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''Super Comet: After the Impact'' is a SpeculativeDocumentary produced by the [[UsefulNotes/GermanTVStations ZDF]] and the Creator/DiscoveryChannel about what would happen if a comet hit the earth in the same place the asteroid that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs did.
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''Super Comet: After the Impact'' is a SpeculativeDocumentary produced by the [[UsefulNotes/GermanTVStations ZDF]] and the Creator/DiscoveryChannel about what would happen if a comet hit the earth Earth in the same place the asteroid that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs did.
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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: Noah and Shiang are shown with a baby at the end of the film. The narration at the end also tells of how children born after the impact will only this world, and the world before is just a distant story, like a fairy tail.]]
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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: Noah and Shiang are shown with a baby at the end of the film. The narration at the end also tells of how children born after the impact will only know this world, and the world before is just a distant story, like a fairy tail.tale.]]
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* AdultFear:
** A loved one disappearing/being kidnapped. Catherine is separated from her husband and daughter when two men steal their car while she's sleeping in it. To make matters worse, no government infrastructure remains to help conduct a search; Henry and Michelle are forced to ask around in the desperate hope that they'll happen across someone who's seen her. [[spoiler:Thankfully, Catherine survives and the family is eventually reunited.]]
** As the Vuittons head to a shelter to wait for the impact, a drunk man throws a bottle over a balcony, which nearly hits them when it smashes on the sidewalk. Henry is quick to call him out on this, pointing out that he could have killed someone with that careless act.
** A loved one disappearing/being kidnapped. Catherine is separated from her husband and daughter when two men steal their car while she's sleeping in it. To make matters worse, no government infrastructure remains to help conduct a search; Henry and Michelle are forced to ask around in the desperate hope that they'll happen across someone who's seen her. [[spoiler:Thankfully, Catherine survives and the family is eventually reunited.]]
** As the Vuittons head to a shelter to wait for the impact, a drunk man throws a bottle over a balcony, which nearly hits them when it smashes on the sidewalk. Henry is quick to call him out on this, pointing out that he could have killed someone with that careless act.
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* AdultFear:
** A loved one disappearing/being kidnapped. Catherine is separated from her husband and daughter when two men steal their car while she's sleeping in it. To make matters worse, no government infrastructure remains to help conduct a search; Henry and Michelle are forced to ask around in the desperate hope that they'll happen across someone who's seen her. [[spoiler:Thankfully, Catherine survives and the family is eventually reunited.]]
** As the Vuittons head to a shelter to wait for the impact, a drunk man throws a bottle over a balcony, which nearly hits them when it smashes on the sidewalk. Henry is quick to call him out on this, pointing out that he could have killed someone with that careless act.
** A loved one disappearing/being kidnapped. Catherine is separated from her husband and daughter when two men steal their car while she's sleeping in it. To make matters worse, no government infrastructure remains to help conduct a search; Henry and Michelle are forced to ask around in the desperate hope that they'll happen across someone who's seen her. [[spoiler:Thankfully, Catherine survives and the family is eventually reunited.]]
** As the Vuittons head to a shelter to wait for the impact, a drunk man throws a bottle over a balcony, which nearly hits them when it smashes on the sidewalk. Henry is quick to call him out on this, pointing out that he could have killed someone with that careless act.
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** Zig-zagged with Chad, a scientist at the observatory. He is first shown saying goodbye to Noah a few hours before the impact and presumably drives off to an UncertainDoom. [[spoiler:He later reappears as the leader of a small band of survivors and takes Noah and Shiang along when they leave the island on a yacht. His ultimate fate is left unclear, though he presumably drowns along with the rest of the group in the storm that destroys the yacht.]]
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** Zig-zagged with Chad, a scientist at the observatory. He is first shown saying goodbye to Noah a few hours before the impact and presumably drives driving off to an UncertainDoom. [[spoiler:He later reappears as the leader of a small band of survivors and takes Noah and Shiang along when they leave the island on a yacht. His ultimate fate is left unclear, though he presumably drowns along with the rest of the group in the storm that destroys the yacht.]]
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-->'''Tribesman:''' What do you hope to find out there? There's no one left. Everyone is dead.
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* FourLinesAllWaiting: The documentary follows four groups of survivors: Fernando, who is searching for his family in the area close to the impact site; Noah and Shiang, scientists who helped study the comet and are stranded on the Hawaiian islands; the Vuittons, an ordinary family who lived in Paris; and the Baka Pygmy tribe in Cameroon, who were LockedOutOfTheLoop and had no time to prepare for the comet's arrival.
