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Falling Skies is shit

13/7/2011

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Okay, maybe not shit but near enough. I've watched three episodes so far and I'm intensely underwhelmed. Full chops to them for starting 6 months after the invasion, but why did the post-apocalyptic world have to be designed by Ikea and dressed by Gap? Why does everyone wear the narrow palate of muted colours, purples, greens and mustard yellows? Will someone please turn off that incessant dramatic music, which plays even when nothing remotely dramatic is happening? How come teaching suddenly became of a higher more inspirational quality? No one ever says turn page 15 to groans from assembled children, they say things like 'Biology is the study of the wonders of life' and the sprogs gaze, rapt. How come there are so many old people about? Surely they ought to be slower at running, but apparently not. Why do we keep getting hero shots of people walking down a street? What the fuck was the story line about the Nazi biker happening to be a good cook? He actually gets to tell you how to cook chicken! Like Gordon Ramsey but without the sense of imminent danger. Why is there no sense of imminent danger? The characters move around with impunity except when they decide to go on a raid. Why does Carter from ER tell us right away that he's a history teacher and then in every episode use a little bit of history knowledge to make some preposterous analogy? Why isn't he more upset about his son who's a prisoner? At one point he says 'oh yeah we're going to get him tonight' as if it was just another thing to do. How come the danger that does occur happens as a result of character stupidity, knocking a tile off a roof or jumping up and running in full sight of the aliens?  Maybe it'll get better. Maybe the Nazi biker will give us some better recipes, or John Carter from ER will realise his history knowledge is redundant as aliens from outer space are not remotely comparable to Nazis, the Visigoths, the latter part of the Roman Empire, etc. Maybe they'll find a shop of Hawaiian shirts. Maybe someone will turn the music down, or off. I hope so. I sincerely do.
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David Strover link
3/7/2012 09:13:04 pm

Don't forget - a history teacher that actually has a limited knowledge of history...listen to some of his examples - "the Scottish were outnumbered by the British", errr English...
I love the drum thump walk-up of the robotty things - no sneaking up on anyone then.
The whole thing is basically tripe and shows that anything can get made with enough 'names' to back it.

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bob
14/6/2013 05:14:09 am

calling falling skies shit is an understatement

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auslad link
22/7/2013 07:29:00 pm

this show is complete crap.300 people walking along with spaceships everywhere.fires outside at night that is just for starters....

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Murt
20/9/2013 03:34:19 am

You have absolutely nailed it. I'm on episode five but not sure how much more of this music I can take.

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Ziggy
14/4/2014 05:52:44 am

Jeez. I'm late to the party but wish I'd not left the bar.

Cliche ridden, unrealistic (and bear in mind we're talking about alien invasion), incessant portentous music. And I'm 15 mins in to episode 1 ...

I have the box set of season 1, I'll keep with it for now. But I found this page by googling falling skies is shit.

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A weak as piss amature actor
14/7/2014 06:22:35 am

Why does Spielberg use annoying kids that will survive anything in all his shit.It is impossible to kill them and he fills up screen time with them saying I love you so and so .And I love you back so and so .Lets hug and kiss! Jurassic Park could have been great if all the children were ripped apart and eaten.An 18 certificate would have meant he would not have made as much money.Shove your films up your arse you greedy old bastard.I cannot help thinking he can't wait to start the apocalypse away with his illuminati mates so they ride about on motorbikes like Mad Max together. Fucking American Wanker.

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dregj
21/12/2014 05:07:46 am

the biggest problem is the show is it'scompletely schizophrenic with different seasons of the show activity contradicting and pissing on what went before.
Mech bullets and jammers in season one get forgotten about
a producers says "i wanted them to defeat the aliens with human ingenuity not magic bullets".So immediately after that statement they get the volm who give advanced magic alien weapons and babysit em through the conflict.they spend every season after season one getting their ass kicked then suddenly every finale has a sudden left field victory followed by more reset button season arc bullshit.for godsake has there been any one who watched this show from start to finish and thought maybe we need an actual plan for the whole show ,the invasion, the alien ,rather the most random horseshit we can throw at a screen.

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