Steven Spielberg's Falling Skies

[Sawyer]

With the show having a panel at SDCC next month, now seemed as good a place to start a new thread as any...
The resistance is coming to Comic-Con. TNT is going to give fans the very first look at the eagerly anticipated new series FALLING SKIES, from DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg, starring Noah Wyle. The gripping drama series, slated to premiere in summer 2011, envisions a world where aliens have invaded, and the fate of humanity lies in the hands of a few survivors. Series stars Wyle (ER, TNT’s The Librarian movies) and Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation) will join co-executive producer and writer Mark Verheiden (Heroes, Battlestar Galactica) at Comic-Con for a Q&A panel session scheduled to take place Friday, July 23, from 4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. (PT) in Room 6A. They will also be available for an autograph signing, time and location to be announced.

In FALLING SKIES, Wyle stars as a former college professor who becomes the leader of a group of soldiers and civilians struggling against an occupying alien force. Bloodgood co-stars as Anne Glass, a therapist who works with the surviving children to help them cope with the traumatic situation. The series also stars Drew Roy (Lincoln Heights) as Hal and Maxim Knight (Brothers & Sisters) as Matt, Tom’s two sons; and Seychelle Gabriel (Weeds) as Lourdes, an orphaned teenager who helps run the group’s commissary. Will Patton (Armageddon, TNT’s Into the West) plays a fierce leader of the resistance.

FALLING SKIES is executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, along with DreamWorks Television heads Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank and screenwriter Robert Rodat. Rodat, who earned an Oscar® nomination for his screenplay for Saving Private Ryan, wrote the pilot from an idea he co-conceived with Spielberg. Verheiden and Greg Beeman (Heroes, Smallville) are co-executive producers. The pilot was directed by Carl Franklin (One False Move, Out of Time).

[Hunter Rider]

First Look: Steven Spielberg-Produced Alien Invasion TV Series Falling Skies (http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/07/01/first-look-steven-spielberg-produced-alien-invasion-tv-series-falling-skies/)

[Soapy]

Looks like Jericho. :dry:

Hopefully it will be good though. I'm in desperate need of a good scifi TV show.

[Sawyer]

Between this and Terra Nova, Steven Spielberg's got a hand in two of my most anticipated shows of the new season. Hopefully they can live up to their potential. But with Mark Verheiden involved in this, after some great episodes of BSG and being involved with Smallville in it's golden years, and the ****load of awesome writers lining up on Terra Nova, I imagine they'll both be pretty awesome. :up:

[Superfreak]

looks interesting

[Sawyer]

http://tv.ign.com/articles/110/1107095p1.html
SDCC 10: Falling Skies Attacks Comic-Con
TNT reveals their new alien invasion series.
July 23, 2010
by Eric Goldman


Terminator Salvation's Moon Bloodgood and ER's Noah Wyle took the stage to provide significant Q & A for their new sci-fi show on TNT, Falling Skies, which made its debut at Comic-Con today.

Battlestar Galactica's Mark Verheiden, serving as Skies's producer and showrunner, was also on hand to show audiences a first look at footage from the show, which chronicles a team of survivors trying to rebuild civilization in the wake of an alien invasion.

An alien craft, looking a lot like a Marquis raider from Deep Space Nine, cuts across a night sky and opens fire on a New England neighborhood. A child's voiceover tells us the story of the alien invasion, playing over crayon illustrations of the alien attack.

We reveal Noah Wyle as Tom Mason, former history professor and father of three, who is forced to lead a team of survivors across a United States with all of its major capitol cities destroyed in an effort to both rebuild society and take out what's left of the alien invading force. So what do the aliens look like? Verheiden described them as scary, but what they really looked like were four-legged CG reptilian things with mouths full of really white, really long teeth.

Oh, and they may or may not sport mech suits with crazy lazer grids.

After the footage concluded, Wyle, Bloodgood and Verheiden fielded questions regarding the course the first season will take.


The first season takes place six months after the invasion, with 80% of humanity wiped out. The full scale of the alien attack will gradually be revealed as the series progresses.


Wyle's Tom Mason is an intellectual first and man of action second, an expert in the American Revolution, which comes in handy as he and a small band of militia take arms against the aliens still on Earth.


Tom's middle son is missing, abducted by the aliens - who have an interest in our youth. And yes, that interest and the search for Tom's son will fold into the show's mythology.


Moon Bloodgood plays a former doctor who lost her husband and child during the invasion, and will most likely become an all-too-convenient love interest for Wyle's character as the series progresses.


The survivors represent "the writers of a new Constitution" according to Wyle, who likes how Skies is about defending one's homeland as much as it is about how society goes about rebuilding itself when all modern technology is destroyed; when there are no more laws or police.


Children will take arms, and the show will address how young a child should be when they are forced to learn how to kill at the sacrifice of their innocence.


The producers know what the aliens want, why they came to Earth, and that will also be revealed as the series advances.



So what did IGN think? The idea of humanity forced to rebuild and come up with new means of civilized living in the wake of an alien invasion is a great idea, one that lends itself to a variety of dramatically exciting and satisfying possibilities. But judging by the surprising lack of excitement on the faces and in the voices of the panelists - especially Verheiden, it's fuzzy as to whether or not the show will deliver on the epic promise of its conceit.

The footage didn't really register much beyond hitting on familiar beats we've seen in other mediums with post-apocalyptic or alien invasion plots. We get The Road esque shots of dirty people trudging down muddy roads; we get wide shots of landmarks in ruin. And, worse, we get glimpses of aliens that don't seem very original or scary, borrowing a bit too much from District 9 and suffering from an effects budget a network like TNT can afford.

We don't think the show is dead on arrival, by any means. But the jury's still out as to how successful this inspired idea will translate in episodic television. Love the premise, but not quite in love with the glimpses of its execution seen so far.

Falling Skies premieres June 2011 on TNT. And if you attended the panel, please tell us what you thought in the Comments section.
I really hope this will end up better than how IGN is making it sound.

[dark_b]

Meh :dry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39eegoYnH9s

[Primal Slayer]

ya that preview was hellaboring. Hopefully the actual episode is better.

[Sgt.Pepper]

I'm going to reserve my judgement. I'm not excited for it but I'll give it a shot.

[Prison Mike]

Looks good to me.

[Crockett]

Even if I'm not holding my hope high for it I'll give it a shot.

[GREEN =w= DAY]

saw a preview over at imdb.com. the show looks pretty interesting. seems that this show will be TNT's version of the Walking Dead, only instead of a zombie apocalypse it's an alien apocalypse.

