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Old 06-18-2011, 12:26 AM
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Default If you liked "Red Dawn" and "Jericho" - "Falling Skies" starts Sunday

I'd missed all the promos for this show until the other day. I never watch anything on TNT (not since the demise of WCW anyway) and thus didn't know a thing about it.

Apparently the show has Will Patton, Dale Dye (military advisor on many a film) and the one guy that used to be on ER. It takes place six months into an alien invasion and has regular citizens (who looked well armed) serving as what amounts to a citizen militia to resist the aliens. Apparently after the defeat of conventional military forces "mommys and daddys had to fight" according to a child's voice over and crayon drawings in the preview.

AKs, ARs, an UZI and an M2 .50 caliber can be seen in citizen hands in the previews to be found on Youtube. If nothing else, it's an interesting departure from how private ownership of weapon's was usually portrayed on TV in the past. Looks sort of like Mel Gibson's "Patriot" movie, but with slimy green aliens instead of nefarious Red Coats prowling about.

Anyway, it is airing on TNT and starts with a two hour opener this Sunday. Something to watch until The Walking Dead comes back on...
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