The writers said they wanted to go for a “believable” reason as to why the power went off. I really did like the nanite idea, but the writers missed a golden opportunity I thought.

The show’s title card changes between “Revolution” and “Evolution”. I honestly thought the route they were going to go, was that the nanites had evolved and become sentient. When the denizens of the Tower were first revealed, I thought it was going to show the nanites had somehow taken those people over (Borg’ed). But nope, none of that.

The writers wanted to go for a somewhat believable idea on how the power went off, but then wanted us to completely forget that even with the ‘ability’ to turn the power back on, that there’s no way the lights would come on like they did at the end of the episode. The infrastructure would simply not be there to support it.

I’d like to know where all the fuel for the helicopters is coming from. Most of the additives in high end petroleum products like gasoline and avgas will break down after 6-12 months, leaving behind a gummy residue. Besides after 15 years of no power, most remaining fuel sources would have been burned for heating purposes.

And there is just no way that complex weapons like ICBM’s are still going to work, after sitting idle in their silos for 15 years with absolutely no maintenance. The writers would have been better off using the idea that one of those satellites in orbit was armed with a kinetic bombardment weapon (like in GI Joe:Retaliation). It would have been somewhat more believable, but I highly doubt that satellites in orbit would still be functioning after 15 years.

Hmmm your comment seems to imply that you’re the one that might not be so smart, since you couldn’t even respond without name calling.

IMO the show’s uniqueness lies in it’s aesthetic, which plays homage to humanities past with just a dash of advanced tech and beautifully in it’s spiritual aspirations, which play nice to ‘man in the wilderness’ themes.

Exactly, it only changes the direction of the show. Not ruin it!

No it will not ruin it! Its going to be boring if it stays off. It has to come on someday! Dumba**!!!

The direction the show seems to be taking is the initiation of a new Civil War. Atlanta, Philadelphia, Austin (or Dallas) will be in-fighting while the President in Cuba covertly amasses troops and re-purposes military equipment that was left to rust after the blackout.

When I first heard that this was a show where there’s no longer any electricity, I was excited that this could mean a respite from all the high-action shows on television. Clearly, I was wrong.