Page 1 of Survivors Series 2 being released on DVD

:D :D :D
Says it all here really...
http://www.survivorstvseries.com/DVD_release.htm

Series 1 was fantastic - best thing on DVD ever (and, no, I don`t think I`m exaggerating).
Can`t wait for Series 2, all I`ve got are my VHS recordings of the UK Gold repeats from a few years ago. Let`s just hope they end up doing (the better IMO) series 3 as well and it will be complete.

Suspect we`ve got some wait though, the ink`s still drying on the contract to do it...!
:D :D :D

BigAde,

Has the programme dated at all - I remember it from first time round - excllent series in its time.

Exellent news about season 2. I haven`t seen it since it originaly aired.
As for the progamme being dated or not I don`t think it has that much.

Okay, I admit to loving it and am therefore biased, but in my opinion it has aged surprisingly well compared to other programmes of its era. Given that it was made nearly 30 years ago - once you get past the fashions, cars used etc etc it really shines - its strengths come from the storylines and some (mainly) solid acting. The child actors used are a bit wooden in places, but it doesn`t detract from the overall drama. (For those who haven`t seen it, think of "28 days later" without the zombies).

In fact I would go as far as saying that given the present threat to humanity from terrorists, it is more uncomfortably relevant today than ever. And I do think that that is the key to its success - you sit there watching the aftermath of an unleashed virus wiping out 99.99% of mankind knowing that it could ACTUALLY HAPPEN. What marks it out as quality for me is that it makes you think - how WOULD I cope if everyone died and I was suddenly forced to survive with a handful of other survivors in a world without government, law, order, electricity, cars, shops, farming, medicine, manual skills? It touches on all these areas. As an example, in one of the earlier episodes the question is asked how would you make a table? Sounds simple enough, but how would you cut the timber when the last saw is broken and the last axe is smashed, how would you smelt the metal to make an axe, even how would you mine the metal in the first place?

It`s all utterly abosrbing stuff.

This item was edited on Thursday, 22nd April 2004, 12:06

Agree with everything you said. In particular the 28 Days Later comment, I remember thinking the same thing after seeing it. One of my top ten favorite TV series of all time.