If you have seen the Upfronts teaser for Revolution (which I personally had watched 12+ times), you know the basic gist of the pilot: All of a sudden in the present day, all power goes out. Everywhere. Ben Matheson (Tim Guinee- Stargate SG-1) seems to be the only one with any idea that the power outage is coming and tries to warn his brother Miles (Billy Burke –Twilight), but is cut off before he can reveal what was happening. Ben returns home to his wife and children, and quickly downloads files to a mysterious amulet moments before the event occurs. It seems like the world is about to end as anything that required power dies suddenly (including planes) and humanity is tasked with finding a new way to survive.

Jump forward 15 years…and the power is still out. Seriously. Life has found a way to move forward, but has regressed in many ways. The Mathesons (Ben, his son Danny, and daughter Charlie) and live in a small rural community, trying to stay out of the spotlight. When the Militia (led by Giancarlo Esposito- The Usual Suspects) shows up demanding that Ben assists with locating his brother, Danny (Graham Rogers- Memphis Beat) attempts to stop his father from being taken. Tragedy strikes, and now Charlie (Tracey is tasked with finding her Uncle and savings her remaining family. Why does the Militia want The Matheson brothers? What secrets do they hold regarding the blackout?

This awesome new series is being written by Eric Kripke (Supernatural), produced by J.J. Abrams (LOST), with the pilot episode Directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man). One of the first things that you will notice about the show is the high quality CGI and production value of the pilot. Impressive visuals, sword fights, a dystopian future, and a solid cast, and quality writing are just some of the reasons why I cannot wait to watch Revolution each week.  I do want to note that the only way this show can be a hit is if the network truly commits and maintains this level of quality consistently. NBC seems to be aware of the gem that they have with this story, and I think they might give this the chance to capture everyone’s attention and become the must see series of 2012!

ComicsOnline gives Revolution: “Pilot” 5 out of 5 amulets that we want to find at Comic-Con!