Independence Day changed the direction of Hollywood Blockbusters for years after, shifting films into larger scale disasters with epic stories. Unfortunately, it also proved that audiences were fine with cliché characters and weak plots as long as the movie was fun and bombastic. To a certain extent, that also continued with Hollywood Blockbusters (though it can be argued that’s largely been a part of the Blockbuster long before Independence Day came along). Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we bring you a member bonus episode that’s a return to our Holiday series to celebrate the American Independence Day, the 4th of July, and something that loosely fits into our original science fiction series (even if it had a recent sequel).