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* IHaveYourWife: Henry and Michelle's group of survivors is ambushed by another group who grab Michelle and hold everyone else at spearpoint. Subverted, however, when Henry manages to break the tension by offering their captors a case of cigarettes he was carrying. The attackers back down and immediately release Michelle, explaining that [[ProperlyParanoid they've run into other groups who weren't so benign.]]
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* NeverSayDie:
** The narration avoids using the words "died" or "killed" in favor of saying that life has "been extinguished".
** Averted by Henry Vuitton. After a drunk man carelessly throws a bottle over his balcony and it smashes on the sidewalk near the Vuittons as they pass by, Henry yells at him, pointing out that he could have killed someone.
** The narration avoids using the words "died" or "killed" in favor of saying that life has "been extinguished".
** Averted by Henry Vuitton. After a drunk man carelessly throws a bottle over his balcony and it smashes on the sidewalk near the Vuittons as they pass by, Henry yells at him, pointing out that he could have killed someone.
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* ThreateningShark: Justified. Shiang is dragged into the water and nearly eaten after she accidentally hooks a shark while fishing. The narration points out that the shark wouldn't normally attack a human; however, the ocean's ecosystem has been devastated along with everything else, and it's starving and desperate.
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* AdultFear: In spades.
** Simply the knowledge that a massive catastrophe is coming and there's nothing anyone can do to stop it. This is particularly prominent in the Vuitton family, with parents Henry and Catherine clearly doing their best to shield their daughter Michelle from the full horror of the coming disaster.
** As society begins to break down in the days leading up to the impact, Henry and Catherine forbid Michelle from going outside alone. They clearly fear that she might be hurt in looting or rioting.
** As the deadly heat wave strikes Paris, Michelle's dog runs away and she chases after it. Her parents frantically follow her out onto the streets, which are already dangerously hot and being bombarded by flaming meteors. Fortunately, they're able to catch up with her and find shelter.
** When Henry and Michelle briefly leave their car to get water, a pair of thieves steal it and drive away with Catherine asleep in the backseat. Henry is later shown walking around, showing Catherine's picture and asking if anyone has seen her, with no luck. Later still, Michelle comes across a notice board with dozens of homemade signs made by people who have similarly been separated from loved ones. As time wears on, Michelle holds out hope that she will be able to reunite with her mother. Though he's careful not to diminish his daughter's hopes, Henry is clearly aware that they have almost no chance of ever seeing Catherine again. [[spoiler:In the end, Catherine turns out to have survived and the family is reunited.]]
** Fernando spends the entire film trying to reach his family, who live close to the center of the impact zone. To make matters worse, he has no idea that the comet will hit off the Yucatan Peninsula, meaning [[spoiler: he spends the entire film going in the wrong direction while his food, water, and supplies slowly run out. The look on his face when he reaches the edge of the impact crater and realizes that his home has been completely obliterated says it all.]]
** Simply the knowledge that a massive catastrophe is coming and there's nothing anyone can do to stop it. This is particularly prominent in the Vuitton family, with parents Henry and Catherine clearly doing their best to shield their daughter Michelle from the full horror of the coming disaster.
** As society begins to break down in the days leading up to the impact, Henry and Catherine forbid Michelle from going outside alone. They clearly fear that she might be hurt in looting or rioting.
** As the deadly heat wave strikes Paris, Michelle's dog runs away and she chases after it. Her parents frantically follow her out onto the streets, which are already dangerously hot and being bombarded by flaming meteors. Fortunately, they're able to catch up with her and find shelter.
** When Henry and Michelle briefly leave their car to get water, a pair of thieves steal it and drive away with Catherine asleep in the backseat. Henry is later shown walking around, showing Catherine's picture and asking if anyone has seen her, with no luck. Later still, Michelle comes across a notice board with dozens of homemade signs made by people who have similarly been separated from loved ones. As time wears on, Michelle holds out hope that she will be able to reunite with her mother. Though he's careful not to diminish his daughter's hopes, Henry is clearly aware that they have almost no chance of ever seeing Catherine again. [[spoiler:In the end, Catherine turns out to have survived and the family is reunited.]]
** Fernando spends the entire film trying to reach his family, who live close to the center of the impact zone. To make matters worse, he has no idea that the comet will hit off the Yucatan Peninsula, meaning [[spoiler: he spends the entire film going in the wrong direction while his food, water, and supplies slowly run out. The look on his face when he reaches the edge of the impact crater and realizes that his home has been completely obliterated says it all.]]
