was very interested in the teasers shown on Fx for this original production. The catchphrase was “America’s Lifeline Has Been Severed!” After all, I have Fx to thank (blame?_ for some of the best television (and lost sleep) this side of "Deadwood" over the past couple of years.
Television Review: "Oil Storm," on Fx…
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— go to most recent comments26 - Haha
Yes it could never happen. Forget all the ports off the Gulf.
27 - Redoubt
It's odd sometimes how life imitates art. Are we on the verge of a real "Oil Storm"? Yes and no. We've been addicted to the stuff for so long that we probably wouldn't notice until it wasn't there anymore. Like a drug addict, we simply pay what we have to in order to get the fix. The truest evidence is in how we continue to ignore the problem in favor of the comfort. $5 a gallon? Who cares... ya know?
The Oil Storm has been blowing for quite some time.
28 - Eman
The next step to this "oil storm" escalation will be the striking of trucking. Truckers will not be able to afford to move their produce and goods, where shortages will occur at the market place and all hell will break loose at that point! CRIME will immediately escalate....
29 - brian
I keep reading about this Oil Storm movie and am wondering where I can find it. Is it out on video yet? Is it somewhere on the net? This reminds me so much of whats really going on it is kind of scary to think about.
Is anyone really prepared?
God be with those in New Orleans.
30 - Ken
Since this was made for TV, i doubt it would be on dvd. The best that could happen now is for a re-run to be played again, and very soon. I would like to see it again.
31 - Dan
Hopefully Al-Jazeera broadcast the show in the Arab world, that should give our peace loving Muslim friends stuff to think about. The end of world cant be to far off.
32 - michael
I've been squawking about all the blood for oil idiots protesting.Yes,oil was an issue for Bush in Iraq.Many of these protesters drove their SUV,put on makeup,worked in the automotive related fields,painted something recently,or a hundred other acts of hypocrisy.We will see if he is so stupid being as a gallon of gas is 5 cents in Iraq.Right now the US is economically reliant on oil.Think of the ripple effect on every part of every American's life if our oil supplies were all of a sudden interrupted.The movie"Oil Storm" blows me away!I was gripped by the promotion.Somehow,I missed the first half so I didn't know what started the crisis.I was lookingon the neta week ago for another air time when I read some comments on the movie and how bad it was.If I was going to write a fictional movie on the fall of the US, this would have been the last scenario I would have imagined.I take my hat off to FX.Bad acting or not, this movie was"WOW"close.Hopefully the string of fantastic coincidences are over.Maybe the US will wake up!We the people had better take control back or forever hold our piece.
33 - Christopher
When I first saw "Oil Storm" it was half over and I went through my DTV schedule to see if it was on again, and it was a couple hours later. How visionary !!! Do they have that guy from "The Dead Zone" or the "Medium" on their payroll? The movie got me so concerned about what "might" be able to actually happen to our country. Now the possibilities are all right NOW! Lack of oil... up prices, lack of gas... up prices, lack of small business trucking companies to haul our food and supplies... up prices on food and supplies, ... less supply & more demand... Look out !!! It could be a VERY bumpy ride !!!
34 - Patricia Steffan
I was fascinated reading all of your comments - thank you all for your insights. I too was shocked and frightened when I saw "Oil Storm" the first time (sorry, I didn't even notice the acting - only the potential that it could really happen and how much it sounded like I was listening to a real documentary after the fact...) I couldn't remember the name and started out doing Google searches until I found it. I sent an email to FX at the 'contact us' address on their website - user@fxnetworks.com - to ask them to re-air it (text of my email is below if anyone wants to read it). Unlike some of you, I am only knowledgeable about this issue enough to be frightened for our future - true enough that market forces and necessity (the mother of invention) will provide for our future, but I am sure it will be extremely unsettling and disruptive for a while - and not so far fetched that people will demand food instead of oil - our basic needs will dictate first and it is often difficult to see how intertwined these things are. In fact, some of the young people I work with were suprised to find out that heating/cooking could be interrupted for some people (one woman didn't realize that most electricity is based on fossil fuels (oil, coal or natural gas) - not to mention that coal and natural gas require other sources of energy to mine/drill and transport to power generating stations - and so on...)) Sorry, I am rambling - this is even a bit too big for me to get my mind around. Thanks again for your posts.
