Did they mention where New Athens was located? I am assuming somewhere on the West Coast of North America (near LA or San Diego maybe?)
Also - anyone find it odd that the Mayor of New Athens just so happened to have a nuke, and no one else knew about it or was concerned about it (not even the Overlords?)
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The whole mini series is filled with these sort of oddities.
How anyone can give it anything above a 5 is beyond me.
Have to agree. I like the idea of the premise but so much of it made no real sense. I dont get how one nuclear explosion destroys everything either unless we are to assume people were just launching nukes everywhere. I still dont even get whats the point of ending humanity problems if they knew it was going to all die out in a few decades anyway. Its actually a bit frustrating thinking back on it as a whole.
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I think the nuclear device only destroyed New Athens. The destruction we see at the end of the movie is 90 years later when all human life is gone.
shareAgreed. The nuke did not cause all the destruction. 85 years of death and desperation and neglect did.
I do not recall if New Athens' location was defined in the book, but it certainly had a San Francisco feel to it.
Was there a New Athens in the book? I really do not remember that at all
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Yes, it was in the book.
Yes, it was an island I think in the Pacific. Really different in the book. It was more of a tranquil environment for people that wanted to keep the arts and sciences alive. When the children went off with the overlords the adults made a group decision to blow themselves up.
shareYes, it was an island I think in the Pacific. Really different in the book. It was more of a tranquil environment for people that wanted to keep the arts and sciences alive. When the children went off with the overlords the adults made a group decision to blow themselves up.
So Melbourne famous for this and "On the Beach" ! I didn't quite understand mind why you couldn't watch old movies in a utopia. I'll have to read the book again I think.
shareThe Overlords weren't concerned because they allowed the New Athens group to live out their lives separate from Utopia according to their own rules without interference.
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