Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Samuel Walters
What truly matters in life? How do you discover and fulfill your potential as a human being? If all technology suddenly were to be destroyed, if 99% of the population were to inexplicably vanish, what would you do with your life?
The web-based series Afterworld confronts these questions within a haunting, vivid and purposefully portrayed post-apocalyptic world. That the story unfolds, and is integrated, across multiple layers of media further demonstrates the craft that went into making this epic tale.
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Posted on May 10th, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“After two long years, Russ learns if Janelle & Kizzy are alive.”
Location: Seattle, WA
“When The Levee Breaks” finishes Afterworld’s “first season” with a wrenching and shocking conclusion. The honest realism of the episode is important, necessary, but that doesn’t stop it from ripping out your heart and leaving it beating on the ground in front of you …
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Posted on May 9th, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“Russ finally makes it home, but will he find Janelle and Kizzy?”
Location: Seattle, WA
Tension that is palpable enough to elicit pure emotion. “809 W. Blaine St.” is the penultimate episode in a long, grueling, and emotional journey for Russell Shoemaker. The brilliance of the episode is in how well it conveys every shred of feelings, hopes, fears, thoughts for the audience. If you’ve been following Russell’s journey, you cannot help but be caught up in these final moments with him.
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Posted on May 8th, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“Russ discovers the he might have been connected to The Fall.”
Location: Seattle, WA
“Shoemaker & Associates” presses forward with two ideas: Russell’s resolve in using a gun and his own connections to The Fall. What’s most important is how both are connected.
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Posted on May 7th, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“Russ finds out that the “Crown Jewel of the Northwest” is tarnished.”
Location: Seattle, WA
“The Emerald City” not only provides answers as to what happened to Seattle, but it also has plenty of room left over for continued character development. This is one of the continued strengths of Afterworld — even after all this time, it’s still focused on what matters most: the characters.
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Posted on May 6th, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“Hitching a ride with the Cartel, Russ heads to Seattle.”
Location: Seattle, WA
“North By Northwest” recounts the final stages of Russell’s journey as he travels from San Francisco. His journey provides equal measures of hope and worry.
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Posted on May 5th, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“Russ turns an old enemy into an unexpected ally against Arnold.”
Location: San Rafael, CA
“Unholy Alliance” is an episode about the beginning of the end. A loose end is tied up (so-to-speak), and Russ head off to confront the most important mystery of all: what happened to his family.
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Posted on May 3rd, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“Russ finally learns what happened to all the missing people.”
Location: San Rafael, CA
“Truth In The Clouds” is the companion piece to the previous episode. We get a much more explicit explanation of the sequence of events that led to the Fall. Most interesting is the affirmation that what caused the downfall of humanity was, as Russell had predicted way back at the beginning of the series: Fear.
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Posted on May 2nd, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“Russ races to San Rafael to obtain the final clue to The Fall.”
Location: San Rafael, CA
“Project Continuum” is an episode of answers and payoffs, of connections and conspiracies. It is, quite simply, the biggest episode of the series in terms of providing key answers to the biggest mysteries of the plot. And while the series has, quite correctly, focused most of its attention on characters and themes, the plot mystery was important enough to answer before the end. And the fact that it gets its answer here, just reinforces the fact that, while plot is important, it’s not the be-all, end-all of the series.
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Posted on May 1st, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“With the NWH taken care of, Delondre tells Russ she must leave.”
Location: San Rafael, CA
Despite its title, “A New Chapter” is more about saying goodbye to old friends than it is about striking out for new ground. Of course, the old saying holds true: “To make an end is to make a beginning.” And that certainly is the case here.
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Posted on April 30th, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“Russ, Delondre, Kang & Lulu pull a double-cross on the NWH.”
Location: San Francisco, CA
“The Sting – Part Two” is another straightforward supense episode as Russell and Delondre do their best to swap the New World Historian’s book with copies of Russell’s Journal.
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Posted on April 29th, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“Russ, Delondre and Lulu try to thwart Arnold and the NWH plans.”
Location: San Francisco, CA
“The Sting” is a straightforward action and suspense episode, detailing the beginning of the confrontation between Russ and the New World Historians.
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Posted on April 28th, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“Russ meets a Korean man who tells his own story of The Fall.”
Location: San Francisco, CA
“On The Record” is an episode that continues the importance of finding a destiny — or at least meaningful purpose in what you do. Aside from that, it sets up what should prove to be a fateful series of events for Russ and the New World Historians.
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Posted on April 27th, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“Russ thinks of a way to stop the NWH from spreading more lies.”
Location: San Francisco, CA
“First Edition” establishes the conflict that Russell faces: How do you fight deception? Do you simply stop people from speaking (or in this case distributing) propoganda? The answer is to combat lies with The Truth.
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Posted on April 26th, 2009 by Samuel Walters
“Russ & Delondre try to discover what the NWH plans in SF.”
Location: San Francisco, CA
“The Shipment” begins yet another confrontation between Russ and the New World Historians. This time, though, Russell’s intention and prospects seem much clearer. The episode itself does a good job of reconnecting to a familiar theme for Afterworld: finding and choosing your destiny.
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