BikeBookBread Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Anyone who still has a TV out there, you might want to pop up some popcorn and get ready for a rousing game of "let's spot the scientific error" :lol:. ABC is televising a movie called Impact (don't shoot me everyone, I know nothing about the content of this movie, bit is "only" TV-PG, so it might be at least exciting for the kiddoes). But hey, it has David James Elliott and Steven Culp, both from one of my favorite old shows, JAG, starring, so it could at least be entertaining :) Oh, and James Cromwell from Babe, too... From ABC website: The most spectacular meteor shower in 10,000 years results in a direct hit to the moon, leaving it on a collision course with the Earth. (DUH DUH DUHHHHHH -- MY SOUND EFFECTS) A small group of international astronauts, scientists and soldiers band together in a race against time to save humanity, in the thrilling limited ABC series Impact , airing SUNDAY, JUNE 21 and SUNDAY, JUNE 28 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET both nights), on the ABC Television Network. David James Elliott ( Close to Home , JAG ) Natasha Henstridge ( Eli Stone , Species ), Steven Culp ( Desperate Housewives , ER ) and Oscar and Emmy-nominated James Cromwell ( W , L.A. Confidential , Babe ) are among the stars of the international cast. The world watches as a large meteor shower streaks across the skies. Hidden in the meteor field is a brown dwarf , a dead star. It smashes into the moon in a tremendous explosion of rock and debris. Fragments of the moon itself penetrate Earth's atmosphere and make impact. Even though initial damage is minimal, nerves are frayed throughout the planet. Experts quickly conclude there will be no lasting ramifications. Then strange anomalies begin to manifest themselves on Earth. It starts small -- cell phone disruptions, unusual static charges and odd tidal behavior. The world's leading scientists, including Alex Kittner (David James Elliott), Maddie Rhodes (Natasha Henstridge) and Roland Emerson (Benjamin Sandler), begin piecing together evidence that suggests that the moon and its orbit may have been permanently altered. Their fears are realized when the anomalies increase to the point where the effect of gravity is being manipulated by increased electromagnetic surges coming from the moon. People, cars and other objects are rendered momentarily weightless in random, isolated areas around the globe. Alex, Maddie, Roland and the rest of their team soon discover something far worse -- the moon's new orbit has put it on a collision course with Earth! The world now has 39 days to stop the moon or Earth, or all of mankind will perish. After a failed attempt by the United States to destroy the moon, the scientific team works together to mount an international mission to the moon. Alex, whose children and father-in-law (James Cromwell) have gone missing, is torn as he must join Roland on the mission to the moon. It's a race against time as the two celestial bodies are drawn closer and closer to impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennifersLost Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 LOL. Fearmongering at it's best! We're currently listening to an audiobook about an electromagnetic pulse that's disrupted the entire electric grid of the USA - including everything battery-operated, etc. Think Katrina type panic and bad behavior multiplied to a country-wide level. I'm not sure I'm going to make it through this book.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in SWVA Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Sounds great! Thanks for the tip. My daughter (age33) and I are great fans of disaster movies with one word titles. Sounds like a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Oh, and James Cromwell from Babe, too... Off topic a bit...the first credit that always comes to mind when I think of James Cromwell is Zephram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact. Loved that character! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 LOL. Fearmongering at it's best! We're currently listening to an audiobook about an electromagnetic pulse that's disrupted the entire electric grid of the USA - including everything battery-operated, etc. Think Katrina type panic and bad behavior multiplied to a country-wide level. I'm not sure I'm going to make it through this book.... Is it World Made by Hand by chance? My husband told me to read that stinker...it started out interesting, and then slipped into ludicrousness. But I think that one was about wide-spread nuclear detonations which changed the weather patterns in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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