'Falling Skies' on TNT HD - Page 32

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Thank you.

LOL ... Life is too short. The day is too short. And there really are many alternatives. My DVR overfloweth.

Therefore, I can only assume that there must be some new internet age sport in trying to tweek people who actually like (or at least don't "hate") a show.

That or you're secretly a professional reviewer that actually gets paid to watch and hate shows ... or perhaps a it's a dorm room drinking game?

Otherwise, I just don't get the self-flagulation (sic). YMMV.

I'll be back for S2.

Just because it says executive producer some Hollywood director doesn't mean its good.


Maybe they will write a more coherent story this season?

Or, it could be some of us are desperate for anything SciFi because we really like SciFi. As a result, we watch but really want it to be better for the sake of the genre.

I think the problem here is certain people latch onto a show as if they actually have a job on it and take even legitimate criticism as being hating.

Don't get me wrong, I get just as annoyed as anyone by those who either a) have stopped watching and still gripe or b) keep saying it sucks and they'll stop watching but ever follow through.

The problem is, anytime someone complains about a particular plot point, character, etc., someone on the extreme other side has to pop up and tell us not to watch as if that's the only only option.

Being critical doesn't mean we hate it. Loving my dog doesn't mean I have to like it if he chews my slippers or pees on the rug. It doesn't mean I should give up and take him to the pound.

We live in a social world now, where show runners have to (and do) pay attention to what fans are saying about their shows. Bad word of mouth spreads like wild fire now, as does the good. You want people to say good things about your show everywhere, not just in the message boards controlled by the network or the studio. You can't substitute fan appreciation with heavy moderation.

In short, I think it's just as important for the people who are perfectly happy with a show to accept valid critiques of elements of a show as it is for those who have complaints to specifically name them and suggest an alternative. Simply saying a show sucks isn't valid criticism nor is suggesting people with complaints should stop watching.

Many of us were looking forward to this show and find ourselves disappointed at the times when great potential goes unfulfilled due to easy to fix issues.

^^^ Some fair points to which I will respond later.

For now I'll just say, You're always welcome to develop your own ideas, find financing, actors, writers, directors, then find a buyer and convince them to put it on air.

I mean ya'll have the right answers and how to fix everything in 3 easy steps, no?

Then again, it's much easier to just snipe from the cheap seats.


And if the problem isn't the character or the plot point, but merely that the character/plot didn't meet the "critics" expectations or that the only problem is that the character/plot offended the critic personal beliefs. It's a tricky thing to know the difference.

I wonder if "All in the Family" would have survived in the "social media age."

TV Notes
'Closer' Final Season and Other TNT Shows Get Premiere Dates
By Tim Molloy, TheWrap.com - Mar. 15, 2012

TNT announced premiere dates Thursday for five returning shows -- including "The Closer," which is airing its final six episodes -- and four new ones, including "Dallas."

"The Closer" will begin its final run on Monday, July 9 at 9/8c, and will be followed by the new detective drama "Perception," starring Eric McCormack as a professor who solves crimes as he battles paranoid schizophrenia.

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Falling Skies
• Two-Hour Season Premiere: Sunday, June 17, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)
• Season 2: 10 episodes
The wait is nearly over as basic cable's #1 new series of 2011 returns to continue its extraordinary story about life and survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion. Noah Wyle stars as a college professor who becomes an unlikely resistance leader in this gripping series from DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg. Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, Drew Roy, Maxim Knight and Connor Jessup also star.

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http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/cl...re-dates-36269

It feels like it's been forever since the show left off.

That's the problem with cable series: so few episodes, it's a longer wait between seasons.

At least it's not as long as the wait for Mad Men...

Looks like Terminator Lite.

The action is there. I hope the story and subplots evolve.

Off-topic posts removed along with posts quoting same.

From this point forward, discussion and serious critiques are welcome from viewers of the program.
Anyone else coming in just to trash the show is going to be removed from the thread.

You know... I forgot... how many episodes were there last season?

I think I read 10 episodes for this 2nd season... and that seems like it is less than I remembered seeing last year.

Thank you, DrDon .. I do wish that these type removals be selectively used on other threads as well ..

The cliffhanger we were left with at the end of last season should be a great starting point .. I'm glad the show was renewed ..

Thank you and much appreciation

It was 10 episodes last year too .. Seems to be the normal lately The promos all look really great

Thanks... For some reason I was thinking we had 12 or 13 last season... but it has been so long I don't blame me for forgetting.

Actually, I'm ok with the shorter seasons of shows... What I don't like are the shows that have 10-12 episodes and then go off the air for a year and don't re-run any repeats to bring in new viewers. At least Falling Skies has been repeated during the hiatus some.

I remember the Dead Zone on USA... and how if you missed a season you never saw repeat episodes during the hiatus.. I tried to get other people into that show but you could never find it on to catch up!

A couple of the directors from Falling Skies have come over to direct episodes on the show I'm working on, They've been raving about how much better and more 'action oriented' the second season is then the first. I'm really looking forward to it.

preview looked like more of the same...someone goes off-plan

You mean there's going to be less plot and character development and more "Shoot 'em up, shoot 'em up, POW POW!" in the second season than in the first? I'm not sure this bodes well for the series' longevity. I hope it doesn't end up like "V" did, since the first season of "Falling Skies" had a decent balance between different genres.

+1

Me too.

FYI: The show starts it's second season this Sun, June 17th 9PM-11PM EST. I picked up the Blu-Ray last week at Best Buy for $23 and am looking forward to it.

I wasn't a big fan of the show during it's initial run but it really has grown on me. Plus I don't mind that Moon Bloodgood is easy on the eyes.

It wasn't the lack of action that left me wanting. It was silly bs. BSG went way down on the action as the series progressed and had good drama.. Shoot'em up does not make good scifi, but under the scenario of this show it does need to be included. I'll tune in again and hope they've applied some lessons learned from the first year growing pains..

I'll take any Sci Fi I can get these days .. and I liked the show ..

As an FYI .. for those going to DVR it, I set mine last night for the early morning showing since it interfered with some other Sunday scheduling .. on my menu, the first episode is divided into 2 separate shows of an hour each .. so you might want to make sure on that ..

Bump up the totem pole to remind everyone that the premier is about to begin!

Meh. Nothing new, same old same old. Move the camp. blow things up -rinse and repeat. The piece on the ship was a total let down,"we know your history, we'll put you into camps". That's all the exposition we get? I made it through last season, but I think I'll tune out from here on in.

Aside from a 3-month skip, which lets them phase out some actors without a lot of explanation... I agree it felt very much the same. Also some passing mention of the "jamming not working anymore" to explain why they can't just wipe out all the aliens easily... yet at the same time no explanation of how they suddenly have an apparently unlimited supply of the uber-metal to make super-bullets when 3 months ago (i.e. last season) they only had enough to make a handful that they shot up in that finale.

I enjoyed the season premiere.

Oh I found it less "stupid" in tactics and actions so far. It does feel the same but now we get to figure why is he at camp? Ammo is easy to explain, you kill the mechs, you get more ammo.
Still at least they gave you 2 hours not 1 after a long wait. I for one was thankful for that.