Trish - Pittsburgh, PA
(text of email sent to FX):
Dear Sirs,
In light of the tragic events unfolding in New Orleans, I was telling numerous co-workers about the movie you aired recently (just found the name on your website - "Oil Storm"). I was at work the night it aired and when I got home, my husband was still awake and he told me I had to watch this movie - and he was right! Frightening and compelliing, I stayed up and watched the entire broadcast and I was floored. Now, it seems as though a significant portion of your movie is unfolding in real life and I would truly like to watch it again. Also, I would like to encourage many of my co-workers to watch it, as quite a few are too young to remember the energy crisis of the 70's (I myself was too young to drive and my family was upper middle class, so my personal impact was small, but I do have recollections of seeing the gas lines and hearing news broadcasts of people siphoning gas from other people's cars...and of course, the marketing of the 'K' cars!) If possible, please air an encore of the "Oil Storm" - I believe this is a serious issue our people and lawmakers need to address.
35 - Ronna
I saw "Oil Storm" when it first aired. I would strongly suggest Fox run it again NOW and OFTEN. People need to wake up and pay attention.Fox is.
36 - RayH
Didn't the movie have Iraq violence escalating to levels never before seen.Interesting news from there today!Stampede kills 648.How many have the U.S. bombings killed. That is amazing!Stay strong everyone!
37 - Milo
I bet the original reviewer feels like a clown now..
Katrina hits.. floods a bunch of refineries.. and now we are dipping into our strategic oil reservers.. looting.. chaos.
Geez.. this could NEVER happen.
LOL.
38 - Maryland
I've been searching to see if this movie could be purchased with no success. It's funny; I almost taped it when it first aired.
I'm really stunned with the not so subtle similarities between this movie and the events of the past few days. $3.00 a gallon might actually look reasonable considering what out future looks like. Already a category 5 storm has hit. Oil refineries have been extensively damaged and prices have taken a hit. Saudi Arabia has offered to help and our reserves will be tapped. A colder than normal winter has been predicted for the north east and whether anyone wants to believe it or not, our economy is already in a slump. Over 600 pilgrims in Iraq were trampled to death this morning and the bloodshed continues in the Middle East.
What’s the old saying....."It gets worse before it gets better". What scares me the most is not the fact that the scenario in the movie could continue to play itself out. However, we are now in a weakened position which leaves the door open for nearly anything to drive us further in the ground. Consider this; the hurricane season is only just past the halfway point. What would happen if in the next few weeks even a minimal tropical storm were to hit the golf coast? What if a suicide bomber decided to explode him self in a grocery store or mall? These are just two examples.........
Yikes, it's time to wake up and smell the oil!
39 - Brian
I don't think it's funny to laugh at the thought that some people, critics were wrong to say this could never happen, we need to be more worried about whats about to happen to us. And for those that are still missing loved ones and have lost their lives. If our politicians don't play their cards right, we could be in some serious trouble. I know the emergency workers and rescuers are doing everything they can to help those in the most trouble. But after that there will be millions of Americans that need to be saved from themselves, the panicing, the looting, the chaos. I'm worried and you should at least be concerned as well, instead of laughing at people's comments that were wrong.
40 - gail7
Oil Storm seems to be a pretty prophetic movie, the movie was pretty scary, but real life is proving to be much more frightening, I am also hoping that they will air this movie again, a lot of my friends and co-workers missed it initially and are hoping to see it, prophecy or intuition, it doesn't matter, here we are just like in the movie.
41 - ADigitalMan
The original reviewer has proven himself to be a boob. This movie, bad acting and all, was spooky when it ran a few months back. It was all I could think of all weekend long. And now in the aftermath of Katrina, do we not see this as a possible reality?
