Gazrok
A True Doomsday Prepper
Not sure how many here watch the show, American Horror Story. The new season, very first episode, there's a nuclear war.
And of course, the myths we all grew up believing are alive and well (and as false as ever).
First, the idea of everything being wiped out (even the locations of these sanctuaries are hot with radiation). Pure nonsense.
Of course, they mention and depict nuclear winter. Again, nonsense, especially with the modern nukes being more of the air burst variety.
Not even going there with the ridiculous idea of having a coach pulled by horses with gas masks on. (only to then kill them).
There's the idea that after a missile inbound text alert, we'd have an hour to react.....(more like 30 minutes tops, and that's only if they decided to send out a warning the MOMENT they detected a launch (which is unlikely)).
The idea of a shelter being stocked for only 18 months (and with food cubes) is pretty silly too. As is the idea that there would be any amount of people near a chosen location to "breach the perimeter" (and overrun other such facilities). Where they hell did they build these things? Shouldn't be people for MILES around if they even chose a somewhat remote location.
Another weird scene, the brave limo driver sacrificing himself to get the rich brats on the jet. Say what? BS. He would have used that pistol to pop each one of them, and then get his own happy ### on that plane!
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For all this, there are some interesting things they get right. The scene of all getting the alerts is eerie, and great TV. The instant panic that ensues is also pretty on the mark. Though after the false alarm in HI not too far back, who knows? (come to think of it, that false alarm may have just been a brilliant ploy to reduce panic in a real world scenario).
The idea of the help deciding to turn the tables and be the leaders, is also an interesting and realistic idea. Of course, there's still a lot of mystery about their motives, and knowing the show, it will be downright weird and make no sense, but eh...we'll ride along.
But, at least this show is likely to get people thinking and talking about what a REAL nuclear war would be (and what it wouldn't be). Then again, maybe we're all better off with folks BELIEVING the Cold War myths. After all, it would make folks a LOT less anxious to ever actually wage one.....
And of course, the myths we all grew up believing are alive and well (and as false as ever).
First, the idea of everything being wiped out (even the locations of these sanctuaries are hot with radiation). Pure nonsense.
Of course, they mention and depict nuclear winter. Again, nonsense, especially with the modern nukes being more of the air burst variety.
Not even going there with the ridiculous idea of having a coach pulled by horses with gas masks on. (only to then kill them).
There's the idea that after a missile inbound text alert, we'd have an hour to react.....(more like 30 minutes tops, and that's only if they decided to send out a warning the MOMENT they detected a launch (which is unlikely)).
The idea of a shelter being stocked for only 18 months (and with food cubes) is pretty silly too. As is the idea that there would be any amount of people near a chosen location to "breach the perimeter" (and overrun other such facilities). Where they hell did they build these things? Shouldn't be people for MILES around if they even chose a somewhat remote location.
Another weird scene, the brave limo driver sacrificing himself to get the rich brats on the jet. Say what? BS. He would have used that pistol to pop each one of them, and then get his own happy ### on that plane!
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For all this, there are some interesting things they get right. The scene of all getting the alerts is eerie, and great TV. The instant panic that ensues is also pretty on the mark. Though after the false alarm in HI not too far back, who knows? (come to think of it, that false alarm may have just been a brilliant ploy to reduce panic in a real world scenario).
The idea of the help deciding to turn the tables and be the leaders, is also an interesting and realistic idea. Of course, there's still a lot of mystery about their motives, and knowing the show, it will be downright weird and make no sense, but eh...we'll ride along.
But, at least this show is likely to get people thinking and talking about what a REAL nuclear war would be (and what it wouldn't be). Then again, maybe we're all better off with folks BELIEVING the Cold War myths. After all, it would make folks a LOT less anxious to ever actually wage one.....
), but I can't imagine the infrastructure would last long to support it unmanned all over.
