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As an aside, I'd say shows like "The Walking Dead" do preppers a disservice in that its not realistic. I don't mean the zombies - obviously those aren't realist

As an aside, I'd say shows like "The Walking Dead" do preppers a disservice in that its not realistic. I don't mean the zombies - obviously those aren't realistic - but its unrealistic how the actors stay healthy & beautiful while living in such desperate conditions, without sanitation or routine health care. (OTOH the world that awaits them on recovery will be a paradise! Why? Because zombies represent infinite clean energy. Just put a bunch of zombies on a big mouse run with some bait to motivate them to walk, and boom they can turn a crank indefinitely without any other input, like food.)

SkipperCat 4y ago
True. One thing TWD didn't show was the massive scale of death from drinking non-potable water. That would have killed more people than the zombies.
RunSet 4y ago
Rare for any post-apocalyptic setting to accurately depict the shelf-life of gasoline. Despite its whole "WE are the walking dead" schtick the cast seems to mostly prefer cruising around in trucks and RVs even several seasons in. https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-long-does-gasoline-last/ https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-long-does-gasoline-last...
- javajosh 4y ago
  Same. This misunderstanding of gas (and batteries) is prevalent in all post-apocolyptic fiction. Speaking personally, I would watch a more realistic apocalypse scenario where people had to relearn/reinvent older ways of doing things in the ruins of modern civilization, like how to ride/tame/breed/maintain horses for everyday use, how to heat/cook/survive at scale without electricity, running water, or fossil fuels. It's not just the technical challenge of it, but the emotional challenge, the humility required to "go backward", that would make interesting drama.
- dudul 4y ago
  One show that was unfortunately canceled too soon and looked like it was putting a more realistic spin on the whole "end of the world" trope was "Jericho". It was quite slow and the characters spent a lot of time trying to figure out stuff like how to heat their house, how to make sure they'll have food in the next few weeks, etc. Maybe that's why it didn't work.
- hakfoo 4y ago
  I recall actually seeing something like that on that old "Last Man on Earth" sitcom. One episode revolves around the stored petrol having gone off so they start trying to install solar kit.

SkipperCat 4y ago

True. One thing TWD didn't show was the massive scale of death from drinking non-potable water. That would have killed more people than the zombies.

RunSet 4y ago

Rare for any post-apocalyptic setting to accurately depict the shelf-life of gasoline. Despite its whole "WE are the walking dead" schtick the cast seems to mostly prefer cruising around in trucks and RVs even several seasons in. https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-long-does-gasoline-last/ https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-long-does-gasoline-last...

javajosh 4y ago
Same. This misunderstanding of gas (and batteries) is prevalent in all post-apocolyptic fiction. Speaking personally, I would watch a more realistic apocalypse scenario where people had to relearn/reinvent older ways of doing things in the ruins of modern civilization, like how to ride/tame/breed/maintain horses for everyday use, how to heat/cook/survive at scale without electricity, running water, or fossil fuels. It's not just the technical challenge of it, but the emotional challenge, the humility required to "go backward", that would make interesting drama.
dudul 4y ago
One show that was unfortunately canceled too soon and looked like it was putting a more realistic spin on the whole "end of the world" trope was "Jericho". It was quite slow and the characters spent a lot of time trying to figure out stuff like how to heat their house, how to make sure they'll have food in the next few weeks, etc. Maybe that's why it didn't work.
hakfoo 4y ago
I recall actually seeing something like that on that old "Last Man on Earth" sitcom. One episode revolves around the stored petrol having gone off so they start trying to install solar kit.