[roach]

Saw the trailer today at True Grit and was floored...this looks awesome

[louiebling$]

Saw the trailer today at True Grit and was floored...this looks awesome
I too seen it before True Grit and I was sold... this show looks like its going to be great

[Dr Lee]

this show looks interesting... will definitely check it out...

[Catman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39eegoYnH9s

So...War of the Worlds: The TV Series.

[Kent]

So...War of the Worlds: The TV Series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5tcn3Y2PM8

[Doctor Jones]

Ths show could be either great or disapointing. I'll watch it for Wyle, Spielberg and the idea. I've always wondered why they didn't do something that was post alien invasion.

[roach]

It looks like they are taking a page from Walking Dead where the zombie apocalypse isnt the focus...its the people trying to survive.....this looks to be not about an alien invasion but the people trying to survive and fight back

[BlackLantern]

just saw the trailer this morning....looks interesting enough, Ill check it out

[Sawyer]

It looks like they are taking a page from Walking Dead where the zombie apocalypse isnt the focus...its the people trying to survive.....this looks to be not about an alien invasion but the people trying to survive and fight back

To be fair, I think BSG did that sort of thing before The Walking Dead.

[The Squirrel]

Color me interested.

[roach]

To be fair, I think BSG did that sort of thing before The Walking Dead.

true

[Isub_Zero]

Ths show could be either great or disapointing. I'll watch it for Wyle, Spielberg and the idea. I've always wondered why they didn't do something that was post alien invasion.

Isn't "V" is this kind of concept? And what about the 2005 TV Series - "Invasion"?

[roach]

I think this is more of the lines where the aliens came and kicked our butts and now humanity is struggling in a world where they are not on the top of the food chain.

Where "V" was more about the fight against the aliens. The "V"s didnt come and kick everyones butt in alphabetical order...they came and assimilated into the society and then were revealed to be hungry lizards here to eat us.

[Morg]

The aired a trailer while watching The Dark Knight

[FCEEVIPER]

So...War of the Worlds: The TV Series.
I can't wait! :wow:

[Sgt.Pepper]

New Trailer (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=75712)

I was impressed by the trailer, it looks good.

[FCEEVIPER]

New Trailer (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=75712)

I was impressed by the trailer, it looks good.
Thanks!





I was looking for this thread for a whle now, I thought it got deleted or something. :woot:

[Sgt.Pepper]

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[FCEEVIPER]

Awesome.

[carrrnuttt]

Those posters are really, really well-made.

[Sawyer]

The first trailer didn't do much for me, but this new one and the posters have me kinda pumped.

[carrrnuttt]

Wow. I only looked at the posters but didn't look at that last trailer. That had me sending an email to my fellow nerds at work. That was better than most movie trailers nowadays...some even with similar subject matters.

[Sawyer]

Thought I'd give this a bump, since this should be premiering next week. :up:

[FCEEVIPER]

I can't wait!

[Siby]

Thanks for the heads up. It looks interesting. I thought that was Keanu Reeves for a minute instead of Noah Wyle. The rest of the cast looks pretty good and the special effects look very good for a TV show.

[Thundercrack85]

Looks pretty uninspired to me. Like Battle: Los Angeles, turned into a TV show.

But maybe there's more to it.

[terry78]

Premieres tonight at 9/8c on TNT, we'll see if they can maintain that movie quality CG for a full season.

[roach]

was gonna go see GL tonight but remembered this was coming on and decided to see it tomorrow

[Donut]

Premieres tonight at 8/7c on TNT, we'll see if they can maintain that movie quality CG for a full season.

Lets see if the premiere is good first eh

[Eklypze]

I hope this show sucks just for the simple fact that I have way too much stuff to watch already lol

It does look good though so...

[DarkSovereignty]

i've got this set to dvr, its on at the same time as game of thrones.

[Heretic]

Debuting this opposite the season finale of Game of Thrones was a bad idea...I would assume that many of the same people would be interested in both shows.

[Matt]

More action in the opening sequence than V had in the whole series.

[Donut]

That woman was just asking to give away their position at the start

[roach]

the guy with silver hair was a Capt in the Marines and decided that military in movies were too fake so he created a company that advises movies on military matters...he was a military advisor on Band of Brothers and they gave a role to him.

[Sawyer]

I thought the old guy was Ted Turner.

[Evelisse]

aliens more active at night? to be moving in mass like that in broad daylight just strolling along down the street

[rashad]

Damn commercials.

[Morg]

aliens more active at night? to be moving in mass like that in broad daylight just strolling along down the street

was wondering about that, maybe the aliens are light sensitive

[Donut]

Trans****ingformers

[Evelisse]

hehe, just saying if its like that, maybe could have made that run for food during the day :word:

[Donut]

He likes school because there is no school ? Ah kids

was wondering about that, maybe the aliens are light sensitive

Just saw aliens walking around during the day in the preview

[Colossal Spoons]

Jeez commercials

[roach]

I thought this was limited commercials

[Colossal Spoons]

EVeeybody go buy a Hyundai!

[Donut]

So the aliens can control people

[SHADOWBAT69]

Noah Wylie looks like Christian Bale from T4.

[Matt]

I thought this was limited commercials

I think it is more less commercials during regularly scheduled breaks rather than less commercial breaks.

[roach]

maybe there are two groups of aliens...ones in the mechs and the spider ones

[SHADOWBAT69]

commercial. :/

[Colossal Spoons]

maybe there are two groups of aliens...ones in the mechs and the spider ones

Yeah, obviously Predators and Alien-queens

[Colossal Spoons]

commercial. :/

I'm recording it, tempted to save the rest for tom.

[terry78]

Noah Wylie looks like Christian Bale from T4.

Wyle is actually a pretty good actor. I like how he went from meek and reluctant in The Librarian to this. Don't know what superhero I'd vouch for him to play just yet though.

[Donut]

More action in one episode then all of V

[Morg]

damn, those aliens are tough. Shot it dozens of times and still kicking?

[roach]

is that the girl from The Spirit?

[Donut]

So instead of killing the black dudes like everyone else they sacrifice the dogs ? That is what I was thinking

[Morg]

So instead of killing the black dudes like everyone else they sacrifice the dogs ? That is what I was thinking

Peta not going like the movie :hehe:

[terry78]

And here we got the requisite politically incorrect militia types.

[roach]

And here we got the requisite politically incorrect militia types.

i see them more as the morally gray types who'll get convinced to join the resistance for some reason or another

[Colossal Spoons]

And here we got the requisite politically incorrect militia types.

I was hoping they wouldn't include them, but this show is cliche central already.

[Eklypze]

This seems good but the production quality just seems weird. The cast is good and the effects are good but it still just looks like Leverage with aliens. TNT's shows just have this odd look to them, hard to describe

[rashad]

Sarah Carter yum!! :)

[Matt]

I was hoping they wouldn't include them, but this show is cliche central already.

