frabii The original "Survivors" was a series made by Terry Nation. A man of amazing talent and creativity. It is difficult to outdo a masterpiece. Yet BBC tried it. The first mistake was to try for an "American" PC viewership. It goes wrong from there. I only managed a few episodes before leaving in disgust. Tried more later but it was just as bad. As others have mentioned there is ample stupidity and bad decisions. Thank GOD they did not soil the name of Mr. Nation and put the blame on Adrian Hodges. That's about the only thing they did right. If you want the real thing go watch the original 1975 series. Now that is a fine production.

aodell3 We want a third season. This is a brilliant show. One of the best shows of the decade and it was canceled? And BBC left the cliff hanger with Tom in the plane? Really? Please start production for another season. This show was produced ahead of its time. The viewing public wasn't ready for the issue of catastrophe of modern man and reverting to the dark ages. Viewers are open to the idea of failure of modern society. This is evident by the popularity of Revolution, the H1N1, Bird Flu, economic crash, etc. Prior to the Market Crash in 2008, modern society was invincible. But the market place and nature tested our environment and showed us how fragile we are. What we depend on for our foundation of prosperity is so weak that one tweak of the "variables" can utterly stifle the world we know and enjoy. Some of have an ideal how to survive, and some do not. Social orders will develop that mimic democracy, monarchy, and Draconian. Survivor instills these elements and makes use think, what would we do?

tbuchness I like post-apocalyptic shows and I really enjoyed this one. I would highly recommend this show to anyone who enjoys those types of shows as well. It managed to stay with the idea of people coping with sicknesses and that sickness never stops becoming a threat throughout the whole series, unlike with "The Walking Dead", which has started to drift from zombies still being threats. This show also doesn't neglect the threat of people in a post-Apocalyptic world as well. It cleverly takes both of these threats and puts them together to make a superb show. I was hooked after about the second episode. My advice to people is to definitely stick with it. The further in you go, the better it gets. Also, the difference in the people in the small group of survivors makes this show more interesting and exciting to see people with such different backgrounds get together and rely on each other with their lives. Two people are Muslims, one was a prisoner, and one is a lesbian, along with more extreme differences in peoples attitudes and personalities. No two people are quite alike. This makes these people getting together and relying on each other harder, but that's what makes this show even more interesting. In my opinion, this show was put together perfectly and brought everything that I was expecting from it. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking to start it.

Caps Fan If you're old enough, you might remember the BBC's original series "Survivors", broadcast in the 1970s. The world is devastated by an artificial plague released in an accident memorably portrayed in the opening credits. A handful are left behind to find each other and try to start again.So, in 2008, the BBC gave us a re-imagining of the scenario. This time, a flu-like illness does much the same as its counterpart did in the 1970s.Some have quibbled about the "politically correct" nature of the new series. One of the protagonists, named Greg Preston (Paterson Joseph) is black, which a character of the same name was not in the earlier version. Two more are Muslims, one of them a lapsed one. Another might be a lesbian. And why shouldn't they be? The demographics and attitudes of British society have changed in the last 30 years. There is nothing wrong with that being reflected in a television series.But there are problems with the series, as there were with the 1970s one. The scenario is chillingly set up in the first episode, but then what? As time goes on, the script falls back on the bickering, backstabbing, having sex with each other, and so on, that are the staple of any soap opera. Once the disease has done its worst, there is nothing here you couldn't see on Lifetime.Worse, in the second season, Greg Preston, supposedly one of the heroes, seems to delight in getting the group he is with into trouble. He pompously insists that Tom Price (Max Beesley), who has a violent criminal background but a firm handle on how to survive in the new conditions, leaves the group. He then twice lands some members of the group in the clutches of former-government-minister-turned-local-megalomaniac Samantha Willis (Nikki Amuka-Bird) when he has the means to prevent it. At times, I was just screaming at the screen.The performances are much better than the material deserves and the production values, as you'd expect of the BBC, are excellent. But there's no getting around the plot flaws and I was not surprised when it was announced there would be no third season.Rating: 4/10.