Now Apocalypse

"Now Apocalypse" is fun and sexy and young - and a good,30-minute diversion. It's kind of a better version of the disappointing and cumbersome "Here and Now" in that it involves some "is he or is he not psychic?" poppycock. But I find the characters all goofily likable, although clearly cast based on looks. Some of them seem like they are learning to act as they go. And Gregg Araki does not make easy roles: the tone needs to be just right, kind of self-conscious and arrogant and earnest. In other words...very young. The plot is insignificant: the show is all about Gregg Araki's style and the use of color, light, and young flesh. And how everyone looks (almost) naked. Very 1980s.