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Title: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on July 03, 2011, 06:50:12 pm
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Trailers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjroVVhe8G0

Episodes

Episode 1: Pilot (http://www.tnt.tv/dramavision/index.jsp?oid=103079&eref=sharethisUrl)

Episode 2: Prisoner Of War (http://www.tnt.tv/dramavision/index.jsp?oid=105754&eref=sharethisUrl)

Episode 3: Grace (http://www.tnt.tv/dramavision/index.jsp?oid=105943&eref=sharethisUrl)

Episode 4: Silent Kill (http://www.tnt.tv/dramavision/index.jsp?oid=106062&eref=sharethisUrl)

Episode 5: Sanctuary Pt. 1 (http://www.tnt.tv/dramavision/index.jsp?oid=109949&eref=sharethisUrl)

Episode 6: Sanctuary Pt. 2 (http://www.tnt.tv/dramavision/index.jsp?oid=108940&eref=sharethisUrl)

Episode 7: What Hides Beneath (http://www.tnt.tv/dramavision/index.jsp?oid=112051&eref=sharethisUrl)

Episode 8: Mutiny (http://www.tnt.tv/dramavision/index.jsp?oid=115747&eref=sharethisUrl)

Episode 9: Eight Hours (http://www.tnt.tv/dramavision/index.jsp?oid=117421&eref=sharethisUrl)

Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on July 03, 2011, 11:05:28 pm
Pilot

The first episode was just ok to me. A little slow to my liking. I get that they are setting up all the characters, who they are and whatnot, so there really isn't going to be a whole lot of action. But if it doesn't pick up soon, this show may not be long for this world. I will stick around for a few more episodes and see how it progresses.

Rating: 3 Stars out of 5
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on July 14, 2011, 06:19:41 am
Added Episode 2: Prisoner Of War

EDIT: The links to TNT seem to be broken for whatever reason. Will try to fix problem.
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on July 14, 2011, 07:36:21 am
Prisoner Of War

Much better episode with better pacing. This gives me hope that the series is heading in the right direction. Why do I keep telling myself this is Red Dawn with Aliens? Hmmmm? Somebody please shout out "Wolverine" already!

Rating: 4 Stars out of 5
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on July 14, 2011, 08:29:57 am
Added Episode 3: Grace
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on July 14, 2011, 08:31:11 am
Grace

Interesting way the Aliens communicate by way of the imprisoned Kids wearing the harness. Pretty good episode.

Rating: 4 Stars out of 5
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on July 22, 2011, 06:22:58 am
Added Episode 4: Silent Kill
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on July 22, 2011, 06:26:13 am
Silent Kill
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The episode was meh. I think my biggest problem with the show has to do with the pace. It drags in far too many places and when it gets around to the "action" scenes, they are underwhelming, lacking any kind of "Wow" moment to sustain my interest. I will see it to the end of Season 1, but after that I'm probably done with the show in spite of it already being renewed for Season 2.
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on July 27, 2011, 01:42:45 pm
Added Episode 5: Sanctuary Pt. 1
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on July 27, 2011, 01:45:00 pm
Sanctuary Pt. 1

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It was so obvious from the start of the episode that dude was out to harvest kids. What wasn't so obvious was who gave him the location of base camp: Pope returns. Another meh episode. I'm losing interest in this series fast. I may not even make it to the end of this season. Sigh.
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on August 05, 2011, 06:25:19 pm
Added Episode 6: Sanctuary Pt. 2
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on August 05, 2011, 06:27:34 pm
Sanctuary Pt. 2

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Sanctuary Pt. 2 was only slightly better than last weeks. I'm still waiting for that big wow moment that's gonna keep me coming back for Season 2. But I have a feeling that I will not get that moment and that the cliffhanger for Season 1 is gonna suck. Sigh.
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on August 11, 2011, 09:28:23 pm
Added Episode 7: What Hides Beneath
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on August 11, 2011, 09:30:35 pm
What Hides Beneath

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The introduction of a new Alien (Super Long Legs) or whatever the hell you wanna call them. Think of the main Alien that came out at the end of Close Encounters Of The Third Kind....but only bigger and creepier. Leave it to Pope to figure out how to kill the Mech Aliens with a single bullet.
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on August 19, 2011, 07:16:09 am
Added Episode 8: Mutiny
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on August 19, 2011, 08:13:27 am
Mutiny

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A pretty useless episode. The "mutiny" and then the call to arms was too predictable. There are no surprises here because the writers for the most part are horrible on this show. I'm losing patience with this show. Not one alien to be found anywhere here. Now they are cutting corners to keep the budget down? :::sigh:::
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on August 20, 2011, 07:14:46 pm
Added Episode 9: Eight Hours
Title: Re: Falling Skies (Season 1)
Post by: Chiprocks1 on August 20, 2011, 07:18:41 pm
Eight Hours

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FINALLY an episode that doesn't suck. It took the human resistance to take the fight to the Aliens, rather than sitting around waiting for something happen. What I didn't see coming was Noah Wyle morphing into "Richard Dreyfuss" at the ending and heading into the Spaceship with Super Long Legs Alien. Now I can't wait to see what happens next, which is something I never thought I say about this show. This episode gets a half star deduction on the fact that all the kids on the show are some of the most horrible actors I've ever had to sit through.