History Channel is having a show tonight called "After Armageddon" about what would happen after a global event.

Yeah it's going to be overly dramatic and have the usual steriotypical situations and "characters" in it, but I thought it might be worth a quick podcast critiquing the points both good and bad.

It's on 8PM est, 7PM cent, 6PM mtn.

As mentioned in the podcast, I had this recorded and watched the first 5 minutes or so, but wasn't able to finish it. When I went back to it, it was deleted. It's recording again tonight on a rerun.

I thought it was a pretty good program considering what we have seen in the past.

I am sure it is extremely difficult to present any real "S.H.T.F." scenario to a broad audience without having the network complain about its graphic nature, or trying to tone down the message, by conveying that "everything will be OK" message for balance. Even so, there were several warnings during the program stating that it was a not a real event, to keep from scaring anyone, hmmm, strange they don't do that during zombie attack programs, ha. Presenting, any real worst case scenario, surely scares the networks, sponsors, and probably the audience as well. Programs have to hit that perfect balance point, to be effective, to scare the public into action, without terrifying them so much they cant handle the message.

I was pleased to see that the people selected to present information looked professional, and not the stereotypical media "survival type" seen in so many news programs. I think getting away from the media presenting preparedness via interviews with "experts" dressed in animal skins, or "Rambo" types, helps to sell the message to the general public, that bad things can happen, and what reasonable people need to think about.

To sell the public on personal preparedness (via a program) they need to make the threat very believable (that it can happen to them personally), and the risk of doing nothing needs to be clear. I guess I am saying, it is difficult to sell a person flood, or fire insurance if they have never seen or experienced a flood or fire and believe it could happen to them.

Anyway, I enjoyed the program for what it was. I don't think a 1.5 hour format (without commercials) program can, or should try to do the details. I cant say that I learned anything new from the program, but I think it was good to increase public awareness, that bad things could happen and you may well be on your own.