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Aaron’s Journal: Leaving Priscilla – Again

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During my freshman year at MIT, most of the guys in my dorm would stay up insanely late trying to think up an idea that would change the world. Unfortunately, this pursuit usually just turned into betting someone to do something stupid. Case in point, I remember one night I bet my friend Gary 50 bucks that he couldn’t down three flaming vodka shots in under a minute. He gladly accepted the challenge and we set them ablaze. However, as we were stupid college freshmen, we didn’t know that you have to blow out the flame before drinking and sadly, Gary didn’t realize this until it was too late. Terrified, he spit the vodka out – momentarily resembling a screaming dragon – and lit the common room ping-pong table on fire. Luckily, someone else grabbed a fire extinguisher while I hid in the corner laughing, fairly certain I had just witnessed the best fire story of my life. Continue reading →

NBC Revolution: Episode 1.01 – Pilot – Press Release

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“PILOT”

09/17/2012 (10:00PM – 11:00PM) (Monday) : SEASON PREMIERE-AN EPIC ADVENTURE FROM J.J. ABRAMS, ERIC KRIPKE AND JON FAVREAU – What would you do without it all? In this epic adventure from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions and “Supernatural’s” Eric Kripke, a family struggles to reunite in an American landscape void of electricity: a world of empty cities, local militias and heroic freedom fighters, where every single piece of technology — computers, planes, cars, phones, even lights — has mysteriously blacked out forever.

The series stars Billy Burke, Tracy Spiridakos, Graham Rogers, Anna Lise Phillips, Zak Orth, JD Pardo, Giancarlo Esposito, David Lyons, Maria Howell, Daniealla Alonso, Tim Guinee and Elizabeth Mitchell. Kripke, Abrams and Bryan Burk (“Lost,” “Star Trek”) serve as executive producers, and Jon Favreau (“Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2″) serves as co-executive producer. “Revolution” is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Bad Robot Productions, Kripke Enterprises and Warner Bros. Television. The pilot was directed by Favreau.

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According to the Revolution Official Facebook page’s latest status: The FULL Pilot will be available to view on NBC’s official Revolution website Tuesday, Sept. 4th!

Updated: Character profiles (Bios)

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Billy Burke (Miles) Billy Burke stars as Miles Matheson, a former Marine and warrior who’s been living a reclusive life in NBC’s “Revolution.”

Tracy Spiridakos (Charlie) Tracy Spiridakos stars as Charlie Matheson, the headstrong, curious and daring daughter of Ben Matheson in NBC’s “Revolution.”

Graham Rogers (Danny) Graham Rogers stars as Danny Matheson, the thoughtful, cautious younger brother of Charlie Matheson (Tracy Spiridakos) in NBC’s “Revolution.

Zak Orth (Aaron)
Zak Orth stars as Aaron, a computer genius ill-prepared for the rigors of the world he currently lives in on NBC’s “Revolution.”

J.D. Pardo (Nate) J.D. Pardo stars as Nate, a member of the militia with conflicted feelings for Charlie Matheson (Tracy Spiridakos) in NBC’s “Revolution.”

Maria Howell (Grace) Maria Howell stars as Grace in NBC’s “Revolution.” Howell is an actor, singer and voiceover artist. She is best known as the choir soloist from the movie “The Color Purple.”

Tim Guinee (Ben) Tim Guinee stars as Ben Matheson, Charlie and Danny’s father, who conceals a mysterious connection to the blackout in NBC’s “Revolution.”

Elizabeth Mitchell (Rachel) Elizabeth Mitchell stars as Rachel Matheson, the mother of Charlie (Tracy Spiridakos) and Danny (Graham Rogers) in NBC’s “Revolution,” which reteams her with J.J. Abrams.

Giancarlo Esposito (Captain Tom Neville) Giancarlo Esposito stars as Captain Tom Neville, a cultured former insurance adjuster turned militia leader in NBC’s “Revolution.”

