Revolution, Vegas, and The Last Resort: Prognosis

In the last couple of days I have watched week two or The Last Resort and Vegas as well as Weeks two and three of Revolution.

All of these shows have been fairly well received out of the gate and I plan to keep readers apprised on how the shows progress and build on their big starts.

Revolution, the Monday night NBC drama has started off with strong ratings. Defeating Hawaii Five-0 in each of it's first three weeks the show continues to build it's story. I will admit that about half way through week two I was close to bagging it, it just was meandering a little too much and I am notoriously quick on the trigger. By the end of episode two however I was back involved when a huge plot twist presented itself. Week Three was very strong as we are seeing more more flashbacks that give us an understanding of the people in the show and where they were and who they have been before the time frame we are seeing now. The relationship between Miles and the leaders of the Monroe republic has been most interesting. These shows do have a hard time keeping the plot moving and yet having it maintain it's excitement but it can be done. Lost is always the prime example of this, Revolution still looks to me like it has an uphill climb to sustain success but if you are waiting to see how it does before you hop on board now might be the time, NBC has signed the show for a full compliment of episodes for the season.

Andre Braugher's The Last Resort started off perhaps stronger than any show we have seen in recent years. Last nights episode continued the intrigue as the American military moved in close to the boundary that Captain Chaplin had set and we learned that the invisibility ( on radar etc ) on the ship works and that thus the sailors have a pretty effective way to hide. The show is taking a little more time to flesh out it's characters and with the time slot it has this show might have a tougher time and a shorter leash. I think the show has promise but this show, even more than Revolution seems to be a show with little space to grow without getting more and more farfetched. It also should be on at ten. Watching this show at eight instead of the fun, I do not have to keep up with the plot of The Big Bang Theory is a tough sell. If your afraid of falling in love with a show that will soon be pulled you might wait a little longer on this one as I still, unless a new time slot is found, will be hard pressed to succeed.

The clearest hit and the one with the easiest path to success is also, not surprisingly the show of the three that is most conventional. Still one should not confuse conventional with hum drum. Set in the mob town of 1960 Las Vegas and with the double barreled approach of a long range plot of the battle between a resolute upright Sheriff and a mobster named Savino, while also having weekly crimes to investigate this show lights up the screen. Dennis Quaid is good in his role but Micheal Chilkis is fantastic, Emmy worthy right away, in his role as the Chicago gangster. Don't wait on this show, it is a little beyond the normal cop show, the historic setting adds and element, and the acting is first rate. This show is a sure fire winner.