[ClearCase_guy]

From what I've seen on commercials, I got the impression that swords and bows and arrows were the only means of self-defense in the future.

I'm not sure how an EMP attack would cause gunpowder to become inert, but maybe those Hollywood boys know something I don't ...

[kevkrom]

From what I've seen on commercials, I got the impression that swords and bows and arrows were the only means of self-defense in the future. I'm not sure how an EMP attack would cause gunpowder to become inert, but maybe those Hollywood boys know something I don't ...

It's not about realism, it's about trying to be Hunger Games: The Series under a different name.

[wbill]

...maybe those Hollywood boys know something...

Oh, you're giving them way to much credit. :-)

And, FWIW, the effects of an EMP are far overstated. Both here on FR and also by Hollywood.

[TomGuy]

swords and bows and arrows

And candles for evening lighting...

This takes place a decade after ...

Science is too stupid to find alternatives?

The premise doesn't even ring true. It seems to be an attempt at Lost without the island.

No sexting, no texting, no cellphones? The yutes will be jumping off cliffs and tall buildings. How will they add and subtract without calculators?

[trailhkr1]

I'm not sure how an EMP attack would cause gunpowder to become inert, but maybe those Hollywood boys know something I don't ...

I may be wrong but believe the series takes place 15-20 years after the EMP attack and the population through wars/skirmishes is down to small tribes so I would presume much of the ammo was used up/no longer any good over the years.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I noticed this too. No firearms in sight. Why is that? Aside from the obvious distaste that the Hollyweird elite have for those sort of things.

I would think a firearm would be the primary weapon of choice in such a situation. Since it is NBC I have no intention of watching it to find out.

[nonsporting]

From what I've seen on commercials, I got the impression that swords and bows and arrows were the only means of self-defense in the future.

Hollywood has always been into firearm alternatives: bows, knives, swords and whips. They must think they are super-heroes.

These anti-gun, holier-than-thou, brie-eating, wine-sipping firearms-poo-poo'ers will discover the ineffectiveness of ancients weapons in the hands of the untrained/unskilled against armed opponent(s). Firearms will be key in fighting off mass attack.

But more than shooting skills are needed: Fieldcraft ("tactics and techniques") should be a topic of study as well. Better start "networking" now. Because the sole survivor will have no one to watch his 6, 3 or 9.