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Lydia Leftcoast

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9. I watched the first two episodes on Hulu, but a few things bothered me, aside from

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 11:49 AM

Nov 2012

the bad acting and the overly well-groomed and white toothed actors.

1. The really interesting story would have been how the country adjusted to the lack of electricity. Note that they are within walking distance of Chicago. This means that they have a real winter. How did they avoid freezing to death? What did they eat? In one scene, a man comes to his front door with a cup of coffee. Have they all installed wood stoves?

2. The show features one of the hallmarks of intellectually bankrupt writing: a fight every few minutes, one that the "good guys" always win, with the rest of the story leading up to yet another fight. Yawn.

3. Note the right-wing subtext: a racially mixed man is head of a dictatorial government and is determined to confiscate GUNS.

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So I am watching this show Revolution on NBC... [View all] WCGreen Nov 2012 OP

It must be a cultural imperative that all underarms must be hairless! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #1

It's a TV show Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #2

It is a quibble.... WCGreen Nov 2012 #4

They have great dentists in that universe Tabasco_Dave Nov 2012 #3

I am watching it, but find the acting extremely uneven and the basic premise hlthe2b Nov 2012 #5

The acting has bothered me most NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #6

I have about given up on Revolution TM99 Nov 2012 #7

The next episode is the last until March, I think NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #8

Shocking TM99 Nov 2012 #10

I watched the first two episodes on Hulu, but a few things bothered me, aside from Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #9

I agree TM99 Nov 2012 #11

Monroe is mixed race? NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #13

Sorry, I meant Neville Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #16

I gave up on it Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #15

the acting is of the kind you would find on a disney show for kids or a soap Opera... WCGreen Nov 2012 #17

I don't play games they came into being when I was in my prime earning years and so WCGreen Nov 2012 #18

My husband loves it, but I haven't watched a second of it despite being in the same room Catlover827 Nov 2012 #12

Why Aren't They Riding Bikes Instead of Walking? Yavin4 Nov 2012 #14

maybe they did that for a few years - until the tires starting going? NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #19

Meh. You can get new tires like you can get new shoes. Yavin4 Nov 2012 #20

the tires themselves won't last NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #21

This is a post-apocalyptic world. People will improvise. People will figure out how to adjust. Yavin4 Nov 2012 #22

if the whole tire is ruined NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #24

So. Take A New One Yavin4 Nov 2012 #25

again NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #29

You can recycle rubber pretty easily. WCGreen Nov 2012 #26

maybe where the militia are headquartered they can do that NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #30

If everyone looked scanky we might not watch. In_The_Wind Nov 2012 #23

That kind of thing usually ruins post-apocalyptic movies for me 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #27

Yeah, same problem on LOST. undeterred Nov 2012 #28