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NBC's science fantasty -- '10.5'
NBC is kicking off the May sweeps with a mini-series called 10.5. It follows in a long tradition of campy disaster films about earthquakes, including Aftershock (1999), The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1995), Quake (1992), Earthquake (1974) and San Francisco (1936).
Like most movies in the disaster genre, 10.5 isn't based on science. The links below highlight the many errors and misconceptions in 10.5:
- Hollywood's 10.5 -- Unrealistic Science Provides A Learning Opportunity for Californians (California's Office of Emergency Services)
- NBC Miniseries '10.5' - Great Fun, But Not Great Science (California Department of Conservation)
- Earthquakes, "Mega quakes," and the Movies (USGS)
- Earthquakes Facts and Earthquake Fantasy (USGS)
- "10.5" -- A miniseries with major errors (Earthquake Country)
Even with bad science, disaster movies can be a lot of fun to watch. Below are some reviews of the movie
- Earthquake epic '10.5' presents a choice: Either run screaming or pass the beer and savor a camp classic Tim Goodman, SF Chronicle
- NBC's '10.5' airing Sunday and Monday, is a complete disaster Jonathan Storm, San Jose Mercury News
- NBC's '10.5': One Fault Right Next to the Other Tom Shales, Washington Post
- Review: Miniseries '10.5' is full of shock and flaw Mike McDaniel, Houston Chronicle
- TV quake film has experts shaking -- heads CNN
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Last modified: Mon Jul 25 14:18:51 PDT 2011