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Y2K Family Survival Guide [VHS]

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Format: VHS Tape
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
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February 23, 1999 		—
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Format NTSC, Color
Contributor Y2K Family Survival Guide
Runtime 48 minutes
Color Color
Number Of Discs 1

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Now obsolete but perhaps still relevant. Former rental VHS w/ stickers inside & out.

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Unless you've been living in a cave, one problem you've heard a lot about is Y2K, the question of what will happen at the stroke of midnight on January 1, 2000, if computers fail to recognize the new millennium. Leonard Nimoy hosts Y2K Family Survival Guide, a 48-minute program that, depending on your particular point of view, either provides a solid grounding in how to prepare for mass-computer failure or hypes the panic and incites fear about something that may not transpire. This slickly produced video includes interviews with government and computer-industry figures to gain an understanding of how the problem originated and what is being done to rectify the situation. Yet, even with the efforts being made today, a 2 to 5 percent failure of compliance could cause a chain reaction that could knock out water and electricity and have an extreme consequence on the financial world. How will you and your family deal with such an event? This video gives concrete suggestions (how much food and water to stock, how to deal with hygiene issues, how to use a toilet) on how your family can prepare. The music and narration can be overdramatic, but if you're concerned about how Y2K could affect you, this video will give you a basic understanding of the issue and a starting plan on how to prepare. --Jenny Brown

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.32 x 4.19 x 1.12 inches; 6.13 ounces
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 48 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ February 23, 1999
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ September 29, 2006
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Y2K Family Survival Guide
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Monarch Home Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 6305300224
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  • Bill J.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
    Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2019
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    Some of the wildest editing I've seen.
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  • M. Andres-larsen
    3.0 out of 5 stars A Pretty Decent Effort
    Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2002
    I tend to procrastinate quite a bit, and just got around to watching this. It gives a sobering perspective of what happened just two short years ago. Now that society has essentially broken down, the advice in this video is a must have. I deducted two stars because Nimoy didn't wear Spock ears. I would have taken it much more seriously, as Spock never engaged in hyperbole. Also, without the Spock ears, Nimoy was unable to calculate probabilities with any substantive accuracy. Had Nimoy engaged in such shoddy work aboard the Enterprise, Kirk would have been dead early in the series, and there would have been no one available to gallavant through space kissing alien women while speaking in halting dramatic speech.
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  • Sylph Fae
    5.0 out of 5 stars a definite must for everyone who is concerned about y2k
    Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 1999
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    this is one of the best videos on y2k that I have seen. It is informative yet not alarmest. The explanations of the various problems that y2k can cause are easy to understand as well as the kinds of preparations that can be made. This is a very good video for the whole family to watch. Leonard Nimoy is the perfect narrator and this is coming from someone who never was a Star Trek fan!
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  • Johnny Dakota
    5.0 out of 5 stars Leonard Nimoy Saves My Life...Twice!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2011
    Thank God I had bought this movie in 1999 before it was too late, and heeded it's words with unwavering reverence. Having followed the advice of this film to the letter, and being still alive today, I wonder sometimes what would have come had I not been enlightened. And now, the Rapture is upon us again. On December 21, 2012, we face the same imminent crisis, and there is no better a time to review the vital survival points outlined in this invaluable program. I have already begun to stock up on trash cans for toilet water, but remember, DO NOT use plastic bags for your toilet. JUST DON'T, okay?!

    Thank you, Leonard Nimoy and company, for not only ensuring my survival eleven years ago, but again next year when Michele Bachmann is elected President of the United States.
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