Countdown to Doomsday (documentary)
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Countdown to Doomsday is a 2006 SciFi Channel documentary television show about the end of the world. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the documentary features 10 different scenarios that could bring an end to all life on Earth with interviews by Al Gore, Michio Kaku, Daniel H. Wilson, and others, and clips from various films and television shows.
[edit] Scenarios
- Supervolcano: Mount Vesuvius, Italy, Cumbre Vieja, Canary Islands, Yellowstone, USA; interviews with Bill McGuire (Benfield Hazard Research Centre, London), Jake Lowenstern (USGS); clips from Dante's Peak
- Asteroid Impact: interviews with Clark R. Chapman, Ed Lu, David Morrison, Dana Rohrabacher; clips from Deep Impact
- Global Pandemic: avian bird flu
- Mass Extinction
- Giant Solar Flare
- Nuclear Terrorism
- Global Warming: interviews with Al Gore
- Gamma-Ray Burst
- Machine Rebellion: interviews with Daniel H. Wilson and Kevin Warwick; clips from The Terminator and I, Robot
- Alien Invasion: interviews with Michio Kaku, Seth Shostak; clips from Battlestar Gallactica
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- The End Is Near, But First, This Commercial: On the Hill, Sci Fi Channel Promotes 'Doomsday' Scenario, The Washington Post, Lilly Copeland, June 14, 2006
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