I'm actually really liking it. It is basically everything that V should have been. Granted, it is basically The Walking Dead with aliens, but I actually like it better than The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead chased its own tail too much and moved at a snail's pace until episode 5. This show actually seems to be moving along nicely. Yeah, it has cliches but basically any apocalypse and military show/movie does.

[roach]

Liked it...will be watching every sunday

[Donut]

I liked it as well but Sunday at 10 is late. So I will watch it the next day

[roach]

it'll give me something to watch before Adult swim

[Colossal Spoons]

I'm actually really liking it. It is basically everything that V should have been. Granted, it is basically The Walking Dead with aliens, but I actually like it better than The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead chased its own tail too much and moved at a snail's pace until episode 5. This show actually seems to be moving along nicely. Yeah, it has cliches but basically any apocalypse and military show/movie does.

If the rest of the season focuses on the aliens and can break out of the Walking Dead and Lost vibes it's giving off now, it'll be good. I'll be tuning in next week for sure though :up:

I would like to know if directors everywhere have some unspoken agreement to kill off black characters first. I'm not mad, nor will I be writing Obama about it but I had to roll my eyes tonight.

[roach]

If the rest of the season focuses on the aliens and can break out of the Walking Dead and Lost vibes it's giving off now, it'll be good. I'll be tuning in next week for sure though :up:

I would like to know if directors everywhere have some unspoken agreement to kill off black characters first. I'm not mad, nor will I be writing Obama about it but I had to roll my eyes tonight.

it looks that way as we may get a look at the mech aliens

[Matt]

If the rest of the season focuses on the aliens and can break out of the Walking Dead and Lost vibes it's giving off now, it'll be good. I'll be tuning in next week for sure though :up:

I would like to know if directors everywhere have some unspoken agreement to kill off black characters first. I'm not mad, nor will I be writing Obama about it but I had to roll my eyes tonight.

Did he die? I thought he was only taken prisoner.

But yeah, it definitely needs to find its own voice. Luckily, the first few episodes of any show are like this. They need time to establish themselves, figure out which characters work, which don't, lay down the mythology, etc. I feel like for a pilot this laid down a lot of great ground work and this could become something special.

[Colossal Spoons]

Yeeh the preview made it seem like we find out a lot about the aliens. Can't wait.

[terry78]

If the rest of the season focuses on the aliens and can break out of the Walking Dead and Lost vibes it's giving off now, it'll be good. I'll be tuning in next week for sure though :up:

I would like to know if directors everywhere have some unspoken agreement to kill off black characters first. I'm not mad, nor will I be writing Obama about it but I had to roll my eyes tonight.

He got off better than the dogs, I guess.

[Sawyer]

Moon Bloodgood. :hrt:

[rashad]

Moon Bloodgood. :hrt:

Yes her and Sarah Carter! :woot:

[Sawyer]

In hindsight, V probably would've been better off to just skip the foreplay. Skip all the "Oh, the V's are of peace" crap and go right into the part where everyone who bought into Anna's crap knows they're wrong and now 90% of them are dead.

[Morg]

In hindsight, V probably would've been better off to just skip the foreplay. Skip all the "Oh, the V's are of peace" crap and go right into the part where everyone who bought into Anna's crap knows they're wrong and now 90% of them are dead.

Thought they said it was 80%?

[SHADOWBAT69]

I liked it. Ill be putting this show on my watch list.

[Gorilla Grodd]

it looks that way as we may get a look at the mech aliens

wasn't it implied that those mechs are the harness kids.

[roach]

wasn't it implied that those mechs are the harness kids.

i didnt get that...from what I understand they put the kids to work...doing whatever they needed the kids to do....the mech are another type of alien that(based on the previews) look very much like the little grey men we've come to recognize as aliens

[Heisenberg]

wasn't it implied that those mechs are the harness kids.
I thought during the conversation about the mech's being bipeds despite the aliens having six legs that they had maybe been designed to contain humans. The idea that it could be the kids is a good one as the "harnesses" on the kids look bio-mechanical, could link them up inside a mech. I thought the pilot was really strong, although I had no expections for the show. Noah Wyle's effortlessly watchable in the lead, and the supporting cast is pretty damn good. Will be tuning in as the show continues.

[roach]

could be but didnt the mech's attack first...where'd the kids come from? I think the discussion was part of them discovering that there are two alien races now on earth...the spider ones and the bipedal grey aliens we saw in the preview

[Colossal Spoons]

I got the feeling that humans were "piloting" the mechs as well.

[FCEEVIPER]

Great, great, great, I can't wait to watch the next episode!

Though I didn't really care for the main outlaw "Lost's Sawyer" type guy, he was trying to hard. That character was a little over the top for my taste.

I hope we get less of him in the future episodes.

Other than that, I enjoyed this show! :up:

[Soapy]

I thought this was brutal. I couldn't even make it through the whole two hours.

[roach]

apparently it did pretty good last night
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/falling-skies-has-big-ratings-203331

[Colossal Spoons]

Great, great, great, I can't wait to watch the next episode!

Though I didn't really care for the main outlaw "Lost's Sawyer" type guy, he was trying to hard. That character was a little over the top for my taste.

I hope we get less of him in the future episodes.

Other than that, I enjoyed this show! :up:

Agreed. But Sawyer appeared in most of the preview of the season though.

[FCEEVIPER]

Agreed. But Sawyer appeared in most of the preview of the season though.
Right, I saw that. :\

[GhostPoet]

I'm already enjoying this show. I hope it does well. =(

[SuperBatman]

As a Good Show Ends (Game of Thrones) Another begins so far I really liked how this going. Good 1st Episodes I'll keep watching.

[BlackLantern]

good first episode

[Lord Blackbolt]

I got the feeling that humans were "piloting" the mechs as well.


I think that would be a great twist. It's the only one that makes sense to me.

I hope as this show progresses they can probably use some of the alien tech against the aliens. That's one of the things I loved about the OLD v show. Also if the mechs are the harness kids...what happens if they can get the kids to work with them against the aliens.

One more thing. Someone said humans couldn't have been mechs because the mechs came during the original attack. But if you remember the old man was guessing that the aliens were probably watching us for many years before they attacked.

[Sawyer]

Thought they said it was 80%?

Oh, I was just throwing a number out there, it probably is 80%.

[BlackLantern]

Jessy Schram....yum

I like the whole subplot about civilian needs vs. military needs

[Doctor Jones]

Great start. I've always liked Wyle since his days on ER. He's great in this and I'm glad to see him acting still.

