There are countless stories that begin with a nuclear explosion, but none of them end the exact same way. A post-nuclear story can go incredibly grim in a project like Threads or The Day After, relatively lighthearted like Class of ‘07 or Fallout, or full-on hard-boiled dystopian sci-fi like Silo or The 100.
Two decades ago, a CBS broadcast drama brought the network TV formula to the post-nuclear wasteland setting, and while it didn’t take a firm stance on its tone like any other series, it ended up cementing itself in TV history thanks to its passionate fanbase.
