Episode 59: Deep Impact

A comet is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. As doomsday nears, the human race prepares for the worst.

Our predictions: Will it hold up?

Ryan- No.

Ashley- No.

Things we discussed in this episode:

-“DEE PIMP ACT” – the work of 14 year old boys in 1998.

-Ryan talks about his impressive win in this week’s poll. Ashley is surprised there isn’t more gloating.

-We get on a discussion of Armageddon versus Deep Impact.

-Ashley talks about North, another Elijah Wood movie.

-This “Well Hello There” is going to be super long.

-We discuss Leo and Sarah’s child marriage.

-Ashley says IMBD instead of IMDB, but Ryan didn’t catch it.

-We head over to Tangent City and discuss the fickleness of fame and whether people will know who Josh Harnett is in 30 years.

-“Female bangs.” -Ryan

-We talk about the lack of dated references due to the lack of dialogue in this movie.

-E.L.E was really easy to find on the internet.

-That overdramatic musical score.

-We compare the people hanging out in NYC to our real and current pandemic deniers.

-We were suprised by the CGI.

-“President Bad News.” -Ashley

-“Suicide Tales” with Ruining Our Childhood

-We get political yall!

-We also get kind of deep.

-A little Daybreak anyone?

Award Winners:

Ryan: The “Cagey”– Robert Duvall (Captain Tanner)

The “Hanxy”– Morgan Freeman ( President Beck).

Ashley: The “Cagey” – Gary Werntz (Chuck)

The “Hanxy”– Tea Leoni (Jenny Lerner)

Does it hold up?

Ryan: No.

Ashley: Also no, but on the fence really.

Facts from 1998:

This movie was released on May 8th, 1998.
Hit TV Shows:
- ER
- Friends
- Frasier
Hit Songs:
- “Too Close” by Next
- “The Boy is Mine” by Brandy & Monica
- “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion
Hit Movies:
- Saving Private Ryan
- Armageddon
- There’s Something About Mary
Where you can stream it:
- Netflix, Sling TV.
- Rent on various streaming services.

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Published by Ashley