Life After People 

What would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble ... See full summary »

Stars:

James Lurie, Steven S. Ross, Gordon Masterton

Cast

Series cast summary:
James Lurie	...	Narrator 20 episodes, 2009-2011
Steven S. Ross	...	Self - Author, 'Construction Disasters' 17 episodes, 2009-2011

Storyline

What would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble fastest? Life After People is a television series on which scientists, structural engineers, and other experts speculate about what might become of Earth should humanity instantly disappear.

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Plot Keywords:

wildlife | storm | sears tower chicago | rain | outbreak | 

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Taglines:

Welcome to Earth. Population Zero.

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Genres:

Documentary | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

National Geographic had a similar show called Aftermath followed by a tv special titled Aftermath Population Zero.

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Connections

Referenced in Rifftrax: Batman v. Superman (2017)

User Reviews

Urban Myth Passed Off As Scientific Fact

Nine minutes in to the very first episode, one of the experts shares an anecdote about an explorers club in 1950 cooking up the frozen carcass of the long-extinct mammoth. It is presented, without question, as an actual true event to help illustrate how long flesh can survive for in the right conditions.

Except, this never happened. It was a hoax by the chef. A sample of the meal was subsequently tested and shown to be sea turtle. The myth though, still persists and this show has tried to turn that myth into scientific fact.

So my question is: if, in the first 9 minutes of a 20 episode show they make this glaring error / lie, then what else that they present as fact is also nonsense?

It completely destroyed any credibility this show had. Shame, because the subject matter itself is fascinating

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Colombia]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Vida sem Nós

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flight 33 Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color (HD) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)