[scifinoir2] Re: The Road
What channel was "Things to come" showing on? Sounds interesting. The complete absence of any government / law enforcement / scientific presence is part of what made everything along the road in The Road so bleak and lonely. Everyone was literally on their own -- the old blind man, the striped naked brother, the woman & child being chased across the field by those hunters... In Survivors, you're only weeks out from the event and already the remaining "government" and "scientists" aren't faring so well. The new strain of the virus will compromise even those efforts. (I forgot--is this show coming back or not?) Fastforward 10+ years and I guess The Road is where you'll be. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" wrote: > > I agree Angela. I also found it very dark without any hope. There really > wasn't any hope. The world would take some time to heal. About 10 years had > passed since whatever happened in the movie and we were seeing the very last > of the survivors of humanity. > > It reminded me a little about the movie "Things to come" which I watched > last night again. It was made in 1935 and yet, some of the things were > tremendously accurate and spooky. The date of WW2 was off by only a few > months. Air raids, flat screen monitors, plexiglass etc. > > In the movie, the survivors of the war continued on fighting for nearly 30 > years until disease began to wipe out who was left leaving just a handful of > survivors. Out of those survivors some fought for control over the remaining > resources, while another group of scientists began rebuilding and giving up > the idea of war all together. > > I think it would be safe to assume that The Road didn't have any scientists > left only people fighting for the last few scraps. > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Angela Robinson > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm sure The Road was discussed when it came out, but I just got around to > > seeing it on PPV this weekend. Maybe the most dark and depressing movie > > I've ever seen (or in the top 5 anyway). Yet the last few minutes offered a > > little redeeming hope in a way that was totally unexpected to me. I thought > > it was well done and worth checking out if you don't mind feeling awful for > > a little while. Some how, more than Survivors, Book of Eli, The Day After > > or even Threads, The Road left me sunk in the sofa saying, "God, would it > > ever really come to that?" > > > > Angela > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >
[scifinoir2] Re: The Road
Like with Precious (why why oh why did I watch that), I had to chase it with a romantic comedy the next day to shake it off. 27 Dresses I think. Try it. Ha! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Augustus Augustus wrote: > > Angela, > > now u have me wondering do i want 2 see it! i hate feeling like what u have > described. > > Fate. > > --- On Mon, 6/7/10, Angela Robinson wrote: > > From: Angela Robinson > Subject: [scifinoir2] The Road > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 9:21 PM > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > I'm sure The Road was discussed when it came out, but I just got around to > seeing it on PPV this weekend. Maybe the most dark and depressing movie > I've ever seen (or in the top 5 anyway).  Yet the last few > minutes offered a little redeeming hope in a way that was totally unexpected > to > me. I thought it was well done and worth checking out if you don't mind > feeling awful for a little while. Some how, more than Survivors, Book of > Eli, The Day After or even Threads, The Road left me sunk in the sofa saying, > "God, would it ever really come to that?" >  > Angela >
[scifinoir2] Re: The Road
Thanks--work's been kicking my behind. Headed to the beach in the a.m. thank goodness. Re ugly, we don't even have to look as far as that. Watch 2 toddlers fight over a single piece of candy. Or stare you in the eyes and lie about spilling thier juice. I never believed behavior like that was innate until I had a child. She's actually pretty sweet and I run a tight ship, but she's still capable of some Lord of the Flies type stuff that amazes me. As you said we are, after all, animals. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter wrote: > > Ab initio, Angela, great to see your voice again! > > I haven't seen it either (also have it up on PPV, but haven't had the time > to order it), but I believe, without hesitation, that things WOULD end up > that way, if not worse. Save for this post and two others, my sojourn across > the Internet has showed me, if nothing else, that the human animal is, by > and large, a very ugly species. > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 9:21 PM, Angela Robinson > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm sure The Road was discussed when it came out, but I just got around to > > seeing it on PPV this weekend. Maybe the most dark and depressing movie > > I've ever seen (or in the top 5 anyway). Yet the last few minutes offered a > > little redeeming hope in a way that was totally unexpected to me. I thought > > it was well done and worth checking out if you don't mind feeling awful for > > a little while. Some how, more than Survivors, Book of Eli, The Day After > > or even Threads, The Road left me sunk in the sofa saying, "God, would it > > ever really come to that?" > > > > Angela > > > > > > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >
