Oil Storm (fascinating viewing)

FX T.V.

[infocats]

"Oil Storm", a fictionalized docudrama, deals with the aftermath of a severe hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, crippling both oil production and oil importation (15% of our national daily supply if memory serves) and its economic and social consequences for the nation at large.

The government's inability to make up this shortfall, due to political considerations, limited global supplies, and several additional disasters make for riveting viewing, even for those on this forum who believe energy supplies are inexhaustible.

FX is available on satellite t.v. and many cable providers; for those of you who still rely on over the air broadcasting, do yourself a favor and get a friend to record it for you.

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I have no connection, fiduciary or otherwise, with either satellite t.v., cable, FX, or the producers of "Oil Storm".

[DManA]

It was a poorly written and acted soap opera.

[Rodney King]

Sounds stupid. The last time a hurricane came through the gulf last summer, a few rigs shut down for a few days. Even if they were all wiped out, we could open up the strategic reserve for a few weeks, while oil goes up to say 80 bucks a barrel. In the end, we would get all the oil we needed because we can afford to pay for it more than others can. Not an end of the world as we know it scenario.

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It was a poorly written and acted soap opera.

I'm sure we all eagerly awaited with baited breath your production of a better version. [/sarcasam]

[COEXERJ145]

It was a poorly written and acted soap opera.

About as bad as the last over hyped docudrama, SuperVolcano.

[devane617]

The story was very interesting, but the actors, filming, etc was very, very, bad!

With the current way food stores handle inventory with the "Just in time" process, and inventories of many items being only about 3 - 4 days, the real crisis would be the food supply. Society would break down in about 10 days without a proper food supply.

[infocats]

Sounds stupid. The last time a hurricane came through the gulf last summer, a few rigs shut down for a few days. Even if they were all wiped out, we could open up the strategic reserve for a few weeks, while oil goes up to say 80 bucks a barrel. In the end, we would get all the oil we needed because we can afford to pay for it more than others can. Not an end of the world as we know it scenario.

As it turns out, it wasn't an end of the world scenario...but it did cause a lot of grief for a lot of people for about a year.

I'm sure that my brief description hardly did the film justice so I recommend you see it for yourself before making a judgement.

[jackbill]

I found it ridiculous. Four tankers save the day???? Give me a break.

[highlander_UW]

I'm sure we all eagerly awaited with baited breath your production of a better version. [/sarcasam]

Are you suggesting that the only people who are allowed to offer an opinion are ones who have access to enough funding for a film as well as a movie production company? Do you limit your opinions to only though things you can do better personally?

[infocats]

I found it ridiculous. Four tankers save the day???? Give me a break.

Obviously you either didn't see it or didn't grasp the film's complexities for you to reach the conclusion that only four tankers saved the day.

[GOPJ]

You're saying if I can't lay an egg, I'm not allowed point out that one's rotten? Time to get real.

It was a poorly written and acted soap opera.

[flashbunny]

"I'm sure that my brief description hardly did the film justice so I recommend you see it for yourself before making a judgement."

Ok, here's my judgement:

Giant crapfest.

[Revel]

I flipped to it a few times and tried to watch some of it. It was just too absurd to even imagine. And I saw the end where Russia and China save the day for the US. Talk about unreal. The plot was obviously thought up by people who believe in communist doctrine- And those who despise the USA. I found "The 4400" which was showing on the USA channel at the same time to be way more entertaining.

[GOPJ]

He's saying if I can't lay an egg, I'm not allowed point out that one's rotten? Time for him to get real.

It was a poorly written and acted soap opera.I'm sure we all eagerly awaited with baited breath your production of a better version. [/sarcasam]

[txroadhawg]

I could only watch a few minutes of it, looked like a typical liberal attack on big oil, not worth wasting my time.

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Are you suggesting that the only people who are allowed to offer an opinion are ones who have access to enough funding for a film as well as a movie production company?

You criticized the script and it takes neither vast funding or a production company to write a better version on your word processor.

Do you limit your opinions to only though things you can do better personally?

I try, although admittedly not always successfully ;-)

[jackbill]

I saw more than enough of it. Much more.

Food, not oil. Give me a break.

By the way, where did all of those union truckers get their "oil"?

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Giant crapfest.

Beneath comment!

[TFMcGuire]

The proper adjective is, "Bated," not, "Baited."

Baited breath would be foul indeed!

[highlander_UW]

You criticized the script and it takes neither vast funding or a production company to write a better version on your word processor.

NO, I did not. The criticism was someone else's. I haven't seen the show, so I did not offer an opinion on it's script or production value.

I try, although admittedly not always successfully ;-)

I appreciate your honesty in admitting you're not always successful. I think when it comes to art (movies, paintings etc), one does not have to be an artist to have an opinion or even a valid opinion of it. In any case, I don't know if the person who was criticizing the show was accurate or not as I haven't seen the show, I just disagreed with the premise that one must be able to make a movie in order to offer an opinion.