Comments on: Ep 161: David Ashton & Damaris Baker, Survivors, News Themes

By: simbo

simbo — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:46:24 +0000

Stephen King has been made aware of Survivors (oddly enough, also through the novel) and says it’s basically a case of parallel development – Killer Viruses were obvioulsy in the ether in the seventies…

By: John Richards

John Richards — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:30:53 +0000

It would have to be King copying Nation, since The Stand was published 3 years after the first season of Survivors, but I think “killer virus” probably is a standard idea. It’s funny how Survivors was genuinely a hit in its day (with three seasons to its credit) but no-one seems to remember it now.

If you want to see the News Breakfast theme in action (that name always looks wrong to me, like I’ve typed it the wrong way around), the opening credits can be viewed here: http://whatsonthetube.net/2008/11/03/abc-news-breakfast-has-a-shaky-start/
Just scroll down to the second video clip.

Is it just me, or is the News Breakfast set really ugly?

By: dlutchy

dlutchy — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:38:57 +0000

Its funny that you should talk about Survivours. I am part way through Stephen Kings Book The Stand. So far it sounds just like Survivors.

I know the virus that kill everbody is a “standard” story but I wonder if in this case Terry Nation or Stephen King sorrta copied the idea from the other.

By: Mike Beckham

Mike Beckham — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:25:03 +0000

The 11pm news is local news, not national. “Nightline” airs at 11.35pm on ABC. That is the only late national news on a network.

10.00: Leno
11.00: Local News
11.35: Tonight Show w/Conan
12.35: Late Night w/Jimmy Fallon
1.35: Last Call with Carson Daly

will be the NBC line-up.