Month: June 2015

2001, the 1960s, and you

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The book and the film of 2001, A Space Odyssey were developed simultaneously, and before we begin a discussion of them, let’s talk about the era in which they were released. Summer 1968. Human beings had never left low Earth orbit. Star Wars was almost a decade away. Woodstock hadn’t happened. Bobby Kennedy hadn’t been assassinated … Read more

Death from Above, Part 6: Meteor, the miniseries

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Buckle up, folks, because NBC’s miniseries Meteor (2009) is must-see TV at its best. Or at least the best NBC can do these days. In the opening shot, we see an asteroid get hit by a smaller object, then quickly fade to a brightly lit observatory on the Baja Peninsula in Mexico. Except that it’s … Read more

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