This past weekend, Last Man on Earth proved that people still love to laugh at the end of the world. But hilarious looks at the end of days are nothing new — the extinction of humanity always brings out the dark humor in people. Here are the top 10 greatest apocalyptic comedies of all end times.
Last night's episode of 12 Monkeys went to an incredibly dark place, showing both Cole and Cassandra Railly doing things that are basically unforgivable. It's actually hard to say whose transgression was worse. And yet, we still manage to sympathize with both of them, which is kind of impressive. Spoilers ahead...
Dance dancing has never been so deadly. The FP is a film about a futuristic, post-apocalyptic world in which gang settle scores through Dance Dance Revolution-like gaming.
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Commenter SecretMoblin has yet to experience the joy of sitting in a darkened room at 3AM sobbing hysterically over a Japanese cartoon. He needs anime suggestions, so its time to Speak Up on Kotaku.
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Isn't about time for another post-apocalyptic massively multiplayer online science fiction role-playing game? Masthead Studios are gearing up to deliver just that, pinning a February release date on Earthrise. Is it the next Anarchy Online, or the next Tabula Rasa?
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Fallen Earth's self-title post-apocalyptic MMO goes live today, with a retail version hitting store shelves by the end of the month for folks averse to downloading large amounts of data.
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The Visari Throne Room personal space is just one of more than a hundred new pieces of PlayStation Home content flooding Sony's virtual world with tomorrow's update.
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The folks at Fallen Earth have passed along some exclusive postcards, showing off some of the prominent places in the post-apocalyptic Grand Canyon area of their upcoming MMO. Why don't we take you to...Monkeytown?
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The year 2156 arrives 147 years earlier than anticipated, as the post-apocalyptic massively-multiplayer online game Fallen Earth gears up for a September launch.
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This guitar heavy debut trailer for the post-apocalycious Fallen Earth depicts an MMO world the likes of which we've rarely seen.
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Announced at the beginning of last year, Masthead's upcoming post-apocalyptic MMORPG Earthrise is now accepting applications for the battle between oppressive order and anarchic freedom.
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Want to learn more about the inspiration behind gaming's most-beloved post-apocalyptic series? Bethesda Softworks has teamed up with The American Cinematheque and Geek Monthly to present ‘A Post-Apocalyptic Film Festival Presented by Fallout 3' at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California next month. The festival…
