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Falling Skies
#1
Wow was the pilot bad. Bad. Bad. It mostly had to do with the script. There were plot holes you could drive an alien spacecraft through.

I understand not showing the invasion by the aliens because it's expensive and it would suffer in comparison to the big budget action films that have done similar scenes. But in some cases you give out too much information. I get it Noah Wyle's an ex-history professor. Move on. But why can the humans walk around in the day time but need to hide at night? Which begs the question, why not just carry out your raids during the daytime instead of the night time.

The whole show was full of foolishness. The production design was weak and looked like an alien TV show. It didn't have the grit or texture of X-files or Fringe, shows that rose about the TV limitations.

Yes, I have the second episode waiting for me. Maybe they will have found their stride? Maybe I won't watch a third episode.
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit
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#2
Dude -- it's a TV show, not "Art". Just watch the action and Moon Bloodgood and be happy.

I was too tired to actually leave the couch on Sunday after getting back from my first recreational moto-ride in about a year (including time off for crash, healing, and motorcycle replacement) so I got to watch Spielberg's War of the Worlds in HD before I played the pilot episode of Falling Skies. You can see where some of the ideas came from. Mostly I was impressed with truly macabre visuals in WotW. Falling Skies was better than watching baseball, golf, bull-riding, home-shopping, etc.. Let's see how it goes.

As a wise man once said
Quote: 'this could have been so good with different actors, writers and directors....and a sword fight.'
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.
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#3
Wink
Shadow boxing the apocalypse
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#4
Okay. It is just a TV show. A crappy one. I'm taking it off the DVR list, Moon Bloodgood or not.
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit
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