Blackout

'The most surprising thing about Blackout is that Germany would turn in to a post apocalyptic nightmare in less than 4 days.'

Hell yes! That's what studies expect to happen actually after 72hrs.

The effects are researched quite well and embedded well into the story. But of course it doesn't make everything right.

Pretty good for a German production and binge-worthy.

It's a gripping take on what a large-scale power outage could do to modern society, and it makes you think: how prepared are we, really? And it is also a chilling reminder of how fragile our infrastructure is... surprisingly good.

The most surprising thing about Blackout is that Germany would turn in to a post apocalyptic nightmare in less than 4 days. They'd run out of food and water in two days, and apparently there's only one couple in Germany that has solar power?

These are Germans. Masters of efficiency. I don't see how any of the above would happen in less than a month. I could see it happening in America in under a week, but not Germany.

I hate series. Few of them have a script that could keep you entertained for an hour, and then they make ten episodes out of it. And they never finish, because they want to produce a second season.

Blackout has a good script and grabs your attention because the actors are good and the plot is realistic. It's about the collapse of modern civilization, but not due to zombies or alien invasions. It's about a power blackout, and the chain reactions that leave modern European countries without heating, food, transport, law and order. Soon after the light goes out, we're without Internet, tap water and supplies. Many details are implausible, but the series makes you aware of the vulnerability of modern cities.

Wer das Buch gelesen/gehört hat wird leider sehr enttäuscht. Spannende Teile werden weggelassen und andere Sachen werden frei dazu empfunden. Ich konnte nicht weiter als Folge 2 gucken. Das Buch leider in ein sehr schlechtes Licht gerückt. Schade, aus dem Buch hätte man sehr viel mehr machen können. Hoffentlich kriegen wir eines Tages eine Hollywood-artige Verfilmung des Buches oder einer Mark Elsberg's Bücher.

--- Those who read the book will be very disappointed. Many interestting facts and story parts were discared and new parts were created just to fill there voids with no connection to the original. I couldn't get myself to watch more then two episodes. The book was sadly put in a bad light. Too bad, the book had such high potential! Maybe one day we will get a hollywood great movie version of the book or one of Mark Elsberg's other books.

I really liked the book, but the show made many things that are well explained in the book look very unlogical. If you can handle this, the show is still a good production with interesting characters. It is a good show for two or three boring evenings during a lockdown. Nothing special, but good entertainment.