Revolution:
The Complete Second and Final Season
(2013 - 2014/Warner DVD Set)
Picture:
B- Sound: B- Extras: B Episodes: C
Revolution
is an ambitious NBC co-produced television show, executive produced
by J.J. Abrams, that was short lived with only two seasons.
Collected here is the final season of the show where that contains 22
episodes with excellent sound and picture for the DVD format by NBC
and Warner Bros. The show stars Billy Burke, Tracy Spiridakos,
Giancarlo Esposito, and Zack Orth. The best way to describe this
show is The
Walking Dead
without Zombies - whether or not that's a bad thing is a matter of
preference.
Set
in a post apocalyptic world where the world has suffered a massive
blackout, survivors have moved on and have adapted to a powerless
world. The show revolves around a group of revolutionaries that seek
to drive out an occupying force posing as the United States
Government. For me personally, I find the show pretty well made but
feel like the drama is a little too heavy. I would have liked more
of a sci-fi element (especially with Abrams attached) instead of the
study of human behavior and government of what a post apocalyptic
society would really be like. Its missing the touches of brutality
that Mad
Max
inhabits and the hear of a superior race that worked in I
Am Legend.
Instead it tries to mimic more of a Children
Of Men
type vibe but comes across more like The
Postman.
The
twenty two episodes spanning the disc include Born
in the U.S.A, There Will Be Blood, Love Story, Patriot Games, One
Riot, One Ranger, Dead Man Walking, The Patriot Act, Come Blow Your
Horn, Everyone Says I Love You, Three Amigos, Mis Dos Padres, Captain
Trips, Happy Endings, Fear and Loathing, Dreamcatcher, Exposition
Boulevard, Austin City Limits, Why We Fight, S@!t Happens,
Tomorrowland, Memorial Day, and Declaration Of Independence.
The
transfer and sound on the disc are fine for the DVD format but an
obvious Blu-ray presentation would do the show's excellent production
design a bit more justice. Captured in standard definition with its
original television broadcast aspect ratio of 1.78:1 anamorphically
enhanced - the colors are muted but fine - consisting mostly of brown
color schemes. The sound is a lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 track and also
contains English SDH for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Extras
on the disc are interesting and informative and include Revolution:
Heading West - where Creator Eric Kripke discusses his vision for the
show's evolution and storylines, Impact Revolution: Conversations
with the United Nations, UN: The Mission Continues, a 2013 Comic-Con
Panel Q&A with Cast and Creators, and a Gag Reel.
-
James Harland Lockhart V
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