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We're not just fighting for our lives. We're fighting for our existence.
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Survivors of an alien attack on earth gather together to fight for their lives and fight back. Full summary »
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Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 12 of 41)

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)
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Series Directed by
Greg Beeman (7 episodes, 2011-2012)
Holly Dale (2 episodes, 2011-2012)
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (2 episodes, 2011)
Fred Toye (2 episodes, 2011)
Adam Kane (2 episodes, 2012)
 
Series Writing credits
Robert Rodat (21 episodes, 2011-2013)
Mark Verheiden (4 episodes, 2011-2012)
Joseph Weisberg (3 episodes, 2011-2012)
Bradley Thompson (3 episodes, 2012)
David Weddle (3 episodes, 2012)
Melinda Hsu Taylor (2 episodes, 2011)
Remi Aubuchon (2 episodes, 2012-2013)
Bryan Oh (2 episodes, 2012)
Heather V. Regnier (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Produced by
Greg Beeman .... co-executive producer / executive producer (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Justin Falvey .... executive producer (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Darryl Frank .... executive producer (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Robert Rodat .... executive producer (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Scott Schofield .... associate producer / co-producer (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Steven Spielberg .... executive producer (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Mark Verheiden .... co-executive producer / consulting producer (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Melinda Hsu Taylor .... supervising producer (10 episodes, 2011)
Graham Yost .... executive producer (10 episodes, 2011)
Remi Aubuchon .... executive producer (10 episodes, 2012)
Grace Gilroy .... producer (10 episodes, 2012)
Bryan Oh .... supervising producer (10 episodes, 2012)
Bradley Thompson .... co-executive producer (10 episodes, 2012)
David Weddle .... co-executive producer (10 episodes, 2012)
Noah Wyle .... producer (10 episodes, 2012)
John Ryan .... producer (9 episodes, 2011)
 
Series Original Music by
Noah Sorota (27 episodes, 2011-2013)
 
Series Cinematography by
Christopher Faloona (9 episodes, 2011)
Nathaniel Goodman (8 episodes, 2012)
Glen Winter (2 episodes, 2012)
 
Series Film Editing by
Donn Aron (10 episodes, 2011-2012)
Jon Koslowsky (10 episodes, 2011-2012)
 
Series Casting by
Heike Brandstatter (10 episodes, 2012)
Coreen Mayrs (10 episodes, 2012)
Robin D. Cook (9 episodes, 2011)
 
Series Production Design by
Rob Gray (19 episodes, 2011-2012)
 
Series Art Direction by
James Steuart (10 episodes, 2012)
Dennis Davenport (9 episodes, 2011)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Patricia Cuccia (10 episodes, 2011)
James Willcock (10 episodes, 2012)
 
Series Costume Design by
Angelina Kekich (10 episodes, 2012)
Gersha Phillips (9 episodes, 2011)
 
