The Last Man On Earth (TV series)

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  1. ChadHahn

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    And also the premise of Bewitched. I don't know anybody who agreed with Darrin about not allowing his wife to practice magic.

    Chad
     
  2. DreadPikathulhu

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    I don't really understand why they're eating raisin balls when they should have an endless supply of canned food.
     
  3. amoergosum

    amoergosum Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    >>>

    Here's what one of the writers of The Last Man On Earth said about that:
    "You're making an assumption that if there is a mass die-off of humans, it would be accompanied by chaos, looting, and signs of societal breakdown. This is an assumption based on the numerous fictional depictions of post-apocalyptic life in movies and tv shows. But that doesn't make it realistic. We know for a fact that there was a mass die-off of humans in Europe in the 14th century. Forty to sixty percent of Europe's population died of a bacterial infection. In general, the victims died in their homes and were disposed of peacefully by their survivors."

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    http://www.reddit.com/r/LastManonEa...ere_did_all_the_bodies_of_the_dead_people_go/
     
  4. DreadPikathulhu

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    I guess it would depend on how quickly the infection was fatal. Stephen King's The Stand tackled the same question and most people died within a few days in their homes. It was only in large cities that there was a large number of people trying to get to safety.
     
  5. neo123

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    And yet, the professor can make anything out of any material, but can't fix a hole in a boat. LOL
     
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  6. DreadPikathulhu

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    He did manage to make rubber cement to fix the hole, but then the entire boat flew apart when Gilligan painted the decks with it.
     
  7. BurgerKing

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    What always puzzled me, even as a kid, was why these people brought full wardrobes on a three hour tour.
     
  8. Bryan

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    I wasn't around when Gilligan's Island first aired, but people have nitpicked that show (even though it's a comedy) for as long as I can remember.
     
  9. kwadguy

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    I think only the Howells brought a full wardrobe. And that's because they were the Howells. Lovey would probably have had three or four outfit changes even if the tour had been only three hours.
     
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  10. rburly

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    I think it might be your age. I've never heard anyone (other than why couldn't the professor fix the radio or boat) question why they couldn't get off the island. I don't recall my friends and I ever talking much about the show other than we all watched it.
     
  11. DreadPikathulhu

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    I don't recall any kind of debate about the show other than why Gilligan didn't hook up with Mary Ann or Ginger.

    Now that we're cynical and old, we ask questions about the mowed lawns on The Walking Dead, why they aren't eating the abundance of canned foods on Last Man on Earth, and how come the feds don't show any interest in the serial killer capitol of the Northwest on Bates Motel.
     
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  12. Bryan

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    Just to nitpick this nitpick, there's actually been several scenes showing characters eating canned food. :D
     
  13. DreadPikathulhu

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    That was only until the Wife showed up. She also made him throw away his porn stash and clean the bathroom.
     
  14. ChadHahn

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    There's an alternate version of the theme to Gilligan's Island that was only used for the pilot I believe and it addresses the Howes bringing so many clothes. I don't know why they didn't leave it in.

    Shows should go back to having theme songs that explain the premise of the show. It would make things so much easier. There could be a two minute song that explains where the bodies and canned foods are.

    Chad
     
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  15. HiredGoon

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    Maybe the last man on earth should have settled up the road in Utah rather than Arizona. When January Jones says "me so horny but you so married" he coulda married her, too. Problem solved.

    --Geoff
     
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  16. Uther

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    The clothes question about Gilligan's Island is pretty simple to come up with an answer to. The three hour tour was a tourist excursion, so the folks aside from the Skipper and Gilligan were tourists. They were travelling and had their suitcases with them, and decided to take a little sightseeing cruise while they waited for their next flight or something. Perhaps the Howell's were planning on embarking on a very long cruise that evening. There you go.
     
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  17. DreadPikathulhu

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    Why did the Professor wear the same outfit every day? Was he just very practical?
     
  18. ChadHahn

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    Oh there's plenty of Mormons in AZ. In fact after polygamy was banned in Utah, a lot of Mormons moved to AZ to continue with the practice.

    He could also bring up the genetic aspect. If they are wanting to repopulate the earth having half siblings do it is somewhat better than full siblings.

    Chad
     
  19. Rich people are wacky. My dad worked on a huge cruise ship (can't recall the name, Queen something) and one woman rented a second suite - at $1000 a day - to store her wardrobe for the 80 day cruise. Heaven forbid she wear the same thing twice in three months . . .
     
  20. BurgerKing

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    Mmhmm. So they somehow found it necessary to haul all their trunks and suitcases onto this little tourist boat? No wonder the freakin' thing sank
     
  21. thestereofan

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    Exactly, that is one reason why this show is unwatchable. I made it through 2/3rds of the first show. Not funny and how a show like this got passed to development is just amazing. Today's network TV is just horrible. Thank God for youtube and box sets.
     
  22. amoergosum

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    Bloopers (episode 4):

    :laugh:

     
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  23. jeffgt14

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    I was watching and I thought, if it were me in this situation, I would now have a margarita pool as well.
     
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  24. Synthfreek

    Synthfreek I’m a ray of sunshine & bastion of positivity

    Yes, don't watch the irreverent sit-com because the science is flawed.
     
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  25. thestereofan

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    Just couldn't get past all of the non-existent bodies. Cheaper special effects I guess.
     
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