Conference ljsrv1::tv_chatter

  It was pretty bad. It did have a couple classic lines. In the 1st episode
the Woman astronomer and the MIT guy managed to track the small asteroid pretty
well predicting that it would hit K.C. Then after breaking up the 2nd one they
seemed to have trouble tracking the big piece to see where it would hit. The
MIT guy in frustration shouted out something to the effect: 

    "The Earth! The Moon! The Sun! All Pulling in different directions!!!!!"

  Of course the three body problem was solved by Newton and others 400 years
ago. They would have had to use that solution to track the 1st asteroid that
hit K.C. so why did they suddenly forget how to solve simultaneous sets of
differential equations?

  Breaking up a large asteroid with lasers from one F-16 and one F-14 was quite
the trick. How did two fighters generate enough electricity to put that much
power into a laser? That would be like trying to melt a glacier with a small
flashlight. 

  Then what a coincidence that both large pieces headed straight toward U.S.
Cities. The 1st one hit dead center on the dam, the 2nd a direct hit on that
globe of lights in Dallas. Wow, a WWII bomber would take 5+ tries trying to hit
with that kind of accuracy. 

  Of course only the Woman Astronomer knew how to use the tracking facilities
at Cheyenne Mt.  You think NORAD and SAC would have one guy who knew how the
equipment worked. 

  Then the doctors in the 2nd episode. "Helping people, that's what it's all
about". How about some pancakes with that syrup.

  Along about that time it appeared that no more asteroids were on the way and
the rest of the show would be heroes crawling through the rubble so I switched
away. Fun to see all the goofs but once it became "rescue 911" it lost that
appeal. 

  The one other thing I liked was that they had lots of good airplane and
helicopter shots. Best part of the entire movie was rescuing the guy off the
roof in the 1st scene of episode 1. From there it went steadily down hill.

  Oh, and here's another. You are being chased through the streets by the
flood. Do you head up to higher ground, or do you head down toward the river
and park on the bridge? Oh well, I guess you can't expect a lot from government
help.

  George

    Well. I watched it and I liked it, even if some of it was a bit
    hackneyed and old. The best part, IMHO, was that fact that the gummint
    actually listened to the doomsayers. Usually they are laughed at with a
    bit of a sneer and a "not in our lifetime" retort. Then "the BIG
    DISASTER" hits, people scream, die, are hurt, there's a child who needs
    saving or becomes a hero. The male and female leads fall in love from
    the time together in hardship, stock footage (now computer generated
    effects of dams bursting and explosions happen, (do they still use
    squibbs?) and all because those in charge, (read stubborn politician
    who's a pennypincher, like that's real :-) ) won't listen to the
    scientist. Didn't happen here and that was refreshing.
    
    Bright Blessings,
    
    PJ(Who just found this conference)

    I like Michael Biehn (sp?) so I thought I'd give it a try - lasted
    about 1/2 an hour before giving up... lame lame lame!

    The first part(Sunday night) I thought was interesting but part two was
    awful. To one of t he previous noters...the female lead was Annabella
    Scorcsie(sp?). She is probably most famous from "Jungle Fever" with
    Wesly Snipes. 

    
    	And the mother in "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle".
    
    	You butchered the spelling of her name, but it's too early in the
    	week for me to correct it.  8^)
    
    	Sciorra, I think.
    

    Well, my wife and I renamed it to "Hemorrhoid" before switching off the
    vcr.
    
    The interesting thing is that when Michael Biehn was on Jay Leno, he
    seemed embarassed about the movie, now that I've seen it, I know why.
    
    imnsho

    
    Yes, I only watched it because of Micheal Biehn..too bad he took
    this one up...yuck
    
    The female lead was soooo bad...just read those idiot cards acting.
    
    Does anyone know who the black firefighter was..my husband thought
    it was the guy from LA Law with a mustache? Missed the credits.
    
    

    I don't believe it was Blair Underwood.  I think it was
    the actor who used to be in the underwater/submarine show
    with Roy Scheider a few seasons back - having a brain cramp cause 
    I can't think of the show's name.
    
    Mo
    

    
    	Don Franklin, and the show was "SeaQuest DSV".
    

    So far the best item I've seen about asteroid is a commercial for Star
    Trek:Voyager. this week's episode is about a planet which is in the
    path of an asteroid. don't know if it hits or not, but Voyager is
    involved in the rescue. the commercial for voyager says something like
    "you think you've seen rocks? this episode will kick NBC in the
    ass...teroid" and something about "tune in Wed to have your tv rocked"
    
    I'm not expecting much from this episode either, but it would be
    interesting to learn if this idea came up before the idea of the
    miniseries or what...
    
    janetb.

    
    Thanks,,,for the info..

    To one of the previous noters who asked about the black firefighter. I
    forgot his first name but he is a Underwood. He is Blair's brother.