Revolution cancelled by NBC

[Dream]

http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/revolution-cancelled-nbc/

After a flying start two years ago when it was the key piece at NBC‘s upfront presentation, Revolution has just been cancelled. The JJ Abrams/Eric Kripke post-apocalyptic drama is long ways from where it was last season when it was riding high with a lot of buzz and solid ratings behind The Voice on Mondays. The heavily serialized series started to lose steam after the long hiatus between the fall and spring half-season. And it has been a ho-hum performer in the low-trafficked Wednesday 8 PM slot this season, a shadow of its former glory.

I'm surprised it lasted this long. The ratings were steady dropping since the first season.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

No wrap-up, then?

 

[sojourner]

Aaron wakes up in Bob Newhart's bed.....

 

[JD]

Damn. I really enjoyed the first season, and the second has been even better. I was very curious where it was headed for season 3.

 

[Taylirious]

Yeah, I have enjoyed it. I wish they could have at least given it 13 EPs after Grimm or something.

 

[TheSeeker]

I have to say I'm kind of relieved. I only watched it because my wife likes it but I lost interest long ago.

 

[Candlelight]

It watched the first episode and it was pretty dull then. Can't imagine how bad it got since then.

 

[crookeddy]

This show started pretty badly, picked up steam, and has since lost steam. Won't miss it much, but sad to see another sci-fi failure.

 

[bigdaddy]

This show started pretty badly, picked up steam, and has since lost steam. Won't miss it much, but sad to see another sci-fi failure.

It was a failure before it even aired. Just had no clue what they wanted to do.

 

[TheSeeker]

Yeah. The show definitely lost focus. And how no one has killed Monroe for what he did is beyond me.

 

[Taylirious]

He was better as The Cape!

 

[Snaploud]

I gave up on this show before the end of the first season. I'm surprised it lasted this long.

 

[theenglish]

The first few episodes of the first season were pretty good I thought, but it fell apart after it returned. I watched to the end of the first season and didn't even bother to come back for the next. The characters changed sides so often I couldn't remember who was supposed to be good and who was supposed to be bad.

 

[Morpheus 02]

Yeah. The show definitely lost focus. And how no one has killed Monroe for what he did is beyond me.

What should've happened was that Neville should have killed Monroe, scratch off a line to make it the Neville republic.

The actor had such zero charisma, I had a hard time believing he was the head of something.

They DID cast a good choice for his son. Unfortunately, he and others didn't really grow at all.

And the main character Charley...i felt like they hired her because she could cry really well...but had no real arc for Charley.

I was also hoping that Aaron's wife's first child would actually be Aaron's, so he finds out he is a dad.


Ah well....

 

[auntiehill]

Yeah. The show definitely lost focus. And how no one has killed Monroe for what he did is beyond me.

This. I thought it started with promise but when it came back for the second season, it was completely scattered, no focus at all. And the "I'm going to kill Monroe; oh, wait, never mind," business just became laughable. I watched it because hubby is a completist and must watch everything to the bitter end, but even he was getting fed up with it.

 

[Taylirious]

I disagree about David Lyons and I admit I didn't care for Tracy Spiridakos for the first part of S1 but she grew on me.

 

[jespah]

Ah, well, Steven Culp will find other work, I'm sure. I do hope they don't hurriedly write in a finale where they kill off his character. I think he might already hold the record in killed-off characters.

 

[sojourner]

Considering how late in the year it is, I am guessing the entire season has already been completed.

 

[Relayer1]

Elizabeth Mitchell's taking over from Summer Glau. The next show she's in is in real trouble...

Well, that's pretty much the last genre show in the last few years that I haven't bailed on part way through, although it was getting very close. I might not bother watching the rest.

Oh, sorry, I haven't quit on Defiance yet. I may well though...

 

[Jax]

Stopped watching when I thought it wouldn't get a 2nd season and the show was too hit n miss to ever really hold an audience though the STUPID midseason break really killed the show during its debut season.