The truth about Y2K

Main Topic: The Y2K scare of 1999 and its aftermath, including the making of the movie "Y2K" and the reasons why the feared computer glitch did not occur.

Key Points:

• The movie "Y2K" is a dark comedy that takes place on New Year's Eve 1999, where a group of teenagers experience a catastrophic event when the clock strikes midnight.
• The movie's director, Kyle Mooney, was inspired by his own experience of being 15 years old during the Y2K scare and feeling a sense of minor obsession with the event.
• Mooney wanted to explore the teen culture of the era, which was characterized by movies like "She's All That," "American Pie," and "10 Things I Hate About You."
• The movie takes a dark turn, with the machines going crazy and killing people, which is a departure from the typical teen movies of the time.
• Mooney discussed the theme of technology turning on humans, which is a common trope in science fiction.
• The Y2K scare was a real event that occurred in 1999, where people feared that computer systems would fail due to a glitch in the date format.
• Historian Zachary Loeb explained that the Y2K problem was first identified in the 1950s and 1960s, but it wasn't until the 1990s that it became a major concern.
• Loeb noted that the IT sector and government were aware of the problem and worked to fix it, but the public was not as aware of the efforts being made.