{"id":18721,"date":"2013-10-15T21:50:43","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T02:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somewhatnerdy.com\/home\/?p=18721"},"modified":"2013-10-17T22:28:20","modified_gmt":"2013-10-18T03:28:20","slug":"the-revolution-richard-matheson-conspiracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somewhatnerdy.com\/home\/the-revolution-richard-matheson-conspiracy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Revolution\/Richard Matheson Conspiracy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Revolution-Matheson\"<\/h4>\n

Let me start by saying that I\u2019m not really big into conspiracy theories. I don\u2019t go around thinking the moon landing was faked. Nor do I believe there is a race of cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers in the sewers. That said I have an uncanny ability to see some undeniable patterns or similarities in things that may go unnoticed by others or who simply deny that it ever happened, much like what we all did with the Green Lantern movie.<\/h4>\n

Long contradictory preface aside, there has been something plaguing me about the show <\/span>Revolution<\/i> since the very first episode. Something that, so far, I can\u2019t see anyone talking about or acknowledging the similarities, but I can\u2019t stay silent on this any longer! I\u2019m blowing the whistle here and exposing the fact that there are many references to Richard Matheson (author of such Sci-Fi and horror classics as <\/span>I\u00a0<\/i>Am\u00a0<\/i>Legend<\/i>, <\/span>A Stir of Echoes<\/i>, and <\/span>What Dreams May Come<\/i>) and his work on the show!<\/span><\/h4>\n

Don\u2019t believe me? Let fill you in on my crazy thoughts then. Well the first and most obvious similarity is that the majority of the main characters share the same surname, \u201cMatheson,\u201d as the acclaimed author. I don\u2019t think I have to find secret files in the Bad Robot headquarters to show that, so let\u2019s just move right along then.<\/h4>\n

The second similarity is the first major antagonist you see in the series is \u201cTom Neville\u201d (played by Giancarlo Esposito) which is the combination of the names of the two main characters from A Stir of Echoes<\/i> (Tom Wallace) and I Am Legend <\/i>(Robert Neville). But the similarities don\u2019t stop there. No sir. That wouldn\u2019t make it a conspiracy. We need some more loosely interpreted data to make this a REAL conspiracy theory. So, let\u2019s talk about the sources of the Matheson names.\u00a0 In the movie version of A Stir of Echoes<\/i>, Tom (Kevin Bacon) and his son Jake, have some psychic abilities to see and communicate with the dead and use those skills to solve a mystery about a girl who disappeared a few months prior to them moving to the town. And in I Am Legend<\/i>, Robert Neville is so distraught over losing his wife and family he spends years hunting and killing vampire-like creatures in a post-apocalyptic near future. Now, let\u2019s go back to the Revolution character of \u201cTom Neville.\u201d Tom Neville goes around in a post\u2014apocalyptic world accompanied by his son, and if you\u2019re up to the second season, you know he is on a blood vendetta to avenge his wife\u2019s death. He pretty much is doing what both of Matheson\u2019s characters did, but with the small difference of Esposito\u2019s character being evil and absolutely as crazy as a schizophrenic bat who is loaded up on laxatives. I won\u2019t go further into details to avoid any spoilers for people who haven\u2019t caught up to it yet (I\u2019m referring to the show and not a bat bowel movement). I have a feeling you know what lies in store for that bat.<\/h4>\n

\"Tom<\/p>\n

This is how I imagine they came about fusing these characters together to make Tom Neville. If they didn’t, they should’ve.<\/em><\/p>\n

I may be reaching for similarities here, but that\u2019s the beauty of conspiracy theories. They never have to fully make sense, just kind of show some similarities to make others go \u201cHoly crap! I never thought of that, but I totally get that. How did I not see it before?!\u201d Well, don\u2019t feel too bad about that. Not everyone has this much time on their hands.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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