Dystopian TV series: my pick list...
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Life is Golden
It's Morning in America Again
Not to change the subject but have you watched Crime Scene, the vanishing at the Cecil Hotel?
I have not, but thanks for the tip!
This is so bloody good.
Surprisingly, Americans generally are not that good with dystopian film and literature, with a few notable exceptions.
I frequently find foreign productions in the dystopian genre superior
ThatOwlWoman
Leftist Vermin
Wasn't "Waterworld" a big flop? But the Mad Max stuff was big, so was the Terminator series.
T. A. Gardner
Thread Killer
It didn't run very long, but I'd say Firefly.
You are right, the first terminator was pretty good, but the sequels got carried away with the typical Hollywood focus on special effects.
Mad Max was an Australian concept and movie, with the sequels being picked up by Hollywood.
The Matrix was a standout American effort.
ThatOwlWoman
Leftist Vermin
I sometimes enjoy reading dystopian novels as well.
Me too. The last good one I read was "Metro 2033" by Dimitri Glukhovsky, a post-apocalyptic story about survivors of a nuclear holocaust living in the Moscow subway system.
ThatOwlWoman
Leftist Vermin
Good gods, that sounds dreary! But then such is the nature of that genre. Right now I'm re-reading "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court."
Mel Gibson and Arnold Schwarzenegger probably had quite a bit to do with that. Not to mention the first couple of Terminator movies were really good.