Series Makeup Department
Stephanie Ingram .... key hair stylist (10 episodes, 2011)
Jeny Cassady .... special makeup effects coordinator (10 episodes, 2012)
Natalie Cosco .... key makeup artist (10 episodes, 2012)
Caroline Dehner .... key hair stylist (10 episodes, 2012)
Graham Chivers .... prosthetic makeup assistant / prosthetic makeup artist (9 episodes, 2011)
Steve Newburn .... prosthetic makeup supervisor (9 episodes, 2011)
Julia Valente .... key makeup artist (9 episodes, 2011)
Vince Yoshida .... special makeup effects artist (7 episodes, 2012)
Rose-Mary Gubala .... makeup artist (6 episodes, 2011)
Colin Penman .... makeup artist (6 episodes, 2011)
Maiko 'Mo' Gomyo .... special makeup effects artist (5 episodes, 2013)
Rachel Griffin .... special makeup effects artist (3 episodes, 2011-2013)
Adrian Burnett .... makeup effects technician (3 episodes, 2011)
Heather Barreca .... assistant hair stylist (3 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Production Management
Kip Kroeger .... post production supervisor / post-production supervisor (10 episodes, 2011)
Yvonne Melville .... unit production manager (10 episodes, 2012)
Christina Perez .... post-production supervisor (10 episodes, 2012)
Marc Dassas .... unit production manager (9 episodes, 2011)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicholas Vandal .... assistant director (10 episodes, 2011)
Yari Azzopardi .... third assistant director: second unit (9 episodes, 2011)
Michele E. Dutka .... second assistant director (6 episodes, 2012)
Cory Faulkner .... second assistant director (4 episodes, 2012)
Ian Samoil .... first assistant director (4 episodes, 2012)
Elizabeth Scherberger .... first assistant director (3 episodes, 2011)
Stewart Young .... second assistant director (3 episodes, 2011)
Tanja Knight .... second assistant director / third assistant director (3 episodes, 2012-2013)
Bill Mizel .... first assistant director (3 episodes, 2012)
Greg Zenon .... first assistant director (3 episodes, 2012)
Patrick Arias .... second assistant director (2 episodes, 2011)
Fergus Barnes .... first assistant director (2 episodes, 2011)
Jill Compton .... first assistant director (2 episodes, 2011)
Catherine Lew .... second assistant director (2 episodes, 2011)
Andrew Shea .... first assistant director (2 episodes, 2011)
Michael Tassie .... second assistant director (2 episodes, 2011)
James Dalton .... trainee assistant director (2 episodes, 2012)
Bryan C. Knight .... first assistant director (2 episodes, 2013)
Tessa Mol .... third assistant director (2 episodes, 2013)

Szonja Jakovits .... second assistant director: second unit (unknown episodes, 2011)
Jennifer Haufler .... assistant director (unknown episodes)
Lawrence Ng .... daily assistant director (unknown episodes)
Jodi A. Tario .... assistant director (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Department
John Gallagher .... illustrator (21 episodes, 2011-2013)
Don Anderson .... props buyer (11 episodes, 2012-2013)
Colin Adams .... lead man (10 episodes, 2011)
Jon Hunter .... graphic designer (10 episodes, 2011)
Graham Coutts .... property master (10 episodes, 2012)
Phil Gough .... assistant property master (10 episodes, 2012)
Brian Patrick .... property master (9 episodes, 2011)
Rob McCallum .... concept artist (7 episodes, 2011)
Peter Mihaichuk .... props (7 episodes, 2011)
Joy Munt .... art coordinator (7 episodes, 2011)
Vicki Pui .... storyboard artist (7 episodes, 2011)
Blaine Twyne .... head carpenter (7 episodes, 2011)
Bill Vance .... construction coordinator (7 episodes, 2011)
Sean McGee .... assistant property master (7 episodes, 2013)
Neville Page .... creature and character designer (7 episodes, 2013)
Kevin Lise .... on set prop master (6 episodes, 2011)
Crystal Strode .... graphics (6 episodes, 2012)
Martin P. Blaine .... lead carpenter / scenic carpenter (5 episodes, 2012-2013)
Dean Richards Wiancko .... assistant property master (5 episodes, 2013)
Sang Maier .... on-set props master (4 episodes, 2011)

