Falling Skies (2011– )

Survivors of an alien attack on earth gather together to fight for their lives and fight back.

Creator:

Robert Rodat

Stars:

Maxim Knight, Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 15 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Maxim Knight	...	Matt Mason (27 episodes, 2011-2013)
Noah Wyle	...	Tom Mason (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Moon Bloodgood	...	Anne Glass (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Drew Roy	...	Hal Mason (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Seychelle Gabriel	...	Lourdes (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Peter Shinkoda	...	Dai (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Will Patton	...	Captain Weaver (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Sarah Carter	...	Margaret (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Connor Jessup	...	Ben Mason (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
Colin Cunningham	...	John Pope (16 episodes, 2011-2012)
Mpho Koaho	...	Anthony (16 episodes, 2011-2013)
Brad Kelly	...	Lyle (11 episodes, 2012-2013)

Storyline

The chaotic aftermath of an alien attack has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | father son relationship | military | alien invasion | professor

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Taglines:

We're not just fighting for our lives. We're fighting for our existence.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

FX [uk] Official site [us]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Untitled Alien Invasion Project

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Television, TNT Originals, Invasion Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of the main band of survivors shown in the series, the 2nd Massachusetts, is taken from a real regiment of soldiers that fought in both the American Revolution and the Civil War.

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Connections

Featured in Conan: Savage. Fred Savage. (2011)

User Reviews

Mediocre at best

Well I just watched the first 2 hours premier of the show, and well, it's really nothing that hadn't been done so many times before.

So aliens had invaded, and the resistance of the United States are a few migrating regiments of soldiers and civilians; most of their time was spent scrounging for food and weapons.

You get the occasional firefight with the aliens and the standard human bandits. And of course there is the rising tension between the military and civilians. Sounds very familiar doesn't it? Like Battlestar Galactica or Stargate Universe? And these shows were pretty recent, so why copy their premises?

And you get the same cliché characters: the hard-ass group commander, the father looking for a lost son, the hot tough chick that can fire a gun, the tough guy outlaw that knows more about fighting the aliens than the soldiers, the pretty doctor that stands up for the civilians. A big yawn. While I was watching, I could literally predict what was going to happen next. And I found it hard to care about these characters at all. Is it really so hard to do something a little more original?

Anyway, they did introduce some mysteries about the aliens that they will develop as the series continue: like why are the aliens here, why are they taking kids, etc. But I don't expect these questions to be compelling until maybe the fourth or fifth episode (if ever), and by then I think they will lose a majority of the audience, except the hardcore Sci Fi fans.