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* AdultFear: In spades.
** Simply the knowledge that a massive catastrophe is coming and there's nothing anyone can do to stop it. This is particularly prominent in the Vuitton family, with parents Henry and Catherine clearly doing their best to shield their daughter Michelle from the full horror of the coming disaster.
** As society begins to break down in the days leading up to the impact, Henry and Catherine forbid Michelle from going outside alone. They clearly fear that she might be hurt in looting or rioting.
** As the deadly heat wave strikes Paris, Michelle's dog runs away and she chases after it. Her parents frantically follow her out onto the streets, which are already dangerously hot and being bombarded by flaming meteors. Fortunately, they're able to catch up with her and find shelter.
** When Henry and Michelle briefly leave their car to get water, a pair of thieves steal it and drive away with Catherine asleep in the backseat. Henry is later shown walking around, showing Catherine's picture and asking if anyone has seen her, with no luck. Later still, Michelle comes across a notice board with dozens of homemade signs made by people who have similarly been separated from loved ones. As time wears on, Michelle holds out hope that she will be able to reunite with her mother. Though he's careful not to diminish his daughter's hopes, Henry is clearly aware that they have almost no chance of ever seeing Catherine again. [[spoiler:In the end, Catherine turns out to have survived and the family is reunited.]]
** Fernando spends the entire film trying to reach his family, who live close to the center of the impact zone. To make matters worse, he has no idea that the comet will hit off the Yucatan Peninsula, meaning [[spoiler: he spends the entire film going in the wrong direction while his food, water, and supplies slowly run out. The look on his face when he reaches the edge of the impact crater and realizes that his home has been completely obliterated says it all.]]
** Simply the knowledge that a massive catastrophe is coming and there's nothing anyone can do to stop it. This is particularly prominent in the Vuitton family, with parents Henry and Catherine clearly doing their best to shield their daughter Michelle from the full horror of the coming disaster.
** As society begins to break down in the days leading up to the impact, Henry and Catherine forbid Michelle from going outside alone. They clearly fear that she might be hurt in looting or rioting.
** As the deadly heat wave strikes Paris, Michelle's dog runs away and she chases after it. Her parents frantically follow her out onto the streets, which are already dangerously hot and being bombarded by flaming meteors. Fortunately, they're able to catch up with her and find shelter.
** When Henry and Michelle briefly leave their car to get water, a pair of thieves steal it and drive away with Catherine asleep in the backseat. Henry is later shown walking around, showing Catherine's picture and asking if anyone has seen her, with no luck. Later still, Michelle comes across a notice board with dozens of homemade signs made by people who have similarly been separated from loved ones. As time wears on, Michelle holds out hope that she will be able to reunite with her mother. Though he's careful not to diminish his daughter's hopes, Henry is clearly aware that they have almost no chance of ever seeing Catherine again. [[spoiler:In the end, Catherine turns out to have survived and the family is reunited.]]
** Fernando spends the entire film trying to reach his family, who live close to the center of the impact zone. To make matters worse, he has no idea that the comet will hit off the Yucatan Peninsula, meaning [[spoiler: he spends the entire film going in the wrong direction while his food, water, and supplies slowly run out. The look on his face when he reaches the edge of the impact crater and realizes that his home has been completely obliterated says it all.]]
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** In the months leading up to the impact, governments stockpile food, evacuate the impact zone and coastal areas on the Atlantic, and designate shelters, all with the goal of keeping as many people alive through the impact and its aftermath as possible. While these preparations greatly reduce the number of deaths caused by the initial impact, they don't do much to help with the longer-term consequences. The EMP generated by the impact and the global firestorms caused by ejecta re-entering the atmosphere destroy all government infrastructure almost immediately, leaving humanity to fend for itself.
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** In the months leading up to the impact, governments stockpile food, food and medical supplies, evacuate the impact zone and coastal areas on the Atlantic, and designate shelters, all with the goal of keeping as many people alive through the impact and its aftermath as possible. While these preparations greatly reduce the number of deaths caused by the initial impact, they don't do much to help with the longer-term consequences. The EMP generated by the impact and the global firestorms caused by ejecta re-entering the atmosphere destroy all government infrastructure almost immediately, leaving humanity the survivors to fend for itself.themselves.
