Waiting for Afterworld, the sci-fi TV series
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Afterworld is coming to Astro. Did a bit of googling and discovered what seems to be quite an interesting sci-fi series. So far it has been broadcasted in short 3 minute webisodes on various community sites such as YouTube etc. From what i have seen on YouTube, i can't wait to follow the series in the comfort of my armchair. :)
This is how Afterworld, the TV Series is mentioned on Wikipedia:
Afterworld is an American science fiction television series created by writer Brent V. Friedman and artist/filmmaker Michael DeCourcey. Its naturalistic future setting, modelled after traditional Western movie motifs, presents an atypical science fiction backdrop for the narrative. Friedman served as executive producer, along with Stan Rogow.
The official site is....
http://www.afterworld.spti.com/
YouTube has some of the clips of the 3 minute episodes...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy9v7etZG74&feature=related
Further plot description on wikipedia:
After travelling to New York City on a business trip, Russell Shoemaker wakes to find all electronic technology dead and more than 99% of the human race missing. Driven by a need to discover the truth and determined to return to his family, he embarks on a journey to his home in Seattle, while recording and telling all of the events in his journal. Afterworld is the story of Russell's 3,000-mile (4,800 km) trek across a post-apocalyptic America as he encounters the strange new societies rebuilding themselves. Along the way, he also attempts to solve the mystery of what caused this global event, which survivors refer to as "the Fall."
In addition to new forms of government, Russell discovers that technology has failed due to a persistent electromagnetic pulse, a product of a collection of satellites that was activated almost simultaneously to the Fall. An additional side effect of the EMP is the rapid mutation of many forms of life, including Shoemaker himself. He describes that his night-vision has improved dramatically, along with his endurance. Other examples are seen in cattle Russell happens across, who're dying of a previously unheard of flesh-eating disease.
Russell's journey eventually brings him to a nearly deserted San Francisco, and the headquarters of an organization known as the Parthia Group, who had developed a form of nano-technology, which identified humans with a particular genetic makeup.