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What did you learn from watching Survivors?

posted 13 years ago by Darth_Ferior
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So what did you learn from this great series? What would you do if all of our technology was gone and no law and order? Something from each episode perhaps?
1) When the roads and railways go to pot, it's best to stay at home
2) If you're feeling lonely and no one wants anything to do with you, pretend to pass out in front of the next person you meet
3) Snatching a gun off an armed guard, threatening him with it, then tossing the gun away will land you in big trouble!
4) Keep to 'B' roads, avoid towns and houses, boil water.....and don't eat fish!
5) If you've survived a life threatening disease, stay away from people in remote areas
6) Being a mediator between two warring parties may not be as easy as you think
7) It doesn't matter how friendly a pack of wild dogs look, they can still be dangerous
8) Never send an alcoholic to a supply dump on his own if the supplies include spirits.
9) If you have to try someone for murder, no matter how sure you are, always provide them with an advocate.
10) If you are hiding someone in your house, tell the kids to keep their mouths shut.
11) Stairs are no obstacle for a disabled person if they are determined enough.
12) If you need to borrow a vehicle from an unknown person to get somewhere, check the brakes before driving it down a steep hill
13) Never use a large saw to cut up tree trunks when you are in a bad mood.

That's all for now, I'll be back with Season 2 shortly

[–] Darth_Ferior 13 years ago

OK, here's Season 2

1) Always keep a standby cottage available in case something happens to your home
2) Build a quarantine hut to house any newcomers or anyone who has to take a trip to a city
3) If someone turns up asking to borrow your doctor, make sure someone else goes with them, or you may not get your doctor back again!
4) Yellow phosphorous, red squill is very useful for dealing with the rodent population
5) If you have a dark secret you don't want anyone to know about, carrying a newspaper cutting of an article which explains it all is a silly thing to do.
6) Strange women who live on their own and collect unusual herbs aren't necessarily pagan worshippers
7) In a post apocalyptic world, men who are at retirement age have wives young enough to be their granddaughters
8) If a vicar loses his dog collar, all he needs to do is wear his shirt backwards.
9) Farmers use pesticides that contain mercury - no wonder they always say to wash before eating!
10) Locating what appears to be a large supply of vodka may seem like Christmas has arrived, but best not to drink it or smoke near it until you know exactly what it is.
11) In every group, there's always a know-it-all, who believes he knows what's best for everyone
12) Never let a pregnant woman climb a rope
13) Hot air balloons are a great way to check an area out from above, just learn how to land the thing first!

[–] Darth_Ferior 13 years ago

Season 3

1) Chaining a skeleton to the border of your property is a good way to ward off trespassers.
2) When searching for someone whilst riding a horse, look to the left and right as well as straight in front (it's hard to miss an elephant with a load of kids around it!).
3) Had the series continued into the 21st century, the Christmas No One for the year 2000 would have been "Brod the butcher, Can we slice it, Brod the butcher, Yes we can".
4) Wearing a thick coat may just protect you from rabies.
5) Minis can be fuelled with methane.
6) If you have an adopted child, there's always a chance you could end up meeting a biological parent.
7) All great comedians have to start somewhere.
8) Poisonous mushrooms can be used to change people's minds about something.
9) When the series ratings are getting a little low, add some swear words into the script.
10) If you find you have been infected with a deadly contagious disease, pay a visit to all the people who have recently given you trouble.
11) If everyone in the UK returned their £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes to the Bank of England and asked for their value in gold, the Bank would not have enough funds to be able to pay everyone.
12) Never let a luddite into a hydro-electric power station, especially when he is carrying a very large spanner.

[–] hugh1971 13 years ago

Series 1

1. Social collapse in London will consist solely of three yobs looting and half-heartedly pestering women.

2. Welsh tramps will always be on hand to provide comic relief during the apocalypse.

3. If you are trying to find your son, it is advisable to burn your house down rather than leave a message for him telling him where you are.

4. If you are trying to find people and you know them to be in the area, you should set fire to their base and then leave immediately rather than wait five minutes for them to come out of hiding to put the fire out.

5. If you are being hunted by armed men and drive a distinctive yellow car, don't hide the car, leave it on full display in your driveway and for good measure light a big fire to attract their attention.

6. If you have shotguns, it is best to leave them at home in an obvious place rather than take them with you when you go for supplies.

[–] hugh1971 13 years ago

7. Brilliant business adminstrators think that living on a barren island off the coast of Scotland is a good way to survive.

8. If you shoot the boss of a violent criminal gang, the gang will simply give up rather than keep on fighting you out of malice.

9. If you accidentally 'execute' an innocent man for rape and murder but then find the real culprit, don't kill him, just keep him near you while grumbling a bit at him.

10. Never trust that 1970s actor with the warts on his face. He's always bad news in every 70s programme.

11. Hippies like to play Everly Brothers' songs at parties.

12. If you see some people living in caravans after the apocalypse, you should immediately assume they are gippos.

[–] fredgarv79 13 years ago

I got one:

when confronted by a crazed assassin with a long range highly accurate rifle who has already killed 7 women, always send out the mother of your child as bait and have her stand around pretending to nail on a fence in broad daylight in front of a thick woods where you have no idea where the assassin with the rifle is.

oops, sorry this is from season 2

[–] fredgarv79 13 years ago

from that same season 2 episode, I learned that it's never too late.

You can be 73 and have a 18 year old "wife".

(what a drag for him, your 73 and due to the virus apocalypse, you get to have a 18 year old wife cause hey there just ain't many women around and we do have to procreate right? and then she gets killed)

[–] davejessop-1 10 years ago

Most important thing:

NEVER let a show's creator leave and stop writing episodes

Half Irish, Half German - hated by all. But at least I'm not Welsh

[–] flashgordan 10 years ago

Must be one about getting the National Grid running again as the top post apocalytic survival priority

[–] flora-310-691816 10 years ago

Season 1
Ep 2 - If you have a helicopter, don't use it for anything that might help you survive. Leave it in a field and travel in a small open top sports car instead.