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* ApocalypseHow: A Class 1 -- societal disruption on a global scale -- occurs before the comet even hits as people scramble to evacuate the impact zone and prepare for what will come after. The impact itself completely wipes out everything within 1000 miles (1500 km) and causes a Class 2 -- planetary scale societal collapse -- for the rest of the world as civilization is ravaged by massive firestorms in the following hours. [[spoiler: The ending implies that the worst has passed and humanity will pull through, but the possibility still exists that humans will die off, making the ultimate outcome a Class 3b]].
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* ApocalypseHow: A Class 1 -- societal disruption on a global scale -- occurs before the comet even hits as people scramble to evacuate the impact zone and prepare for what will come after. The impact itself completely wipes out everything within 1000 miles (1500 km) and causes a Class 2 -- planetary scale societal collapse -- for the rest of the world as civilization is ravaged by massive firestorms in the following hours. This quickly threatens to become a Class 4 as the impact winter descends and the cold and lack of sunlight wipe out countless species. [[spoiler: The ending implies that the worst has passed and humanity will pull through, but the possibility still exists that humans will die off, making the ultimate outcome a Class 3b]].2.]]
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Subverted epically! [[spoiler: An entire tribe in Cameroon is set up to be among the many killed, but they ''all'' survive!]]
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** Completely subverted for [[spoiler:An entire a tribe in Cameroon is Cameroon, who are set up to be among as having no knowledge of the many killed, but comet and thus being unable to prepare. However, though they ''all'' survive!]]do lose members, almost all of them survive.]]
** Zig-zagged with Chad, a scientist at the observatory. He is first shown saying goodbye to Noah a few hours before the impact and presumably drives off to an UncertainDoom. [[spoiler:He later reappears as the leader of a small band of survivors and takes Noah and Shiang along when they leave the island on a yacht. His ultimate fate is left unclear, though he presumably drowns along with the rest of the group in the storm that destroys the yacht.]]
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** Zig-zagged with Chad, a scientist at the observatory. He is first shown saying goodbye to Noah a few hours before the impact and presumably drives off to an UncertainDoom. [[spoiler:He later reappears as the leader of a small band of survivors and takes Noah and Shiang along when they leave the island on a yacht. His ultimate fate is left unclear, though he presumably drowns along with the rest of the group in the storm that destroys the yacht.]]
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Fernando steps out of his van to get gas just in time to miss the radio announcement that the comet will strike near the Yucutan Peninsula and everyone in Mexico needs to evacuate. Then, when the comet does hit, he just so happens to be at an abandoned army bunker, which allows him to survive by hiding underground.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Fernando steps out of his van to get gas just in time to miss the radio announcement that the comet will strike near the Yucutan Yucatan Peninsula and everyone in Mexico needs to evacuate. Then, when the comet does hit, he just so happens to be at an abandoned army bunker, which allows him to survive by hiding underground.
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* FromBadToWorse: The comet's impact completely obliterates everything within 1500 km (1000 miles) of the impact site within seconds, but that's only the beginning of Earth's problems. First every coastal city on the Atlantic Ocean is hit by a massive tsunami. Then debris re-entering the atmosphere turns the entire planet into an oven. ''Then'' all the ash and ejected matter in the atmosphere triggers a global winter, devastating the ecosystem. That any humans manage to survive all of this is nothing short of a miracle.
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* FromBadToWorse: Repeatedly. The comet's impact completely obliterates everything within 1500 km (1000 miles) of the impact site within seconds, but that's only the beginning of Earth's problems. First every coastal city on the Atlantic Ocean is hit by a massive tsunami. Then debris re-entering the atmosphere turns the entire planet into an oven. ''Then'' all the ash and ejected matter in the atmosphere triggers a global winter, devastating winter that devastates the ecosystem. That any humans manage to survive all of this is nothing short of a miracle.ecosystem...
* HollywoodAcid: Averted.
** In the immediate aftermath of the impact, Hawaii is hit by a rain that is acidic enough to burn skin. It's not lethal, however, and Noah is able to stand under it for several seconds before taking cover and emerge relatively unharmed.
** Thanks to sulfur compounds ejected into the atmosphere by the impact, most sources of water on the planet become mildly acidic. However, the acidity itself isn't enough to be harmful. What is harmful are the heavy metal compounds the acid draws out of the soil, contaminating water sources with concentrations of heavy metals that will eventually grow high enough to become toxic.
** In the immediate aftermath of the impact, Hawaii is hit by a rain that is acidic enough to burn skin. It's not lethal, however, and Noah is able to stand under it for several seconds before taking cover and emerge relatively unharmed.
