"Impact" (2008) TV mini-series

Writer (WGA):

Michael Vickerman (written by)

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Get ready to experience the dark side of the moon!

Plot:

While the entire world watches the largest meteor shower in 10,000 years, a rogue asteroid, hidden by the meteor field...

Plot Keywords:

Moon | Asteroid | Astronaut | Meteor Shower | Space

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

David James Elliott	...	Alex Kittner (3 episodes, 2009)
Natasha Henstridge	...	Dr. Maddie Rhodes (3 episodes, 2009)
Benjamin Sadler	...	Roland Emerson (2 episodes, 2009)
Florentine Lahme	...	Martina Altmann (2 episodes, 2009)
James Cromwell	...	Lloyd (2 episodes, 2009)
Steven Culp	...	President Edward Taylor (2 episodes, 2009)
Owen Best	...	Jake Kittner (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Natasha Calis	...	Sadie Kittner (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Yee Jee Tso	...	Jered O'Banno (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Colin Cunningham	...	David Rhodes (2 episodes, 2009)
Michael Kopsa	...	General Vaughn (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Samantha Ferris	...	Renee Ferguson (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ron Lea	...	Tom Ranfield (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Benjamin Ayres	...	Bob Pierce (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Gerard Plunkett	...	Terrence Young (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ty Olsson	...	Derek (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Dean Redman	...	War Room Tech #1 (2 episodes, 2009)
Peter Albert Weir	...	Young German (2 episodes, 2009)

Also Known As:

Last Impact - Der Einschlag (Germany)

Runtime:

Canada:180 min (2 episodes)

Country:

Germany | USA | Canada

Language:

English | German | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | South Korea:All

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Goofs:

Factual errors: If a piece of a brown dwarf star even a quarter the size of the one that hit the moon in this movie actually hit the moon, it would punch right through it and keep on going, especially at the oblique angle of the impact.

Check your expectations

That's the best thing you can do. It's a made for TV movie, and believe me it doesn't transcend that stature, nor does it really try to. Once you get it through your head that it won't have the production values of a Michael Bay movie or the big name stars, it's actually alright for what it is. It's a globe spanning disaster movie with a pretty cool premise - the moon hitting the planet.

Because it's on TV, the only thing it asks of you is your time. Honestly, if you don't like it (and you'll know immediately whether or not) you can just as easily click away. I won't blame you if you do, but if you're up for a disaster flick that's halfway decent and free to watch, you can do much, much worse. Yes, the acting can be, well, bad at times, but for the most part it's serviceable. After all, you just need the characters to act shocked and sad at the news and events so yes, they do that well enough.

If I had to pay to see something like this, yeah I'd be upset. But it's free and with the summer TV season in pretty bad shape it's a nice way to blow off four hours. It's completely inoffensive and that's leagues better than most made for TV movies.