New 'Survivors' series from the BBC

[Mike70]

i just got hold of a copy of the pilot ep. we probably won't get around to watching it until tomorrow night or maybe even tues. i did sort of glance through it and it seems rather slick and glossy. oh well, i'll let you dudes know what i think after i catch it in its entirety.

[Neil]

Hmmm... Not a bad first episode... But two problems:- 1) The stupidity of everyone seemingly dying on one night? Come on! It would have be a tidal wave of deaths over a good few days/week or two... 2) In the original series, everyone caught it and suffered from it. Just the 'Survivors' didn't die... In the new series, some did catch it, and others didn't? From the clips I've seen of the next episode it looks to be a very close remake of one of the original episodes...

[Rottedfreak]

I know in TV land photogenic middle class types will survive a lethal virus and meet working class muggers, killers, crazies and so on but this took the pee. The overnight death was rediculous, in fact this is the worst virus apocalypse I have seen depicted on TV, the aftermath is also dumb, the characters hit Netto and Corner shops for supplies, they have everywhere to go and they go to flipping Netto, sheesh. Survivors is repetitive and routine. I will watch the rest, the end of episode 2 did have a bright light with a new group of survivors shut in because they are at risk but it really isn't that good.

[Neil]

Ep1 6/10 Ep2 7/10 Ep3 8.5/10 <-- Some slightly clunky bits of writing in places, but generally a damn good episode! More like this please!

[Mike70]

is anyone still watching this? the pilot left me less than impressed and i am wondering if i should even bother with the rest of it.

[krakenslayer]

As a side note, the star of the original series (who played the same character as Paterson Joseph in the remake) was none other than Ian McCulloch from Zombie Flesh Eaters (Zombi 2), Zombie Holocaust (Doctor Butcher, M.D.) and Contamination. Probably this shot from Zombie Flesh Eaters will ring a bell: (Far left) Here he is in the original series of Survivors:

[Neil]

is anyone still watching this? the pilot left me less than impressed and i am wondering if i should even bother with the rest of it. Ep1 is probably the weakest... With ep3 being the strongest IMHO. It all seems too rushed/busy though! As if you can feel like they've crammed 12 episodes (& more) into 6...

[kidgloves]

Despite my initial reaction to this, I stuck with this and it turned out to be ok. Still got ep6 to watch but wasn't bad at all.

[Mike70]

Ep1 is probably the weakest... With ep3 being the strongest IMHO. It all seems too rushed/busy though! As if you can feel like they've crammed 12 episodes (& more) into 6... ah well then, i'll probably go ahead and check the rest of it out. i've certainly sat through things that are probably far worse.

[Neil]

Despite my initial reaction to this, I stuck with this and it turned out to be ok. Still got ep6 to watch but wasn't bad at all. ep6 is OK, but it feels ever so busy and rushed! Generall the series misses the concern/worry that the original does. Within the first episode the group had formed - it took a good number of episodes in the original - and there seems to be no real concern about the future - where as in the original they we talking about the problems they faced all the time. And for the LOVE OF GOD GET SOME GUNS! Really, this group has no concept of self defense! No matter how many times they're threatened with guns, they never bother arming themselves

[Mike70]

ep6 is OK, but it feels ever so busy and rushed! Generall the series misses the concern/worry that the original does. Within the first episode the group had formed - it took a good number of episodes in the original - and there seems to be no real concern about the future - where as in the original they we talking about the problems they faced all the time. And for the LOVE OF GOD GET SOME GUNS! Really, this group has no concept of self defense! No matter how many times they're threatened with guns, they never bother arming themselves we've been working our way through these and i agree with you, it feels rushed. 10 or 12 eps might've been the way to go with a story on this scale. i also agree about the guns thing - why the hell would tom price leave his in a bag and not have it on him at all times?? they don't seem to understand the reality of their situation very well. and - why basically remake an ep of the original series? i was kind of bothered by that, it seems to show a lack of creativity. granted it is a remake of an old series but tell your own story for god's sake. the one thing i do like about the new show compared to the old is that tom price is a whole lot more interesting this time around than he was in the original. i've only seen up to ep. four, two more to go.

[Neil]

The rushed thing takes away some of concern too... I mean in the original series there were very few people, especially in the beginning where whole episodes would revolve around a handful of survivors. With the new series, by the end of the first episode, 'the group' was formed, and there's seemingly hundreds of folks all bumping into each other. I'll watch the next series (if there is one), but I hope they slow it down and make it more intelligent.

[Neil]

The rushed thing takes away some of concern too... I mean in the original series there were very few people, especially in the beginning where whole episodes would revolve around a handful of survivors. With the new series, by the end of the first episode, 'the group' was formed, and there's seemingly hundreds of folks all bumping into each other. I'll watch the next series (if there is one), but I hope they slow it down and make it more intelligent.