** Thanks to sulfur compounds ejected into the atmosphere by the impact, most sources of water on the planet become mildly acidic. However, the acidity itself isn't enough to be harmful. What is harmful are the heavy metal compounds the acid draws out of the soil, contaminating water sources with concentrations of heavy metals that will eventually grow high enough to become toxic.
* IChooseToStay: Noah and Shiang both choose to stay at the observatory during the impact rather than go home to their families. Noah's parents are deceased, and he implies that being able to watch the stars brings back fond memories of them. Shiang stays in part due to the futility of trying to get a seat on a plane as everyone else on the island also clamors to leave and in part because she wants to collect as much data about the impact as possible.
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* JustBeforeTheEnd: The beginning of the film occurs only days before the end, with people across the world preparing for the comet's impacting and hoping that the probe launched at the comet will work to deflect it. [[ForegoneConclusion It's not even a spoiler to say it isn't, given the title of the documentary]].
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* JustBeforeTheEnd: The beginning of the film occurs only days before the end, with people across the world preparing for the comet's impacting and hoping that the probe launched at the comet will work to deflect it. [[ForegoneConclusion It's not even a spoiler to say it isn't, doesn't, given the title of the documentary]].
* LostCommonKnowledge: It's made abundantly clear that in the wake of the societal collapse caused by the impact, much of humanity's technological progress and scientific knowledge will be lost. Shiang stays at the observatory in an effort to defy this trope by collecting and preserving as much scientific data as she can, and she is shown carrying printouts of geologic data with her when she and Noah leave in search of other survivors.
* MacGyvering: Fernando uses a table and the harnesses and leashes belonging to the dogs he found to rig up a sled for the supplies he takes from the army bunker. He then hitches it to the dogs so they can pull it for him.
* MacGyvering: Fernando uses a table and the harnesses and leashes belonging to the dogs he found to rig up a sled for the supplies he takes from the army bunker. He then hitches it to the dogs so they can pull it for him.
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* PostApocalypticDog: Fernando gains three dogs who travel with him for a time. [[spoiler: They abandon him, and he dies not long after]].
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* PostApocalypticDog: Fernando gains three dogs who travel with him for a time. [[spoiler: They abandon him, him when his food runs out, and he dies not long after]].after]].
* RaysFromHeaven: After two months in near-total darkness thanks to the ash cloud blanketing the earth, Michelle wakes up to one of these streaming through the window of the house her group of survivors has taken shelter in. The revelation that the sun is shining again rekindles hope in the group, who were on the verge of succumbing to despair.
* RaysFromHeaven: After two months in near-total darkness thanks to the ash cloud blanketing the earth, Michelle wakes up to one of these streaming through the window of the house her group of survivors has taken shelter in. The revelation that the sun is shining again rekindles hope in the group, who were on the verge of succumbing to despair.
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* WhamShot: [[spoiler:Fernando]] climbs a tall hill made from gravel in the faint hope that food, water, or some sign of his family might be on the other side. We see his face appear over the top, his expression crumple into one of despair ...and then the camera pulls back to reveal [[spoiler:the 200 km- (125 mile) wide impact crater, which even months after the comet is still a pool of seething lava. Then the view widens even further to reveal the hundreds of miles of scorched, lifeless landscape around it, underscoring that Fernando has no chance of survival.]]
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Poor Fernando. His entire quest is dedicated to finding his family...who are already dead. And he dies at the impact crater, alone.]]
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: AllForNothing:
** In the months leading up to the impact, governments stockpile food, evacuate the impact zone and coastal areas on the Atlantic, and designate shelters, all with the goal of keeping as many people alive through the impact and its aftermath as possible. While these preparations greatly reduce the number of deaths caused by the initial impact, they don't do much to help with the longer-term consequences. The EMP generated by the impact and the global firestorms caused by ejecta re-entering the atmosphere destroy all government infrastructure almost immediately, leaving humanity to fend for itself.
**[[spoiler: Poor Fernando. His entire quest is dedicated to finding his family...who are already dead. And he dies at the impact crater, alone.]]
** In the months leading up to the impact, governments stockpile food, evacuate the impact zone and coastal areas on the Atlantic, and designate shelters, all with the goal of keeping as many people alive through the impact and its aftermath as possible. While these preparations greatly reduce the number of deaths caused by the initial impact, they don't do much to help with the longer-term consequences. The EMP generated by the impact and the global firestorms caused by ejecta re-entering the atmosphere destroy all government infrastructure almost immediately, leaving humanity to fend for itself.
