So... basically the worst cancellation EVER

Yeah as bad as that one was, there have definitely been worse ones. At least the Patriots story was resolved. A bit rushed, but I'd say it was fairly believable since we already knew Texas was a very powerful nation and the Patriots needed them to be either destroyed or on their side to win.

If you don't want to be spoiled, you shouldn't be here in the first place.

You must haven't seen Alcatraz .. Just as bad lol

I still feel bad about Carnivale getting cancelled. Revolution, not so much.

Sucks to be left hanging with "Revolution". "Carnivale" and "Twin Peaks" are the worst of the worst, to me. And "Flash Forward" really left so many questions...





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I smell dark magic! It's a bit like burnt popcorn.

This.

Thank you! I've been saying the same thing. I don't know why people are acting like this was a surprise. Given it's ratings, it was always on the bubble with a slightly greater chance of being cancelled than renewed. NBC doesn't produce it so it's not like they'd be able to recuperate current lost revenue on syndication of it later. The production staff of Revolution at Bad Robot could have chosen to write a finale that served as both a season and series finale in case it wasn't picked up but they chose not to.

They couldn't bring too much closure without it feeling rushed--the Patriot issue did get some closure (we don't see the war that supposedly will bring them down, but it's implied that with Texas (and probably California as well) fighting them after the false flag op is revealed, it's only a matter of time), but even that felt a bit rushed. I think the producers knew it would be cancelled and did the best they could to wrap up what they could at a plausible pace.

The nano thread had no way of plausibly getting wrapped up in that short time, I don't think, so they chose to leave a cliffhanger for that, maybe in the hopes that a movie or something could wrap that up. If fans demand that a la Firefly/Serenity, maybe they'll make one. That could almost be a different story entirely though--much more science fiction orientation. But if they tried to wrap that up by S2 end, it would have been way too rushed. It would certainly not be a problem that could be solved very quickly (barring some huge deus-ex-machina anyway).


Understanding is a three-edged sword.

Absolutely agreed that Firefly was the worst cancellation ever--and the producers obviously didn't see that coming midseason, there was no way they could.

The best we can hope for with Revolution probably is a movie dealing with the nanotech issue and Bradbury, Idaho. Fans clamored and got a movie that brought some closure to Firefly, maybe they can do the same here--at least in this case the show's producers were able to leave a good opening for that.

A series reboot would be better for that though (I can't see the nano issue getting solved very easily or quickly anyway)--I can dream at least.


Understanding is a three-edged sword.