About this episode

Zo discusses the film Independence Day, sharing favorite parts, trivia, and critics' thoughts.

Zo has had some bad days, but he'd never had days as bad as the end of the world! It started with a localized storm, next there was the largest aircraft he'd ever seen hovering over D.C.. It was so large that he could just barely see it from his apartment all the way in the suburbs of Suitland, Maryland. One would suppose that it was a "UFO", but it was later identified as an honest to goodness extra-terrestrial space craft - one of fifteen that where hovering over major cities all around the world. President Whitmore suggested that we stayed in our home given that the aliens had not made any overtly hostile action. That's utter ridiculousness! It's time to get the Hell up outta here right now! Episode Chapters 00:03:53 Opening Credits for Independence Day starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum and Margaret Colin 00:20:39 Favorite Parts of the 1996 film Independence Day 01:09:42 Trivia from the Sci-Fi Action Adventure film - Independence Day 01:17:47 Critics' Thoughts on Roland Emmerich's Independence Day

People in this episode

Host: Alonzo Richardson

Topics covered

• Independence Day film
• alien invasion
• movie trivia
• film reviews
• favorite movie scenes

Keywords

• Independence Day
• alien spacecraft
• Will Smith
• film review
• 1996 movie
• Roland Emmerich
• sci-fi trivia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: President Whitmore

Books & works: Independence Day

Places: D.C., Suitland, Maryland

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