**[[spoiler: Poor Fernando. His entire quest is dedicated to finding his family...who are already dead. And he dies at the impact crater, alone.]]
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* ApocalypseHow: At least a Class 3.
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* ApocalypseHow: At least A Class 1 -- societal disruption on a global scale -- occurs before the comet even hits as people scramble to evacuate the impact zone and prepare for what will come after. The impact itself completely wipes out everything within 1000 miles (1500 km) and causes a Class 3.2 -- planetary scale societal collapse -- for the rest of the world as civilization is ravaged by massive firestorms in the following hours. [[spoiler: The ending implies that the worst has passed and humanity will pull through, but the possibility still exists that humans will die off, making the ultimate outcome a Class 3b]].
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Fernando steps out of his van to get gas just in time to miss the radio announcement that the comet will strike near the Yucutan Peninsula and everyone in Mexico needs to evacuate. Then, when the comet does hit, he just so happens to be at an abandoned army bunker, which allows him to survive by hiding underground.
* CometOfDoom: The titular comet. During the months of its approach, people are shown frequently glancing up at the sky, well aware that if the mission to deflect it fails, it will collide with the Earth, with disastrous consequences for humanity. When it finally hits, it does indeed spell doom for most of mankind.
* CometOfDoom: The titular comet. During the months of its approach, people are shown frequently glancing up at the sky, well aware that if the mission to deflect it fails, it will collide with the Earth, with disastrous consequences for humanity. When it finally hits, it does indeed spell doom for most of mankind.
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* EverybodysDeadDave: While the members of the Baka tribe who have found refuge from the global firestorm in a cave discuss the possibility of sending someone out to look for the people who didn't make it there with them, one of the men braves the heat long enough to peer outside. What he sees is enough to convince him there's no point in looking for other survivors.
-->'''Tribesman:''' What do you hope to find out there? There's no one left. Everyone is dead.
* ForebodingFleeingFlock: Noah and Shiang see a massive flock of birds fly away from the observatory moments before harmful acidic rain starts to fall.
* FromBadToWorse: The comet's impact completely obliterates everything within 1500 km (1000 miles) of the impact site within seconds, but that's only the beginning of Earth's problems. First every coastal city on the Atlantic Ocean is hit by a massive tsunami. Then debris re-entering the atmosphere turns the entire planet into an oven. ''Then'' all the ash and ejected matter in the atmosphere triggers a global winter, devastating the ecosystem. That any humans manage to survive all of this is nothing short of a miracle.
-->'''Tribesman:''' What do you hope to find out there? There's no one left. Everyone is dead.
* ForebodingFleeingFlock: Noah and Shiang see a massive flock of birds fly away from the observatory moments before harmful acidic rain starts to fall.
* FromBadToWorse: The comet's impact completely obliterates everything within 1500 km (1000 miles) of the impact site within seconds, but that's only the beginning of Earth's problems. First every coastal city on the Atlantic Ocean is hit by a massive tsunami. Then debris re-entering the atmosphere turns the entire planet into an oven. ''Then'' all the ash and ejected matter in the atmosphere triggers a global winter, devastating the ecosystem. That any humans manage to survive all of this is nothing short of a miracle.
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* HeatWave: The comet's impact hurls debris all the way into space; when it falls back to Earth, the heat of reentry triggers the most extreme form of this, raising the entire planet to 400 degrees Celsius (750 F). These temperatures are enough to set just about everything that can burn on fire and cook anyone who doesn't find adequate shelter alive.
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* ItsQuietTooQuiet: For most people, the first sign that the comet has hit is every electronic device on the planet suddenly going dead, courtesy of the EMP generated by the impact.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: The Baka tribe in Cameroon, Africa, are so isolated from the rest of the world that news of the comet's impending arrival never reaches them. For them, the first sign that their lives are about to change forever is a massive fireball passing overhead seconds before the comet hits. [[spoiler:Despite this, they fare very well through the ensuing string of disasters, and many of their members survive to the end.]]
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* RedSkyTakeWarning: When ejecta from the impact begins to reenter the atmosphere, triggering a global firestorm, everything takes on a red-orange tinge. Justified, since it is quite literally raining fire.
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* DownerEnding: For Fernando. The poor guy only wanted to find his family but fails because they're probably dead from the comet. After being abandoned by three dogs he took care of, he breaks down at the impact crater and dies alone.]]