The opening to the pilot was also great. From Matt's story to a sudden cut of Tom and Hal running in an alley. Perfect way to grab you. The second part was a lot better. It felt like they found their footing more. The action was great and the characters are interesting. Everything set up for the next episodes will keep my interest. I love Pope. That's a great performance right there. He elevated this show for me. I can't wait to see more of him and his interactions with the Resistance.

I've always wanted a post apocalyptic alien film or tv series and there finally is one.

[Dr Lee]

Iiiiiiiinteresting...

I like that they went almost straight into the battle....after the interesting catch-up via some kids drawings...

Have to think, if they hit the Military in the way they said they did.... then they were here before the main fleet arrived.....

and why did the motherships leave?

Good to see Colin Cunningham in what looks to be a big and interesting role...

Definitely coming back next week...

[Hunter Rider]

Were the mechs varying in size? and the skitters are robotic as well?

[BlackLantern]

the mechs appear to be the same size....same with the skitters

[Thundercrack85]

Seems kind of like Terminator meets Battle: Los Angeles.

My guess is that the motherships left, after they finished wiping out Earth's militaries. Earth probably isn't the only planet they've invaded, so keeping them over Earth would be a waste of presumably valuable resources.

Hopefully the aliens will have a good reason for coming to Earth. I.E. not to steal water, food or use humans for manual labour.

[Asgard]

Pretty good premiere.

One of the best scenes was Tom deciding whether to take A Tale of Two Cities or 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with him. I dont know, Noah made it seem tragic and funny at the same time.

I dont know about Pope. He seems like hed be cool, but he was the leader of a group where one member raped Margaret. I think it was his brother. Seemed like hed have to ok something like that.

I think maybe the Bipedal robots have human kids inside. It did seem odd for the Skeeters to pilot robots that bear no resemblance to their physical structure.

[Hunter Rider]

the mechs appear to be the same size....same with the skitters

I wasn't sure as some of them seemed to be close to human size and some seemed to be like Metal Gears, I guess it was just the perspective.

[Hunter Rider]

Pretty good premiere.

One of the best scenes was Tom deciding whether to take A Tale of Two Cities or 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with him. I dont know, Noah made it seem tragic and funny at the same time.

I dont know about Pope. He seems like hed be cool, but he was the leader of a group where one member raped Margaret. I think it was his brother. Seemed like hed have to ok something like that.

I think maybe the Bipedal robots have human kids inside. It did seem odd for the Skeeters to pilot robots that bear no resemblance to their physical structure.

That was my only problem with the premiere, I get they want him to be this shows Sawyer, but the rape thing is not redeemable IMO.

[Thundercrack85]

Their appearance doesn't necessarily matter. Humans regularly make use of vehicles that resemble birds.

[Doctor Jones]

I'd say get to know him first before we judge him. He could say some revealing stuff. We don't know much of anything yet about him. All I know is that I love that character.

[Matt]

That was my only problem with the premiere, I get they want him to be this shows Sawyer, but the rape thing is not redeemable IMO.

That's kinda what I like about it. He doesn't have to be redeemable. Consider the circumstances, if a greater threat like aliens invaded tomorrow....would it matter who you were? If you were a lowly soldier, or a billionaire, or a rapist, or a terrorist, or whatever. None of it would matter. We'd all be on the same side out of neccessity. If they can beat that point home, rather than trying to redeem him or turn him into an anti-hero, I think he could be a great addition.

[Thundercrack85]

I don't know, psychopaths are still dangerous, even when aliens are about.

[Sawyer]

I just spotted Steven Weber in the promo for the rest of the season. Love that guy. :up:

[Prison Mike]

Just watched the pilot. I enjoyed it. Noah Wyle gave a great performance. The show's take on aliens is interesting. I especially liked the relationship between Wyle's character and his eldest son. I was half expecting some tension or angst between them but I like that they are close.

[Sawyer]

I'm waiting for Will Patton to go all medieval on some alien ass.

[Asgard]

They need to write Will's character as a cigar smoker and have a scene where he lights a match on his beard, lights a cigar and says some badass **** in that cranky tone hes got going on.

[XEdge]

great premiere episode. I'm interested in where this show will go.

I'm curious about the aliens and what they'll reveal in coming episodes.

so......it seems the Mechs are a different species of aliens ( more human like )?

[kane9321]

My love for sarah carter knows no bounds...yummy

I didnt like the "love triangle" plot..hated it, guys please dont take it there

[GhostPoet]

That's kinda what I like about it. He doesn't have to be redeemable. Consider the circumstances, if a greater threat like aliens invaded tomorrow....would it matter who you were? If you were a lowly soldier, or a billionaire, or a rapist, or a terrorist, or whatever. None of it would matter. We'd all be on the same side out of neccessity. If they can beat that point home, rather than trying to redeem him or turn him into an anti-hero, I think he could be a great addition.

I agree. I suspect they'll make him go anti-hero though. bleh. To be honest though...if this were real and this bad guy was hanging around the good guys enough and seeing the good they are doing...I think it's likely a person would change. Even if they were a scum bag at the start.

I like the chick that was part of the gang...I've always had a thing for tough chicks. :)

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, I loved the way she laid out Hal when he tried to overpower her. I hope they don't try a romantic subplot between her and him though. He's already got two women fighting over him. No reason to add a third.

[dsfjr1190]

I was surprised that I didn't mind Hal. I've hated Robbie from War of the Worlds and Tyler from V, I just expected that I would hate Hal too. But I'm really liking the kid; his relationship with his father, letting his father take credit for his little brithers birthday gift, etc.

[Asgard]

Yeah, Hal was cool.

If they had written him as contempuous of his father or something it wouldve been annoying. They pretty much wrote him as a younger version of Tom.

[Primal Slayer]

Maybe I was just extremly sleepy but I could not stay awake to finish this. maybe I will try giving it a rewatch.

[Hunter Rider]

That's kinda what I like about it. He doesn't have to be redeemable. Consider the circumstances, if a greater threat like aliens invaded tomorrow....would it matter who you were? If you were a lowly soldier, or a billionaire, or a rapist, or a terrorist, or whatever. None of it would matter. We'd all be on the same side out of neccessity. If they can beat that point home, rather than trying to redeem him or turn him into an anti-hero, I think he could be a great addition.

He allowed a rape of a young girl to happen, I could never trust someone like that no matter the situation. If they keep him around as a prick who is useful then it may work, but you just know they are going to use him as the cool, long haired bad boy.

[Gotham Knight]

Maybe I was just extremly sleepy but I could not stay awake to finish this. maybe I will try giving it a rewatch.You should, it's worth the watch. I was very impressed by Noah Wyle.

[zanos]

I just watched this yesterday and thought it was very entertaining, but the violence seemed very sanitized to me. This is why I hate tv shows and it seem like it's no different on cable.

