LIFE AFTER PEOPLE: Season 1
Overview:What would happen if every human being on Earth disappeared? This isn't the story of how we might vanish it is the story of what happens to the world we leave behind.
Building off the success of the HISTORY™ feature-length special,
Life After People, this series continues the exploration of a world wiped clean of humanity, in even more vivid detail. Each episode is a stunningly graphic examination of how the very landscape of planet Earth would change in our absence, using cinematic CGI to reveal in scientific detail the fate of every aspect of the man-made world. What happens to the millions of animals that supply our food? The chemicals stored in industrial complexes? Which animals take over subways? Do satellites fall to Earth? When does Mt. Rushmore wither away?
From animal outbreaks to structural collapses, building to a unique visual finale, all 10 episodes in the 3-DVD set reveal what happens in the hours, days, months, and years after people disappear. Welcome to Earth, population zero.
Episodes:The Bodies Left Behind
Outbreak
The Capital Threat
Heavy Metal
The Invaders
Bound and Buried
Sin City Meltdown
Armed & Defenseless
Roads to Nowhere
Waters of Death
My Thoughts:I enjoyed the special that the History Channel aired, so when this dropped into the shop, I snagged it immediately. I'm not sorry that I did, though I think the special was ultimately better. There's definitely a lot of repetition, as one looks at the same forces of nature destroying the creations of mankind. However, it does manage to hold your attention with wondering how long something would last without people to maintain it, and truly would stand the test of time (hint - the Great Pacific Garbage Patch). Despite the durability of plastic, this is ultimately, for me, a hopeful show, demonstrating the resilience of life and how can thrive and flourish after we are gone. If I see the second season come in, I'll pick it up and watch it, but I don't know that I'm going out of my way to pick it up.
Recommended if you really like History Channel documentaries. This one's a bit more repetitious, so if that bothers you and sounds dull, avoid.
Bechdel Test: Not Applicable (there are no people)
Overall: 3/5
