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Darkness | Nuclear War
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Outstanding Film Sound Editing for a Limited Series or a Special | 1984 | Carl
Outstanding Individual Achievement Special Visual Effects | 1984
Television Programs | 1999
Original Drama Anthology | 1985 | Edward
1985
Best Young Actor in a Family Film Made for Television | 1985
Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special | 1984 | William Paul
Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special | 1984 | Edward
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | 1984 | John
Outstanding Film Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or a Special | 1984
Outstanding DramaComedy Special | 1984 | Robert
Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special | 1984 | Nicholas
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special | 1984 | Gayne
Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special | 1984 | Peter
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup | 1984 | Michael
Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling | 1984
The program originally aired November 20, 1983. It remains the most watched TV movie in U.S. history. Estimates put the viewership at over 100 million Americans, with a Nielsen share of 62 percent.
The premiere of this television movie was a major media event. No sponsors bought commercial time after the nuclear war broke out, so the last half was aired without commercials.
Before the film even aired, controversy arose over who attacked first: the U.S.S.R. or the United States. Nicholas Meyer wanted the answer to remain ambiguous, to focus on the horrors of nuclear destruction. He wanted the evil to be nuclear weapons in general, not government.
Immediately after the film's original broadcast, a special news program featured a live discussion between Dr. Carl Sagan, who opposed the use of nuclear weapons, and conservative writer William F. Buckley, who supported the concept of "nuclear deterrence." During this heated discussion, aired live, Dr. Sagan introduced the concept of "nuclear winter" and made his famous analogy, "Imagine a room awash in gasoline, and there are two implacable enemies in that room. One of them has 9,000 matches, the other 7,000 matches. Each of them is concerned about who's ahead, who's stronger."
Two weeks before the movie aired, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968) aired a week of episodes titled "Conflict" that dealt with war and nuclear bombs. Many believed it was a direct response to the movie, to help any children who may have seen it cope with the violence portrayed. The timing was pure coincidence; the episodes were written and produced at least a year before the movie aired.
"[intercontinental ballistic missiles are being fired] Cynthia: What's going on? Joe Huxley: Those are Minuteman missiles! Cynthia: Like a test, sort of... like a warning? Joe Huxley: [shakes his head, staring at the missiles in awe and disbelief] They're on their way to Russia. They take about 30 minutes to reach their target. Aldo: So do theirs, right?"
"Joe Huxley: You know what Einstein said about World War III? He said he didn't know how they were gonna fight World War III, but he knew how they would fight World War IV: With sticks and stones."
