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While this program is an interesting history of the buildup to Y2K and how nothing ends up happening, it hovers too much on the New Years festivities and then ends. It would have been interesting to see f there were follow-up interviews done with the militias, doomsayers, and preppers to see what they said about the lack of event.

I know it's a documentary of already existing footage, but a "where are they now montage - even in title cards - would have been an interesting ending, providing closure to the stories presented. Only one person is followed up on, the guy who was right all along in the end.

A lot of reviews say stupid things happen for no reason - actually the answer for many stupid things is given at the end, it just wasn't foreshadowed and is dumped in the last ten minutes... at which point most people have turned it off or went paying attention.

The movie had a good idea, but it lacked a good script and good actors. The lead actress was also a producer, so probably no one wanted to critique her wooden acting. The cgi is bad. Too often the camera lingers on stuff far longer than it should. The cinematographer was given far to long a leash and the story editor tooo short of one.

The journey is the best part here. It's a very good story with interesting characters. Good end-of-the-world drama, too.

As with many stories, the final episode feels rushed. But I still enjoyed this miniseries!