ABC put up a summer high-FX high-cheese B and C-List actor movie called ‘Impact” about the moon being shifted out of orbit and on collision course for Earth.  It wasn’t great, not even close, but they tried some things and at least threw some atypical network tv sci-fi (not syfy) ideas to spice up the story. The science sounded scientific and the human interest portions were, well, interesting.

Now, in response, NBC has come out with ‘Meteor’.  I have to say that I am appalled.  This is a horrific production.  This ‘movie event’ is one of the worst things I have seen in a very long time.  I could only stomach the first hour but in that time, and I’m sure I’m not spoiling anything since the viewing audience is minimal, I saw-

- a lead character get killed by a car for no reason

- a lead character get kidnapped for no reason

- Jason Alexander, who shouldn’t need the paycheck, in a bizarrely bad role, seemingly as the head of an important organization yet with the science and communication skills of Napoleon Dynamite.

- a subplot about a total tool and his girlfriend Toolina driving off to a day spa during a world crisis

- a subplot about a dirty cop who wants to kill his ex-partner’s kid and dad.  (this one really offends me – it’s a movie about an asteroid coming to hit Earth – what’s this pointless revenge crap doing in here?)

- a scene with some white trash bigot stealing bottled water from the store.  After all, nothing brings out the racist in all of us like a pending celestial calamity.

The missus and I love bad movies, but usually because they are so bad and cheesy you can find the humor in them.  But this….no, I’m afraid even I have standards.  So, without further ado…

The ‘Worst Thing I Have Seen on TV’ Award for 2009 (so far) goes to “Meteor”!   Congrats to everyone who made this blight on the viewing landscape possible.