I recall watching Hello Tomorrow which was a quirky atompunk themed comedy from Apple. It wasn’t perfect, it wasn’t especially funny - but it had a charismatic affable liar as a lead that you found sympathetic despite his sleaze, and gave huge pre-war Fallout vibes. Apple silently cancelled it some time ago.

I would also argue Peacock’s attempt at Brave New World. Reimagined for the modern era (because really it had to be) and probably took more from Westworld than it did Brave New World, but it was doomed by being a Peacock original.

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    The Expense. They decided to have the last season be based on an asteroid throwing terrorist, and just forget all bought the other relm with the alien stuff and creepy kids. So sad.

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      I know this was an unfortunate autocorrect on your part, but calling the show

      The Expense

      Is kind of funny

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        Would correct it but then it mess up your comment and it is funny, because probably ended this way because it was cheaper.

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      I partially agree, watched the show and thought the same. A coworker reccomended I read the books, so I started at book 7 and other than the Alex situation it was pretty seamless. The Laconia plot in the show was a teaser to what will come 30 years later in book 7. I didn’t read books 1-6 but everything they covered in season 6 with Laconia was in book 7, so the showrunners wanted to give viewers hope and a minor cliffhanger that more could come.

      The last 3 books are great, takes place 30 years after the show ends. Highly reccomend the audio books. One of my all time favorite endings to a franchise.

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      They were following the books. And they did try to incorporate the alien stuff in S06.