Review – The Day of the Triffids (1981)

This BBC miniseries is actually a little better than the original movie. The focus for most of the show is on how the world would go to hell if most of the population were suddenly struck blind. The shambling, death-stinging, carnivorous plants are almost an afterthought. To be sure, the production is far from perfect. It has a very 80s-British feel to it, and it could have – and probably should have – ended an episode earlier than it did. Overall, however, it was an entertaining look at just how fragile civilization is and what might become of us if we didn’t have it anymore. Mildly amusing