David Lyons (Bass / General Monroe). David Lyons stars as Bass, a former Marine who served alongside Miles Matheson (Billy Burke) in NBC’s “Revolution”.

 

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NBC’s Revolution Preview – What can we expect?

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Are you looking forward to NBC’s big budget new series launching this fall? Revolution is the ground-breaking new blockbuster from LOST producer JJ Abrams. The new science fiction drama series will debut on September 17th 2012 but what can we expect from this exciting new show?

Today we will preview the first few episodes of Series One. We will learn about the characters, the plot and discover more of what we can look forward to in this fascinating new programme. Warning this article may contain some spoilers.

Revolution – The first episodes

Episode one will introduce the viewers to the main characters. We join the story some 15 years after the blackout, although the narrative uses flashbacks to help us explore their backgrounds in further detail. The main protagonists centre on the Matheson family, who after 15 years without power have become farmers at the heart of a small community. Ben Matheson (Tim Guinee) is the family head, and helps care for his daughter Charlie (Tracy Spiridakos) and son Danny (Graham Rogers). With local governments extinct, rogue militia groups control the land. Unfortunately in the first episode we watch helplessly as Ben is visited by one of the militia leaders, Captain Tom Neville (Giancarlo Esposito) who demands that Ben must leave the village and come with him at once.
Without spoiling what happens in these first few scenes, Ben tells his daughter Charlie that she must begin an epic journey to Chicago to track down her long lost uncle. Armed with a sacred locket, Charlie sets off on her mission accompanied by local townsfolk Maggie (Anna Lise Phillips) and Aaron (Zak Orth). Along their way they meet a fellow traveller called Nate (J. D. Pardo), however Maggie has her reserves as to whether they can trust their new friend.

Eventually the group reach Chicago and locate

Charlie’s uncle Miles (Billy Burke). However he is not best pleased to meet his new family member and also has reservations over Nate. During the initial episodes we will uncover a whole of host of information via flashbacks which help us better understand our characters actions. We will discover why Charlie’s dad gave her his most important sacred locket and why Miles is reluctant to leave Chicago and return back to Charlie’s home.

Our Revolution preview thoughts:

The Revolution TV series has a lot of expectations on it and needs to be a hit in the American ratings. We witnessed last year with Fox’s Terra Nova what happens if a new science fiction series doesn’t perform well. Fortunately, we believe that Revolution will be a huge success. It has so much potential including a superb cast, stunning sci-fi settings and engaging original story plot. However the biggest attraction has got to be having producer JJ Abrams on board. The similarities of cult show LOST are here in abundance and for LOST fans there has yet to be a TV show that can satisfy their cravings. NBC’s Revolution will surely take that crown when it premieres this fall.

Maria Howell (Grace)

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Grace (Revolution Cast)

Maria Howell stars as Grace in NBC’s “Revolution.” Howell is an actor, singer and voiceover artist. She is best known as the choir soloist from the movie “The Color Purple.”

Life and career

mariahowell.com: Some may be inspired to call her best kept secret, but anyone who leaves an imprint on every medium from radio, stage and television to the Hollywood screen is hardly incognito. Howell’s talent has been featured as a nightclub singer “Goldie”, in “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles“, produced by George Lucas (Chicago and NY episodes, which also features veteran actor Keith David). Other roles on the small screen include “Linda”, where she plays alongside master performers Richard Thomas (The Waltons) and Virginia Madsen (Sideways) and in “Scattered Dreams” with Tyne Daly (Judging Amy) and Alicia Silverstone (Clueless and Beauty Shop).

Her credibility as a true thespian flourished when she nailed a coveted role as the daughter of Maya Angelou’s character in Langston Hughes’ “Tambourines to Glory” stage play. She has worked with famed actor, director and producer, Tyler Perry in film, “Daddy’s Little Girls” and in his TV sitcoms “Meet the Browns” and “House of Payne” (TBS).

