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Blackout

By: QCODE & Endeavor Content
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  • Academy Award® winner Rami Malek stars in this apocalyptic thriller as a small-town radio DJ fighting to protect his family and community after the power grid goes down nationwide, upending modern civilization. Season 2 picks up after Simon’s family escapes. Upon crossing paths with an old family friend, Wren (played by Aja Naomi King), recounts her experience getting out of Boston... but can she be trusted? What truths remain to be uncovered about the origins of this blackout? Produced by QCODE and Endeavor Content. Created by Scott Conroy. Season 1 stars and is executive produced by Rami Malek. Written by Scott Conroy. Directed by Shawn Christensen. Season 2 stars Rami Malek and Aja Naomi King. Written by Jeremy Novick. Directed by Stefanie Abel Horowitz and Jeremy Novick. BLACKOUT is presented by Sonos. Discover sound made easy at Sonos.com.
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  • Trailer: Season 1 – Look Out for Each Other

    Trailer: Season 1 – Look Out for Each Other
    Mar 13 2019
    When modern civilization is upended, what choices will you make? BLACKOUT is an apocalyptic thriller set in a small-town community trying to hold itself together in the dark. BLACKOUT stars and is executive produced by Academy Award® winner Rami Malek and produced by QCode and Endeavor Audio. BLACKOUTWritten and created by Scott Conroy.Directed by Shawn Christensen. BLACKOUT is presented by Sonos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Pilot | S1E1

    Pilot | S1E1
    Mar 19 2019
    In the series premiere, local radio DJ Simon Itani (RAMI MALEK) survives a run-in with a shadowy gunman as a mysterious blackout rocks his isolated community. ~~ From QCODE, makers of fantastic audio fiction. Visit QCODEMedia.com to learn more. And, check out our new shows - Birds of Empire and The Peepkins. Listen to this episode uninterrupted (without ads in the middle) with QCODE+ on Apple Podcasts. QCODE+ subscribers also enjoy special bonus episodes which include conversations with the creators of the show. Learn more at https://qcodemedia.com/qcodeplus. BLACKOUT is presented by Sonos. Discover sound made easy at Sonos.com. Follow us: On Instagram @QCODEMedia  On Twitter @QCODEMedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Dead Air | S1E2

    Dead Air | S1E2
    Mar 19 2019
    Hunter’s camping trip takes a dangerous turn. Simon offers a reassuring voice to the community. ~~ From QCODE, makers of fantastic audio fiction. Visit QCODEMedia.com to learn more. And, check out our new shows - Birds of Empire and The Peepkins. Listen to this episode uninterrupted (without ads in the middle) with QCODE+ on Apple Podcasts. QCODE+ subscribers also enjoy special bonus episodes which include conversations with the creators of the show. Learn more at https://qcodemedia.com/qcodeplus. Follow us: On Instagram @QCODEMedia  On Twitter @QCODEMedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
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Season 2

Season 2 kills off a main character. I suggest sticking to season 1. The only good part of this podcast is the lead actor, so why kill him kff.

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you forget that it's even a podcast and makes you really think it's real. I only wish I had more.

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AWESOME

WAS NEEDING SOMETHING TO LISTEN TO CAME UPON THIS SERIES AND I LOVE IT CAN'T WAIT FOR SEASON 3!!! THIS IS A NEED FOR EVERONE

THANKS

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thoroughly enjoyed this so far.

I'm only on season one but I've really enjoyed it so far. I like the characters, and it's refreshing to hear a story with a plot that hasn't been ran into the ground like zombies or something.

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Season 1 Great. Season 2 Boring.

Season 1 did a good job of going detailing what an society would go through if individuals took it upon themselves to govern. The Itani family gets caught having to deal with people who essentially becomes dictators. Although, Simon is very naive about everything, his wife Carla knows the deal and forces him to see what’s going on. You kind of get annoyed by how much of a push over Simon is. Although, that’s probably how most people would be like if something like this were to happen. Besides that, season 1 did a good job of building characters and drawing out a good storyline.

Season 2 however… major drag. The story circulates around Carla Itani’s friend Wren Foster and her family. From the get go, you get a sense of entitlement from Wren and her naïveté when it comes to trusting people. The world is going down the drain and she’s still holding old grudges with her dad. The episode where she’s having some sort of dream after falling in the shower was totally unnecessary imo. Coulda been done without that long drawn out scenes of her childhood and realizing how much of horrible daughter she really was. Now Wren’s daughter Lana, typical teenager story of rebellion and being an asshole. That type of trope gets old real quick. Big lack of character development.

Acting was great. Storyline was not.

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1 season - amazing 2 season - terrible

I recommend listening to the 1 season only cause 2 one is a horrible bait and switch. You think you will follow the journey of Simon Itani and his family like in the first season but nope. At the beginning of the season they kill him and make a horrible person out of him which just doesn't make any sense with the story they portrayed in the 1 season with family sticking together and him fighting for them all to survive. Instead in the 2 season they implement story of a friend that comes to Itani family Wren that is just such unlikeable character along with her family (Lana her daughter is as equally horrible as her mother) that is just so hard to listen. You can tell woke feminism cast a shadow over this story since they made every male character either weak and pathetic or just evil. I honestly wanted to stop listening after they killed Remi Malek off and made him a horrible father and husband. It's sad that they destroyed such a good story. If you want to listen I recommend 1 season cause it's really good and the acting is on point just spare yourself the pain of the 2 season cause in my opinion it's not worth it.

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maybe when the blackout comes....

we'll be finally living right ‼️‼️🙈👀🥴🥰😎💯. that theme song 🎵🎵🎵 in the ending of s1e3 is EVERYTHING 💃🏾‼️‼️‼️‼️💃🏾 I swear🥰😻🥰😻💯💯💯

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Good Story

i hope there will there be a season 3? Intriguing story!! Can't wait for more!

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Started out decent, then had stupid plotholes.

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this started out good. decent cast, good story.
then comes the middle. it was ridiculously laughable.

Why would the characters leave out the fact that the other guy did the other bad thing? none of the other people would say it when it matters, but they're there for him as soon as he gets consequnces? I'm sorry but that is such amateur writing. Could've made a believable story by just changing that, but that 100% ruined it for me.

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Can we blackout the ads?

I loved the storyline and the performance but the ads DESTROYED it for me. There were way too many and I have a subscription so why are there ads anyways!! BLACKOUT THE ADS!!

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