Afterworld is a computer animated internet television program available on YouTube and Bud.TV (Bud.Tv is usually 2 episodes ahead- currently, as of May 23rd, 2007, Bud.TV is airing Episode 20, a full 9 episodes ahead of Youtube & Afterworld.tv's Episode 11) which describes the adventures of a man, Russ, in a world where, overnight, all technology ceased to work and 99% of the world's population mysteriously disappeared. It details life for the survivors. There will be 130 chapters, currently debuting every week on Afterworld.tv.

Summary of episodes 1-10

The main Character Russel Shoemaker (pronounced Shoemoker)is a technology dealer. He went on a business trip to New York.When he wakes up to get to his meeting, he discovers that there is no electricity anywhere. After that he thinks hes the only man left on Earth. He sees that it is raining outside so he waits out the storm in the hotel he is staying at. He lives off of the food in the kitchen until the food goes bad. When the storm ends he goes out into the city, Avoiding the flood water. He then goes into a clothing store and sees wet foot prints on the ground. He follows them then sees a man jump off of the building because he misses his family. Russel discovers that the man was trying to make contact with others using his telescope. With that Russel decides to put posters around the city to let anyone (if anyone) find him. When he's trying to get wine out of a store by breaking the glass with a rock and the rock won't break it, a sudden gunshot breaks the glass. Russel turns and sees a policewomen riding a horse. Delondre (the policewoman, voiced by Rosario Dawson) explains that only simple direct current circuits and batteries work.

Problems

In the beginning of May, the producers of the show announced they would be rolling out new episodes daily, starting May 14 2007, on Youtube. When May 14th came around they posted a video announcing that later on in the day they would present the new episode, which would be episode 11. Up to date episode 11, has not appeared on Youtube. People were infuriated to find out that in the website Budtv, they were presenting new episodes, daily. People could have been able to just make the switch from Youtube to Budtv, but you cannot join budtv if you aren't of legal drinking age, (EU age: 18, USA:21)

People began to leave nasty remarks on Afterworld's youtube page, saying that they would never comeback, and blamed them for just trying to make it a marketing strategy.

The producers then explained that they were having problems with their uploading software, which crashed and they were trying to fix it to give their viewers new episodes on Youtube. They have since further updated viewers on their condition indicating that they are having both technical and "business" issues in posting further episodes to YouTube, and that additional episodes will be going up at their website, however having reverted to a once-a-week schedule.

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