Before I saw this show I was pretty sure I would be the worst person to survive the apocalypse

[lesbiassparrow]

[Poll #1611805]



I will say is that the writing on Survivors makes me feel insufferably smug about my intelligence. It will also do the same for you. (I saw the cover of the original series. It involved a lot of unattractive people in sheepskin coats on horses. I hope they were brighter than this lot.)

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[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

I tried my best to pick the dumbest answers available, but it was hard. *g*

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

You will be glad to know that the heroes of Survivors have done all of the dumb things at least once. And some of them more than once. They really make me feel better about my survival capabilities.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I HAVE THIS URGE TO WATCH THE ORIGINAL. And report back on it.

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

YOU SHOULD WATCH IT. I JUST CAN'T BRING MYSELF TO REVISIT THIS WORLD ESPECIALLY NOT IF IT INVOLVES SHEEPSKIN COATS.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

It is on my netflix queue. Behind a great many number of things, but I may pop it further up in a few weeks. (I suffered through half a season of Odyssey Five, how bad can it be in comparison?)

[lycomingst.livejournal.com]

To be truthful, I would worrying about food a lot. And dream about restaurants.

What I remember from the original one is the time a kid was killed and everybody blamed the slow-witted guy because, really, slow is creepy/depraved, right? and they executed him but of course, it was the wrong guy. Ooops! Sorry.

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

See, I would worry about food but I would know it was irrational for the first while because there is less than 1% of the population in a world where all the canned and dry goods are pretty much intact. And probably you're at less than .5% of the population because a good chunk of the initial survivors would probably die of diseases caused by the bodies.

The original sounds...well, not something I want to watch. This one is at least occasionally (and unintentionally) hilarious. And I must say the sociopathic ex-convict and lesbian doctor's messed up not really relationship is fascinating in a car crash sort of way.

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

:::snorfles:::

Really, it's just awful isn't it.

And if I survived, I'd just follow that advise on the old poster from the 60's: "In case of nuclear attack, bend down, put your head between your knees, and kiss your ass goodbye."

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

This show is so deeply, profoundly dumb that it HURTS. Though luckily for the heroes only the dumb evil people also survived, otherwise they'd be totally screwed.*

In the event of such an event I'd go somewhere with the best booze and drugs I could find and have one great final blow-out.

*The annoying thing is that they have good actors and some good ideas but it's written with all the grace of steamroller hitting the side of a building and then exploding.

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

Heh...good points. Gah, humans, stupid humans. *sigh*

[namastenancy.livejournal.com]

I often wonder what writers think that life after-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it would be like.
Now I know.
Stupider than you-know-what.
If this is the case, we truly didn't deserve to survive. Or at least, get a better bunch of writers.

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

I can think of so many issues that would happen if 99% (and more) of the world died out over two days - disease, power plants exploding, feral animals and god knows what else - that I cannot fathom why they feel the need to invent problems that clearly would not be pressing. IF THERE IS ONLY .5% OF THE POPULATION LEFT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO RUN OUT OF TINNED FOOD AND VEGGIES FROM ALLOTMENTS IN TWO MONTHS.

And this was all I had to watch while house-sitting. You should have heard me shrieking at the TV.

[namastenancy.livejournal.com]

Of course, we know that the Immortals will survive the Apocalypse. Unfortunately, they can't have children but the thought of Methos and Mac in bear skins (or nikked on bearskins) almost makes up for that.

[oxymoron67.livejournal.com]

I picked the eye shadow one because if we lost so many people, I guess I'd start wearing it.

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

Well someone would have to wear it to honour the fallen. It's only right.

[calixa.livejournal.com]

Anytime there is mention of apocalyptic films/shows I always think of the time I was driven to watch SOYLENT GREEN because a friend of mine was outraged I didn't recognize the famous quote from it. This has nothing to do with your poll, really, I just wanted to comment.

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

All I know about Soylent Green is that IT IS PEOPLE. One day I should watch to see if there is more to the film than that.

[lage-nom-ai.livejournal.com]

I AM READY. BRING ON THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

YOU WILL ONLY FIT IN IF YOU ALSO NEVER GUARD YOUR JEEP FILLED WITH ALL THE SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED TO SURVIVE.

[lage-nom-ai.livejournal.com]

WELL, DUH. IF I'M RUNNING AROUND CRYING FOR MY SON AND LOOKING FOR EYESHADOW, HOW WILL I GUARD THE JEEP?

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

I AM SO GLAD TO SEE YOU HAVE THE PROPER PRIORITIES. YOU SHOULD ALSO SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING OVER CUPS OF TEA ABOUT HOW YOU SHOULD REALLY HAVE A LONG TERM PLAN BUT NOT ACTUALLY HAVING ONE. BEYOND ANNOYING FASCIST POLITICIANS.