"Revolution" adds "Cult" creator for season 2

[David]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/revolution-adds-cults-rockne-s-447424

'Revolution' Adds 'Cult's' Rockne S. O'Bannon for Season 2 (Exclusive)
by Lesley Goldberg

Fresh off its second-season renewal, NBC's Revolution is adding some
muscle to the writers' room.

Cult creator and Defiance writer Rockne S. O'Bannon has joined the
Warner Bros. Television-produced drama, The Hollywood Reporter has
learned.

O'Bannon will serve as an executive producer and a No. 2 to showrunner
Eric Kripke on the drama from J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot banner. He's
expected to play a heavy role in the second season of the drama.
Revolution has become a valuable property for NBC, ranking as the
network's top scripted drama across all of primetime.

O'Bannon created the CW's short-lived freshman entry Cult -- a passion
project for the veteran sci-fi producer who first developed the
project during the 2005-06 season for the former WB Network. His
credits also include Syfy's Defiance, ABC's V reboot and Farscape.

In addition, Revolution has also added Trey Callaway (CSI: NY) to its
staff as a co-executive producer for season two.

O'Bannon is repped by WME and Jackoway Tyerman; Callaway is with ICM
Partners and Jackoway Tyerman.

[Obveeus]

"David" <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/revolution-adds-cults-rockne-s-447424
>
> 'Revolution' Adds 'Cult's' Rockne S. O'Bannon for Season 2 (Exclusive)
> by Lesley Goldberg
>
> Fresh off its second-season renewal, NBC's Revolution is adding some
> muscle to the writers' room.
>
> Cult creator and Defiance writer Rockne S. O'Bannon has joined the
> Warner Bros. Television-produced drama, The Hollywood Reporter has
> learned.

CULT never found an audience, but I think it did a good job of telling a
story, keeping it suspenseful, and still moving it along. I'd consider this
staff addition to be a good one for REVOLUTION.

Hey, if nothing else maybe he can get them to swap out the ugly 'M' tattoos
for the cool 'CULT' box tattoo.

[anim8rFSK]

In article <tt5mn85l64629onpj...@4ax.com>,
David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/revolution-adds-cults-rockne-s-4474

> 24
>
> 'Revolution' Adds 'Cult's' Rockne S. O'Bannon for Season 2 (Exclusive)
> by Lesley Goldberg
>
> Fresh off its second-season renewal, NBC's Revolution is adding some
> muscle to the writers' room.

Because up to now it was all brain and no brawn.

--
"Every time a Kardashian gets a TV show, an angel dies."

[shawn]

On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:15:57 -0700, anim8rFSK <anim...@cox.net>
wrote:

>In article <tt5mn85l64629onpj...@4ax.com>,
> David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/revolution-adds-cults-rockne-s-4474
>> 24
>>
>> 'Revolution' Adds 'Cult's' Rockne S. O'Bannon for Season 2 (Exclusive)
>> by Lesley Goldberg
>>
>> Fresh off its second-season renewal, NBC's Revolution is adding some
>> muscle to the writers' room.
>
>Because up to now it was all brain and no brawn.

That's a scary thought.

[Ken from Chicago]

"Obveeus" <Obv...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:klf5sv$m3r$1...@dont-email.me...

Considering CULT lasted a handful of eps on The CW, maybe that's NOT the
best reference. No worries, I've fixed the subject header (and for the
youngins who don't remember FARSCAPE, I included DEFIANCE which just started
2 weeks ago to more positive critical reviews and great commercial ratings).

-- Ken from Chicago

[Ken from Chicago]

"shawn" <nanof...@gNOTmail.com> wrote in message
news:nbfnn8pnf60ml46gi...@4ax.com...

The brain is like a muscle, the more "exercise" it gets, the sharper it
becomes. That said, Rockne S. O'Bannon, of ALIEN NATION, FARSCAPE and more
recently, DEFIANCE, fame, is good at world-building, story-telling and
character-development. I don't think you'll get any argument from even the
most ardent REVOLUTION fan those are 3 areas it couldn't hurt for the show
to improve on.

-- Ken from Chicago

[anim8rFSK]

In article <klghcq$vht$1...@dont-email.me>,

And people are bailing in droves 2 weeks in.

