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- Falling_Skies_(season_1) abstract "The first season of the American television drama series Falling Skies commenced airing on June 19, 2011 and concluded, on August 7, 2011. It consisted of ten episodes, each running approximately 40 minutes in length. TNT broadcast the first season on Sundays at 10:00 pm in the United States. The first season picks up six months after the invasion and follows a group of survivors who band together to fight back. The group, known as the Second Massachusetts (an allusion to a historical regiment from the Continental Army), is led by the retired Captain Weaver and Boston University history professor Tom Mason who, while in search of his son Ben, must put his extensive knowledge of military history into practice as one of the leaders of the resistance movement. The first season was met with positive reviews and the two-hour premiere was watched by 5.9 million viewers, making it cable television's biggest series launch of the year, with more than 2.6 million adults 18–49 and 3.2 million adults 25–54. The first season finale received 5.6 million viewers, the highest rated episode since the series premiere; with 2.5 million viewers in the 18–49 demographic.".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) firstAirDate "2011-06-19".
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- Falling_Skies_(season_1) episodeList List_of_Falling_Skies_episodes.
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- Falling_Skies_(season_1) nextSeason Falling_Skies_(season_2).
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) numEpisodes "10".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) originalairdate "2011-06-19".
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- Falling_Skies_(season_1) quote "One of the things that was most attractive about it was shooting 10 episodes as opposed to 24, which affords me a bit of quality-of-life and allows me to have a presence in my kids' lives. But in terms of quality of writing, this was great writing. Mark Verheiden's a great writer. I enjoy this kind of storytelling just as much as all of those years on "ER."".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) quote "Spielberg’s fingerprints are all over this. He shaped the script, cast the pilot, watched all the dailies, made the editing suggestions, worked on the post and on the aliens and spaceships.".
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- Falling_Skies_(season_1) shortsummary "Colonel Porter is missing, believed dead. No word has come from the 4th, 5th, or 7th Mass units. Captain Weaver has Tom locked up after Tom questions his mental state, his ability to lead the fighters and help the civilians, and his orders to continue the attack in the face of heavy odds. Tom manages to escape with Hal and Jimmy's help, confronts Weaver and convinces him to improve his original plan. Meanwhile, Scott and Ben work to disrupt the Skitters' transmissions.".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) shortsummary "Colonel Porter returns to the 2nd Mass and informs them that not only has the 7th Mass been destroyed, there has also been no contact with the 4th and 5th Mass. At 2nd Mass, Colonel Porter tells Captain Weaver and Tom that the Skitters are falling back in every major city, this is the best time to strike the Skitter base, and he has a plan for coordinated simultaneous cross-country attacks. Weaver orders Tom to scout out the massive Skitter structure and determine how best to destroy it, and goes along himself because his former contracting experience could pinpoint the most vulnerable structural points. Meanwhile, Pope is placed in charge of developing the explosives required to destroy the structure. Anne performs a secret autopsy on the dead Skitter and finds a harness attached inside it, so suspects it may once have looked like something else, maybe even humanoid. While scouting the Skitter structure, Tom, Hal and Weaver spy a tall, humanoid third alien species directing Skitters. While returning to base, they are surprised by a strange woman who invites them into her home. Tom and Hal take up her offer. Weaver stays outside, ostensibly to guard their motorbikes, but leaves for his home, which Ricky has been drawing. Weaver removed the spark plugs on Tom and Hal's bikes, but they eventually follow. Tom finds him drinking whiskey in the backyard. Weaver explains that he had separated from his wife before the invasion and couldn't find her when the attack began. He found his younger daughter who had been harnessed and inadvertently killed her in removing it. They are interrupted when a Mech shows up, forcing Hal to hide and Tom and Weaver to work together to destroy it. Believing the strange woman betrayed them, they return to her apartment and discover she is an agent of the Skitters who use her to capture people. While questioning her, Karen, harnessed, asks from the other side of the door about them. Before Hal can do anything, Tom looks through the peep hole and comes face to face with one of the new 10-12' tall aliens. Back at the school, they find Pope demonstrating his new bullets made out from Mech armor. The shots can penetrate the Mech armor itself, to the applause of onlookers. Ricky, who observed this, takes off, followed by Ben.".