Shows that Lost is not so original..... Is it really worth checking out?
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 8:31 AM, B Smith <daikaij...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Well it's a remake of a series that predates Lost. Does that help? LOL > > It feels nothing like Lost. Very different characters and very different > motivations for their actions. With 99% of the world dead by the end of > episode one it gets to the meat of the series pretty quickly. > > If I'd compare the feel to any show it would be Jericho. Some of the same > problems and struggles but with a lot less people and guns. > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, Omari > Confer <clockwork...@...> wrote: > > > > Any genre work with surviving parties reminds me of "Lost"...... > > > > I want variety dag nab it!!! > > > > (Cant wait for The new Global Frequency to air!!) > > > > c w m > > > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 5:29 PM, B Smith <daikaij...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > What about Survivors reminds you of Lost? It has some of the same > themes as > > > The Walking Dead but the lack of zombies takes the story in a few > different > > > directions. ;) > > > > > > I've seen about 1/2 of season one and it's great. Things like > Survivors, 28 > > > Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, etc. remind me just how American and > British > > > culture differs. The lack of accessible privately > > > held firearms makes for very different storytelling. It comes into play > in > > > a big way early in the series. > > > > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com><scifinoir2% > 40yahoogroups.com>, Omari > > > > Confer <clockworkman@> wrote: > > > > > > > > This not only sounds "Lost" like... but realize that "Walking Dead" > is > > > > coming out this year....another year with several of the same > > > shows...yeah > > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Martin Baxter > > > > <truthseeker013@>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I remember it, Angela, though vaguely right now. I'll need to go > and > > > pick > > > > > up a prompt or fourteen. > > > > > > > > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who > in > > > > > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > > <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com><scifinoir2% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > From: asrobinson@ > > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:40:51 +0000 > > > > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: BBC America Announces Launch Date for > > > "Survivors" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's on my calendar now too! Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > Weren't we all recently discussing wanting a show that would pick > up > > > where > > > > > movies like 2012 leave off? At the time I asked if anyone had seen > the > > > 1984 > > > > > PBS movie Threads. It was pretty provacative. Anyone else remeber > it? > > > > > > > > > > Angela > > > > > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > > <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com><scifinoir2% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > > "Tracey de Morsella" <tdlists@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BBC America Announces Launch Date for "Survivors" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BBC America <http://www.imdb.com/company/co0118334/> has > announced > > > the > > > > > > launch date for post-apocalyptic drama series Survivors > > > > > > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072572/> . The much-delayed > Survivors > > > > > > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072572/> , which is an adaptation > of > > > the > > > > > cult > > > > > > classic 1970s series (itself based on Terry Nation > > > > > > <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622334/> 's novel), will have its > Us > > > > > premiere > > > > > > on Saturday, February 13th at 8 pm Et/Pt, before shifting to its > > > regular > > > > > > timeslot at 9 pm Et/Pt the following week. The series tracks the > > > > > adventures > > > > > > of a group of people who survive a global viral holocaust that > wipes > > > out > > > > > 99 > > > > > > percent of the human race's population and who struggle to stay > alive > > > in > > > > > the > > > > > > face of unspeakable odds following this global catastrophe. In > the > > > > > official > > > > > > scheduling announcement, BBC < > http://www.imdb.com/company/co0118334/ > > > > > > > > > > America refers to the "twelve-episode season" of Survivors > > > > > > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072572/> , which is a sign that > the > > > > > digital > > > > > > cabler intend to air the first two UK seasons of Survivors > > > > > > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072572/> back-to-back. Season One, > > > which > > > > > > aired in the UK in 2008, was comprised of six episodes and the > second > > > > > season > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Jace > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1157595/news#ni1324874 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. 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