Cameron S. Brooke .... key scenic artist (unknown episodes)
Robert C. Brooke .... lead scenic artist (unknown episodes)
Carly Davenport .... art department apprentice (unknown episodes)
David DeMarinis .... set dresser (unknown episodes)
Chris Hanson .... key scenic laborer (unknown episodes)
John Mackenzie .... construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Victor 'Chikko' Quon .... assistant head painter (unknown episodes)
Dave Rosa .... head painter (unknown episodes)
Jeremy Simser .... storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Brian van de Valk .... head carpenter (unknown episodes)
Kimberley Zaharko .... set designer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Sound Department
Tom E. Dahl .... re-recording mixer (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Mark D. Fleming .... sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Richard S. Steele .... sound designer (11 episodes, 2011-2012)
Tim Chilton .... foley artist (10 episodes, 2011)
Bob Costanza .... sound effects editor (10 episodes, 2011)
G. Michael Graham .... sound supervisor / supervising sound editor (10 episodes, 2011)
Rick Bal .... production sound mixer (10 episodes, 2012)
Doug Johnston .... production sound mixer (9 episodes, 2011)
Arielle McGrail .... dialogue editor (7 episodes, 2013)
Nick Foley .... adr mixer (6 episodes, 2011)
Robert Webber .... supervising sound editor (6 episodes, 2012)
Sean Paul Armstrong .... second boom operator (5 episodes, 2011)
Colin Rogers .... foley mixer (4 episodes, 2011-2012)
Brad Dawe .... sound utility (4 episodes, 2011)
Stephen Grubbs .... adr editor / dialogue editor (4 episodes, 2013)
Christopher Harvengt .... supervising sound editor (3 episodes, 2012)
Andy Welker .... adr recordist (3 episodes, 2012)
Suzanne Angel .... supervising adr editor (2 episodes, 2012)
Billy Theriot .... adr mixer (2 episodes, 2012)
Michael Miller .... adr mixer (2 episodes, 2013)
Craig Stauffer .... sound mixer (2 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Special Effects by
Cameron Patterson .... special effects shop supervisor (10 episodes, 2011)
Mike Murawsky .... key special effects / special effects technician (9 episodes, 2011)
Craig McLauchlan .... special effects assistant (8 episodes, 2011)
John LaForet .... special effects coordinator (7 episodes, 2011)

John MacGillivray .... special effects foreman (unknown episodes)
David Reaume .... special effects technician (unknown episodes)
Rob Sanderson .... special effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Visual Effects by
Jim Thomson .... visual effects editor (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Niki Hillier .... visual effects coordinator (19 episodes, 2011-2012)
Brian Albury .... tracker: Zoic Studios (10 episodes, 2011)
Chris Derochie .... animation supervisor (10 episodes, 2012)
Matthew Enright .... visual effects coordinator / visual effects production coordinator (10 episodes, 2012)
Leah Garner .... visual effects producer (10 episodes, 2012)
Curt Miller .... visual effects supervisor (10 episodes, 2012)
Rafael Perez .... digital compositor (10 episodes, 2012)
Rob Price .... digital compositor (10 episodes, 2012)
Shelby Stong .... layout & matchmove lead (10 episodes, 2012)
Eva Abramycheva .... visual effects coordinator (9 episodes, 2011)
Roberto Biagi .... visual effects supervisor (9 episodes, 2011)
Brett Dowler .... visual effects producer (9 episodes, 2011)
Eroc Moralls .... visual effects artist (9 episodes, 2011)
Renaud Talon .... lead compositor (9 episodes, 2011)
Sean Tompkins .... visual effects producer (9 episodes, 2011)
James David Hattin .... compositing supervisor (8 episodes, 2012)
Bob Homami .... lead compositor (8 episodes, 2012)
Scott Rosekrans .... character technical director (8 episodes, 2012)
Joseph A. Spano III .... digital compositor (8 episodes, 2012)
Harrison Rutherford .... lead compositor (7 episodes, 2011)
Sharon Roberts .... visual effects coordinator (7 episodes, 2012)
Michael Cliett .... visual effects supervisor (7 episodes, 2013)
Dan Dixon .... digital supervisor (7 episodes, 2013)
Kornel Farkas .... digital compositor (7 episodes, 2013)
Alex Hughes .... roto/paint artist (7 episodes, 2013)
Blaine Lougheed .... visual effects supervisor (7 episodes, 2013)
Priya Ayengar .... roto/paint artist (6 episodes, 2013)
Mike Leeming .... visual effects producer (6 episodes, 2013)
Jon Chesson .... compositor (5 episodes, 2011)
Josh Miyaji .... visual effects artist (5 episodes, 2011)
Michael Balzer .... digital compositor (5 episodes, 2012)
Kaitlyn Yang .... digital compositor (5 episodes, 2012)
Jonathan S. Smith .... roto/paint artist (5 episodes, 2013)
Adam Stern .... visual effects supervisor: Artifex Studios (5 episodes, 2013)
Tiberius Viris .... matte painter (5 episodes, 2013)
David Dang .... roto/paint artist / roto and paint artist / ... (4 episodes, 2011)
Steven Meyer .... compositing supervisor (4 episodes, 2011)
Rob Reinhart .... digital compositor (4 episodes, 2011)
Caleb Wagner .... visual effects artist (4 episodes, 2012)
Terry Kalinich .... animator (3 episodes, 2011-2013)
Chris Barsamian .... animator (3 episodes, 2011)
Sheila Giroux .... visual effects coordinator (3 episodes, 2011)
Harry Porudominsky .... animator (3 episodes, 2011)
Charlene Eberle Douglas .... visual effects producer (3 episodes, 2012)
Howard Lin .... recruiter (3 episodes, 2012)
Caleb Pennypacker .... visual effects artist (3 episodes, 2012)
Chris Pettigrew .... digital compositor (3 episodes, 2012)
Shivas Thilak Anthikkat .... rotoscope artist / paint & roto artist (3 episodes, 2012)
Abel Vargas .... roto & cleanup / digital compositor (3 episodes, 2012)
Rob Bannister .... lead compositor (3 episodes, 2013)
Milton Muller .... digital compositor (3 episodes, 2013)
Zakary Parent .... compositor (3 episodes, 2013)
Jim Gorman .... compositor (2 episodes, 2011)
Nathan Matsuda .... compositor (2 episodes, 2011)
Christine Peterson .... digital compositor (2 episodes, 2011)
Tristan Porter .... digital compositor: Zoic Studios (2 episodes, 2011)
Tomaso Tartarotti .... digital compositor (2 episodes, 2011)
Jason DeParis .... visual effects / visual effects artist (2 episodes, 2012)
Michael Plotnikov .... roto/paint artist (2 episodes, 2012)
Marcela A. Silva .... paint & roto artist (2 episodes, 2012)
Thiago Teles Trilux .... paint artist (2 episodes, 2012)
Darvin K. Manwah .... digital compositor: Zoic Studios (2 episodes, 2013)
Murugan Sampath .... paint & roto artist (2 episodes, 2013)