[shawn]

That is very true. He does do a good job at telling a story and if you
saw the FARSCAPE mini-sodes on Youtube it was clear that he wanted to
tell some complex stories. That said it's a strange thing for him to
be on REVOLUTION as they seem to be the anti-FARSCAPE in their desire
to keep things simple and just wave their hands over answering any
real questions along the way. I hope that he can improve the show
(lord knows it needs it) but I fear he will be a bit like Sisyphus
with an impossible task.

[Arthur Lipscomb]

He could set Cult in the Revolution universe with the cult leader taking
over California after the blackout.

[anim8rFSK]

In article <klia01$86l$1...@dont-email.me>,

That's Ben Afflack for you.

[Ian J. Ball]

On Apr 27, 10:55 pm, anim8rFSK <anim8r...@cox.net> wrote:
> In article <klia01$86...@dont-email.me>,

>  Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
> > On 4/26/2013 5:28 PM, Obveeus wrote:

> > > "David" <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > >>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/revolution-adds-cults-rock...

> > >> 47424
>
> > >> 'Revolution' Adds 'Cult's' Rockne S. O'Bannon for Season 2 (Exclusive)
> > >> by Lesley Goldberg
>
> > >> Fresh off its second-season renewal, NBC's Revolution is adding some
> > >> muscle to the writers' room.
>
> > >> Cult creator and Defiance writer Rockne S. O'Bannon has joined the
> > >> Warner Bros. Television-produced drama, The Hollywood Reporter has
> > >> learned.
>
> > > CULT never found an audience, but I think it did a good job of telling a
> > > story, keeping it suspenseful, and still moving it along.  I'd consider
> > > this
> > > staff addition to be a good one for REVOLUTION.
>
> > > Hey, if nothing else maybe he can get them to swap out the ugly 'M' tattoos
> > > for the cool 'CULT' box tattoo.
>
> > He could set Cult in the Revolution universe with the cult leader taking
> > over California after the blackout.
>
> That's Ben Afflack for you.

Actually, the "Cult" leader was really "Charlie Jade"... ;p

[Ken from Chicago]

"anim8rFSK" <anim...@cox.net> wrote in message
news:anim8rfsk-E49EE...@news.easynews.com...

Ben Affleck is T-Bag?!

-- Ken from Chicago

[anim8rFSK]

In article <klio86$stm$1...@dont-email.me>,

"Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1...@comcast.net> wrote:

Ben Afflack is the goverator of California in Revolution.

[Ken from Chicago]

"anim8rFSK" <anim...@cox.net> wrote in message

news:anim8rfsk-2F7D4...@news.easynews.com...

Oh, you're actually PAYING ATTENTION to REVOLUTION's mythology. How DARE
you?! Eh, T-Bag could stage a coup and voila!

-- Ken from Chicago

[anim8rFSK]

In article <kljqv2$kqs$1...@dont-email.me>,

"Governor Afflack" was the closest thing Revolution has had to a moment
of cleverness.

[Ken from Chicago]

"anim8rFSK" <anim...@cox.net> wrote in message

news:anim8rfsk-14D56...@news.easynews.com...

> In article <kljqv2$kqs$1...@dont-email.me>,
> "Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> "anim8rFSK" <anim...@cox.net> wrote in message

<snip>

>> > Ben Afflack is the goverator of California in Revolution.
>>
>> Oh, you're actually PAYING ATTENTION to REVOLUTION's mythology. How DARE
>> you?! Eh, T-Bag could stage a coup and voila!
>>
>> -- Ken from Chicago
>
> "Governor Afflack" was the closest thing Revolution has had to a moment
> of cleverness.

It was kinda clever the opening last ep where Gus Fring is in a humvee
convoy listening to Lionel Riche. It was the first time in 15 years he had
heard recorded music--in air conditioned comfort. It was very reminiscent of
the opening of IRON MAN. I was disappointed he didn't secretly make an
amulet-powered exo-suit.

Also having his estranged rebel son take out the one guard and freeing him
was clever in that it fooled the audience who suspected the show would be so
stupid as to having maybe the 2nd or 3rd guy in command next to General
Monroe guarded by only ONE guard--only to reveal it was a trap. It's not a
bug, but a feature.

