After Armageddon

One Scary View of TEOTWAWKI

          The History Channel recently aired After Armageddon, a chilling dramatization of what could happen during a flu pandemic.  The program focuses on a single fictional family living in Los Angles at the outbreak of the illness. 

          Sprinkled into the drama are comments from experts.  As the family makes decisions, some right and others very wrong, these authorities provide context and background.

Included among them are Kathy Harrison, a blogger and author of Just in Case,  Kevin Reeve from onPoint Tactical, Michael Bane of DownRange TV, and Dr. Joseph Tainter author of  The Collapse of Complex Societies.  I have not read Dr. Tainter’s book, but the others were familiar resources to me.

          Years ago, I lived in Los Angles and I wondered, as the program unfolded, would I have made better decisions back then?  Fortunately, even as a young man I realized that the veneer of civilization was very thin.  I got out of the city and this program made me glad, once again, that I did.  The family in the program waited too long to leave.  When they finally did flee, they were ill prepared to travel across a looted and gang infested land. 

            One thing I did not like about the program is that Christian faith during the emergency is depicted as fanatical and racist. 

            If you have contemplated TEOTWAWKI you probably have already begun making preparations and are certainly prepared than the family described in the program.  However, if you wondering what all of this is about I strongly recommend you go to the History Channel, find out when the program will be aired next or buy the DVD. 

Update on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 9:51PM by Kyle Pratt

I embedded the first ten minutes of After Armageddon into the blog post for your convenience.