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15 of 20 people found the following review helpful
I had to go on line and purchase this series as our commercial televsion only showed season one late at night and as I now know in an abridged version. Liked the series when it was on TV enough to buy it. The DVD's are much better than the television version which cut a lot of relevant scenes. It was good to watch both season one and two together. There are only six episode in each season but gets through a lot of character development.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
I've never seen the 70s version, nor read the book, so this was very much new to me.
As a very basic outline, this series follows several survivors of a deadly virus; as things open we see them dealing with the crisis on an individual basis, but as their lives very quickly converge together they encounter a series of rather unpleasant events and increasingly sinister characters on the way. It's far more than just a sequence of events detailing survival though, as there are strong ongoing themes and the group has certain bonding issues. However, to detail them here would give the game away a bit too much...
It's interesting to read the other reviews as it confirms my thoughts that this was always going to polarise opinion in a big way. It would be hard to be indifferent about this series and I think all of the reviews, whether positive or negative, basically make fair comments. If that sounds like a contradiction, well, perhaps it is a little, but it's all relative to your point of view - personally I enjoyed both series from start to finish, but I can understand why others probably won't. If you can suspend disbelief in a big way (in a very big way in fact) then you'll enjoy this series a lot - it's well polished, the acting and direction is good (for the most part, though there are exceptions) and there is a lot of tension as individual episodes reach their climax. There's also a fair smattering of flame and explosions to keep you action fanatics happy. On the other hand, if you are looking for something that accurately depicts a community learning to live in a devastated world then you will be extremely disappointed as too many practical challenges are conveniently ignored.
I have to admit that I couldn't bring myself to award it five stars because, as other reviewers have mentioned, the politically correct casting was far too contrived (not the fault of the actors, but a consequence of where the characters have been placed); it's not as simple as race and gender either, it attempts this on other levels but I suspect that any half intelligent viewer will find this aspect more than a little patronising. Even someone as open minded as me was struggling to be generous on this point.
Otherwise though, I'm looking forward to the third series.
I've yet to try a repeated viewing, but my thoughts are that it will probably stand up well when you pick it up again in a couple of years or so. My only doubt is that maybe I should have held out for the Blu-Ray version!
As a very basic outline, this series follows several survivors of a deadly virus; as things open we see them dealing with the crisis on an individual basis, but as their lives very quickly converge together they encounter a series of rather unpleasant events and increasingly sinister characters on the way. It's far more than just a sequence of events detailing survival though, as there are strong ongoing themes and the group has certain bonding issues. However, to detail them here would give the game away a bit too much...
It's interesting to read the other reviews as it confirms my thoughts that this was always going to polarise opinion in a big way. It would be hard to be indifferent about this series and I think all of the reviews, whether positive or negative, basically make fair comments. If that sounds like a contradiction, well, perhaps it is a little, but it's all relative to your point of view - personally I enjoyed both series from start to finish, but I can understand why others probably won't. If you can suspend disbelief in a big way (in a very big way in fact) then you'll enjoy this series a lot - it's well polished, the acting and direction is good (for the most part, though there are exceptions) and there is a lot of tension as individual episodes reach their climax. There's also a fair smattering of flame and explosions to keep you action fanatics happy. On the other hand, if you are looking for something that accurately depicts a community learning to live in a devastated world then you will be extremely disappointed as too many practical challenges are conveniently ignored.
I have to admit that I couldn't bring myself to award it five stars because, as other reviewers have mentioned, the politically correct casting was far too contrived (not the fault of the actors, but a consequence of where the characters have been placed); it's not as simple as race and gender either, it attempts this on other levels but I suspect that any half intelligent viewer will find this aspect more than a little patronising. Even someone as open minded as me was struggling to be generous on this point.
Otherwise though, I'm looking forward to the third series.
I've yet to try a repeated viewing, but my thoughts are that it will probably stand up well when you pick it up again in a couple of years or so. My only doubt is that maybe I should have held out for the Blu-Ray version!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
survivors dvd
This series is a bit slow, meaning nothing major happens in each episode, and at the end of each episode the characters are back to square one. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Hiltonio
survivors (BRILLIANT)
This was a brilliant series, and I say WAS because word is that they aren't going to make any more. DAMN SHAME.
Published 13 months ago by nick
Survivors Series 1 -2
Last week when I was snowed in at home and couldn't go out I watched the 1970s "Survivors" Series 1-3 from beginning to end without a break except to sleep, eat and to do you know... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. D. Rowland
excellent entertainment
Watched all episodes in just a few days. BBC does it again. Only wish they would do a third series!
Published 18 months ago by ronan
Make sure you watch the original first
The remake of survivors is good but is brighter than the stark original series from 1975. Make sure you have watched the original before watching this version. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Paul Conder
I wish they made them like this in the US!!!!
I would have to say that the first series started a bit slow but as the story and characters developed we fell (my wife and I)in love with this show, I know there are some spots... Read more
Published 20 months ago by DrOz
Interesting but quite frustrating on some levels
I really enjoyed this series; I've seen seasons 1 and 2 so far. The most frustrating thing about this for me though is in reality the first thing a survivor would do is go to the... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Andrew Masters
Survivors
Mother's Day was fast approaching and it had completely slipped my mind. My Mother isn't the type to actually sit down and watch ANY kind of show, she may catch one episode but I... Read more
Published 23 months ago by A. WILLIAMS
Weak and pointless bodge job of Terry Nation's masterpiece
Series 1: Weak, utterly pointless remake of classic EOTWAWKI drama (*)
I tend to dislike remakes with a passion. Read more
I tend to dislike remakes with a passion. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2010 by Cartimand
Terrific apocalyptic TV drama
Like many people I recoil when I hear about a modern remake of classic drama from the past. Who would dare tamper with, for example, Get Carter? The Day the Earth Stood Still? Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2010 by Michael Kennelly
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