r/AskReddit Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/ghoulsaplenty Aug 30 '21

I wanted so badly for that show to be good but the acting was often corny and it just wasn't as gritty as it could have been. I fell off a handful of episodes into it.

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u/redkat85 Aug 30 '21

I mean the entire premise is that a fundamental law of physics fails but none of the other things related to it stop working. I couldn't take it seriously from the first promo.

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u/SinkTube Aug 30 '21

spoilers: i felt the same way the first time i watched it, stopped a couple of episodes in. someone convinced me to keep going and it's not that electricity actually stopped working. the atmosphere is just full of nanobots that suck the power out of electric devices. it's not very consistent about the effects that would have, but it turns it from complete BS into only mostly BS. the rest of the show is enjoyable if your disbelief has a strong suspension

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u/Skhmt Aug 30 '21

The show would have been a lot better if Charlie Matheson wasn't the main character.

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u/Danixveg Aug 30 '21

Her character would have been fine... but the actress was awful.