Aug 26, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min · 10 segments
**The 1996 Film** The newest episode of The BIG Sci-Fi Podcast takes us back to 1996 and one of the biggest sci-fi blockbusters of all time: Independence Day, starring Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill…
Brian DonahueHostAdinaPanelistChrisPanelistinteresting.
I mean, I didn't love it when I saw it, and I started re-watching it about a year ago and haven't gotten back to it, so I should get back to it and just give it just a proper re-watch.
I've never watched that movie.
It wasn't the
best.
I never saw it.
Yeah, good.
It's...
As Chris said, it's not what I thought I was going to get 20 years later because I love the movie so much and hope to see it again and see what they're going to do.
I always thought that if they were going to make a sequel to it, it should have been like came out right after.
They should have started production and made it like ID5.
And what happened the day afterwards? What happened with any aliens that survived and how we rebuilt and, you know, like that little.
little continuation of the story.
But I think what happened was that Will Smith became way too expensive for them to bring him back.
That would make
I remember seeing TV specials about the special effects, how they blew up the buildings from top to bottom, you know, shooting the...
I mean, even back then, I think it happened a lot more than it does now, the big movies.
interesting.
I mean, I didn't love it when I saw it, and I started re-watching it about a year ago and haven't gotten back to it, so I should get back to it and just give it just a proper re-watch.
I've never watched that movie.
It wasn't the
best.
I never saw it.
Yeah, good.
It's...
As Chris said, it's not what I thought I was going to get 20 years later because I love the movie so much and hope to see it again and see what they're going to do.
I always thought that if they were going to make a sequel to it, it should have been like came out right after.
They should have started production and made it like ID5.
And what happened the day afterwards? What happened with any aliens that survived and how we rebuilt and, you know, like that little.
little continuation of the story.
But I think what happened was that Will Smith became way too expensive for them to bring him back.
That would make
I remember seeing TV specials about the special effects, how they blew up the buildings from top to bottom, you know, shooting the...
I mean, even back then, I think it happened a lot more than it does now, the big movies.
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