[scifinoir2] Re: The Road
The stupid thing is that in Survivors all the crap was self inflicted. The climate wasn't changed and the world was theirs. They could have grown food, farmed, hunted, scavenged, etc. for years before hardships pushed them into post-apocolyptic territory. By that time they could have figured ways around their problems and maintained a society. The show had potential but the writers thought too small. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "angelababycat" wrote: > > What channel was "Things to come" showing on? Sounds interesting. > > The complete absence of any government / law enforcement / scientific > presence is part of what made everything along the road in The Road so bleak > and lonely. Everyone was literally on their own -- the old blind man, the > striped naked brother, the woman & child being chased across the field by > those hunters... In Survivors, you're only weeks out from the event and > already the remaining "government" and "scientists" aren't faring so well. > The new strain of the virus will compromise even those efforts. (I > forgot--is this show coming back or not?) Fastforward 10+ years and I guess > The Road is where you'll be. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" wrote: > > > > I agree Angela. I also found it very dark without any hope. There really > > wasn't any hope. The world would take some time to heal. About 10 years had > > passed since whatever happened in the movie and we were seeing the very last > > of the survivors of humanity. > > > > It reminded me a little about the movie "Things to come" which I watched > > last night again. It was made in 1935 and yet, some of the things were > > tremendously accurate and spooky. The date of WW2 was off by only a few > > months. Air raids, flat screen monitors, plexiglass etc. > > > > In the movie, the survivors of the war continued on fighting for nearly 30 > > years until disease began to wipe out who was left leaving just a handful of > > survivors. Out of those survivors some fought for control over the remaining > > resources, while another group of scientists began rebuilding and giving up > > the idea of war all together. > > > > I think it would be safe to assume that The Road didn't have any scientists > > left only people fighting for the last few scraps. > > > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Angela Robinson > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm sure The Road was discussed when it came out, but I just got around to > > > seeing it on PPV this weekend. Maybe the most dark and depressing movie > > > I've ever seen (or in the top 5 anyway). Yet the last few minutes > > > offered a > > > little redeeming hope in a way that was totally unexpected to me. I > > > thought > > > it was well done and worth checking out if you don't mind feeling awful > > > for > > > a little while. Some how, more than Survivors, Book of Eli, The Day After > > > or even Threads, The Road left me sunk in the sofa saying, "God, would it > > > ever really come to that?" > > > > > > Angela > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > >
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Road
Enjoy the beach, Angela! On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:17 PM, angelababycat wrote: > > > Thanks--work's been kicking my behind. Headed to the beach in the a.m. > thank goodness. > > Re ugly, we don't even have to look as far as that. Watch 2 toddlers fight > over a single piece of candy. Or stare you in the eyes and lie about > spilling thier juice. I never believed behavior like that was innate until I > had a child. She's actually pretty sweet and I run a tight ship, but she's > still capable of some Lord of the Flies type stuff that amazes me. As you > said we are, after all, animals. > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Martin > Baxter wrote: > > > > Ab initio, Angela, great to see your voice again! > > > > I haven't seen it either (also have it up on PPV, but haven't had the > time > > to order it), but I believe, without hesitation, that things WOULD end up > > that way, if not worse. Save for this post and two others, my sojourn > across > > the Internet has showed me, if nothing else, that the human animal is, by > > and large, a very ugly species. > > > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 9:21 PM, Angela Robinson > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm sure The Road was discussed when it came out, but I just got around > to > > > seeing it on PPV this weekend. Maybe the most dark and depressing movie > > > I've ever seen (or in the top 5 anyway). Yet the last few minutes > offered a > > > little redeeming hope in a way that was totally unexpected to me. I > thought > > > it was well done and worth checking out if you don't mind feeling awful > for > > > a little while. Some how, more than Survivors, Book of Eli, The Day > After > > > or even Threads, The Road left me sunk in the sofa saying, "God, would > it > > > ever really come to that?" > > > > > > Angela > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody > hell > > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Road
