Upfront time is so bittersweet for us here at TVFTROU. A lot of times our featured shows make the cut. For example, we were very excited to hear that The 100 had earned a season two renewal after capturing our hearts so far in it’s midseason run. Sadly though, not all of our shows fare so well.
NBC made it official this afternoon, Revolution has been cancelled. Season three will not be a reality. While this is very sad news, it’s not that all surprising. Revolution has only been a marginal performer for NBC and chances of it gaining an audience in its third season were very slim. Buzz for the show had all but disappeared. In the end it was the price tag that sunk it. Revolution was a big budget domestic show that commanded a premium license fee. NBC renewed marginal performer Hannibal, which is produced cheaper in Canada and comes with a much lower license fee. Hannibal also came with a lucrative VOD deal for NBC. The writing was on the wall.
Revolution had a lot of struggles creativity and while it did drastically improve in season two when Rockne S. O’Bannon, Trey Callway, and Ben Edlund came on board, it just wasn’t enough. By that time the fans had lost interest, and the Wednesday at 8pm slot for such a gritty show didn’t help either.
We at TVFTROU were honored to do extensive coverage for Revolution for it’s two seasons, and it will be surely be missed by us. I want to personally thank Nicole for her wonderful reviews every week and she gets a big virtual hug from me in consolation for this sad news. The same to Bookdal, who was also a big supporter of this show.
Share your fondest memories, scenes, episodes of Revolution in the comments below. Consider this to be our wake, since there is two more episodes left to see before the show is gone. Let’s send Revolution out in style. It’s the least we can do.
I’m really depressed that Revolution was cancelled. I really really really like that show.
I also want to thank Nicole for taking the time to write reviews. Despite lurking and not posting comments, I really enjoyed reading them and loved her wonderful insights. I loved reading about Bass.
It’s hard for me to pick a favorite scene because I have a lot of them, but one ep that’s stuck with me is “Nobody’s Fault but Mine”, despite it coming from the subpar first season because it’s the first time Miles and Bass come face to face, and there’s so many Bass feels! I also really liked the introduction of Conner in the second season. It added a nice new dynamic. I esp liked it when Bass and Conner met in the Mexican bar. Hilarity ensued.
Thanks Charlotte for sharing your thoughts about Revolution. For me, I just knew a lot of the people behind the show so I’m sad for them. I think that season one was an awful mess and they really had a great chance to turn it around in season two. They did, and I’m glad they fixed a lot of the problems (Conner was a perfect addition!) but I guess it never really caught on. I think NBC gave Revolution an awful time slot. A dark apocalyptic drama at 8 pm? This was a 10 pm show.
My favorite episode of the series by far was the one where the nanites had Aaron believing he was back in his old life when the power was back on. Of course Ben Edlund was co-writer on that one, and since he’s my favorite all time Supernatural writer, it kind of figures I would like his style. To be honest, I ‘m not sure exactly where season three could have gone. Another year of power struggles in Texas wouldn’t have done it for me. Perhaps we’ll never know what was imagined, but I hope they close it out well.
That was a good ep. I also really like Edlund as well; he’s definitely one of my top from Supernatural. Yeah, I’m not sure where they would’ve gone either. Maybe still fighting the Patriots, but a change in location, like moving things to DC? I have no idea, but like you, I hope the last two eps are good ones. I’ll miss the show!