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 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys (2011)

User Reviews

Spielberg had something to do with this?

For the record, I love sci-fi. I'm an avid fan of Star Trek, Stargate SG-1 and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. A new show that has even a hint of sci-fi elements can be exciting, but this one just fell short. From the minute I first saw the trailer, I knew that this was not going to be very good. I was right.

First of all, the plot of this series is an unoriginal mish-mash of better works. Someone compared it to Jericho, which I kind of agree with,except it's got some War of The Worlds thrown in. The aliens even make a weird noise like in the War of The Worlds movie that came out recently. But despite having a similar look to Jericho, it's no where near as well done.

The writing is poor and unoriginal. It tends to lead to several clichés and situations that have been done so many times before.The characters and situations are predictable, and not very exciting. The story itself isn't complicated. In essence, it's about human survival like Jericho and BSG, but if you just throw that in without anything else, things get boring quickly. Jericho had a rich, mysterious plot, as did BSG, but I don't really see this story unraveling. Aliens have invaded. There's no complex mystery and probably no other goal except to "survive". Mr. Cliché General said so.

The CGI is pretty bad and while the cinematography tries to be original, it generally just dissolves back into regular T.V. stuff.

What I'm getting at is this: The bar has be raised fairly high by shows like BSG and even The Walking Dead in terms of writing, cinematography, acting, story lines and even effects. You just can't put something up that looks like it was made ten years ago with an unoriginal plot and expect it to be a success.