"Meteor" (2009) TV mini-series

Director:

Ernie Barbarash

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The future of humanity is at stake.

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series

Cast

Bill Campbell	...	Jack (2 episodes, 2009)
Marla Sokoloff	...	Imogene O'Neil (2 episodes, 2009)
Christopher Lloyd	...	Dr. Lehman / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Michael Rooker	...	Calvin Stark (2 episodes, 2009)
Stacy Keach	...	Sheriff Crowe (2 episodes, 2009)
Jason Alexander	...	Dr. Chetwyn (2 episodes, 2009)
Ernie Hudson	...	Gen. Brasser (2 episodes, 2009)
Mimi Michaels	...	Jenny Crowe (2 episodes, 2009)
Carmen Argenziano	...	Commander Murphy (2 episodes, 2009)
Erin Cottrell	...	Chelsea Hapscomb (2 episodes, 2009)
Kenneth Mitchell	...	Russ Hapscomb (2 episodes, 2009)
Anne Bedian	...	Claire Payne (2 episodes, 2009)
Stephen Bridgewater	...	Dwight (2 episodes, 2009)
Ariel Gade	...	M. Keely Payne (2 episodes, 2009)
Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak	...	Michael Hapscomb (2 episodes, 2009)
Alex Paez	...	Lieutenant Finn (2 episodes, 2009)
Paola Turbay	...	Nurse Huxley (2 episodes, 2009)
Tiffany Hines	...	Maya (2 episodes, 2009)
Sam Ayers	...	Captain Finnegan (2 episodes, 2009)
Wyatt Smith	...	Roadside Boy / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Camille Chen	...	Lieutenant Quigley (2 episodes, 2009)
Brooke Newton	...	Anna (2 episodes, 2009)
Chancellor Miller	...	Trent (2 episodes, 2009)
Natalie R Ridley	...	Police Dispatcher / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Brent Falco	...	Assistant to Gen. Brasser (2 episodes, 2009)
Cayman Grant	...	Lieutenant (2 episodes, 2009)
Harrison Knight	...	Buck (2 episodes, 2009)
Glorinda Marie	...	Shelter Mother (2 episodes, 2009)
Brooklyn McLinn	...	Medic (2 episodes, 2009)
Christina Prousalis	...	Fiona (2 episodes, 2009)

Also Known As:

Meteor: Path to Destruction (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:240 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Alpine Medien Productions

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: The line "I need to use the damn phone *now*," was an overdub of a similar line with more colorful language.

Dear God: Please Send Meteors. Amen.

I don't understand how so many proved actors could be associated with such an amateurish, embarrassingly bad show. I mean, this is "pre-Film School" amateur, not even "I graduated with a C-average from Film School" bad.

Really, how did Christopher Loyd, Billy Campbell, Jason Alexander, and Ernie Hudson get roped into this? Did they read the script? Did they miss the part that said, "Car runs out of gas. Smoke pours out of the engine."

It also occurred to me that one of the biggest downfalls of these cheesy mini-series is the music. I counted at one point, in a 30-second clip, they changed the music 4 times for painfully obvious cues: perky music for the teenager--cut to: hopeful music for the family--cut to: dark music for the meteors hurtling to earth--cut to: suspenseful music for the frustrated scientist. A touch of subtlety would do wonders for these horrific productions.

I thought the "Impact" mini-series was bad, but boy, this one made that look like pretentious art.