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) shortsummary "Commander Weaver sends Tom and a small squad to scout out a possible weapons armory, but they are taken hostage by a group of outlaws who then try to use Tom and his team as leverage to acquire food, weapons and a vehicle. The trade is interrupted by an alien ship, which kills most of the outlaws. Their leader, known only as Pope, is taken into custody. Margaret, another one of the outlaws, agrees to help and fight for the 2nd Mass and help Tom find his enslaved son Ben, who was seen at a nearby hospital only days before.".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) shortsummary "Following the cliffhanger, Pope manages to escape by cutting the ropes with shards of glass. That night at dinner, Rick acts agitated and refuses to eat. Mike searches the barn and discovers a series of backpacks and clothing left behind. Terry catches him, and reveals his nefarious Faustian bargain. Terry encourages Mike to join their Sanctuary, but he warns Hal to wake the 2nd Mass children, and dies guarding their rear. Meanwhile, Tom suspect something has gone awry: their two guards have not returned, and the 3rd Mass has not arrived. Hal makes a judgment call to rest a few hours in the light at a suburban home, while untiring Ben volunteers to run ahead, and inform the 2nd Mass on Terry and his renegades. Terry and his men find the children. But Pope fires from the tree line first, killing one of Terry’s men. A firefight ensues, wounding Pope in the leg, yet causing Tom to emerge from cover to strike a compromise. Tom will surrender everyone, if Terry will talk ‘terms’ upon return to the Sanctuary. Terry leads both groups into an ambush led by Weaver. Although Terry’s men are immediately subdued, Terry’s treachery provokes fatal fire from Tom. Sarah gives birth to the first baby girl, Charlotte, born into the 2nd Mass. during the alien occupation. Tom checks in on Pope healing from his gunshot wound. Although Tom is frustrated, he forgives Pope’s indiscretions and takes him back as cook. At Mike's funeral, Hal praises his bravery, Lourdes sings a hymn, while Margaret holds Hal’s hand. After the funeral disperses, Rick turns to Ben and says “...would never kill one of our own," advising Ben that, "You should understand this", and keeps trying to recruit Ben to join him and return to his "family", the Skitters.".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) shortsummary "Rick runs off to rejoin the Skitters and meets Megan, who promises to take him back in if he tells her everything he knows about the 2nd Mass. He does, but she departs, leaving him feeling betrayed, and surprised that Tom will take him back alive. Weaver presses on with the plan to attack the Skitter base, asking for 50 volunteers, explaining Porter is dead and the 4th and 5th Mass may be gone. Arriving at the rendezvous point for the three regiments with his troops, Weaver confirms that the 4th and 5th Mass have been destroyed. On learning that the Skitters know the whereabouts of the 2nd Mass, Tom decides to evacuate the civilians, leaving a small force behind. While Weaver's strike team are away, the 2nd Mass comes under attack from Mechs, but Scott and Ben save the day by finding and transmitting the right frequency to confuse the aliens. Believing his attack will turn into a suicide mission, Weaver sends Hal back to the 2nd Mass to report that the 4th and 5th Mass did not show up and are presumed destroyed. Tom heads out to rescue Weaver, and sends the radio and car back with Pope and Anthony, both wounded. Pope leaves him a rocket-propelled grenade launcher with Mech penetration ability. Tom finds Weaver, and shoots down a Skitter ship that crashes into the Skitter base with spectacular explosions. On the way home, Karen stops their truck and says the aliens will call back Ben unless Tom goes aboard the alien shuttle ship with the tall overlord. Weaver begs him to refuse, and remains behind, shocked.".