Variety reports today that Ben Affleck is planning to write and produce a new television series called “Resistance” set in the near future about a “Second American Revolution.” The Bill of Rights has been shredded, you see, because of terrorism and someone has to save it, and who better than the man who brought you “Gigli” and “Surviving Christmas”? For more, here’s the report by Joe Adalian:

“‘Resistance,’ to be produced by Touchstone and Live Planet, will be set in the not-so-distant future, imagining a United States that’s been divided into separate countries following a pair of catastrophic terror attacks. Ensemble skein will follow a band of modern patriots who are attempting to bring back the Bill of Rights and reunify the country. One person familiar with the pitch said the show ultimately will be a hopeful hour because of its pro-democracy bent.”

Ah yes, its pro-democracy bent. Well, given Affleck’s unbelievably bad box-office track record, plus the fact that his previous series “Push, Nevada” scored (this is true) the lowest rating ever recorded by the Nielsens and was cancelled after one episode, I expect America will show some resistance to “Resistance.”