Bonus was minutes later when Gus killed the medic and the ONE guard guarding
him and escaped all the way back home with none of the rebel spies catching
him. Wait, okay, maybe that part was not quite so clever.

-- Ken from Chicago

P.S. Of course it would be cool if it was Gus Fring, former South American
drug lord instead of Tom Neville, former harried, shy, middle manager.

[Adam H. Kerman]

I thought Gilbert Godfried got fired for offending the Japs.

[Jim G.]

David sent the following on Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:12:56 -0400:

> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/revolution-adds-cults-rockne-s-447424
>
> 'Revolution' Adds 'Cult's' Rockne S. O'Bannon for Season 2 (Exclusive)
> by Lesley Goldberg

His new nickname in Hollywood is going to be Captain Dystopia.

--
Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"Can you and your stupid hair let us in?" -- Carlton Lassiter, PSYCH

[Jim G.]

Arthur Lipscomb sent the following on Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:56:37 -0700:

The Charlie actress wasn't enough to keep me watching this dreck, but
the addition of the lovely Skye might make for some mighty good
ambivalence on my part.

[Jim G.]

anim8rFSK sent the following on Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:54:22 -0700:

Ahem. Cough, cough. No one offered *me* a drove. I want a drove.

[Arthur Lipscomb]

Seriously? Afflack? I thought it was just a joke.

[William December Starr]

In article <dedtn81gnhptadrrf...@4ax.com>,

Jim G. <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> said:

> anim8rFSK sent the following on Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:54:22 -0700:

>> "Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Considering CULT lasted a handful of eps on The CW, maybe that's
>>> NOT the best reference. No worries, I've fixed the subject
>>> header (and for the youngins who don't remember FARSCAPE, I
>>> included DEFIANCE which just started 2 weeks ago to more
>>> positive critical reviews and great commercial ratings).
>>
>> And people are bailing in droves 2 weeks in.
>
> Ahem. Cough, cough. No one offered *me* a drove. I want a drove.

You could always leave in a huff.

-- wds

[anim8rFSK]

In article <kln6ec$r51$1...@dont-email.me>,

California is run by "Governor Afflack" - that's all we know.

[shawn]

On Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:29:05 -0700, anim8rFSK <anim...@cox.net>
wrote:

It's actually Governor Aflac, as in the Aflac duck.

[Jim G.]

William December Starr sent the following on 29 Apr 2013 22:57:06 -0400:

Hmm ... which one is classier and worth more: a drove or a huff? I'd
hate to shortchange myself here.

[shawn]

On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:49:25 -0500, Jim G.
<jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:

>William December Starr sent the following on 29 Apr 2013 22:57:06 -0400:
>> In article <dedtn81gnhptadrrf...@4ax.com>,
>> Jim G. <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> said:
>>
>> > anim8rFSK sent the following on Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:54:22 -0700:
>> >> "Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Considering CULT lasted a handful of eps on The CW, maybe that's
>> >>> NOT the best reference. No worries, I've fixed the subject
>> >>> header (and for the youngins who don't remember FARSCAPE, I
>> >>> included DEFIANCE which just started 2 weeks ago to more
>> >>> positive critical reviews and great commercial ratings).
>> >>
>> >> And people are bailing in droves 2 weeks in.
>> >
>> > Ahem. Cough, cough. No one offered *me* a drove. I want a drove.
>>
>> You could always leave in a huff.
>
>Hmm ... which one is classier and worth more: a drove or a huff? I'd
>hate to shortchange myself here.

A huff. It's hard to make a bunch of anything look classy while you
are leaving by yourself in a huff so you can look as classy as you
want.

[Dimensional Traveler]

Jennifer Affleck?

--
The 'Enterprise' crew in the 2009 Star Trek are adrenaline addicted,
hyper-active teenagers with ADD whose Ritalin got replaced with
methamphetamine, displaying a level of discipline that a Somali pirate
wouldn't tolerate.

[Jim G.]

shawn sent the following on Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:49:28 -0400:

Yeah, I can see how a huff will allow for more individuality and
independence. I think I'll opt for the huff.