The only thing worse is that Bush's advisers may look at this movie and dismiss it so they don't have to admit how the administration's policies have failed to prepare ourselves for an oil crisis which is about to smack us upside our gas-guzzling behinds. Then again, with an oil baron in the White House and his VP from Halliburton, their laissez faire attitude towards energy is understandable: When the price of crude goes up, they get richer.
42 - Irony
Comment 5 posted by D.C. on August 27, 2005 04:32 AM:
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bet you just feel like a shmuck now, don't you...?
Oil storm? could never happen...
A city under water? could never happen...
Day after tomorrow? could never happen...
think again.
43 - Eric Berlin
I think commenter #5 has more problems than those he/she created for him/herself on this board.
But good point nonetheless..
44 - AlwaysNotRight
The Digital Man needs to realize that the lack of preparation isn't the fault of one Presidential Administration, this is a problem that has been around alot longer then just six years and it has alot more to do with the powerful oil companies then it does with our president. You should check out this website a little more before you start blabbering your yap, Get a clue!
45 - Ken
I just sent email to FX asking for a re-run of Oil Storm in the very near future. Lets get some emails into them to schedule the movies again.
www.fxnetworks.com
46 - ben
i too am interested in viewing that movie....
but could this episode if aired today really benifit people....or start conspiracy and panic...as i have not seen the film yet but am frightend by similarities.and the fact that the news is airing the truth as we speak..some people are just too weak to handle political burdens.plus the media is responsible for
putting dangerous ideas into weakminded individuals.and real life journalists only care about a scoop so any new news will be pounced upon.so far networks havent made a verbal conection to the film because of "competing networks" and why also the fx network stands to gain popularity and free advertising.
Hurricains happen every year.and the cost of living rises every year.and blizzards happen in snow regions and tornado's in tornado ally.
47 - David
What made the movie 'unreal' was so many catastrophic events happening about the same time. The hurricane portion was certainly believable. There was also a big Saudi Oil or Gas processing center destroyed by terrorists. A supertanker collided with a chemical ship, huge toxic explosion, and it blocked an important oil canal in Houston (I think). There were 1 or 2 other things that I can't remember.
Overall I enjoyed watching the movie. However, all those types of massive disasters occurring at once is very improbable. The writers did do a pretty good job though at trying to tie one event as being a catalyst for the next.
48 - Buck Woodford
i got to this board searching for what the name of that Fx show was.. but some of these posts are burning me up. please forgive the length.
gasoline costs what it currently does because we collectively are willing to pay that price. at whatever price we buy less fuel, that's where it will stabilize.
the president can't do anything to make the price go one way or another for any extended period of time, and as truly commodity companies the oil companies are "price-takers" not price-makers.
it's pure capitalism. period.
hawaii apparently set a sub-$3 "ceiling" on gas prices. i can only assume that as of today 8/31/2005 they are not receiving any new shipments -- why would anyone sell there at a below-market when the same stuff can be sold for over $3 in any state in the lower 48? gov't intervention is always a horrible idea.
hell, why don't they go ahead and cap my my food, beer, and cellphone billswhile they're at it (just kidding). that is communism.
ya wanna drive, ya gots to pay.
i really like post #25.. about opening a motor scooter store. a nice proactive approach without useless complaints.
life is too short.
49 - Alicia
While some of the events portrayed in this documentary are unlikely to happen it is still very alarming to see the similarities in the events unfolding after this storm (higher gas prices, fuel shortages, etc.). Meanwhile our wonderful president is not sympathetic when comes to the jackpot he has just hit in the midst of devastation (at the American people's expense). It is unbelievable the support he has from the American people. He is supposed to be our leader, however he is leading the people astray. Sure prices of everything we rely on will eventually rise with time but it seems that the rise in prices vs. increase in average family income aren't parallel. The middle class of this country are being gradually phased out. They make enough money to live but many times they are taxed as if they were wealthy. Many are still forced to skimp on some of the essentials in order to have the basic necessities. The middle class aren't wealthy enough to keep up with rising prices but at the same time they are not poor enough to benefit from any sort of financial assistance when it comes to sending their children to college, healthcare, etc. The American people of this country need to remove their heads from their rear ends and begin to pay attention to what is really going on around them. We are biting the hand that feeds us which is our own by continuing to support such tyrants. By the way I don't sit around at Starbuck's wearing a Michael Moore shirt. I am simply educated and more perceptive than about 53 percent of this country.
