Well, it’s currently my middle child’s birthday weekend, so I have not much time to devote to a post. But I did have a thought tonight, while watching television with the kids.
We decided to go back to Sweet Tooth, after a long break. It’s a good show; we had just gotten distracted by other things. But, as we were watching, I was suddenly struck by just how many shows we’re watching nowadays that have post-apocalyptic themes. So I went back to my big list of TV shows I’ve either started or finished since the pandemic, and found that all these are just flat out post-apocalyptic (even the ones that are for kids!):
- Station Eleven
- The Walking Dead
- Fear of the Walking Dead
- Walking Dead: The World Beyond
- Sweet Tooth
- The Last Ship
- The Stand
- American Horror Story: Apocalypse
- Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
- Last Kids on Earth
- Oats Studio
These are not truly post-apocalyptic, but definitely portray a dystopian future:
- Westworld
- Altered Carbon
- Lost in Space
- Cowboy Bebop
- Alice in Borderland
- Nightflyers
- Avenue 5
- Arcane
These aren’t really either of those, but they do have at least references to apocalyptic events:
- The Magicians
- The Nevers
- Umbrella Academy
- Made for Love
- Star Trek: Discovery
- The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
- Witcher
- The Watch
- Legends of Tomorrow
- The Hollow
- Inside Job
Not sure if there’s exactly a point to all this musing, but I thought at the very least it was interesting.
Next week, a longer post.
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