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* DownerEnding: For [[spoiler:For Fernando. The poor guy only wanted to find his family but fails because they're probably dead from the comet. After being abandoned by three dogs he took care of, he breaks down in despair at the impact crater and dies alone.]]
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* DownerEnding: For Fernando. The poor guy only wanted to find his family but fails because they're probably dead from the comet. After being abandoned by three dogs he took care of, he breaks down at the impact crater and dies alone.]]
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* AfterTheEnd: Most of the documentary takes place after the comet's strike, with all of the disasters that occur because of it.
* ActionSurvivor: Among the lead survivors, Fernando qualifies, but essentially everyone who survives the impact strike becomes this as they try to battle the many consequences.
* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Poor Fernando. His entire quest is dedicated to finding his family...who are already dead. And he dies at the impact crater, alone.]]
* ActionSurvivor: Among the lead survivors, Fernando qualifies, but essentially everyone who survives the impact strike becomes this as they try to battle the many consequences.
* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Poor Fernando. His entire quest is dedicated to finding his family...who are already dead. And he dies at the impact crater, alone.]]
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: Noah and Shiang are shown with a baby at the end of the film. The narration at the end also tells of how children born after the impact will only this world, and the world before is just a distant story, like a fairy tail.]]
* BittersweetEnding: Mixed with a dose of RayOfHopeEnding. Many die in the impact and its aftermath, including [[spoiler: Fernando]]. However, [[spoiler: many people survive and humanity is implied to be on the path to recovery from the disaster. Noah and Shiang are alive and had a baby together, and the Vuitton family is reunited.]]
* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Subverted epically! [[spoiler: An entire tribe in Cameroon is set up to be among the many killed, but they ''all'' survive!]]
* BittersweetEnding: Mixed with a dose of RayOfHopeEnding. Many die in the impact and its aftermath, including [[spoiler: Fernando]]. However, [[spoiler: many people survive and humanity is implied to be on the path to recovery from the disaster. Noah and Shiang are alive and had a baby together, and the Vuitton family is reunited.]]
* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Subverted epically! [[spoiler: An entire tribe in Cameroon is set up to be among the many killed, but they ''all'' survive!]]
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* DarkestAfrica: Averted. A tribe in Cameroon is shown as a group of focal survivors.survivors, and none are presented as barbaric, only primitive. [[spoiler: They even survive all the way to the end!]]
* DarkestHour: Practically the whole film is spent showing how FUBAR society and the world is after the impact strike. One after another, people die and places are destroyed in ensuing disasters.
* DespairEventHorizon: Many people cross this when the mission to deflect the comet fails. [[spoiler: Specifically, Fernando passes it upon realizing that he only climbed the hill leading up to the crater.]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Noah Boyle and Shiang Yatan]] are implied to have died along with everyone else on their boat. They're shown alive, clinging to each other and some driftwood. They arrive somewhere in Asia.
* EldritchAbomination: The comet itself is almost treated like this: an unstoppable force of nature that humans can only pray to survive when it arrives.
* DarkestHour: Practically the whole film is spent showing how FUBAR society and the world is after the impact strike. One after another, people die and places are destroyed in ensuing disasters.
* DespairEventHorizon: Many people cross this when the mission to deflect the comet fails. [[spoiler: Specifically, Fernando passes it upon realizing that he only climbed the hill leading up to the crater.]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Noah Boyle and Shiang Yatan]] are implied to have died along with everyone else on their boat. They're shown alive, clinging to each other and some driftwood. They arrive somewhere in Asia.
* EldritchAbomination: The comet itself is almost treated like this: an unstoppable force of nature that humans can only pray to survive when it arrives.
* JustBeforeTheEnd: The beginning of the film occurs only days before the end, with people across the world preparing for the comet's impacting and hoping that the probe launched at the comet will work to deflect it. [[ForegoneConclusion It's not even a spoiler to say it isn't, given the title of the documentary]].
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* PostApocalypticDog: Fernando gains three dogs who travel with him for a time. [[spoiler: They abandon him, and he dies not long after]].
* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler: Fernando's]] entire quest to reach his family only results in [[spoiler: his demise at the crater]].
* UncertainDoom: The dogs abandon [[spoiler: Fernando right before he dies]]. Whatever happens to them is unclear.
* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler: Fernando's]] entire quest to reach his family only results in [[spoiler: his demise at the crater]].
* UncertainDoom: The dogs abandon [[spoiler: Fernando right before he dies]]. Whatever happens to them is unclear.