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) shortsummary "The 2nd Mass is joined by Dr. Michael Harris, an old acquaintance of Tom's and the only doctor to have discovered how to safely unharness enslaved children. A failed attempt to reclaim Tom's son Ben leaves Hal and his girlfriend Karen at the mercy of the aliens but another 2nd Mass soldier, Mike, serendipitously winds up saving his own captured son instead. A Skitter orders a Mech to kill the remaining kids in front of Hal, takes Karen hostage, then releases Hal to deliver a message: take one, the rest die. Tom realizes now that he can't rescue his son without endangering the other captives. Tom manages to capture a live Skitter to be used for medical research, and Pope becomes the 2nd Mass' new cook.".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) shortsummary "Tom and his team are sent to scout out an old motorcycle shop to see if any vehicles can be salvaged, and Weaver insists he take Pope along. After arriving at the store, Pope manages to escape and attacks a nest of sleeping Skitters, attracting the attention of nearby Mechs. Meanwhile, Anne attempts to communicate with the captured Skitter, while Harris is more interested in simply dissecting it. Mike's son, Ricky, awakens from his harness removal surgery, and immediately reattaches the harness to help the skitter escape. Ricky is interrupted before he can open the cage. Tom's team makes it back to the school with a few motorcycles.".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) shortsummary "Tom works up a plan to extract his harnessed son Ben along with the other captive children from the local hospital. Captain Weaver tells Tom the plan has too many holes and that he should alter it. Meanwhile, Dr. Harris shines a bright light in the captured Skitter's face and tries to inject it with an unknown substance. The Skitter lashes out and strangles Harris in retaliation. Elsewhere, Hal comes up with an alternative plan, relying on stealth and infiltration to retrieve Ben from the hospital where he is being held captive. Hal volunteers to wear Ricky's harness and pretend to be a prisoner to rescue Ben. Anne learns to kill a Skitter by taking advantage of the "soft palate" in the back of the Skitter's mouth. She stabs the captive Skitter in its weak-spot in front of Tom and Hal to prove her theory. Weaver then approves Hal's plan, and sends Tom's team in. Hal successfully enters the hospital and sees a Skitter leading Ben's group to sleep. Hal blends in with the group, unbeknownst to the Skitter. After the children fall asleep, Hal strikes and kills the Skitter. The team finally rescues Ben and five other children, and return them to the base-camp. All but one survives their harness-removal surgery. Ben awakes later, and recognizes his father.".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) shortsummary "While Anne is treating a young boy, his father robs the infirmary of medical supplies. The father, son, and the son's mother flee shortly afterwards. Tom, Weaver, and Mike give chase. Weaver allows the family to leave, if they drop the stolen drugs. Terry Clayton holds a gun on the father until he agrees. Clayton is the leader of the 7th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment and alleges his entire unit was wiped out. Meanwhile, Hal notices subtle changes in Ben’s physical and dexterity development. Hal confides in Anne; he's witnessed Ben performing 102 push-ups, and his demeanor seemed out of character. Later that evening, a Mech performs a ‘feint attack’ at the defensive post guarded by Jimmy and Parker. Parker is killed, and Jimmy flees inside the school--unaware he has been pursued by a Skitter who has penetrated the encampment. Weaver rescue Jimmy, killing the Skitter. Next day, with grudging compliance of the parents, Terry leads the children to his encampment. Terry is later exposed as an enemy collaborator, exchanging children for the survival of his camp. His informant, Pope, escapes imprisonment.".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) source "– Noah Wyle, on why he chose the role".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) source "— Series lead, Noah Wyle".
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- Falling_Skies_(season_1) writtenby Fred_Golan.
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- Falling_Skies_(season_1) writtenby Mark_Verheiden.
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- Falling_Skies_(season_1) writtenby "Joel Anderson Thompson".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) writtenby "Mark Verheiden".
- Falling_Skies_(season_1) writtenby "Melinda Hsu Taylor".
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