Evacuate Earth
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Genre | National Geographic Channel |
Release | December 2, 2012 March 10, 2014 | –
Evacuate Earth is a
Premise
The documentary proposes a
Who is to be evacuated is another major issue. Although diversity is respected, any selected individual would have to be genetically hardy and not predisposed toward disease (such as schizophrenia and diabetes). In dramatic sequences, a second ark ship is announced amid controversy, as it is reserved for the world's wealthiest and most powerful families willing to pay for passage. Simulated newscasts announce delays and setbacks as scientists are lured to the private ark ship. As the neutron star enters the Solar System, Saturn is destroyed, and the Earth experiences calamitous shifts in its seasons and bursts of radiation leading to fatalities and ecological damage. The private ark ship, equipped with an antimatter engine, explodes when its antimatter containment fails. Families are potentially broken up as they prepare to board the remaining ark ship, and experts discuss the basic necessities for human life: bacteria, air, water, and food. Bacteria are easily stored, and air is synthesized from water. Food, however, remains a difficult problem, and experts propose that colonists will eat insects and algae, which are easily replenished and space efficient. They also propose that the oxygen and water produced by agriculture, trees, grass and other plant life will produce its own weather and biosphere about 60–80 years into the ship's journey.
The ark ship launches and quickly speeds away, a few days later the neutron star is close enough that its
Cast
- Catherine Asaro
- David Bartell
- Matt Ganey
- Terri Ganey
- Les Johnson
- Paul Levinson
- Hakeem Oluseyi
- Fernando I. Rivera
- Heather Gautney
Reception
Mike Hale of The New York Times wrote, "It’s essentially science fiction, cheap and cheesy, with lots of stock scenes of explosions, fires and chaotic crowds, but it’s consistently interesting."[1]
See also
- Gorath, a Japanese film based on what scientists believe to be a compact star on a collision course with Earth
- When Worlds Collide, a 1951 film with a similar premise
References
- ^ Hale, Mike (2012-11-30). "No End in Sight for Doomsaying". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-08-29.