(UPDATED; PREVIOUS EDITION NO LONGER AVALIABLE) Beckett Hapley has always loved reality television for reasons even he doesn't fully get, and has now found a dream role on a new survival show set in the Antarctic, called Essex. His lone friend, Alessa Pallson, plans to watch and support Beckett from Essex, England and watch him pursue his goals. Neither plan goes as expected. A vicious global phenomenon of unknown origin causes the entire planet...