'We need to change the game' The Last Resort (2012) Nuclear Retaliation scene

"Nuclear warfare is based" - Sun Tzu

[johnzidor]

R.I.P Andre! He was phenomenal in Last Resort🙏🏾

[Simpsonk]

I know i shouldnt say such about a weapon of mass destruction, but it looks so cool when in "jumps" out of the water and then the engine sets in.

[andrewmontgomery]

This is one of the coolest underrated forgotten series

[bravephiladelphia]

Andre Braugher absolutely murdered every fucking scene he appeared in this series… People talk about Denzel Washington, and rightly so, but they fucking sleep on Mr. Braugher because he’s a hell of actor who knows his craft, both Stanford graduate & Juilliard School graduate… The man is a heavy hitter

[radaniel]

RIP, I seen you in the C parking lot at Sony in Culver city heading into work we chatted it up for a good 40 seconds that chuckle man, RIP Brotha Andre, im feeling really sad inside sittin here in Temecula Calif, gonna pop a toast to you right now Henny White Brotha Andre . Fly High Capt Marcus .

[JohnSmith-kx]

Andre Braugher is and always will be one of the great Actors of our day. Unfortunately Mr. Braugher Born on July 11, 1962 in Chicago Ill. Died on December 11, 2023 of Lung Cancer in New Jersey according to his IMDB page he was an accomplished actor who took his craft to new heights during his career. He was one of the good ones who will never be forgotten. God Bless him. And thank you all for the great remarks detailing his career. They say there is no better way to honor someone then by remembering there accomplishments in life.

[harry]

Mr. Braugher was way too young. His full range of talent was not allowed to be exhibited, in passing much too early. His personality mannerisms & style were unique and especially memorable, as some other 'few' contemporary talents.
God bless & keep you Mr. Braugher.

[jamielancaster]

FACT CHECK: Trident 2 D5 missiles DO NOT have a failsafe to detonate it once it’s been launched. Once she’s been launched, there’s no coming back. Also can you imagine the radiation fallout of 1 missile with four nuclear warheads exploding over the ocean or land? The explosion itself might trigger all four warheads to explode. Just for reference the nuclear explosion at Hiroshima during World War II was only 15kt vs the Trident 2 missile carrying four 475kt warheads or 1.9 Mts combined. A 1.9Mtn explosion would be more than 25% larger than the most powerful nuclear explosion the US has ever conducted which was the Castle Bravo explosion. That explosion created a fireball 70 miles wide & contaminated an area 7000 square miles with nuclear fallout.

[itsmeme]

This was a great show. A big part of the reason was the calm confidence of the Captain, he and Benjamin Sysco from DS9 are two of the most bad-a-- dudes out there.

[matchesburn]

It's nearly criminal that this series was canceled in its first season. And you can tell that they had plans for the series, where with the one episode where they were doing a (geological?) survey and finding, IIRC, rare earth elements in abundance on the island - showing that they could've formed their own country with their own resource export.
...I'm guessing "rogue ballistic missile sub commander threatening to nuke D.C. for a government that murders their own" didn't go over well in the political climate of the time. And the fact that similar shows like "The Last Ship" went on to be quite popular just shows that this show probably wasn't cancelled because of anything to do with ratings. In fact, despite them citing ratings for the canceling of it... it was still pulling in 5.68 million viewers on average when the show ended. Hardly anything to scoff at. I guarantee you ABC continued shows that had far less of an audience like that.

[rescuejrgaming]

Wait so they’re missing 2 and he said they can’t go hide in the water leaving 2 crew members behind but when they fire the missiles they’re underwater 1000m from shore.

[MatiusLenin]

For some reason, all these series had a bar where the whole town met. In the end, the same thing happened to this series as the 4400 became parodies of Lost.

[kuzakani]

Is it me or the nuke explosion was removed?

[Creasy]

Wasn't bad, but too short since it only ran for one scene. Andre Braugher nailed it, always a good man in the role.

[adamspx]

How did I not know this was a series! I missed out!

[mho...]

"just the right amount of crazy"

[trombonista]

dude the prop crew really lowered the standard, freaking house deadbolt locks for the nuclear launch console? Sony monitors???

[kurtboyer]

It's like The Bedford Incident except the captain is cool.

[Locknerd]

Nuclear tipped birds do not have a short or self destructive measure. It’s the point of deterrence once’s the keys are turned there is no going back.

[kevint]

Velvet Thunder... Or should I say.. Velvet Tsunami