Revolution has begun

The Fall TV series is kicking off with the first of several pilots for new shows, which also makes it the first show in that yearly game of "how soon might it be cancelled".

Our first contestant in this game is Revolution.

Revolution is a dystopian adventure set in the former United States (Illinois at least for the pilot) that tells the tale of what happens some 15 years after a mystery event causes all electrical devices to fail all at once. The show counts among its producers none other than JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk and even at least one of its stars hails from the Abramsverse -- Elizabeth Mitchell. Although it appears she was just a guest star. Another star, Giancarlo Esposito, was seen last season in Once Upon a Time, created by graduates from the Abrams School of TV. Whether these connections might give Revolution, which apparently debuted to satisfactory numbers last night, a full life remains to be seen. After all, end of the world shows (be they about the event itself or the aftermath) aren't typically light fare and more often than not burn out and typically rather fast.