[BlackLantern]

I just watched this yesterday and thought it was very entertaining, but the violence seemed very sanitized to me. This is why I hate tv shows and it seem like it's no different on cable.

as compared to.....?

[zanos]

Walking dead, The Shield and I'm sure at least a few more shows I can't name at the moment.

[BlackLantern]

every network is different.....TNT is a little softer than most but they still have quality shows like The Closer, Leverage, and this one.....you dont need graphic violence to tell a good story

[roach]

wow that was brutal

also Spielberg is EP this and he has never been one to do graphic violence

[Matt]

This episode seemed like it was going to start off as a bit lighter (with Pope being made cook and everything). But damn....it really got intense quickly. First the execution and now this scene between Weber and Tom at the end (Weber basically abandoning Tom's wife)....pretty damn good second episode.

Once again, they avoid angst between the son and Tom. Rather than going the whole, "You abandoned me! I hate you!" route which most lazy TV writers would use, they tried something different and I dig it.

[Morg]

Looks like getting that bug off the kid's back going be tougher

[Heisenberg]

Another great episode, glad to see the budget hasn't noticeably dropper, as is often the case after the pilot. Like the introduction of Weber and the role he has to play here, the scenes between him and Tom were the highlight alongside the execution and final minute.

[Doctor Jones]

Good episode. I'm really liking these characters more. They have a lot of possibilities to explore. Plus the cutting is good. I loved the shot at the beginning of them running away on the rooftop after they were spotted with Tom looking back and Hal grabbing him saying they would get Ben back, then it cut to the logo. Which is very eerie by the way. Kind of reminiscent of Spielberg's War of the Worlds.

And the moment between Hal and Tom when Tom finds him and he tells him that they let him go.

[X Knight]

I'm really enjoying this show!

I'm anxious to learn more about the aliens ( there are 2 species? ) and what their interest in scrap metal is.......lol

oh, and Seychelle Gabriel :hrt:

[Prison Mike]

Good episode last night. Good to see Steven Weber on my TV again.

[Colossal Spoons]

That execution was ridiculous

[Dr Lee]

Why?

[Colossal Spoons]

No, not bad. My jaw was on the floor.

[Dr Lee]

I thought the 1-on-1 fight between the main dude (Curse my inability to remember names) and the Skitter was rather intriguing... interesting use of both CGI, puppetry and what seemed to be a man in a suit....

and i thought him bringing the creature in like that was quite badass....

[carrrnuttt]

...what their interest in scrap metal is.......lol

I was wondering about that as well. My theory is that they smelt it down to make more mechs, and once they have themselves even more established with even more mechs, they'll start in on the bigger pieces of metal.

[Prison Mike]

I thought the 1-on-1 fight between the main dude (Curse my inability to remember names) and the Skitter was rather intriguing... interesting use of both CGI, puppetry and what seemed to be a man in a suit....

and i thought him bringing the creature in like that was quite badass....

I read an interview with Greg Beeman (the director of the episode) and he said in the pilot they used CGI for the aliens but that became too expensive so now they people in the alien suits. Five people pretty much control one alien.

[Dr Lee]

I'm wondering when they'll have the Mech's as physical items instead of entirely CGI models.

Also have to wonder if/when our guys get their hands on some of the Alien's weapons..

[Prison Mike]

I'm guessing that the aliens have some sort of telepathic connection with the kids who have mechs on? The way the kid's eyes opened up just as the alien opened his eyes was interesting.

[Dr Lee]

There is the old thing about how we humans only use 10% of our brain.... Maybe the drugs in the Harness not only addicts the user to the drug, but opens more of our brain to allow the aliens to use mind control?

and that kids brains are better for the aliens to use, so that's why the only use kids...

[FCEEVIPER]

I'm totally hooked. I can't wait for the next episodes.

I'm still not liking the "Sawyer" character though, and now he's cooking? :D

[Doctor Jones]

How can you not like Pope? The man is awesome and one of the most interesting characters on the show. He really elevates the cast for me. He has personality.

[Dr Lee]

the fact he's a chef (not a cook) is actually quite funny....

[Doctor Jones]

I liked that a lot. Sure it has that quirky character trait to a rougher type of character (like Sawyer reading books with female glasses) but I've always liked that stuff. As long as it's a good quirky trait I'm fine with it.

Plus, I'm pretty impressed with the CG of the aliens. Considering this is a tv show that usually has ****** CG effects, though I can only blame the budget for that.

[Sawyer]

I like the show, but I'm waiting for them to flesh out the main characters besides Wylie, Pope and Wylie's kids. Namely, proving to me that the black guy and the asian guy aren't just tokens.

[Prison Mike]

I want to see some more Moon Bloodgood. :o

[FCEEVIPER]

I want to see some more Moon Bloodgood. :o
Who doesn't! :hrt:

[Teelie]

and i thought him bringing the creature in like that was quite badass....
Reminded me of Will Smith doing it in Independence Day.

Anyhow this is turning out to be more than just another iteration of War of the Worlds like I thought it would be. Even with Spielberg behind it. The story is not so predictable as it first sounded like it would be. Nice to see some twists like we did last episode.

[rashad]

The Aliens showed no mercy in killing those kids in front of Hal.

[Monsieur Xavier]

The Aliens showed no mercy in killing those kids in front of Hal.

There are only two kind of aliens : the nice one like ET and the evil one like the Xenomorph :)

[Monsieur Xavier]

the fact he's a chef (not a cook) is actually quite funny....

and it fits perfectly. I don't know which other place he could have filled.
As a cook he can redeem himself ( in a way ) to the eyes of others and display his wit.

One thing I made note of is when the doctor said that harness and his host will grow together and make one when mature. I hope that we will see the end result and maybe it is the meka.

[XEdge]

hmmm.......that would be interesting if the mechs turned out to be evolved/mutated humans.......

[GhostPoet]

I'm totally hooked. I can't wait for the next episodes.

I'm still not liking the "Sawyer" character though, and now he's cooking? :D

I think he's great! And the route they took with him was totally unexpected. I was expecting him to be the big anti-hero and instead they make him the cook. It's fantastic!! :)

[carrrnuttt]

BTW, not that anyone in here really needs to be convinced to stick around, but here's a review from someone that's several episodes in: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/reviews/2011/06/17/the-futons-first-look-falling-skies-tnt-740314/20110617_fallingskies/

What works: The show gets more and more addictive with each passing installment. After a fairly standard premiere, it's not long before the show manages to establish its own unique identity. Most impressive is how each episode of the series manages to actually answer questions - often ones you didn't even think to ask. It ultimately gives the show a unique, satisfying momentum that runs slightly askew to the usual post-apocalyptic narrative. This is very much a world you've seen before but its inhabitants are very different. It helps that Wyle provides a nice emotional bedrock for the show: he's broken, but functioning; terrified, but aware he's got to keep it together for the greater good.

