Falling skies

The show is set on the premise that the world is on the brink of extinction by the hands of Aliens. 90% of the world's population was annihilated in just a few days. Most of the planet's energy sources and technology are rendered useless.

The show picks up six months after the aliens came to the planet. A group of resistance fighters called the 2nd Massachusetts are fighting against time to find a way to defeat the alien also known as "Skitters" with depleting resources.

The resistance is lead by retired Captain Weaver and Tom Mason (a Boston University professor before the invasion began.) Tom has three kids. Hal a sixteen year old student who is now a scout for the resistance is the eldest child. The middle child, Ben was caught by the Skitters. Hal and Tom are trying to look for him and a way to remove an alien attached to him and other children called the "Harness". And Matt is his youngest child.

I have to admit that the series didn't really attract my attention at first. But as the series progresses, I grew fond of watching it. It is just like the other show that I am watching about alien invasion called V. But the main difference is that in V, the aliens look like humans and could communicate using the human language. In V, at first they were putting a facade that they come in peace. In Falling skies, it is all out annihilation from the start. The series reminds of the movie called Independence day. I am quite interested enough to see how the series would progress. I can't wait to watch the next episode.

TNT seems to doing a lot of post apocalyptic TV series. This year they aired "The walking dead". The series is about a world filled with zombies just like the movie "Zombieland".