You make a good defense. And as I said, despite ALLL :-) my pet peeves, I have not given up on it.
Even quietly, the characters are poorly motivated. Some of my favorite shows had mediocre starts, so I will get off my "they're running around with their heads cut off' meme. :-). Also I recognize that I have a different profile than the average person. I'm a natural planner, I believe we are in the midst of peak oil, I'm a professional treehugger, and I hang around a lot of scientist and techies. . So, while I know, I would be loosing my mind (likely curled up into a ball moaning incoherently), it would not be in my nature to drive aimlessly away from my base without a plan. I will look for the colony. Is it any good? I think we would kick as a group, but would supper from serious tech gadget withdrawal. Before the Internet, I hoarded books and lived in the library. Thus my inclination to raid books and libraries as I mentioned before -----Original Message----- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of B Smith Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 1:45 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Survivors? I haven't seen the original either. I've seen the first three episodes and the crew starts to wise up pretty quickly. I think Martin hit the nail on the head that seeing 99% of humanity die would throw most folks into a deep depression. The doctor seems shell shocked but I imagine she's been on the frontlines since the beginning and by the time we meet them she's probably seen enough death to break even the toughest person. Survivors is firmly in the British "Quiet Apocolypse" genre. They play very different than the American stories in the same genre. Americans would have handled this so differently it would have been a completely different show. It would have looked like Jericho crossed with Zombieland with even more guns. In a post-Katrina world I think an American version of this show would look drastically different. BTW did anyone see the Discovery Channel's The Colony? They were a bit too skilled and competent but it was a fun show. This reminds me of a game/scenario posted on another forum about when the stuff hits the fan. It would be interesting to see how SciFiNoir would gameplan a post-disaster event using their skills, materials and talents. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@...> wrote: > > > I VAGUELY remember sitting down in front of the TV to watch it on PBS, but that's about it. Wonder if Hulu might have it... nope. :-( > > "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 > From: tdli...@... > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:00:40 -0800 > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Survivors? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I never saw it myself, but they have mentioned it in articles. > > > > > > > > From: > scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin > Baxter > > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 12:58 PM > > To: SciFiNoir2 > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Survivors? > > > > > > > > > > > > Tracey, I really don't remember the original. > > > > "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 > > From: tdli...@... > > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:53:51 -0800 > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Survivors? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > OK here is the other thing, with all the end of the world, > survivor shows, etc on TV the movies that have been on forever, somebody in the > group of characters would know that driving aimlessly is nuts. Where are > they driving to. I know the Black guy is motivated to drive far away by > his unknown back story - he is probably connected to those scientists. > > > > But what about everyone else? Was the original series from > the sixties or the seventies set up that way? > > > > > > > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter > > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 12:42 PM > > To: SciFiNoir2 > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Survivors? > > > > > > > > > > > > Me too, Tracey., And I know that there are experts in this field, as Armageddon > Week aired on History Channel not long ago. > > > > "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 > > From: tdli...@... > > Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:03:14 -0800 > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Survivors? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Its passable, but I'm underwhelmed. Plus, I get the > idea that they said 10% of the population would survive. That a great > deal more than the sparseness of people that we are seeing. Additionally, > people are not really responding in a way consistent how I think some would > respond to Armageddon.. Other than the Black guy and finally the woman, > people are aimless with no indication of coming up with a course of action. > While not everyone is a planner, some doctors, engineers, and managers > after a few days would become aware of the ramifications of their > situation and start trying to figure out a plan of survival. > > > > These people just drive around for days and days. Makes no > sense that driving aimlessly would be everyone's way of handling it. I > hate shows that do not even bother with having a technical expert to consult > with > > > > > > > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf > > Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 9:00 PM > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Survivors? > > > > > > > > > > > > Did anyone watch this show? What are your thoughts? > > > -- > > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > E-mail message checked > by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) > > Database version: > 6.14360 > > http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > > > > > > > > > > > E-mail message checked > by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) > > Database version: > 6.14360 > > http://www.pctools..com/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows > Live Hotmail Free. 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