50 - Ken
Has anyone heard any feedback from other countries about sending aid? We are always available to send help when there is a disaster in the world. I have not seen or heard of aid from even our allies. Do they even know what is happening? This is getting out of hand a little help would be appreciated.
51 - brian
Yes it would be nice to get aid from those who we have assisted in the past, but you have to think about the countries we have helped. Close to third world countries they are, it would be silly to think that they could begin to help us. I believe this is what makes us a unique country, that we can help anyone and not really expect aid in return.
52 - n jerry
insurance and the govt will pay all the damage done for this disaster..and the companys will rebuild their empire with more encentive's than last few years when the storm"luckily" missed its mark.
sorry we missed our quota's for last years output because of the "??? disaster"but )we( our "employeees"(are working harder and longer to make sure that the damage claimed..gets put to good use.
they finally get a play-tend box to hook up on the television in the break room..15 minute lunches and all the coffee they can drink..
53 - Russell Haskell
After watching this movie, all I can say is "DAMN". The movie was so real to me when I watched it when it first aired. So I'm pretty freaked out right about now. I would like to see it again.
Send an email to user@fxnetworks.com to request that they air this show again.
54 - Truf-tella
The alarm bells should be going off in everyones' heads and we cannot hit "SNOOZE" anymore. Alicia's comments above hit right on the mark. Sure the latest hurricane and the tragedy that follows it have amplified the energy situation, but the problems have been ignored for too long. "Always Not Right" displayed HIS mental "W" sticker for us all with his O'Reilly/Limbaugh-esque criticism of "Digital Man"'s entry. First of all "Always", the Bush cabal has been in power for a little over 4 1/2 years, not six. Yes this is an issue that predates this regime for a long time and every government since and including Reagan's has slept at the switch, but for you to make a complete disconnect between the oil companies and Bush and his henchmen (or handlers??) shows an alarming feat of ignorance (shared of course by a plurality of US voters in 2004). Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and many others in this administration and the Corporate-controlled Congress have long ties to oil and chemical industries and no doubt are seeing their "blind trusts" and family portfolios grow exponentially from the Iraq adventure profiteering and now the dramatic rise in Crude over the past two years. This should be further suggested by the sham of an "Energy Bill" that Bush has lobbied for since he was appointed to office by the Supreme Court after losing the 2000 election. This huge packet of legislation has some small obligatory crumbs in it for conservation, hybrid cars, alterrnative energy, hydrogen, etc. but its main purpose was to serve as a giant welfare check for ...you guessed it ...energy companies! People wake up, scrape off those damn Bush bumper stickers from your SUVs and take your country back from the corporate-politician ring of thieves and traitors!
55 - AlwaysNotRight
Wow, you must be a genuis truf-tella! Do you work for the media, cause you affectivly stated everything everyone else has said in the last several days and expanding on it it with your own empty words for about five useless paragraphs. Don't you think that it is a little more important to think about the problem at hand before you start pointing the blame at anyone? It just proves that so many stupid people are more worried about whos fault it is then the value of our fellow mans' life. Way to show your true colors. Why don't you retreat back to France where you came from and let us Americans worry about whats going on here in OUR country (since no one else is).
56 - cyberscan
Try downlaoding a p2p program such as LimeWire (free, open source, and no spyware)to search for and download the movie. If you are lucky enough to have broadband, this is the way to meet your educational and entertainment needs.
