I liked The Colony but they were too competent. Their group had engineers, a couple of scientists, a mechanic, a doctor, a nurse and two handymen. The only "deadweight" they had was a personal trainer/martial arts instructor who happened to be a hard worker.
It's still pretty fun to watch. When they had to interact with other survivors made for good tv. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@...> wrote: > > 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 <truthseeker013@> 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: tdlists@ > > 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: tdlists@ > > > > 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: tdlists@ > > > > 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? 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