Revolution (NBC, 10 p.m.) — Series premiere. “OK, so, like there’s no more technology in the world because something bad happened, and then a hot girl and a dude in an AC/DC shirt and Gus Fring from Breaking Bad walk around for awhile,” said the baked out of his mind NBC executive who got Revolution on the air. It’s not supposed to be very good, but the premise is intriguing enough to at least give the pilot a shot.
Adventure Time (Cartoon Network, 7:30 p.m.) — This season of Adventure Time seems like it’s been going on for years, not months. Then again, there are worse things in life than a surplus of Princess Bubblegum.
Bones (Fox, 8 p.m.) — Nailed it.
CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock (ABC, 8 p.m.) — ABC should follow up this special with BET Music Festival: Rap’s Night to Polka.
The Mob Doctor (Fox, 9 p.m.) — Series premiere, about a Chicago surgeon (played by My Boys‘ Jordana Spiro) who, you guessed it, also works for the mob. MAMA MIA WHAT’S THIS-A MEATBALL AND CABBAGE PIZZA PIE DOING IN MY OPEN HEART-A SURGERY, is what I hope the dialogue sounds like.
LATE NIGHT GUESTS: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Mindy Kaling on Letterman; Richard Gere and Anthony Robles on Leno; Matthew Perry, Josh Hamilton, and Kreayshawn on Kimmel; Julie Chen and Warren Sapp on Ferguson; Susan Sarandon, Karl Urban, and Jim Hamilton on Fallon; Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, and Nancy & Beth on Conan; Kofi Annan on Stewart; and Drew Faust on Colbert.
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Revolution or as I like to think of it- nbc presents the red ring of death…. seriously though, the show logo looks like the red ring of death.
Saw Revolution at a special screening at FanExpo in August. It was OK but oh so full of JJ Abrisms. Very predictable. But who knows. It may improve.
Kreayshawn or Kofi Annan? Some choices aren’t so much difficult as they are paralyzing.
I’m a little tired, so I first thought that “The Mob Doctor” said “The Moob Doctor”. When I realized I was mistaken and there really wasn’t a reality show about a Doc and a bunch of fat guy’s man boobs I was sad.
Sapp on Ferguson, that might be interesting. Nice Letterman lineup anyway. And I’ll probably check out Revolution at some point, but maybe not tonight.
Based on the banner pic I’m at least glad to see that a way to make shampoo and conditioner has apparently survived the apocalypse.
You can tell it’s post-apocalyptic because the ladies’ hair is ever so slightly wavy due to lack of straightening irons.
“Revolution” looks like “The Hunger Games” but worse.
The Hunger Lames.
That’s better than the ITV rip-off, “The Peckish Competition”.
So what gets cancelled first, “Revolution” or “Last Resort”?
Last Resort but Revolution won’t make it to January
If they kill the hipster first, I’m good for another three episodes. If he lives, well, you don’t really want to go there NBC.
the hipster is an ex-google employee and a multimillionaire
^reallly
But neither of those things do him any good in a world without “power”!!!!!!
Just watched the Revolution pilot on Hulu. The premise is great, totally plausible. Little details, like everybody raising crops in the suburbs, nice touch. But everybody looks like they walked out of a freakin J.Crew catalog. And OF COURSE the girl’s uncle, a simple barman just minding his own business, is a death dealer with the kitana blade. In all, pretty laughable. A miss.
I facepalmed as soon as the main girl’s brother walked on screen and his shirt looked like it just came back from the dry-cleaners.
I haven’t watched but I noticed in the preview that Wrigley Field was overgrown with plants. Apparently the technopocalypse made everyone forget how to use a pair of garden shears. How ridiculous.
Richard Gere on Leno, you say? Hmmmmmmm… would have been a good time for jihad.
I’m always surprised where people’s suspension of disbelief starts and stops. The early nerdrage against Revolution seems somewhat misplaced, WHAT? THERE IS NO WAY XYZ WOULD HAPPEN IF THE POWER WENT OUT BECAUSE I KNOW BECAUSE OF SCIENCE.
Of course, I’m sure they’re correct. But the Pilot builds in a perfectly good maguffin. The world is this way because of this thing. Seems easy to get past. The writing, acting, story, etc…. whole other thing. There’s enough there to keep me watching for now.
Listening to what people will and won’t believe in a fictional movie/show is always annoying. “Indiana Jones battling aliens?! HA! Now back to watching the classic one where a Crusades-era knight instructs people to drink out of a cup from the son of God in order to gain immortality!”
It is funny, and I hold myself accountable as well. The first time Jack Bauer snuck into heavily guarded government facility with a hoodie and a messenger bag I was like “This is the dumbest piece of shit I’ve ever seen.”
Then I watched 5 seasons of Alias without raising an eyebrow.
Surviving nuke by hiding in fridge: dumbest thing in the history of ever.
Traveling thousands of miles across open sea to secret Nazi base by clinging to top of German U-Boat because, ummm, I guess it never submerged: I don’t see any problem with that. What are you implying? You shut your dumb mouth!
The problem is that JJ Abrams is involved, which means its journey towards incomprehensibility is inevitable.
There’s no way that the Mod Doctor is NOT terrible right?
Change those bell bottoms, gold corduroy is this year’s style, chappie.