[PREVIEW] 🎙🧚‍♀️ #068 - Deep Impact

1998 was the year that Hollywood finally cottoned on to the idea that a comet colliding with Earth and wiping out all life was rich dramatic soil to plant its weeds in. Hence, Deep Impact and Armageddon, released mere weeks apart - possibly the quintessential example of the rival film productions phenomenon. One went the thoughtful, intelligent, realistic route, and the other has Steve Buscemi developing "space madness" and unloading a Gatling gun on a comet. Get ready for the Comet-ary to end all life! Discussed in this episode: Ignorance of Extinction Level Events is bliss Astronomy software with built-in sound effects The Polka-Dot House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Russian Cold-War-era space nukes, because America never put nukes in space If you're an extra spontaneously offered a line, mention the correspondence between fame and poontang, and watch the offers roll in. The reason the Messiah mission fails: lack of off-shore oil drilling prowess. Dying alone in space, Going down with the ship, and other fun ways to close out. Elijah Wood's family lucking out HUUUUGE because their son once put eye to telescope Marry me if you want to live Possibly the worst time to commit suicide - right before a comet is going to obliterate you anyway and save you the trouble Impersonating animals to sneak onto the Ark The absurdity that the Messiah crew kamikaze-ing into the comet wasn't ALWAYS Plan C Eric the Cameraman not giving up his seat on the chopper for a woman and baby Steven Spielberg - Access All Areas. Coming out of the Ark and reuniting with everyone who wasn't selected. Cue once-in-a-millennia-level awkwardness. The only way to lend credence to astrology: culling the population to a single star-sign and documenting the global chaos of identical, competing personalities. (if you want to sync it up to the film, we hit PLAY @ 05:00)