Based on the novel "Earth Abides" by George R
Tale
After months of isolation, Isherwood "Ish" Williams, learns that most of the world has fallen to a mysterious illness. Yet despite his instincts to further isolate, Ish leads the charge to develop a new civilization..
The novel was written in the late 1940s, after the end of WW2
Stewart.. Referenced in Korman Productions Deep Dive TV Podcast: Earth Abides on MGM+ Deep Dive Episode 1 "Alone" with Dave and Stacie (2024).
The version on my shelf has a copyright of 1947 but wikipedia says 1949
The impact of the story is that 80 years ago someone wrote about a global pandemic and its eventual impact on people. Ish represents the reader, someone who did not have to watch people die, watch the news, feel the hoplessness and defeat.
It very much ties into the poem of Ozymandias
Those he meets represent the ways people might deal with these huge losses. The frailty of man and the bravado of humankind in its accomplishments.
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I look forward to the remaining episodes and am re-reading the novel yet again.. "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.
