The first Falling Skies Podcast dedicated to Falling Skies on TNT with Falling Skies News, Interviews & more!
Noah Wyle: Yes, it’s sort of a typical story telling in the sense that we don’t start with everyday life going on business as usual and then suddenly everybody’s eyes turn to the heavens and say, what’s that coming in towards our planet.
We do, we pick up six months into what has been a devastating alien invasion and meet our characters already in a pretty high state of disarray which is kind of exciting storytelling because it allows you the opportunity to fill in the back story through episodic storytelling and also opens up the possibility of being able to track back in time down the road if it seems (dramatically) appropriate.
I received my copy of the Falling Skies Press Kit today along with many others it appears from the twitterverse. I have enclosed eight photos below detailing what was the press kit.
"TNT presented some new footage from their upcoming sci-fi series Falling Skies today to fans at WonderCon, and we were there to cover it. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, the series stars Noah Wyle as a former university professor and father who has taken up the leadership role in a resistance faction made up of soldiers and civilians alike. In addition to Wyle, Falling Skies also stars Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, and Drew Roy. Hit the jump to check out a recap on the footage and panel, as well as my reaction to what we were shown.
Showrunner Mark Verheiden, star Drew Roy and writer Melinda Hsu appeared on the panel and they showed four clips in all." Read More
"3:15-4:00 Falling Skies— After an all-out invasion of the planet by an alien military force, ordinary people must do extraordinary things to survive in TNT's powerful new drama series from DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg, starring Noah Wyle and premiering in June. 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. The series combines stunning visual effects and personal human stories about triumph and survival in the most devastating circumstances. The panel will include exclusive clips from the series and a discussion with co-executive producer and writer Mark Verheiden, writer Melinda Hsu, and star Drew Roy. Everyone attending the panel will receive a limited edition Falling Skies "prequel" comic book published by Dark Horse."
Written by Paul Tobin and illustrated by Juan Ferreyra, the Falling Skies Web Comic will bridge the gap between the 12-page Falling Skies comic released at New York Comic Con. Be sure to check back every two weeks for a new chapter.
Paul Tobin is a writer from Portland, Oregon, who works on Marvel Comics titles such as Spider-Girl and Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man, among many others. In addition, Paul works for Dark Horse (Predators movie adaptation, Conan) and DC Comics, and has an upcoming graphic novel (Gingerbread Girl) from Top Shelf, created in collaboration with his wife, artist Colleen Coover. Paul is also very bald and works on novels.
Juan Ferreyra began drawing comics with Small Gods for Image, and then Emissary and Lazarus for Image's imprint Shadowline. He worked on Dark Horse's Rex Mundi while at the same time coloring Conan and the Midnight God and Solomon Kane: Death's Black Riders. Now he's working on a creator-owned book called La 6ème heure for French publisher Soleil. He lives in Argentina.
Andrew Dalhouse made his first appearance coloring comics with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for Avatar Press. Andrew followed this macabre masterpiece with such books as Marvel Zombies: Evil Evolution, Lady Death, and Hack/Slash, to name but a few. Mr. Dalhouse's work currently can also be found in Disney's Darkwing Duck, Boom's The Incredibles, and Dark Horse Comics' The Occultist.
Nate Piekos, AKA Blambot, graduated with a BA in design from Rhode Island College. Since founding blambot.com, he has lettered comic books for Marvel, DC, Oni Press, and Dark Horse. Nate's designs have also been featured worldwide in print, on television, and in feature films.
Falling Skies promo from tube on Vimeo.
"Finally there was a panel for the show where the first trailer was unveiled. Much of the trailer focused on a little girl talking about and drawing descriptions of the alien ships that invaded her home. We also see shots of the resistance team as they avoid and then finally fight the invading forces. Cuts were quick so it didn’t include a clear view of the aliens but they appeared to be large, mobile, and arriving from ships. Combat looked frenetic but also sometimes avoidable as much of the action included people running away. The trailer was brief so it was hard to judge quality but a War of the Worlds influence was easily felt, as was the human element described in the interviews.
Finally, the cast and creative team discussed the show and mentioned how Moon Bloodgood’s character is much less of a fighter at the beginning of the show and slowly grows into it. Wyle’s character is in more a leader role and takes this very seriously but both actors hinted that a relationship between to the two is a very likely occurrence."
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"From executive producer Steven Spielberg, Falling Skies stars Noah Wyle as a former college professor who becomes the leader of a group of soldiers and civilians struggling against an occupying alien force.
Moon Bloodgood 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 as Hal and Maxim Knight as Matt, Tom's two sons; and Seychelle Gabriel as Lourdes, an orphaned teenager who helps run the group's commissary."
Thanks,DARK HORSE AND TNT TEAM UP
ON COMIC BOOK PREQUEL
TO FALLING SKIES
THE EAGERLY ANTICIPATED NEW SERIES STARRING NOAH WYLE, PRODUCED BY DREAMWORKS TELEVISION AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER STEVEN SPIELBERG WILL APPEAR
IN COMIC FORM ONLINE AND IN PRINT!
