ABC’s Mini Series “Impact” Trailer Crash Lands
Impact (2009) Movie, Sci-Fi Movie News, Sci-Fi TV News, Sci-Fi Videos — By endymi0n on April 20, 2009 |On Earth, humans gather to watch a once in a lifetime meteor shower, blissfully ignorant of the fact that Earth is not a safe place and that physics cannot be reasoned with. Cue the intro music to “Impact”, a two part “epic” miniseries soon to plummet onto your sci-fi schedule.
Hiding in the meteor field debris is a brown dwarf. A brown dwarf is a star mass object that no longer emits visible light, or very little anyway. It is really heavy. This particular BD collides with the moon to obvious effect. There is much consternation and hand wringing. Sexy blond scientists must spring to action, plucked brows furrowed. Moon spooge careens onto the Earth with much abandon, later causing mysterious effects that will take all four hours of the mini series to solve. Trailer follows, brace yourself. Via QuietEarth.
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do you have any idea of the amount of energy needed to shift the orbital plane of something the mass of the moon? Even 1/10,000th of a degree?
The computations I have seen show that any impact sufficient to shift the orbital plane will shatter the Moon into a gazillion pieces. Remember that the Earth also revolves around the Moon – the center of mass of the dual system inside the Earth for certain, but viewed from afar the system does a do-si-do around the center of mass – the moon does not truly revolve around the Earth.
That all being said, if there was a wayward moon out there that could make a close approach the gravitational disturbance could easily change the plane of the orbit much easier an impact. The effects on Earth [tides, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes] from a close approach of such a large object would be much more intense than a lunar impact.
If something the mass of a brown dwarf entered the solar system and came close to the Earth – Moon system the destruction to both components of that system would be significant. This is a seriously bad movie and seriously bad science – it just makes the idiot writers look like real idiots. . .
It’s just a movie. Does it have to be accurate. There are no vampires but there are plenty of films about them.
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I only got to see the first 2 hours, but really liked it. When will it show again?
TOTALLY RIDICULOUS , A FARCE ! I thought Id never see anything as unrealistic as Armageddon again , ( the good old Bruce Willis one ) – but this crap is worse.. It starts out half believable – but the last episode I just browsed through .. NRK has it on the webtv if any other Norwegians want to see it. Btw last episode is very rip-off-Armageddon-like..
This movie could easily be turned into a decent B movie. It is bad enough to qualify, just need to add the sex scenes. The cast is already in place, just do a few rewrites and your good-to-go………
It is available for rent on RedBox if they have one in your area….
I wouldn't waste the dollar though
cheesy quote from “Dracula” 1933: “…[that which] was considered the myth and superstition of yesterday may [be] the scientific reality of today…”
Now, just because it was in a ocudrama doesnt mean it was real, but, if something like that happens, well, it was nice knowing you all. The aliens would be laughing…