Jessica Amzoll .... rotoscope/paint artist (unknown episodes)
Kristen Branan .... head of production: Zoic Studios (unknown episodes)
David C. Bryant .... visual effects artist (unknown episodes)
Matthew Collorafice .... digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Colin Feist .... digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Steve Graves .... lead cg artist (unknown episodes)
Kevin Quattro .... digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
 
Series Stunts
Dean Choe .... stunt coordinator (10 episodes, 2012)
Ken Quinn .... stunt coordinator (9 episodes, 2011)
Duane Dickinson .... stunt double: Colin Cunningham (4 episodes, 2013)
Don Gough .... stunt double: Peter Shinkoda (3 episodes, 2011)
Branko Racki .... stunt performer / stunts (2 episodes, 2011)
Laura Lee Connery .... stunt double: Sarah Carter (2 episodes, 2012-2013)
Uki Certic .... stunt performer (2 episodes, 2012)
Rhys Williams .... stunt double: Daniyah Ysrayl / stunt performer (2 episodes, 2012)
Rochelle Okoye .... stunt double: Gloria Reuben (2 episodes, 2013)

Nick Alachiotis .... stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Shawn Storer .... stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Bryan Thomas .... stunt performer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Soos .... camera operator (19 episodes, 2011-2012)
Dylan Paul .... balloon light technician (10 episodes, 2011)
Mark Berlet .... gaffer (10 episodes, 2012)
Stephen Maier .... camera operator (10 episodes, 2012)
Steve Sherlock .... key grip (10 episodes, 2012)
Jason Weir .... lighting technician (10 episodes, 2012)
Brian Gedge .... camera operator (9 episodes, 2011)
Jeffery Orr .... key grip (9 episodes, 2011)
Christopher Takacs .... gaffer (9 episodes, 2011)
Ted Smith .... first assistant: second unit / first assistant camera (7 episodes, 2013)
Oliver Hajdu .... rigging gaffer (3 episodes, 2012)
David Lloyd Edwards .... camera trainee (3 episodes, 2013)
Mir Toofun Afdasta .... second assistant camera (2 episodes, 2011)
Jay Jay Callan .... assistant camera (2 episodes, 2011)
Jason Tidsbury .... light balloon technician (2 episodes, 2012)
Tyler Woeste .... first assistant camera (2 episodes, 2012)
Scott Andrew Armstrong .... rigging grip (2 episodes, 2013)