JULY 22ND, SAN DIEGO, CA–TNT is teaming up with publisher Dark Horse Comics to create a comic book and webcomic prequel to FALLING SKIES, the eagerly anticipated new series starring Noah Wyle (ER, TNT’s The Librarian movies) and produced by DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg. The comic book and webcomic are slated to be unveiled at New York Comic Con in October. FALLING SKIES, which is set to premiere on TNT in summer 2011, is a gripping drama that envisions a world where aliens have invaded, and the fate of humanity lies in the hands of a few survivors.
During New York Comic Con (Oct. 8-10), TNT and Dark Horse will distribute an exclusive, special-edition 12-14 page comic book that tells the harrowing backstory of the alien invasion. Beginning Nov. 1, fans will be able to download an extended webcomic version through tnt.tv, darkhorse.com and iTunes, with new installments posted every two weeks.
“The FALLING SKIES comic book and webcomic provide a great way for TNT to ramp up excitement for FALLING SKIES, while also providing a thrilling backstory to the series’ intriguing premise and characters,” said Tricia Melton, senior vice president of entertainment marketing for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). “We look forward to working with Dark Horse Comics as we begin the FALLING SKIES invasion.”
In addition to the comic book and webcomic, Dark Horse is collaborating with TNT on the FALLING SKIES presence at this month’s Comic-Con International in San Diego. The event will include appearances and autograph sessions with series stars Wyle and Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation), along with co-executive producer and writer Mark Verheiden (Heroes, Battlestar Galactica). On Friday, July 23, from 2-3 p.m. (PT), the three will appear at Dark Horse’s Comic-Con International booth, where they will sign exclusive FALLING SKIES posters. Then from 4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. (PT), Wyle, Bloodgood and Verheiden will participate in a Q&A panel session in Room 6A.
In FALLING SKIES, Wyle stars as a former college professor who becomes the leader of a group of soldiers and civilians struggling against an occupying alien force. Bloodgood 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) plays a fierce leader of the resistance.
FALLING SKIES is executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, along with DreamWorks Television heads Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank and screenwriter Robert Rodat. Rodat, who earned an Oscar® nomination for his screenplay for Saving Private Ryan, wrote the pilot from an idea he co-conceived with Spielberg. Verheiden and Greg Beeman (Heroes, Smallville) are co-executive producers. The pilot was directed by Carl Franklin (One False Move, Out of Time).
Noah Wyle and Moon Bloodgood talk about TNT's upcoming Falling Skies.
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TNT gives sneak of Spielberg’s ‘Falling Skies’
by James Hibberd
TNT's mysterious alien invasion drama produced by Steven Spielberg became a lot less mysterious by the end of its Comic-Con panel.
"Falling Skies" looks pretty ... familiar. Earth is attacked by bad guys from outer space, 80% of the population is destroyed, a ragtag group of survivors fight back.
One storytelling item: We won't see the invasion itself (TNT has money ... but not that much money), but instead the story will begin in the aftermath. The show uses kids' drawings to depict what happened which, as low-cost solutions to showing the end of the world go, is a pretty neat one.
TNT promised "Skies" will be the "Television Event of 2011," so it's setting the bar pretty high.
"These become the architects of the next Constitution," said star Noah Wylie, bearded. "If we had something hit the reset button what are the aspects we'd want to retain from the life before?"
As for what the aliens want, exec prod Mark Verheiden said, "We know what they want, and we're not going to tell you."
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Comic-Con: 'The Cape,' 'Teen Wolf,' 'Falling Skies' and the great unknown
by Alan Sepinwall.
"Falling Skies": This is probably the highest-profile of the three, in that it's produced by Steven Spielberg ("BSG" vet Mark Verheiden is the active showrunner), stars Noah Wyle and Moon Bloodgood, is about the aftermath of an alien invasion of Earth and will no doubt get a huge promotional push from TNT when it launches next June.
It also got the most enthusiastic response of the three - still modest compared to "Walking Dead" (or even "Hawaii Five-0"), but clearly positive. It helped that we only got a sizzle reel, which means they could cut together the best footage from the pilot (including several glimpses of celebrity boot camp maestro and sometime-actor Dale Dye) without having to pause for exposition or characterization.
The series picks up six months after aliens have taken over Earth for reasons unknown. Wyle plays a suddenly-widowed Boston University history professor who finds himself leading a resistance cell (and frequently talking about the American Revolution), while Bloodgood is a pediatrician who lost her husband and daughter in the invasion.
Verheiden liked the idea of picking up well after the invasion itself (which is the period most of these stories take place in), because, "Our people are trying to catch up as much as the audience will be."
There were a few good laugh lines from the panel - Bloodgood at one point said, "I've always thought of myself as a masculine person," and, when asked whom she would most want on her side against an alien invasion, suggested, "Samuel L. Jackson" - and Verheiden and Wyle sounded smart in discussing ways in which the show will be different from the dozens of similar movies and TV shows, and the crowd (a packed room after the sparseness of "Teen Wolf") seemed pleased at the conclusion.
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Photo by: Ken Woroner from Fallen Skies Pilot Episode
