Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

The DU Lounge

Towlie

(5,554 posts)

3. The best part of any post-apocalyptic TV series is always the pilot episode.

Reply to ProfessorPlum (Original post)

Sun Sep 2, 2018, 02:11 PM

Sep 2018

Whether it's war, zombies, asteroid collision, space aliens, or whatever, the series will gradually morph into a soap opera about the characters and how their personalities interact, until it finally jumps the shark and doesn't get renewed for the next season. It's very rare that such a series will ever reach a final resolution.

But I've just acquired the first season and it looks like it might be worth a watch, so thanks for the heads-up!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

5 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Just discovered "the Last Ship" on Hulu, and apparently this has been going on for 5+ years now [View all] ProfessorPlum Sep 2018 OP

Oh, I remember watching some of the first season... No... doesn't get better. hlthe2b Sep 2018 #1

I just can't believe it's been renewed four times. ProfessorPlum Sep 2018 #2

The best part of any post-apocalyptic TV series is always the pilot episode. Towlie Sep 2018 #3

OMG.. I was visiting the neighbors who were watching this season's premiere episode...LOLOL hlthe2b Sep 2018 #4

LOL, so it doesn't get better as it goes on? ProfessorPlum Sep 2018 #5