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LaurenOlimina

(1,165 posts) Fri Mar 6, 2020, 10:55 AM Mar 2020

Survivors - 1975 (Covid-19)

It is eerie how much more relevant that sequence is now.

It is a great show about surviving a pandemic. If you haven't seen it, check it out.

First episode is here:

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Survivors - 1975 (Covid-19) (Original Post) LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 OP

They did a remake in 2008 muriel_volestrangler Mar 2020 #1

Wow. LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #2

muriel_volestrangler

(101,295 posts)

1. They did a remake in 2008

Reply to LaurenOlimina (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 12:59 PM

Mar 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivors_%282008_TV_series%29

though the viewing figures weren't great, so it was cancelled after series 2, which ended on a cliffhanger.

And I just noticed this, which I didn't remember - they postponed the 2nd series from 2009 until 2010, because of the real-life swine flu: https://io9.gizmodo.com/real-life-plague-may-delay-the-second-season-of-bbcs-su-5251334

LaurenOlimina

(1,165 posts)

2. Wow.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 01:09 PM

Mar 2020

It'll be great to binge while quarantined!

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