Real Zombie Hordes in Blackout?

[Oh Shoot]

Duped my post in Survival forum so more will see it.

 

American Blackout, looks to be pretty good, tonight on National Geo, at 9 Eastern, repeated at 11. A fitting companion to the Walking Dead perhaps, the real zombie hordes that would arise?

 

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/american-blackout/videos/american-blackout-trailer/

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-sagers/natgeos-american-blackout_b_4158582.html

 

- OS

Edited October 27, 2013 by Oh Shoot

[Erik88]

I've been seeing the previews for this. It definitely has my curiosity. 

[Dolomite`s Breezy]

BUT ..it comes on at the same time as Walking Dead...:( G is wanting to see it..none to happy to have to forego WD:(

[Oh Shoot]

BUT ..it comes on at the same time as Walking Dead... :( G is wanting to see it..none to happy to have to forego WD:(

 

Walking Dead at 9 and 11. American Blackout at 9 and 11.

 

I'm no Einstein, but I see a solution there? ;)

 

- OS

[Garufa]

BUT ..it comes on at the same time as Walking Dead... :( G is wanting to see it..none to happy to have to forego WD:(

 

I, too, am conflicted.  Maybe I'll get a plan figured out once in front of the TV.  Being the Nat Geo channel it probably will be replayed throughout the week or sometime soon.

Edited October 27, 2013 by Garufa

[Oh Shoot]

I, too, am conflicted.  Maybe I'll get a plan figured out once in front of the TV.  Being the Nat Geo channel it probably will be replayed throughout the week or sometime soon.

 

Watch Blackout first and you're still in bed by midnight.

 

- OS

Edited October 27, 2013 by Oh Shoot

[Garufa]

That's what I'm leaning towards. 

Edited October 27, 2013 by Garufa

[Erik88]

I have to be up at 0500 tomorrow so the 2300 showing isn't going to work for me. I hope they air it again later in the week.

[Garufa]

I have to be up at 0500 tomorrow so the 2300 showing isn't going to work for me. I hope they air it again later in the week.

 

Can't miss reveille Private, there'll be hell to pay.  What time is lights out?

[Erik88]

I'll be in bed immediately after the Dead is over.

[Wyldk2]

Off today and tomorrow. Whoo hooo.

 

Thinking the new job is gonna be ok, at least i'll be home well before midnight. Now i wont have to DVR every show that happens to come on when working at wal-mart.

[Dennis1209]

I have to be up at 0500 tomorrow so the 2300 showing isn't going to work for me. I hope they air it again later in the week.

 

They always do.

[Oh Shoot]

I have to be up at 0500 tomorrow so the 2300 showing isn't going to work for me. I hope they air it again later in the week.

 

Closest repeats:

 

Tue,Oct 29 7:00pm

Wed,Oct 30 1:00am

Sun,Nov 3 10:00am

Tue,Nov 5 3:00pm

[Oh Shoot]

Guess what NatGeo 109 is dead with Knoxville Comcast. Don't have HD service so it's the only channel. Great.

 

- OS

 

edit: dead on one box, not on another (two digital boxes)

Edited October 28, 2013 by Oh Shoot

[Erik88]

Closest repeats:

 

Tue,Oct 29 7:00pm

Wed,Oct 30 1:00am

Sun,Nov 3 10:00am

Tue,Nov 5 3:00pm

 

Thanks Mac. I checked my listing earlier but didn't see it.

 

Guess what NatGeo 109 is dead with Knoxville Comcast. Don't have HD service so it's the only channel. Great.

 

- OS

 

edit: dead on one box, not on another (two digital boxes)

 

That is odd. Never was a huge fan of Comcast.

[Oh Shoot]

Thanks Mac. I checked my listing earlier but didn't see it.

 

 

That is odd. Never was a huge fan of Comcast.

 

Unplugged and plugged back, now have nothing on one box. Had automated signal sent, have listings and etc, just no regular channel feed or on demand. Box died I reckon, running off same coax as the net, which is okay.

 

edit: yep, box now fails to power up after self test.

Edited October 28, 2013 by Oh Shoot

[Mike.357]

got the DVR set, thanks for the heads up Mac

[Mike.357]

 Don't have HD service so it's the only channel. Great.

 

 

 

 

sounds like it is time to forgo another new gun and get hooked up with an HD TV and the appropriate service.  No additional charge for HD from Comcast. btw

 

afwiw I don't know how I ever got by without HD and surround sound.

Edited October 28, 2013 by Mike.357

[Oh Shoot]

sounds like it is time to forgo another new gun and get hooked up with an HD TV and the appropriate service.  No additional charge for HD from Comcast. btw

 

afwiw I don't know how I ever got by without HD and surround sound.

 

Yeah, they've been so gd reliable and all with what I have. Not.

 

I have 4 TVs, will get my first HD one when one dies. :)

 

- OS

[RED333]

I have it paused now, taking a break.

I did set to record, Direct is cool.

[zgunbear]

American Black out has been good. I could see it happening

[Oh Shoot]

American Black out has been good. I could see it happening

 

Only question: would it even take 10 days to get as bad as they depicted; I'd give it about half that long in the urbs.

 

- OS

Edited October 28, 2013 by Oh Shoot

[TMF]

Y'all seriously need to get some DVR action. It changed everything. With kids and work, my wife and I would never, ever be able to keep up with any shows. DVR changed everything.

On anther note, I haven't seen this yet, but it got me thinking about the New York blackout that lasted a week. Amazingly they didnt eat each other. I mean, really. I'm amazed. I didn't have that much hope for humanity, but they did okay it seemed. Of course, a localized blackout with an end in sight is much different than lights out indefinitely, everywhere.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

On anther note, I haven't seen this yet, but it got me thinking about the New York blackout that lasted a week. Amazingly they didnt eat each other. I mean, really. I'm amazed. I didn't have that much hope for humanity, but they did okay it seemed. Of course, a localized blackout with an end in sight is much different than lights out indefinitely, everywhere.

 

Well that is another thing annoying about the blackout show-- The 5 minute ending is as bad as ending a long complicated, exciting novel, "And then the little boy woke up from the bad dream and lived happily every after."

Edited October 28, 2013 by Lester Weevils

[Oh Shoot]

On anther note, I haven't seen this yet, but it got me thinking about the New York blackout that lasted a week. Amazingly they didnt eat each other. I mean, really. I'm amazed. I didn't have that much hope for humanity, but they did okay it seemed. Of course, a localized blackout with an end in sight is much different than lights out indefinitely, everywhere.

 
That was the diff, was only regional; plenty of help came in, basic needs weren't really lacking, causation and fix were pretty well known too. Water and crappers still worked, that alone is a main diff tween inconvenience and total SHTF. Cutting off potable water supply to an urb is almost instant game changer.
 

Well that is another thing annoying about the blackout show-- The 5 minute ending is as bad as ending a long complicated, exciting novel, "And then the little boy woke up from the bad dream and lived happily every after."

Would have taken another hour to really convey the immensity of getting everything "back to normal" nationwide. I can't fault them for going for a quickie ending; main thing was this was probably actually already a "shocking revelation" to a certain segment of the viewing public, who simply have never conceived of a need for any kind of prepping, writing off any hint of "survivalism" as tin foil crazy talk.

 

- OS

Edited October 28, 2013 by Oh Shoot