practice? Really Otto? I thought you were better than that :P

]]> By: Otto66 https://cliqueclack.com/p/revolution-nobodys-fault-blame-writers/#comment-10206 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:52:09 +0000 https://cliqueclack.com/p/?p=4597#comment-10206 Life. Too short to waste on crap TV. “Revolution” survives while “Animal Practice” dies? Ain’t no justice, I says. Soon, “Suits” will return and the world will be a better place.

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