Picking nits one at a time. For Science.
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
Contrary to popular belief, not only is the Earth not the only planet in the universe, it’s not even the only planetary body in our solar system. With a wide range of other targets, it was only a matter of time before the bad movie factories mass produced an impact movie or two where Earth … Read more
3. The Chairman? Unfortunately, no. This isn’t even the Barefoot Contessa. It’s Solar Attack, another slice of made-for-TV ham, which features Mark Decascos, a rising SyFy star, and a smorgasbord of nobodies. Coronal mass ejections head for Earth and doom us all! I’m choosing to include this in the comet/asteroid impact section because the CMEs are portrayed … Read more
