Recently aired on ABC in June 2009, this was originally a German project which stars a mix of American and German actors and is shot between the two locations. ABC bought the 4 hour mini-series and aired it as part of their celebrations for the 40th anniversary of the moon landings.

 

The world watches the spectacular display as Earth is witness to the biggest meteor shower in 10.000 years. However awe soon turns to fear when a stray asteroid collides with the moon. The impact is so great that it propels fragments from the explosion towards Earth. However after the impact the world suffers only minor damage and things seem to return to normal. The moon however is now severely damaged which is plainly visible from the Earth. Before long strange phenomena begins to occur such as, electrical interference which wipes out communications, tidal disturbances and eventually gravity itself begins to go haywire, resulting in cars and people suddenly becoming weightless and floating off before crashing to their deaths when the event subsides. By this time leading scientists are already on the case and have discovered that the Moons orbit has shifted, resulting in the moon moving closer and closer to Earth at every pass. With now only 39 days left before it will crash into the Earth the scientists formulate an ambitious plan that they hope will avert the impending disaster.

 

This Mini-Series has come up against some serious flak, the science is very flaky and what they achieve in such a short space of time is very unrealistic. However all that aside if you can suspend your disbelief it’s actually quite entertaining. It’s not going to win any TV awards that’s for sure, but if you want to watch a disaster flick that's halfway decent you could do far worse. I did watch it all in one go so I didn’t get enough time to reflect on the first part, as it seems a lot of viewers didn’t bother to tune in for the second.

 

Overall it’s quite entertaining but bear in mind it is a made for TV movie so as long as you don’t expect more than that you won’t be disappointed.

 

Editors Rating: 5/10

 

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