EDIT: After now having finished the season, I need to change my rating from 1 star to 5 stars. I would still never recommend the series to anyone, though. But should you choose to watch it, bear in mind that the story was published in 1941, long before most of us were born. It was written in a completely different time, where the world was so much smaller, and we had much less knowledge about anything. Furthermore, the author wasn't a skilled and experienced survivalist. No, as novelist George R. Stewart was probably more of a philosopher, it seems. My advice is to regard the series as a theater play. It would have worked much better as such, I think. But as a TV-series, the narrative is just too slow, with too little drama and too little action for today's world.
My original review (after having seen only one and a half episode):
Post-apocalyptic series can be good, yes. The Last of Us was relatively good, wasn't it? Fallout was too. Even funny. The Walking Dead was also entertaining for some seasons.
Perhaps that is why the creators of Earth Abides believed that the series would be a success: Because the story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. And maybe that is why they thought it wouldn't be necessary to spend any money on it. Because what could go wrong?
Well.. However..
So far everything has been both unrealistic, boring, drawn-out, cheap, bad, talentless and an arrogant mockery of us; the viewers.
I'll watch a few more episodes, and if it gets any better, I'll came back and add another star or two.
