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**notorious** · 08-07-2011, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Incarcerated O's fan

Last show for the season tonight 2 hours long.

I will be watching.

It looks to be pretty good.

keg in kc · 08-07-2011, 03:49 PM

I forgot to voice my agreement with everybody about last week's. I liked the introduction of the new alien, although I'm not sure how I feel about the idea that the skitters are transformed kids. Hopefully that's a red-herring - maybe the kids are being turned into something else, and the skitters are an alien race that was collared. Either way, that was a good episode. It helped make the behavior of the captain guy finally make sense (character development = good), introduced what may be the real enemy, and set up what I'm hoping is a great 2 hours tonight. It feels for maybe the first time like the show is leading somewhere, instead of sort of meandering.

On the flip side, I'm somewhat saddened that this, White Collar and, to a lesser degree, Covert Affairs are all ending this week.

**notorious** · 08-07-2011, 04:18 PM

Well, I can't be too upset by the slow development of FS. V unzipped it's fly waaaaay too soon, and it paid the price. Maybe Falling Skies will feed us just enough until they decide to overwhelm.

keg in kc · 08-07-2011, 04:26 PM

Slow development doesn't bother me. No development, however...

**notorious** · 08-07-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by keg in kc

Slow development doesn't bother me. No development, however...

I came very close to giving up.

I just wish the show had a greater sense of urgency. Mid-level characters getting killed, desperation, chaos, etc.

I am pretty sure that the humans have killed more humans then the skidders have.

keg in kc · 08-07-2011, 04:38 PM

I almost gave up with the pilot. But it seemed like each episode was progressively a little better. I agree on the urgency point, although I don't think that plays with the kind of saccharine sentimentality they seem to want to throw in sometimes, the kind of stuff I've associated with CBS earlier in the thread - the "Jericho" moments, I think of them - like the dinner scene at the end of an episode a few weeks back.

It just doesn't strike me as the kind of show that's ever really going to have that kind of....gravity. Which is okay. Not everything has to be dark.

Although maybe they'll surprise me tonight with some kind of BSG-style twist/cliffhanger.

I do like that I'm not sure what's going to happen, and that I have a feeling the attack on the....whatever that structure is might not go well.

**notorious** · 08-07-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by keg in kc

I do like that I'm not sure what's going to happen, and that I have a feeling the attack on the....whatever that structure is might not go well.

I agree. I think that the aliens are going to bring a lot more fight if there is a next season. In the previews the harnessed girlfriend stated that they didn't expect resistance.

keg in kc · 08-07-2011, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by notorious

I agree. I think that the aliens are going to bring a lot more fight if there is a next season.

There is a next season, it was renewed a while back.

keg in kc · 08-07-2011, 04:43 PM

Oh, and I think the creepy uncollared kid is going to either screw them bigtime tonight, or be used against the aliens.

Speaking of him, I guess his dad dying was one of the rare moments of cost so far, although honestly I keep expecting him to pop out of the woods alive and okay.

milkman · 08-07-2011, 04:45 PM

My hats off to you guys that stuck with it (I think), but I gave up after the second show.

It was just..........bad.

**notorious** · 08-07-2011, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

My hats off to you guys that stuck with it (I think), but I gave up after the second show.

It was just..........bad.

I don't blame you. It had some SciFi Channel shitty movie type moments.

keg in kc · 08-07-2011, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

My hats off to you guys that stuck with it (I think), but I gave up after the second show.

It was just..........bad.

Yeah, it took it about 6 weeks to really get decent, in my humble opinion. Once they recovered Noah Wyle's kid Ben, and started along another storyline, it picked up a lot. They've introduced some interesting ideas and conflicts toward the end of the season. I did not like the show very much early on, but I'm glad now that I stuck with it.

kcxiv · 08-07-2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by keg in kc

Yeah, it took it about 6 weeks to really get decent, in my humble opinion. Once they recovered Noah Wyle's kid Ben, and started along another storyline, it picked up a lot. They've introduced some interesting ideas and conflicts toward the end of the season. I did not like the show very much early on, but I'm glad now that I stuck with it.

Its also getting massive rating still. So its going to be around. Last episode was good shit.

ShowtimeSBMVP · 08-07-2011, 09:00 PM

Wow what a way to end the season.

keg in kc · 08-07-2011, 10:13 PM

You know, that was a cool idea in theory, but in practice that was about the limp-dickest cliffhanger ever. Anti-climax.

08-07-2011, 03:49 PM	#2
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	I forgot to voice my agreement with everybody about last week's. I liked the introduction of the new alien, although I'm not sure how I feel about the idea that the skitters are transformed kids. Hopefully that's a red-herring - maybe the kids are being turned into something else, and the skitters are an alien race that was collared. Either way, that was a good episode. It helped make the behavior of the captain guy finally make sense (character development = good), introduced what may be the real enemy, and set up what I'm hoping is a great 2 hours tonight. It feels for maybe the first time like the show is leading somewhere, instead of sort of meandering. On the flip side, I'm somewhat saddened that this, White Collar and, to a lesser degree, Covert Affairs are all ending this week.
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08-07-2011, 04:18 PM	#3
notorious Supporter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Who knows? Casino cash: $2545884	Well, I can't be too upset by the slow development of FS. V unzipped it's fly waaaaay too soon, and it paid the price. Maybe Falling Skies will feed us just enough until they decide to overwhelm.
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08-07-2011, 04:26 PM	#4
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	Slow development doesn't bother me. No development, however...
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08-07-2011, 04:38 PM	#6
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	I almost gave up with the pilot. But it seemed like each episode was progressively a little better. I agree on the urgency point, although I don't think that plays with the kind of saccharine sentimentality they seem to want to throw in sometimes, the kind of stuff I've associated with CBS earlier in the thread - the "Jericho" moments, I think of them - like the dinner scene at the end of an episode a few weeks back. It just doesn't strike me as the kind of show that's ever really going to have that kind of....gravity. Which is okay. Not everything has to be dark. Although maybe they'll surprise me tonight with some kind of BSG-style twist/cliffhanger. I do like that I'm not sure what's going to happen, and that I have a feeling the attack on the....whatever that structure is might not go well.
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08-07-2011, 04:43 PM	#9
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	Oh, and I think the creepy uncollared kid is going to either screw them bigtime tonight, or be used against the aliens. Speaking of him, I guess his dad dying was one of the rare moments of cost so far, although honestly I keep expecting him to pop out of the woods alive and okay.
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08-07-2011, 04:45 PM	#10
milkman Dumbass! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Leading the Marty bashing Casino cash: $10029395	My hats off to you guys that stuck with it (I think), but I gave up after the second show. It was just..........bad. __________________
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08-07-2011, 10:13 PM	#15
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	You know, that was a cool idea in theory, but in practice that was about the limp-dickest cliffhanger ever. Anti-climax.
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