The supporting cast - including Will Patton as the grizzled commander of the 2nd and Sarah Carter as a hardened fighter they stumble across - is also a nice mix of personalities as nobody's too much of a cipher or too little of a presence. The show also dips its toes into some unexpectedly dark waters, whether it be the necessarily evil of arming teenagers; humans who either collaborate with or profit from the aliens; or the disturbing notion that the more we learn about the aliens themselves the less we actually may know about their true intentions. It's a compelling mix, one that seven episodes in has me breathlessly awaiting the next hour.

What doesn't: As mentioned above I can certainly see someone tuning into the debut and potentially walking away unimpressed as it's pretty boilerplate alien invasion stuff. That being said, hang in there and you'll quickly find it's...

The bottom line: ...a fantastic series.

[Thundercrack85]

Well the show's only started, but the premises is pretty limited. The humans are dwindling in numbers and have few resources.

Hopefully the aliens will get more interesting.

At least they didn't make the main family dysfunctional like in War of the Worlds.

[BlackLantern]

im all for collaborators and arming of children....in this situation, if you are fit you should be carrying a weapon and standing a post

[Sawyer]

I'm waiting for everyone to harden up a bit. Maybe BSG just spoiled me, but everyone here just seems too soft right now.

Even Pope's guys just seemed like child's play compaired to the Admiral Cain and the Pegasus crew.

[Thundercrack85]

Criminals do generally act like children.

As for the resistance, keep in mind that most of them are civilians. Apparently all the real fighters died fighting the aliens' main forces earlier.

[Matt]

I'm waiting for everyone to harden up a bit. Maybe BSG just spoiled me, but everyone here just seems too soft right now.

Even Pope's guys just seemed like child's play compaired to the Admiral Cain and the Pegasus crew.

I dunno, its the apocalypse, humanity fighting for its very survival and what does he do? Kill people, take their food, and kidnap and rape their women? Hell, he kept Maggie around to essentially be a glorified sex toy for his gang. Its pretty damn evil.

[Sawyer]

Eh, that's a good point. But I still stand by my statement with the rest.

There seems to be an awful lot of Lee Adamas running around and I'm waiting for a few more Saul Tighs. And dont even get me started on all the Boxeys. :o

[Sawyer]

I just read in TV Guide that Blair Brown will be in an upcoming episode. :up:

[GhostPoet]

I'm waiting for everyone to harden up a bit. Maybe BSG just spoiled me, but everyone here just seems too soft right now.

Even Pope's guys just seemed like child's play compaired to the Admiral Cain and the Pegasus crew.


eh, I think the BSG characters were far too extreme. I love BSG...but I highly doubt humanity would be that extreme in negativity.

[Prison Mike]

I'm waiting for everyone to harden up a bit. Maybe BSG just spoiled me, but everyone here just seems too soft right now.

Even Pope's guys just seemed like child's play compaired to the Admiral Cain and the Pegasus crew.

Sarah Carter and Moon Bloodgood got me to harden up a bit. :o

[Sawyer]

After all but 40,000 members of your entire race nuked and being forced on the run with limited supplies, limited fuel, limited weapons and now knowing that the enemy can look human.... how exactly should they be?

[GhostPoet]

Less whiney. More determined.

[Sawyer]

Less whiney. More determined.

:nono:

There was no whining on BSG.




....except for Gaeta. :o

[Spider-Gnome]

I dunno, its the apocalypse, humanity fighting for its very survival and what does he do? Kill people, take their food, and kidnap and rape their women? Hell, he kept Maggie around to essentially be a glorified sex toy for his gang. Its pretty damn evil.

Which is exactly why I can't exactly warm up to the character like I could Sawyer. Hell, Sawyer's nicknames were better too!

[Paradox1]

I've been watching this show for a while and I'm diggging it so far.

[BlackLantern]

I dunno, its the apocalypse, humanity fighting for its very survival and what does he do? Kill people, take their food, and kidnap and rape their women? Hell, he kept Maggie around to essentially be a glorified sex toy for his gang. Its pretty damn evil.

that's why I like him.....he makes no bones about who he is

[terry78]

NO one is watching tonight?

[roach]

I am

[rashad]

**** just got real!! Harnessed kids can use guns now!

[Dr Lee]

Not surprised at that.... kinda made sense they'd go down that route sooner or later...

Was surprised at the fact the Skitters talk through radio waves.....

[X Knight]

with Karen out of the picture for awhile, I wonder if Lourdes and Hal will get closer..........she obviously has feelings for him........

[Dr Lee]

probably.... Think Karen will be Harnessed or is there some other job for her?

I also like the fact they're focusing on finding off road bikes as vehicles for the resistance....

[Thundercrack85]

Am I the only one who thought it was bizarre that they left the captured alien completely unguarded and unprotected?

[X Knight]

probably.... Think Karen will be Harnessed or is there some other job for her?

I also like the fact they're focusing on finding off road bikes as vehicles for the resistance....

it sounds cliched...........but I wouldn't be surprised if Karen is Harnessed. And then Hal would have to face her and possibly kill her.

Either that or Karen finds some way to escape and comes back to report "first-hand" what she saw while being captive. Perhaps that could shed some more light on the alien culture and motives ( such as their interest in scrap metal........lol ).

Also, last night, Hal mentioned Karen is just a HS senior! So, that means, Lourdes is likely older than both Hal and Karen ( since she's already a college pre-med student )?

[zanos]

I'm curious as to how much money they spend on each episode, because whatever it is, it's not enough. The show is ok, but it's simply not very exciting to watch.

[Sawyer]

First you say there's not enough violence, now you say it's not entertaining to watch.... next week you're going to be saying that Moon Bloodgood isn't flashing her ***s to the camera enough.

Which, admittedly, is true. :o

[zanos]

it sounds cliched...........but I wouldn't be surprised if Karen is Harnessed. And then Hal would have to face her and possibly kill her.

Either that or Karen finds some way to escape and comes back to report "first-hand" what she saw while being captive. Perhaps that could shed some more light on the alien culture and motives ( such as their interest in scrap metal........lol ).

Also, last night, Hal mentioned Karen is just a HS senior! So, that means, Lourdes is likely older than both Hal and Karen ( since she's already a college pre-med student )?

No, she's 17 years old so she's younger than Karen by a year or around the same age, since you can be a HS senior and 17 also. She's either in her first year of pre-med or last year. The show however doesn't utilize the fact that she has some medical training, so I have no idea what was the point in making her a medical student in the first place. On a side note, the girl playing Lourdes actually looks like she could be 15-16, while the one playing Karen looks like she's in her early 20s.

