Article submitted by Brian S. Kiefat @ The Ready Center
On May 9, 2014, bad news came to those of us who have come to appreciate the American Post-Apacalyptic television genre. NBC announced that it would not renew Revolution for a 3rd season.
For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of viewing Revolution, it really is an outstanding show. It came from the director of IronMan and was produced by J.J. Abrams (the guy who brought us LOST).
Revolution takes place 15 years after the start of a worldwide, permanent electrical-power blackout. All electricity on Earth was suddenly disabled at a moment’s notice. Trains and cars stopped where they were, ships went dead in the water, and aircraft fell from the sky and crashed. No cell phones, no working gasoline pumps, no running water, no grocery stores full of products, and for many people, no hope. People were forced to adapt to a world without electricity over the next fifteen years. The story (more…)