57 - cyberscan
Truf-tella, I believe that you are absolutely correct in stating the defects of the Bush regime. However, electing a Democrat will only cause things to get worse. Bush has done no more harm than Kerry (or Gore) would have. The "opposition party" would have just caused their harm in a different way. No, what we need in America today is someone that will actually stand for what our nation was originally based apon, our Creator-given rights and RESPONSIBILITIES guaranteed under the Constitution.
Our nation is in the shape it is in because both of the major political parties have been almost totally hijacked by corrupt special interests. Candidates of both parties use bribes from special interests (political action campaign contributions) to finance their election year propaganda.
America is headed down the path of destruction simply because we and lawmakers vote largess (money) for ourselves. There is a way out, but most Americans refuse to listen to reason and keep voting "for the lessor of two evils." Let me say that the lessor of two evils is not any of a lessor evil than the greator evil. They are both the same evil. I recommend that the American voter refuse to act like cattle and start voting for real alternatives such as the Libertarian ( http://www.lp.org ), Constitution ( http://www.constitutionparty.com ), and other parties out there who may actually try to provide real solutions to our nation's problems instead of feeding at the slop bucket of special interests. You will not hear much about these parties or their candidates because they do not have the billions in bribe money that the Republican-Democrat party has. This is the reason why we the people must tell our friends, relatives, and neighbors about these parties and mention the websites of these parties to the same people so that they will do their own research. I will not vote for a Democrat-Republican candidate if there is someone from an alternative party running. The stakes are too high for we the "SHEEPLE" to continue on our way to the slaughterhause.
58 - Ken
The Chicago area has seen an increase of about 50 cents per gallon. I was thinking that if it gets higher in the near future, we could be looking at a truckers strike. It would be cheaper for them to strike then continue to drive. The same goes for taxis who are under price controls.
59 - Eric Berlin
I hit a personal record just yesterday: it cost me over $40 to fill up my tank. And I drive a lot.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who is going to be taking a hit to the wallet in the coming months.
60 - Jody
I watched Oil Storm with great interest. I'm not the most knowledgeable person on the subject of oil production, but, it made sense to me. I didn't mind the acting, after all, these people were supposed to be real, not acting. I thought this made it more believable. The transportion industry is already skating on thin ice, I am a tractor-trailer owner/operator. A lot of other people in my profession went bankrupt in 2001. I T'vod Oil Storm also. Sunday, I could hit play, then stop, And my TV would go back to the Weather Channel. I could hardly tell the difference between the movie and what was really happening. Has anybody seen or heard a damage report for Port Fourchon. Please share, because, I have not. I think this is weird, and scary.
61 - RayH
I have a comment on our media. Why can they travel around by boat and film the destruction and horrible conditions?WHY Do they not CARRY SOME PEOPLE OUT!We know it is bad! Hey can they be so freaking insensitive? That is insane!
62 - Psycho
Port Fourchon is currently all but completely inaccessable. It will be a while before operations return to normal there. From what I've been able to learn, the damage isn't as bad as it could have been. The underwater pipelines appear to still be intact although most if not all of the bouys are missing. Before shipping can resume, this all has to be taken care of.
As for the similarities, the current state of the world could allow ALL of these events to occur or possibly even worse. Let's just hope it doesn't happen.
The federal goverment will no doubt step in and try to ensure that the trucking industry can weather the crisis. Fuel is already becoming a problem and the government knows that the trucking industry keeps the ecomony alive. If the trucks can't afford to roll, or can't get fuel, nothing moves very far. Food doesn't get to the stores and gas for your cars doesn't get delivered either. The best we can all do is sit back and wait it out without panicking.
20 years ago, I did a thesis on the dependance of our economy on oil. None of this is surprising me one bit, including the panic that it's caused.
63 - smashf18
I apologize if this has already been said, but I did watch this movie and was a little freaked out by it. Lately I started talking about it and I was still creeped out. None of my friends believe me that such a movie was made and think I am insane. Right now I am going insane and am paranoid that this movie is coming true. Does anyone else share this feeling that maybe it wasn't as far off as we all had hoped!!!