[Monsieur Xavier]

For a scientist the Doc is very close minded for not saying stupid but I guess he is written as the douchbag of service.
Maybe the aliens are scrapping metal to build radio antennas of some kind ( like those they build on every cities ).

[X Knight]

in regards to Lourdes not showing off her medical training, the show is......what......only 3 or 4 episodes in??

give it a chance.............I'm sure there will be some future episodes that will feature Lourdes more prominently and give her a chance to show off her medical training.

[X-Ray]

probably.... Think Karen will be Harnessed or is there some other job for her?

I also like the fact they're focusing on finding off road bikes as vehicles for the resistance....

**** just got real!! Harnessed kids can use guns now!

I'm thinking her capture led to this new situation.

They take her knowledge of human weapons and implant into the harnessed kids.

[Dr Lee]

Interesting theory.....

[John Locke]

This episode has confirmed my worst fears. The aliens sound exactly right the Veloraptors from Jurassic Park. I know its by Spielberg and that the sounds are cheaper than making new sounds but can't they at least change the speed and pitch. I started to finish the noise as the alien finished it. I know I'm nitpicking but it just takes me out of the show.

[Thundercrack85]

They remind me of the aliens from Independence Day really.

[Paradox1]

lol you've watched too much Jurassic Park to know those sounds that well.

[John Locke]

It's been my favorite movie since I was three so thats about 18 years worth of viewing time. Not to mention I watched it everyday from ages 3 to 5.

[zanos]

First you say there's not enough violence, now you say it's not entertaining to watch.... next week you're going to be saying that Moon Bloodgood isn't flashing her ***s to the camera enough.

Which, admittedly, is true. :o

It's entertaining enough, just not very exciting, which is what the show should be considering it's premise.

in regards to Lourdes not showing off her medical training, the show is......what......only 3 or 4 episodes in??

give it a chance.............I'm sure there will be some future episodes that will feature Lourdes more prominently and give her a chance to show off her medical training.

That would be stupid. If they did that then it would look like it came out of nowhere. She should already be helping or learning from Moon Bloodgood, not sitting around praying all day long. All she does is pray!

[BlackLantern]

I want to see children armed.....everyone able should be carrying a weapon

that is really my only gripe with the show, that and the charisma void that is Moon Bloodgood

[Sawyer]

BL, must you relentlessly hate almost everything I love? :csad:

[BlackLantern]

BL, must you relentlessly hate almost everything I love? :csad:

stop loving poor taste....

we still have Go-Speed-Gonia

[Thundercrack85]

I don't get the feeling that the aliens consider the humans to be a credible threat. They seem to view humans like rats in a junk yard. If they stay out of their way, they don't bother with them.

They're not Cylons waging a genocidal war.

[BlackLantern]

good point....kind of how I see it

[Sawyer]

Which is why the Cylons are superior. :awesome:

[BlackLantern]

depends on your philosophy....these aliens have a decent strategy...show up with superior firepower and intelligence....take children and use them as footsoldiers, exploiting their enemies emotions

[Thundercrack85]

As long as it doesn't backfire, and the humans will send a trojan horse kid to infiltrate the alien's base. Then again these humans seem rather dumb.

[BlackLantern]

As long as it doesn't backfire, and the humans will send a trojan horse kid to infiltrate the alien's base. Then again these humans seem rather dumb.

how would you react to an alien invasion? how would anyone

I think, in entertainment, we've become so used to seeing characters go all gung ho against the alien horde that anything other than that seems "dumb" or "weak"

these are people trying to survive and really making it up as they go along...I think this show does a decent job of portraying that

personally, I wouldn't be hanging around such a large group of people...considering over half of them can't fight

[Thundercrack85]

how would you react to an alien invasion? how would anyone

I think, in entertainment, we've become so used to seeing characters go all gung ho against the alien horde that anything other than that seems "dumb" or "weak"

these are people trying to survive and really making it up as they go along...I think this show does a decent job of portraying that

personally, I wouldn't be hanging around such a large group of people...considering over half of them can't fight

Let's see some examples of stupidity... taking an alien alive, taking him back to your base and then leaving him completely unguarded and unprotected (which nearly results in him being killed). Taking a violent convict on a mission and not keeping a weapon trained on him. That's just in one episode.

You don't need military training to avoid those mistakes. As for how I would react... well, I would probably get away from urban areas.

[BlackLantern]

he came back...he even made bread

and a weapon on him means one less weapon to fight the bad guys....lesser of two evils

Id be hiding in the sewers myself....a school is such a bad defensive position

[Thundercrack85]

he came back...he even made bread

and a weapon on him means one less weapon to fight the bad guys....lesser of two evils

Id be hiding in the sewers myself....a school is such a bad defensive position

I'd take my chances with the aliens, but it's your call.

Sewers? Well, I suppose you could eat the rats (assuming they haven't died out). Personally I would go deep into the woods. Pick a national park. All you can eat, drink and plenty of cover. Assuming you have some wilderness training.

[Doctor Jones]

Good episode. Too bad Pope left. But he'll return. There's still that "So RESIST!" line. I'm thinking at the end of the next episode or two he comes back with something vital.

And I think my favorite part of this episode was the end where Weaver mouthed the prayer.

[Sawyer]

I wont be satisfied until Weaver completes his transformation into the drunken pirate that's been missing from my TV for the past two years.....
-QVXIXrHTVw

[roach]

I dunno I dont think I'd hide in sewers...Last thing I want to run into is a bunch of spider-like aliens in the dark. Just from watching it seems the aliens are here for our resources...metals and such. They erased humanity's ability to fight back sucessfully and arent really concerned with the remnants.

[Paradox1]

Let's see some examples of stupidity... taking an alien alive, taking him back to your base and then leaving him completely unguarded and unprotected (which nearly results in him being killed). Taking a violent convict on a mission and not keeping a weapon trained on him. That's just in one episode.

You don't need military training to avoid those mistakes. As for how I would react... well, I would probably get away from urban areas.

Taking in an alive alien isn't dumb you have to know your enemy if you want to beat them. Because they are of a different species its possible they could create some kind of bio weapon or the aliens could have a bad reaction to something humans consider harmless. You will never know that if you don't have a living specimen to experiment on.

[Thundercrack85]

Taking in an alive alien isn't dumb you have to know your enemy if you want to beat them. Because they are of a different species its possible they could create some kind of bio weapon or the aliens could have a bad reaction to something humans consider harmless. You will never know that if you don't have a living specimen to experiment on.

