Today (Saturday) we resume our somewhat infrequent coverage of the already-cancelled BBC series “Outcasts.” For those of you late to the party, the show takes place in the not-too-distant future (40 or 50 years) on a planet with the unfortunate name of “Carpathia” that looks and feels a lot like South Africa, upon which the last remnants of humanity attempt to build a new life for themselves after having fled a war that wiped out earth.
The thing is, when you’re young you’re indestructible - or at least you think you are - and you’re also somewhat emotionally cut off. You see and hear about bad things happening around the world, and it doesn’t affect you any more than hearing about a sale at JC Pennys. Yeah, it’s awful about all those kids in Africa/Eastern Europe/South America/Southeast Asia, but it’s only theoretically awful when you’re a fat, dumb, and happy adolescent or 20-something.
Welcome to Science Fiction Hell Week, Day Four. The kids VBS is over now, so less strain there, and I got some giddy good site-related news today that I can't really reveal yet, but suffice to say I'm surviving the daunting workload of the week, and am really enjoying watching and reviewing all this stuff.
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