64 - cmslick3
This was a great movie when I first saw it. Now it really strikes a chord of reality. I truly feel sorry for those who were not rich enough to get out of the way. I can't imagine what they are going through, I can't blame them for being upset and going nuts. I wish FX would out this movie on DVD and sell it, giving the procedes to the victims of this tragedy.
First and foremost I blame BUSH for not responding the day that the hurricane hit. The reserves should have been mobilized IMMEDIATELY. Why use them for what they were meant for when you can send them to Iraq to further support a FAILING campaign. I HATE BUSH TO THE CORE and I will never admit that he has done any good for this country NOT ONE THING!!!
I can see the writing on the walls that wil the state of things in New Orleans they will declare the area uninhabitable and leave the survivors to fend for themselves. I think that we should get EVERYONE out and then just leave the area submerged.
Call me what you will but from day one of the "war" in Iraq I told people that bad things were going to happen and continue to get worse and guess what I TOLD YOU SO!! Don't kid yourselves, gas prices are NEVER going to go down so get used to it!!!!
Thanks for all your help Bush, NOT!!
65 - Christopher
Hey SMASHF18,
Yes, I share your feelings excactly, in fact I've already started stocking up on necessities in order to possibly keep a wee bit ahead of the situation. I sure do hope that things don't get as bad as they were in the movie, but I do plan on being better prepared than most.
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To all you political pushing, got to point a finger f***ers. No one caused this hurricane except for mother nature herself, and no one is to blame for the situation,so keep it on the subject!!!
The main thing is to save the living from being not. And, yes, I don't agree with rebuilding the levys right now (the water isn't rising anymore) so use the choppers to rescue more people. And what's with the pet camp thing?? I love my animals also but,come on!! SAVE THOSE PEOPLE FROM A SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH!!!!
I could go on, but will stop for now.
Thanks to all that support the effort.
66 - William
In regards tot he Fox movie "Oil Storm"
I thought the movie was great. Now unfortunately it ir ringing eerily true. Uncomfrtable so. My partner is in the Trucking Industry & they are totally freaking out. So are the grocery stores. I live in central Ca. & the premium was $2.97 on Tuesday & today it was $3.39. The owner said it will be $4.00 or more by Monday!!
Raleys grocery store said they are going to dramatically raise their groceries in light of the new fuel transportation costs. Sure sounds like the movie. 3-4 years in the movie. I hope & pray it will be less then 1 year. God help us all.
e-mail Fox to re-run the movie:
67 - matt
I think Canada is going to be hit very hard this winter, and I also (naively? arrogantly?) think that very few people are forseeing this. As part of North America, Canada is in a similar boat as the U.S. regarding oil proximity and therefore sources. Also, with harsher conditions in winter, if the situation arises where heat/electricity is in jeopardy Canada will be in a fair deal of danger. Canadians also drive their share of SUV's and rely on petrol derivatives as much as Americans. I wonder what impact Canadians will see.
I haven't seen this movie, nor tried to find a copy of it. Hopefully something's available on p2p networks or torrents. It sounds quite interesting.
68 - John Bill
The "real" problem is not people driving SUV's, but lack of oil refineries. There hasn't been a new one built in this country in over 40 years. You can thank people like post#3 for blocking the construction of new energy infrastructure with NIMBY attitudes. The left would like to say it is somebody else’s fault when they created the problem.
69 - Eric Berlin
Yes, all problems can now be happily laid at the feet of the NIMBY.
70 - Jason
I have lived through the hell of Katrina. My brother who lives in Memphis told me about this movie "Oil Storm" and how realistic it was to the events going on right now as I am typing this. As for someone who has survived this massive natural disaster I would really love to have this movie. If anyone knows where I can get it or if you can give me a link to get in touch with the network that aired the movie. This would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all and anyone that was affected by the storm God Bless You All.
