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Topic: Revival

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Revival is set on one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin when the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves. But this is no zombie story as the "revived" appear and act just like they once were. When local Officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she's left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.

First Episode was OK. The story + worldbuilding is a bit weak and predictable but I like the MC (kinda all over the place) and the sister looks like an interesting character as well.

Guessing this will be stupid fun at the end so I will continue watching it smile
(the poster makes it look a lot more serious than it actually is, at least EP01)

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A very convenient 35 day time jump...skipping all the seemingly important stuff - this feels more like the writers weren't able to properly fill that gap with content that would've made sense.

The sister being dead was very predictable, in fact I thought of her being a Reviver the first time we saw her in the bath tub.

Deserved more runtime:
Abbys | Dead Like Me | Devs | Firefly | Gangsta. | Jack of all Trades | Kevin (probably) saves the World | Lodge 49 | Mrs. Davis | NYC 22 | Powerless | Roadkill | Special Unit 2 | Stumptown | Surface | The Brave | The Crazy Ones | The Finder | The Middleman | Truth Seekers | Two Weeks to Live | Whiskey Cavalier

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Re: Revival

I found this an interesting first episode. I do not usually like the zombie / reincarnation types of shows but this one is different enough to keep me interested and definitely not as serious as the poster would suggest.

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Re: Revival

Three Episodes in so far and it's still pretty good.

I love the characters - every single one has there own quirks and well written personalities (expect maybe for the sheriff, his personality feels a bit forced and over-the-top).

The main story is moving a bit too slow for me, doesn't look like we will get all the important answers towards the end of the season. But from what I've seen a second season will be possible.

And I can say for certain now that the poster for both the show and the characters are very misleading...there is nothing really serious about this show.

Deserved more runtime:
Abbys | Dead Like Me | Devs | Firefly | Gangsta. | Jack of all Trades | Kevin (probably) saves the World | Lodge 49 | Mrs. Davis | NYC 22 | Powerless | Roadkill | Special Unit 2 | Stumptown | Surface | The Brave | The Crazy Ones | The Finder | The Middleman | Truth Seekers | Two Weeks to Live | Whiskey Cavalier

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