Cable Forum - View Single Post

Stuart · 21-06-2011, 01:48

Just watched this. It's OK, but not great. It seems to be just a typical Apocalyptic survivor type show (see The Walking Dead, Survivors etc). The Pilot certainly met some of the criteria. The main characters were part of a middle class sort of group who (obviously) have had to adapt. The second group is the "redneck" group who are just running round, getting drunk, shooting at everything (mainly aliens, but the odd human too) and bordering on acting like Characters from "Deliverance". Neither group is anything we haven't seen in other series of this type before.

Don't get me wrong. This looks like it could be a good series, so I will give it a good go.

I do hope, however, that it doesn't go down the route followed by many Science Fiction shows since the BSG reboot. That of having characters who appear permanently depressed, and depressing storylines.

21-06-2011, 01:48	#16
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Falling Skies : Season 1 Just watched this. It's OK, but not great. It seems to be just a typical Apocalyptic survivor type show (see The Walking Dead, Survivors etc). The Pilot certainly met some of the criteria. The main characters were part of a middle class sort of group who (obviously) have had to adapt. The second group is the "redneck" group who are just running round, getting drunk, shooting at everything (mainly aliens, but the odd human too) and bordering on acting like Characters from "Deliverance". Neither group is anything we haven't seen in other series of this type before. Don't get me wrong. This looks like it could be a good series, so I will give it a good go. I do hope, however, that it doesn't go down the route followed by many Science Fiction shows since the BSG reboot. That of having characters who appear permanently depressed, and depressing storylines.