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Based on the novel "Earth Abides" by George R

Tale

After months of isolation, Isherwood "Ish" Williams, learns that most of the world has fallen to a mysterious illness. Yet despite his instincts to further isolate, Ish leads the charge to develop a new civilization.. Stewart.. Referenced in Korman Productions Deep Dive TV Podcast: Earth Abides on MGM+ Deep Dive Episode 1 "Alone" with Dave and Stacie (2024).

First episode for me felt 50-50

The premise seemed interesting enough to overlook all the plot holes and I was giving the show a benefit of doubt. I guess the lights in Vegas would indeed stay on since Vegas is powered by Hoover dam.When second ep came around things took a massive turn for the worse. First 30 minutes of this 50 minute ordinarily were a bunch of nothing. It’s like watching a love story / soap opera, cliche after a cliche…

Which is resolved by feral cats

One would assume that the last 20 minutes were redeeming, but no. The most exciting scene is a short rat infestation. Does this make sense to anyone? And even if it does, why is this even a topic?And how come this guy has been living on his own for a year and hasn’t set up a solar power plant?

And as a result, nothing happens

Or more importantly, why hasn’t he found a house that already has one set up? Surely there are better houses than his old family home, like homes next to a river, a lake, an ocean – all major sources of food? Instead he decides to stay in a random suburban cul de sac…We see him being lonely, but at the same time he doesn’t literally do anything to search his surroundings. He doesn’t have a radio, he’s not leaving signs, he’s not exploring.

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