No taking an alien isn't necessarily dumb (assuming the other aliens have no way of tracking him), but it is dumb to leave them unprotected and unguarded.

[John Locke]

Yeah I would not want to be in the sewers. The aliens took at nap by hanging upsidedown under a bridge. I think it the sewers would be perfect for them.

[Sawyer]

Seriously, has no one read IT?

Sewers = bad news

[John Locke]

I just know from Cloverfield.

[X-Ray]

Seriously, has no one read IT?

Sewers = bad news

Just think TMNT. :don::raph::mikey::leo:

[Sawyer]

Pennywise would ****. Them. UP!

[FCEEVIPER]

That second coming of Sawyer is still getting on my nerves, and also the new doc reminds me of Ben of Lost. I hope they don't just start grabbing characters from Lost. :/

Other than that, I loving this show. I can't wait till they open up that live alien! :3

[Sawyer]

I still dont really see the Sawyer connection... I mean, sure, he's a smartass roguish anti-hero. Sawyer, as much as I love the character, was not exactly the first of his kind.

As for Steven Weber's character... he's just a ****. To be like Ben, he'd need to be a scheming ****.

[Doctor Jones]

I wont be satisfied until Weaver completes his transformation into the drunken pirate that's been missing from my TV for the past two years.....
-QVXIXrHTVw

Let me guess. Battlestar Galactica?

I don't even have to click the video tab to know your ways, Sawyer. :o

[Sawyer]

Let me guess. Battlestar Galactica?

I don't even have to click the video tab to know your ways, Sawyer. :o

Have you seen the series yet? Jokes aside, you would **** bricks over this thing. :o

[Prison Mike]

No, she's 17 years old so she's younger than Karen by a year or around the same age, since you can be a HS senior and 17 also. She's either in her first year of pre-med or last year. The show however doesn't utilize the fact that she has some medical training, so I have no idea what was the point in making her a medical student in the first place. On a side note, the girl playing Lourdes actually looks like she could be 15-16, while the one playing Karen looks like she's in her early 20s.

She's first year pre-med. She has no medical training other than biology 101. I doubt she could help Bloodgood or Weber's characters in the operating room...

[Doctor Jones]

Have you seen the series yet? Jokes aside, you would **** bricks over this thing. :o

No interest.

*runs away*

[BlackLantern]

Jessy Scharmm is gone....I r sad now

[Sawyer]

No interest.

*runs away*

Dude.

Shame on you. :o

[Prison Mike]

I'm on episode 8 of BSG right now. It's alright.

[Sawyer]

It's not just aight, it's amazing!

[zanos]

She's first year pre-med. She has no medical training other than biology 101. I doubt she could help Bloodgood or Weber's characters in the operating room...

How do we know this? I don't even recall anyone ever mentioning that she was pre-med much less what year she was in. If she doesn't help Moon then what is the purpose of making her pre med????

[Prison Mike]

How do we know this? I don't even recall anyone ever mentioning that she was pre-med much less what year she was in. If she doesn't help Moon then what is the purpose of making her pre med????

She mentioned it in this week's episode. She was a freshman pre-med when the aliens attacked. She's just 18-19 years old. Probably has no medical training.

[carrrnuttt]

How do we know this? I don't even recall anyone ever mentioning that she was pre-med much less what year she was in. If she doesn't help Moon then what is the purpose of making her pre med????

A freshman pre-Med student is basically a freshman college student with an intent to go into medicine AFTER his or her four years are up. Noah's professor character probably knows more about medicine than the character we're talking about.

[Prison Mike]

She can probably recite the periodic table. I'm sure that will be much help when the aliens attack.

[X-Ray]

Jessy Scharmm is gone....I r sad now

:csad:

Guess two cute blondes is too much.

[Donut]

I'm on episode 8 of BSG right now. It's alright.

I could not watch in full the movie that takes place before the Pilot :o Maybe one day

[Prison Mike]

I could not watch in full the movie that takes place before the Pilot :o Maybe one day

Which movie is that? I know there were a few tv movies when the series aired. I'm not really sure when I should watch them while I'm watching the series.

[Donut]

Which movie is that? I know there were a few tv movies when the series aired. I'm not really sure when I should watch them while I'm watching the series.

Wasn't there some kind of two to three hour thing that set up the pilot ? Movie / Special whatever they call it

[Prison Mike]

Wasn't there some kind of two to three hour thing that set up the pilot ? Movie / Special whatever they call it

Yeah there was a mini movie but I thought that was the pilot. It was a mini series/backdoor pilot I think.

[Donut]

Yeah there was a mini movie but I thought that was the pilot. It was a mini series/backdoor pilot I think.

The Pilot is 1x01 which that mini movie is not

[Paradox1]

I never saw the mini movie when I watched BSG you'll get idea of what happened by the end.

[Dr Lee]

Second season (http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/tnt-renews-falling-skies/)

[zanos]

She's first year pre-med. She has no medical training other than biology 101. I doubt she could help Bloodgood or Weber's characters in the operating room...

Why can't she learn from Moon? Should she finish pre med, get her degree and attend med school before she's allowed to touch anyone?

A freshman pre-Med student is basically a freshman college student with an intent to go into medicine AFTER his or her four years are up. Noah's professor character probably knows more about medicine than the character we're talking about.

Well that's obvious considering all his training in the ER before the aliens attacked, but you're missing the point. If she's pre-med then she has a desire to go into medicine, in which case she should be offering to help Moon in any way possible so she can learn. Instead she just walks around praying all day long.

[BlackLantern]

BSG had a two part mini series that served as a "backdoor pilot" scifi aired it and then it was picked up for a series

the first episode of season 1 is "33" - which takes place shortly after the end of the min-series

[Prison Mike]

Why can't she learn from Moon? Should she finish pre med, get her degree and attend med school before she's allowed to touch anyone?



Well that's obvious considering all his training in the ER before the aliens attacked, but you're missing the point. If she's pre-med then she has a desire to go into medicine, in which case she should be offering to help Moon in any way possible so she can learn. Instead she just walks around praying all day long.

She could learn from Moon's character if she wanted to but I still wouldn't let her touch me if I was injured.

[Monsieur Xavier]

She could learn from Moon's character if she wanted to but I still wouldn't let her touch me if I was injured.


There is so much potential for salacious jokes with this sentence that I will just refrain to post one.

[carrrnuttt]

Great episode tonight.

Some people's questionable questions about silly med students got answered, methinks. ;)

[kane9321]

:csad:

Guess two cute blondes is too much.

Damn, No wonder ther arent looking for her.:csad:
So I guess hal will date sarah carter...sweet

[kane9321]

Great episode tonight.

Some people's questionable questions about silly med students got answered, methinks. ;)

i think so too:woot: