The world won’t end in 2012, and that’s really too bad.

Somehow we have to put an end to the endless “Rocky,” “Rocky II,” ... “Rocky n+1” reruns.

Somehow we have to put an end to the New York Yankees winning another World Series title.

Somehow we have to put an end to all the doomsday movies.

There’s another one coming out, you know. You’ve seen the trailer on TV with the monster tidal wave coming to swallow earth’s land mass — or is it the land mass sinks into the oceans after being pummeled by huge meteorites?

I don’t know, and I don’t care. I won’t go see the movie.

I’d rather watch “Rocky” again. At least it has a plot.

The new doomsday movie is “2012,” and according to the movie’s promoters, “Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments.”

So how many cultures, religions, scientists and governments is this date significant to? Let me tell you — one, the Mayans. How’s that for Hollywood hype?

It was only about two years ago that my youngest son called me and asked me if I heard all the hoopla about Dec. 21, 2012.

That’s the day that “A global cataclysm brings an end to the world,” or at least, according to the “2012” moviemakers.

The real story is that the Mayan Long Calendar, which lasts for 5,125 years — how would you like to hang that calendar on your wall? — ends on Dec. 21 or 23, 2012, depending on which amateur — I’m sorry, professional nut case — archaeoastronomer you ask.

You see, when we reach the end of a month, we’re smart enough to turn to the next page of our calendar, or if our yearly calendar runs out, we’re smart enough to buy a calendar for the next year.

But present-day geniuses figure when the Mayans reached the end of their calendars, they waited for a monster tidal wave to come and swallow their pyramids.

It’s too bad Mayan culture hit its prime 1,100 years ago. The Mayans could have a good laugh over this one.