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"Falling Skies" Plot and Characters
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FALLING SKIES

PLOT

FALLING SKIES opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force.

At the center of the series is Tom Mason (Noah Wyle), a Boston history professor whose family has been torn apart. His wife was killed in the initial attack, and one of his three sons has been captured. Determined to get his son back and to ensure the safety of his other two sons, Tom must put his extensive knowledge of military history to the test as one of the leaders of the resistance movement known as the 2nd Mass, because of their location in Boston, Mass. They are constantly trying to gain intelligence about the aliens in order to one day outsmart and overtake them and hopefully rebuild their lives.

Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation) co-stars as Anne Glass, a pediatrician who works with the surviving children to help them cope with the traumatic upheaval in their lives. Will Patton (Armageddon, TNT's Into the West) plays a fierce leader of the resistance, Weaver. The series also stars Drew Roy (Secretariat) as Hal, Tom's oldest son and a growing fighter in the resistance movement; Maxim Knight (Brothers & Sisters) as Matt, Tom's youngest son; Connor Jessup (The Saddle Club) as Ben, Tom's son who was captured by aliens; and Seychelle Gabriel (Weeds) as Lourdes, an orphaned teenager who helps Anne in the group's makeshift medical clinic. Colin Cunningham (Living in Your Car) is John Pope, the leader of an outlaw motorcycle gang and Sarah Carter (Shark) is Margaret, a wary survivor of Pope's gang.

FALLING SKIES focuses on the resilience of the survivors and their determination to maintain their humanity when all else has been destroyed. It is a tale of endurance, commitment and courage in which everyday people are called upon to become heroes. They may be outmatched, outnumbered and outgunned, but nothing can beat the human spirit. Most of all, the series is about the ties that bind people together in the most difficult of circumstances.

The aliens in the series are mighty, mysterious and merciless. They are highly intelligent and use military-like tactics, which makes them an overwhelming force against the 2nd Mass. There are two types of aliens that the human survivors have named Skitters and Mechs. Combining live action and special visual effects, the Skitters have spider-like bodies and incredible strength and agility. The deadly, robotic Mechs stand upright and can shoot bullets from their arms. The aliens control captured children, like Tom's son Ben, through bio-mechanical harnesses but have yet to reveal their ultimate plan for them.

CAST AND CHARACTERS

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Tom Mason (Noah Wyle): a former tenured history professor at Boston University, father of three, recently widowed. He joins up with a resistance group, the Second Massachusetts, just as one of the survivors and he finds himself getting pressed into more of a leadership role. After the pilot he gets anointed as second in command to Will Patton’s character, Captain Weaver

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Anne Glass(Moon Bloodgood), a therapist working with the children to help them with the trauma of the alien invasion. With her strength and dry sense of humor, Anne, whose husband died during the invasion, becomes a bedrock of the survivors' community and Tom's confidant.

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Hal Mason (Drew Roy), Tom's older son.

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Matt Mason(Maxim Knight), Tom's youngest son who is still dealing with the terror of the alien invasion.

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Lourdes(Seychelle Gabriel), a pretty teenager who has lost family and helps run the camp's makeshift commissary. Lourdes is a very complex character who has a lot going on in her life. She was a pre-med student before the aliens arrived. She's very religious. She's musical. The most challenging part of playing her was her spirituality. While I am a spiritual person, I generally keep my faith to myself. Lourdes is very eager to openly talk about her faith with others and spread her faith, which I really respect. Even though aliens are stealing children and killing, she's so very optimistic.

Weaver (Will Patton): The hard-ass leader of Tom's group who has lost his own family

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Karen(Jessy Schram), an athletic tomboy who works as a motorcycle scout.

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Farley (Adam Butcher):........................

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Simms (Wesley Morgan):............................

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Dai (Peter Shinkoda), Tom's second-in-command, a quiet and competent commando on the battlefield.

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« Reply #1 on Nov 19, 2010, 4:06pm »

I posted the new description which I found on the TNT website. it seems there were some cast changes....

Jessy Schramm disappeard from the description...

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« Reply #2 on Nov 24, 2010, 7:21am »

From her twitter, she didn't seem to be in Toronto over the last months, so I'm not expecting that she's in the main cast for the full season...

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« Reply #3 on Jul 13, 2011, 10:31am »

Hey that was actually my question...no news on Karen last episode...so what is going on with her?? I really hope she is coming back...i like the relationship with Hal better than with Margeret...

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« Reply #4 on Jul 13, 2011, 11:10am »

So do I but im sure they will bring her back when the time is right. Maybe they will hold her till end of the season and they find her then she finds out about Hal and Margaret. Anything could happen so we will have to wait and see.

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FALLING SKIES is an exciting new series from DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg. Noah Wyle (ER, TNT's The Librarian movies) stars as Tom Mason, a former college professor who becomes the leader of a group of soldiers and civilians struggling against an occupying alien force. Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation) co-stars as Anne Glass, a therapist who works with the surviving children to help them cope with the traumatic situation. The series also stars Drew Roy (Lincoln Heights) as Hal and Maxim Knight (Brothers & Sisters) as Matt, Tom’s two sons; and Seychelle Gabriel (Weeds) as Lourdes, an orphaned teenager who helps run the group’s commissary. Will Patton (Armageddon, TNT’s Into the West) will play a recurring role as a fierce resistance fighter. FALLING SKIES is slated to premiere in 2011.

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