"10.5" managed to register a complete embarrassment for NBC. This is quite possibly the worst mini-series ever broadcast. The fact that it was on NBC, the supposed "quality" network, makes it even more unbelievable. The movie is corny, badly written, badly acted, melodramatic, and scientifically incorrect. There are too many absurd lines of dialogue and stupid scenes to count but here a couple of examples. In the middle of a national emergency the surgeon son of the FEMA director leaves his hospital to hunt down dad and argue about their poor father/son relationship. Another example is the FEMA director taking control of on-site remote operations at several different locations in an impossible time frame. The worst part of this movie was the President as played by Beau Bridges. Bridges is a fine actor but this was one of the worst portrayals of a President ever. Not one word, not one scene, not one facial reaction even comes close to looking realistic. In fact, all of the officials in this film, elected or otherwise, are cartoonish. The special effects are passable by television standards but the cliches and ridiculous situations in the script sink this disaster film fast.