Going into this episode knowing it was to be “Part 1,” I figured it would be the first in the season to end in a grim fashion. So far most episodes have ended on happyish notes, and...

Photo courtesy of Josh Madson I was fortunate enough to spend some time interviewing Connor Jessup, who plays Ben Mason on the new TNT hit Falling Skies. We caught up about becoming an actor and what being on...

Falling Skies delivered a very strong story for its latest episode. At no point did “Silent Kill” drag on or feel overly forced when it was giving us answers about the aliens. The characters anchored everything, and...

An episode of any TV show is aided by good pacing and rising tension. Last week, Falling Skies ended with the reveal that the captured Skitter seemed to control Mike’s deharnessed son Ricky. But then “Grace” seemed...

I enjoy watching Falling Skies quite a bit, but not on an “OMG YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!” level. The second episode, “Prisoner of War,” had some pretty slow moments, made only vaguely interesting with expository dialogue...

Alien invasion is an idea that is mined often and with varying degrees of success. With such a common theme, how does a TV show stand out among other productions like V, Independence Day or War of...

For the last week or so there have been rumors that Noah Wyle was in talks to star in a Steven Spielberg helmed SF project for TNT....