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The German version is called "Armageddon ''Armageddon - Die längste Nacht" Nacht'' (German for "Armageddon - The Longest Night"). It is available (on an on-and-off basis) on the ZDF Mediathek and can be downloaded with "[[http://zdfmediathk.sourceforge.net/ MediathekView]]".
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The German version is called "Armageddon - Die längste Nacht" (German for "Armageddon - The Longest Nigth") and Night"). It is available (on an on-and-off basis) the on the ZDF Mediathek and can be downloaded with "[[http://zdfmediathk.sourceforge.net/ MediathekView]]".
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* GiantWallOfWateryDoom: New York falls victim to one.
* HopeSpot: Fernando is out of food, abandoned by his dogs, but has hope as he scales a large hill. Once he reaches the top, he breaks down in despair once he realizes he has only found the smoldering, colossal impact crater, and the narrator describes it as the "end of the road for Fernando".
* HopeSpot: Fernando is out of food, abandoned by his dogs, but has hope as he scales a large hill. Once he reaches the top, he breaks down in despair once he realizes he has only found the smoldering, colossal impact crater, and the narrator describes it as the "end of the road for Fernando".
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* GiantWallOfWateryDoom: New York City (and it's safe to say plenty of other Atlantic cities) falls victim to one.
* HopeSpot:Fernando [[spoiler:Fernando is out of food, and has been abandoned by his dogs, but he has hope as he scales a large hill. Once he reaches the top, he breaks down in despair once he realizes he has only found the smoldering, colossal impact crater, and the narrator describes it as the "end of the road for Fernando".]]
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'''Super Comet: After the Impact''' is a SpeculativeDocumentary produced by the [[GermanTVStations [[UsefulNotes/GermanTVStations ZDF]] and the Creator/DiscoveryChannel about what would happen if a comet hit the earth in the same place the asteroid that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs did.
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* AnyoneCanDie: Countless people die, among them [[spoiler: Fernando]].
* AnyoneCanDie: Countless people die, among them [[spoiler: Fernando]].
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* HopeSpot: Fernando is out of food, abandoned by his dogs, but has hope as he scales a large hill. Once he reaches the top, he breaks down in despair once he realizes he has only found the smoldering, colossal impact crater, and the narrator describes it as the "end of the road for Fernando".
* HistoryRepeats: The premise of the film is that a comet of the same scale of the one that killed the dinosaurs impacts Earth in the same location in modern times.
* MassOhCrap: The entire world, naturally, when the mission to stop the comet fails.
* PetTheDog: Three dogs are brought into a bunker by Fernando, and are allowed to live (as far as we know) throughout the entireprogramprogram.
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* HopeSpot: Fernando is out of food, abandoned by his dogs, but has hope as he scales a large hill. Once he reaches the top, he breaks down in despair once he realizes he has only found the smoldering, colossal impact crater, and the narrator describes it as the "end of the road for Fernando".
* HistoryRepeats: The premise of the film is that a comet of the same scale of the one that killed the dinosaurs impacts Earth in the same location in modern times.
* MassOhCrap: The entire world, naturally, when the mission to stop the comet fails.
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'''Super Comet: After the Impact''' is a SpeculativeDocumentary produced by the [[GermanTVStations ZDF]] and the DiscoveryChannel Creator/DiscoveryChannel about what would happen if a comet hit the earth in the same place the asteroid that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs did.
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See also ''Film/Supervolcano''.
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'''Super Comet: After the Impact''' is a SpeculativeDocumentary produced by the [[GermanTVStations =ZDF=]] ZDF]] and the DiscoveryChannel about what would happen if a comet hit the earth in the same place the asteroid that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs did.
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'''Super Comet: After the Impact''' is a SpeculativeDocumentary shown on produced by the science channel [[GermanTVStations =ZDF=]] and the DiscoveryChannel about what would happen if a comet hit the earth in the same place the asteroid that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs did.
The German version is called "Armageddon - Die längste Nacht" (German for "Armageddon - The Longest Nigth") and available (on an on-and-off basis) the the ZDF Mediathek and can be downloaded with "[[http://zdfmediathk.sourceforge.net/ MediathekView]]".
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The German version is called Armageddon "Armageddon - Die längste Nacht Nacht" (German for "Armageddon - The Longest Nigth") and available the the ZDF Mediathek and can be downloaded with "[[http://zdfmediathk.sourceforge.net/ MediathekView]]".
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