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Dogs Rule The Planet In 'Life After People'

Last night the two-hour post apocalyptic documentary Life After People aired on The History Channel, and it was awesome. As astrophysicist and author David Brin puts it in the film, "We're the first generation that could, by deliberate actions, cause its own doom." Find out what the Earth would do once we vacate, and check out some clips. More »

9:40 AM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By Kevin Kelly
6,173 views, 48 comments

Latest by mr4fingers: Yeah, that kinda sucked. The thing I hated the most was the "Eiffel tower falls to its horrifying doom, when the Earth as wreaked its vengeance on all diminishing vestiges of forgotten mankind" sorta talk. Why couldn't they more »

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TV This Week: High School Superheroes And Time-Travel Drama

This week sees the end of Chuck (for now) and Life On Mars (for good). Can the U.S. launch of Torchwood season two compensate for the loss of those two shows? Your answer may reveal more about you than about television. Here's our guide to the week's television, including mild spoilers and trailers. More »

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9:00 AM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By charliejane
1,873 views, 11 comments

life after people

New Television Series Examines Life Without Humans

Movies like The Mist, I Am Legend, and Cloverfield depict aliens, monsters from the briny deep, and superviruses hell-bent on driving people out of the cities and off the face of the Earth. But what would really happen tomorrow if everyone suddenly vanished today? A new series on the History Channel called Life After People asks that exact question, and while it looks a bit like 12 Monkeys, it also looks utterly fascinating. Plus their tagline "Welcome To Earth, Population: 0" actually sounds like a great scifi series. Catch it this coming Monday on The History Channel.

2:00 PM on Wed Jan 16 2008
By Kevin Kelly
3,572 views, 30 comments

Latest by senorbelly: Sweet. This'll feed my post-apocalyptic jones now that I've finished reading The World Without Us. more »