Brian Harper .... camera operator (unknown episodes)
Ian C. Harris .... daily electrician / rigging electrician: daily (unknown episodes)
Jamie Hodgson .... generator operator (unknown episodes)
Bill Hong .... camera car operator (unknown episodes)
Ronald Schlueter .... video assist (unknown episodes)
Kit Whitmore .... camera operator / director of photography: second unit (unknown episodes)
Ken Woroner .... still photographer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Animation Department
Alex Gatsis .... senior animator (7 episodes, 2012)
A.J. Gillespie .... animator (3 episodes, 2012)
 
Series Casting Department
Debra Zane .... original casting (19 episodes, 2011-2012)
Jonathan Oliveira .... casting assistant (9 episodes, 2011)
Nicole Hilliard-Forde .... casting associate (7 episodes, 2011)

Alex Christopoulos .... casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Alicia Faucher .... casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Tannis Vallely .... casting associate (unknown episodes)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sharon McDonell .... costume supervisor (9 episodes, 2011)
Sarah Goodwin .... costume truck supervisor (8 episodes, 2011)
Kim Harkness .... assistant costume designer (8 episodes, 2011)
Michelle Lyte .... costume buyer (8 episodes, 2011)
Sheila E. Pruden .... costume supervisor (8 episodes, 2011)
Debbie Williams .... wardrobe assistant (8 episodes, 2011)
Jeffrey Fayle .... background set supervisor (6 episodes, 2013)

Adrienne Baker .... wardrobe assistant (unknown episodes)
 
Series Editorial Department
Caroline Stack .... post production coordinator / post-production coordinator (10 episodes, 2011)
Patrick Lermitte .... digital dailies supervisor (7 episodes, 2013)
Lynne Whitlock .... assistant editor (6 episodes, 2011)
David Augsburger .... assistant editor (5 episodes, 2011)
Sandra Grubb .... assistant editor (5 episodes, 2012)
Sue Kesler .... assistant editor (5 episodes, 2012)
Barry Goch .... on-line editor (4 episodes, 2011)
Chris Marsland .... telecine assistant (3 episodes, 2011)
Brian Jones .... assistant editor (3 episodes)
 
Series Music Department
Derek Syverud .... music editor (20 episodes, 2011-2013)
Peter Oso Snell .... music consultant / music editor (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
David Metzner .... music editor (2 episodes, 2011)

P.J. Bloom .... music supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jason Tregoe Newman .... music editor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Transportation Department
Jake Callihoo .... transportation coordinator (10 episodes, 2012)
Tanya Russell .... transportation coordinator (9 episodes, 2011)
Matthew Habgood .... picture car coordinator (6 episodes, 2013)
Red Murphy .... production driver (6 episodes, 2013)

Bill Boyd .... picture car mechanic (unknown episodes)
Ian C. Harris .... daily driver (unknown episodes)
Regina Petrik .... daily driver (unknown episodes)
Robert White .... transportation captain (unknown episodes)
Dave Wilson .... picture car co-captain (unknown episodes)
 
