The Last Ship, Helix And Lost
To put it simply, THE REMAINING is a combination (in genre terms) of The Last Ship, Helix and Lost.
Although the overall series, at surface level, can be seen and classified in the sci-fi/adventure genre. The fact is that the variety of survival stories and the different types of character conflicts that will occur in THE REMAINING, will re-classify the show as a hybrid of genre’s. THE REMAINING is similar to ABC’s TV series Lost, in terms of its survival situations and character conflicts. As well as similar to both The Last Ship and Helix, in terms of their gruesome, violent content and hysteria regarding the virus and its effects. THE REMAINING will mix various of these genre conventions to create a new identity and broaden the audience by not pigeon holding individual genre conventions …show more content…
It’s a thriller, due to THE REMAINING’s elements of mystery surrounding not only the virus and its origins, but also the other inhabitants of the Antarctic.
It’s an action, due to THE REMAINING’s elements of action packed incidences, such as the characters out running an avalanche with nothing but ski’s attached to their feet.
It’s a character drama, due to THE REMAINING’s elements of romance, betrayal, greed, jealousy, love triangles, social outcasts and alliances that will play out between the characters.
What makes THE REMAINING unique, is that the genre will continuously change as the story progresses. The first half of the season will possess a typical sci-fi/adventure genre feel about the characters fighting for survival in this harsh environment, but as the series progresses and the the crew of McCrudo learn about the true nature of the virus and the potential dangers they might face. It becomes more like a thriller/horror
Although the overall series, at surface level, can be seen and classified in the sci-fi/adventure genre. The fact is that the variety of survival stories and the different types of character conflicts that will occur in THE REMAINING, will re-classify the show as a hybrid of genre’s. THE REMAINING is similar to ABC’s TV series Lost, in terms of its survival situations and character conflicts. As well as similar to both The Last Ship and Helix, in terms of their gruesome, violent content and hysteria regarding the virus and its effects. THE REMAINING will mix various of these genre conventions to create a new identity and broaden the audience by not pigeon holding individual genre conventions …show more content…
It’s a thriller, due to THE REMAINING’s elements of mystery surrounding not only the virus and its origins, but also the other inhabitants of the Antarctic.
It’s an action, due to THE REMAINING’s elements of action packed incidences, such as the characters out running an avalanche with nothing but ski’s attached to their feet.
It’s a character drama, due to THE REMAINING’s elements of romance, betrayal, greed, jealousy, love triangles, social outcasts and alliances that will play out between the characters.
What makes THE REMAINING unique, is that the genre will continuously change as the story progresses. The first half of the season will possess a typical sci-fi/adventure genre feel about the characters fighting for survival in this harsh environment, but as the series progresses and the the crew of McCrudo learn about the true nature of the virus and the potential dangers they might face. It becomes more like a thriller/horror