HBO has never shied away from the controversial and creative and with their new series, The Leftovers, they're certainly opening up the door to a world of both. The show that had it's debut at the end of June is only on it's second episode but it's content is what might make this series another long lasting hit for the cable channel. The cast starring Liv Tyler, Justin Theroux, Christopher Eccleston and a plethora of others, centers around an event of a sudden mass disappearance of 2% of the worlds entire population. The series walks a fine line between immediate disaster, it feels apocalyptic without setting itself in an indescribably or foreign time frame. People react somewhat understandably, given these circumstances and depending on who lost who, some have handled it better than others. These characters are moving in slow motion in a world that has suffered a sudden, inexplicable loss without any real sign or reason as to why and watching their growth and the decisions they make makes this show feel fresh. It's eerie, it's disturbing and it's damn good. The Leftovers is on HBO Sundays at 10pm.
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