Series Other crew
Maggie Craig .... script supervisor (19 episodes, 2011-2012)
Ashley Shields-Muir .... production associate / script coordinator / ... (14 episodes, 2011-2013)
Janice Fowlie .... production accountant (10 episodes, 2011)
R. Emerson John .... script supervisor: second unit (10 episodes, 2011)
Kati Moore .... location production assistant (10 episodes, 2011)
Taylor Scherberger .... assistant to producer (10 episodes, 2011)
Devin White .... third assistant accountant (10 episodes, 2011)
Cole Boughton .... trainee assistant location manager (10 episodes, 2012)
Genevieve Bridges .... production coordinator (10 episodes, 2012)
Jojo MacDowall .... extras coordinator (10 episodes, 2012)
Julie Anne Rieder .... production accountant (10 episodes, 2012)
Jackie Alexander .... production coordinator (9 episodes, 2011)
Glenn Carter .... location manager (9 episodes, 2011)
Anne Marley .... production assistant (9 episodes, 2011)
Bill Burns .... location manager (9 episodes, 2012-2013)
Natalie Zara Smith .... studio teacher (7 episodes, 2013)
Greg Whiteside .... computer and video playback supervisor (5 episodes, 2011)
Kevin R. Grazier .... science advisor (5 episodes, 2012)
Ross Vivian .... key production assistant (5 episodes, 2012)
Kyle Limkilde .... stand-in (4 episodes, 2011)
Travis Lowry .... production secretary (4 episodes, 2011)
Steve Newburn .... puppeteer (4 episodes, 2011)
Andrew Palmer .... daily set production assistant (4 episodes, 2011)
Graham Penny .... location production assistant (4 episodes, 2011)
Jonathan Schwartz .... executive producer assistant (4 episodes, 2011)
Andrea Voss .... assistant production coordinator (4 episodes, 2011)
Claire Bee .... assistant to producer (4 episodes, 2012)
Ian Doig .... animal coordinator / animal trainer (4 episodes, 2013)
Andrew Gainor .... location manager (3 episodes, 2011)
Marion Pejaire .... production assistant (3 episodes, 2012)
Jeny Cassady .... puppeteer: Skitters, Red-eye (3 episodes, 2013)
Jeffrey Cassidy .... videoassist (2 episodes, 2011)
Tony Alcantar .... dialect coach (2 episodes, 2012)
Chris Parker .... chief technology officer (2 episodes, 2012)
Ritch Renaud .... location manager (2 episodes, 2012)
Grace MacLeod .... animal trainer (2 episodes, 2013)

Scott Alexander .... assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Laurel Bresnahan .... studio teacher (unknown episodes)
Bob Corff .... dialect coach (unknown episodes)
Ray Gaffoor .... production assistant: re-shoots (unknown episodes)
Cynthia Hiley .... assistant production coordinator: reshoots (unknown episodes)
Ainslee Kennedy .... production secretary (unknown episodes)
Eleanor Mendes .... assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Amina Nathoo .... key craft service (unknown episodes)
Trevor Pickett .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Mark B. Purdy .... assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
Tommy Reeder .... post production (unknown episodes)
Lindsay Somers .... key set medic (unknown episodes)
Caroline Stack .... post production assistant (unknown episodes)
Alan Sutton .... fire safety coordinator (unknown episodes)
Al Vrkljan .... armorer (unknown episodes)
Gordon Weiske .... producers associate (unknown episodes)
 

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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.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys (2011) (TV)See more »

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Why do the Skitters have six legs and two arms, but the Mechs have only two legs and two arms?
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37 out of 54 people found the following review useful.
not bad, 15 July 2011
Author: eljefemartin from Germany

I'm not sure why people are complaining for the wrong reasons. Some seem to think Science-Fiction means "Babylon 5" - Aliens, Space...lots of costumes. So you can't really say "this is Sci-Fi" from ten years ago. No, this is Sci-Fi today.

And yes, there is a lot of dramatization and overacting, but overall a pretty decent plot is strung around it. There are some parallels to the "Walking Dead" and other series. I'm still struggling to call "Falling Skies" original. It's a lot of things at this time and we have to see how it works out. It certainly has the Walking Dead feel, where characters are replaced along the journey to keep the human tragedy fresh. Always new despair to be recalled and told about - some of which may be pretty interesting to see.

I'm not sure - I'd say a decent 7 points for this one, depending on how it develops. Pacing is really a problem in the series. You never feel like a huge amount of people is on the move or anyhow involved in this. It feels like some people sitting in a school and crying a lot (which is what it is).

If this is another show trying to make the viewer cry and emphasize with the protagonists - don't! Writer's don't do it, please! We are not interested in sad stories per se, we want to see a world that is bigger than a schoolyard, one that has deeper stories to tell. I'm giving this 8 show points in hope of a deep plot and fewer emotional problems. We know they are there, but unless these problems are plot-defining, they are really, really boring; so cut it short.No more filling up minutes with pathos.

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