The American Apocalypse
Television reviewer Sarah Stegall returns with a look at apolcaypses past and future on television, and why they don't quite cut it... Read more [...]
Tag Archives: Falling Skies
Close Encounters of the TV Kind—Falling Skies’ “Mutiny” and “Eight Hours”
Smart characters behaving stupidly for the sake of the plot, and then illogical things happening solely because the later plot will require them: ugh. But we'll tune in next summer to see what happens... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Pied Piper—Falling Skies’ “Sanctuary”
Weak, weak, two-week episode: mediocre and predictable. Here's hoping for some improvement... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Trojan Harness—Falling Skies’ “Silent Kill”
Finally, our heroes start showing some sense and reason, though their emotions may still be playing them poorly. But since TNT has renewed the show... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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The Wild Frontier—Falling Skies’ “Grace”
No matter how advanced the technology or how ugly the aliens, Falling Skies keeps reminding me of pioneer Westerns, and what counts, every time, is not who has the better weapons, but who has the smarter strategy.... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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The Best of Mankind—Falling Skies’ “Prisoner of War”
The third episode of the new Steven Spielberg series, Falling Skies, is a textbook example of good story pacing... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Most Popular and Updated Articles: 19-25 June 2011
The most popular SFScope articles during the last week, as well as those which were updated...
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The Second Massachusetts—Falling Skies’ two-part debut
Falling Skies brings story-telling expertise to what might have been just a derivative series, and that skill shows through in what may be a show with legs... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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