I dont think anything is as depressing as Preciousreal talk On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 9:03 PM, angelababycat wrote: > > > Like with Precious (why why oh why did I watch that), I had to chase it > with a romantic comedy the next day to shake it off. 27 Dresses I think. Try > it. Ha! > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Augustus > Augustus wrote: > > > > Angela, > > > > now u have me wondering do i want 2 see it! i hate feeling like what u > have described. > > > > Fate. > > > > --- On Mon, 6/7/10, Angela Robinson wrote: > > > > From: Angela Robinson > > > Subject: [scifinoir2] The Road > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 9:21 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > I'm sure The Road was discussed when it came out, but I just got around > to > > seeing it on PPV this weekend. Maybe the most dark and depressing movie > > > I've ever seen (or in the top 5 anyway).  Yet the last few > > minutes offered a little redeeming hope in a way that was totally > unexpected to > > me. I thought it was well done and worth checking out if you don't mind > > > feeling awful for a little while. Some how, more than Survivors, Book > of > > Eli, The Day After or even Threads, The Road left me sunk in the sofa > saying, > > "God, would it ever really come to that?" > >  > > Angela > > > > > -- READ MY BLOG http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://stringtheory.podbean.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Road
I agree. In one of the shows there was a small group of people at a national distribution warehouse with enough food to last them all 10 years or more but they ended up leaving it to a small group of wannabe thugs.There were other warehouses that they could have exploited. On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 7:01 AM, B Smith wrote: > The stupid thing is that in Survivors all the crap was self inflicted. The > climate wasn't changed and the world was theirs. They could have grown food, > farmed, hunted, scavenged, etc. for years before hardships pushed them into > post-apocolyptic territory. By that time they could have figured ways around > their problems and maintained a society. > > The show had potential but the writers thought too small. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "angelababycat" wrote: > > > > What channel was "Things to come" showing on? Sounds interesting. > > > > The complete absence of any government / law enforcement / scientific > presence is part of what made everything along the road in The Road so bleak > and lonely. Everyone was literally on their own -- the old blind man, the > striped naked brother, the woman & child being chased across the field by > those hunters... In Survivors, you're only weeks out from the event and > already the remaining "government" and "scientists" aren't faring so well. > The new strain of the virus will compromise even those efforts. (I > forgot--is this show coming back or not?) Fastforward 10+ years and I guess > The Road is where you'll be. > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" wrote: > > > > > > I agree Angela. I also found it very dark without any hope. There > really > > > wasn't any hope. The world would take some time to heal. About 10 years > had > > > passed since whatever happened in the movie and we were seeing the very > last > > > of the survivors of humanity. > > > > > > It reminded me a little about the movie "Things to come" which I > watched > > > last night again. It was made in 1935 and yet, some of the things were > > > tremendously accurate and spooky. The date of WW2 was off by only a few > > > months. Air raids, flat screen monitors, plexiglass etc. > > > > > > In the movie, the survivors of the war continued on fighting for nearly > 30 > > > years until disease began to wipe out who was left leaving just a > handful of > > > survivors. Out of those survivors some fought for control over the > remaining > > > resources, while another group of scientists began rebuilding and > giving up > > > the idea of war all together. > > > > > > I think it would be safe to assume that The Road didn't have any > scientists > > > left only people fighting for the last few scraps. > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Angela Robinson > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm sure The Road was discussed when it came out, but I just got > around to > > > > seeing it on PPV this weekend. Maybe the most dark and depressing > movie > > > > I've ever seen (or in the top 5 anyway). Yet the last few minutes > offered a > > > > little redeeming hope in a way that was totally unexpected to me. I > thought > > > > it was well done and worth checking out if you don't mind feeling > awful for > > > > a little while. Some how, more than Survivors, Book of Eli, The Day > After > > > > or even Threads, The Road left me sunk in the sofa saying, "God, > would it > > > > ever really come to that?" > > > > > > > > Angela > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > > > Mahogany at: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
