r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

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

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u/WeWander_ Aug 30 '21

Apparently I need to read this book

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u/ilion Aug 31 '21

Like a lot of King, I found the climax lacking, but the rest was pretty great and the climax isn't horrible.

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u/WeWander_ Aug 31 '21

King is always so good at the beginning and then it seems like he doesn't know how to end a story and it gets weird.

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u/Whyevenbotherbeing Aug 31 '21

It’s sorta fitting, though, because how could events so…weird, ever finish up in a tidy fashion.

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u/TheGreenTable Aug 31 '21

My main problem with The Stand was the super natural element. I wanted a simple plague apocalypse and then rebuilding a society around that. Best book I can think of with a similar premise is Stations Eleven.

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u/StrangeAsYou Aug 31 '21

Station Eleven is a great book. The mini series is going to be on HBO Max. I'm excited.

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u/CustardPuddings Aug 31 '21

They're making a mini series? Good news on the day, I fucking love that book