71 - csPhillips
In this country, where a reactionary, sensationalistic and politicized media shapes the opinion of such a high percentage of the population, Oil Storm was yet another in a long line of agenda-driving, propaganda-laden packages, produced to promote one thing: The United States of America is a greedy, evil, uncaring society ran by oil-rich white men, who will sacrifice anything, including the lifes of American men and women to further deepen their coffers.
I'm honestly disgusted by the programmed left and liberals in this country who want to blame all of this (gas prices, Katrina, everything) on our government.
Katrina was a hurricane and last I checked, WE CAN'T CREATE HURRICANES!
Gas prices are the purest form of capitalism and supply and demand. If you keep paying the price, the price will continue to rise. That is a very simple formula.
And keep this in mind during the rebuilding of New Orleans. We are getting ready to spend what will probably become 60 billion dollars to reconstruct a city that will STILL BE 10 FEET BELOW SEA LEVEL!!! It will still be a city where a vast percentage of its residents live wholly or partly on welfare and in the 3 or 4 or 5 years that it takes to get New Orleans back to 'normal', they still will not have the means to leave the city should they have to.
The solutions to the problems caused by Katrina are not complicated. Drill for more oil and build more refineries in this country. Don't live 10 feet below sea level in an area that is an extremely high hurricane risk. Get people off welfare. Teach them a job, not a hand out, is what will protect them the next time a disaster like this occurs.
And for God's sake folks, this is the largest natural disaster in the history of the country, the clean up and recovery effort is going to be the largest and take the longest as well.
72 - Kathy Carnes-Harris
Comment 63: I'm with you! My son and I watched this movie when it aired and I could see this "fictional" story becoming reality. My neighbors thought I was nuts when I tried to tell them about the movie. They insisted that it could never become reality. I watched the weather forecasts last weekend and the movie kept coming to mind. The neighbors didn't listen to this crazy lady last Sunday when I told them they should fill-up their gas tanks.
I started slowly "stocking-up" on things even before I saw the movie because my family had already been put in somewhat of a financial crisis situation with my unemployment going on for over a year now and my husband's pending unemployment (next week) due to the foundry he works in closing it's doors (they make parts for the auto industry). Don't get me wrong-I am not panicing-I'm playing it safe and doing what I have to do for my family. Being a product of parents who lived through the Great Depression, I learned some survival techniques from them. For more insight, I re-read Hard Times by Studs Terkel (last read it in college) to see how people made it through the Depression. For the moment, I feel pretty good about my family surviving whatever the economy throws at us. However, my neighbors were panicing when a storm went through here and our power was out for 24 hrs. Some of them spent the night in a motel because they couldn't handle it!!! I just shake my head. People need to wake-up, get their heads out of thier asses and just pay attention to what is going on.
My HS-aged son would really like for the rest of his economics class to see this movie so I too, have emailed FX with a request to air it again.
Good luck to all. It seems as tho must of you commenting here have good heads on your shoulders and will be able to ride out this situation. We can only hope and pray that not all of the movie becomes real but we need to be prepared in case it does.
73 - Will
Sometimes truth is stanger than fiction. Somebody couldn't written a book about a President who steals elections and runs an administration on lies and greed but you couldn't have placed that setting in America because no one would have believed it. Then there's "Oil Storm", isn't erie how life is imitates art?! Great movie! Let us pray that life does not follow a similar story line. God bless us all. If you believe in that sort of thing.
74 - James
I agree with most that is said above except for one thing that is missing, the knowledge that we are able to produce tornados and affect weather,through scalar and haarp technology ,if you don't know about it is time you find out is as easy as clicking in the search engines .There is more to it than meets the eye ,controlled disaster proposed solution??
75 - brian
Now, I'm not real knowledgable about a lot of the goings on in the oil industry, but for people with the thought that its a good idea to build more refinerys and to drill for more oil, won't we eventually run out of it? Couldn't it be possible to suck the planet dry? I believe we should be looking at cleaner more productive ways to energize our planet. Do away with the oil companies and they will have to let go of their strong hold on America and we will see other companies finally get a chance to come up with a smarter idea for energy. Just a thought.