She has appeared alongside actress Regina King, as her best friend in Lifetime Television’s “Living Proof”, starring Harry Connick, Jr. More credits she adds to her resume are, “Drop Dead Diva” (Lifetime), “Past Life” (FOX), “Vampire Diaries” (CW) and “The Blind Side”, starring Sandra Bullock, “Detroit 1-8-7″ (ABC), “The Game” (BET). “Field of Vision” (NBC), “Single Ladies” (VH1), “Necessary Roughness” (USA). “What To Expect When You’re Expecting”, starring Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Rock and Dennis Quaid (theatrical release May 2012). Also in May 2012, she will appear in the Hallmark Hall of Fame’s TV release of “Firelight”, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., where she plays the part of Mrs. Easle.

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Filmography

  • 2012 What to Expect When You’re Expecting
  • 2012 Firelight (TV movie)
  • 2011 It’s Supernatural (TV series)
  • 2009-2011 The Vampire Diaries (TV series)
  • 2011 Single Ladies (TV series)
  • 2011 Necessary Roughness (TV series)
  • 2011 Field of Vision (TV movie)
  • 2011 The Game (TV series)
  • 2010 Detroit 1-8-7 (TV series)
  • 2010 Past Life (TV series)
  • 2009 The Blind Side
  • 2008-2009 Army Wives (TV series)
  • 2009 Drop Dead Diva (TV series)
  • 2009 Mississippi Damned
  • 2009 A Peacock-Feathered Blue (short)
  • 2008 Living Proof (TV movie)
  • 2008/I Reverie (short)
  • 2007 K-Ville (TV series)
  • 2007 Daddy’s Little Girls
  • 2006 Barbed Wire (short)
  • 1996 The Closest Thing to Heaven
  • 1995 American Gothic (TV series)
  • 1993 Scattered Dreams (TV movie)
  • 1993 Linda (TV movie)
  • 1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV series)

#NBC Understanding the story behind the #Revolution #NBC (Spoiler)

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After the review of the first trailers we can explain the story behind the new Revolution Tv Show. We can explain the tag-line/argument. We will see this in the first episode (coming soon this fall). By the moment, the name of this is episode is “Pilot”. -SPOILER ALERT-

Main family relationship:

  • Ben (Tim Guinee) and Miles (Billy Burke) are brothers.
  • Ben is married with Maggie (Anna Lise Phillips) and they have two sons. They are Charlie (Tracy Spiridakos) and Danny (Graham Rogers). Rachel Matheson (Andrea Roth) is the aunt.

Argument:

  • The militia of Monroe Republic (name of new republic) is looking for Ben. Captain Tom Neville (Giancarlo Esposito) is the boss.
  • Ben asks Aaron (Zak Orth) to hide the amulet.
  • Ben has been shot. (Is he dead?)
  • The militia kidnaps Danny.
  • Charlie, Aaron and Maggie go to the city looking for Miles.
  • On the road, Nate joins (JD Pardo).

In the city:

  • They found Miles.
  • Miles has a pub in the city.
  • Charlie asks Miles to help him finding his nephew Danny.
  • Charlie tells Miles they are a family and that he needs help.
  • Nate is finally part of the militia.

Charlie and Miles talks:

  • Miles tells Charlie about the blackout. He tells his brother Ben is partly involved in this. Perhaps he knew how to solve the blackout.
  • Charlie wants his brother and has no answer from his uncle. He does not care.
  • Miles’ pub is found by the military group.
  • The militia and Miles start a fight.
  • Miles wins the fight and escapes from the military group with Charlie, Aaron and Maggie.

At the end:

  • A woman named Grace(Maria Howell) uses an amulet and turns a computer on. (will it be the same amulet? )
  • The computer has the old keyboard and the monitor is a Flat LCD.

Other screen scenes:

  • Danny escapes from Militia???