**1/2 – This British sci-fi show (not to be confused with the American reality show “Survivor” hosted by smarmy prick Jeff Probst) that ran for two six-episode seasons from 2008-2010 was based on a novel that was itself based on another TV show from the 70s also called “Survivors”. I haven’t seen the original show and I haven’t read the book, but I’d be surprised if those were not better than this rather dreary and uninteresting show. The first thing that I’d like to point out is that some (but not all) of the acting in this is just atrocious. The lead woman - played by some overweight carp-mouthed lady well into her 40s – did such a poor job that I was really hoping that the strange flu-like virus that killed 99% of the population of the planet in this show would mutate rapidly and take her out so I wouldn’t have to see her act anymore. Especially when she spouts lines like “all the blokes were just trying to get into my knickers”. Darling, trust me, no one has any interest in your knickers. The plot is fairly interesting although it is doesn’t have much in the way of originality, and features characters that are nearly universally silly stereotypes despite the rather large mix of different ethnicities represented. While the show’s abrupt cancellation after two seasons resulted in a rather unsatisfying cliffhanger conclusion, the twelve hours of TV that preceded it were decent enough to sit through, and probably considerably better than many shows that lasted much longer.
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