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Falling Skies (season 1)
The first season of the American television drama series ''Falling Skies'' commenced airing on June 19 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 millio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Wyle
Noah Strausser Speer Wyle (; born June 4, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as John Carter (ER), John Carter in the television series ''ER (TV series), ER'' (1994–2009), which earned him nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards. He is also known for his roles as List of The Librarian characters#Recurring characters, Flynn Carsen in The Librarian (franchise), ''The Librarian'' franchise including three TV movies ''The Librarian: Quest for the Spear'' (2004), ''The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mine'' (2006), and ''The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice'' (2008) then returning for the television series (2013–2018) and Tom Mason (Falling Skies), Tom Mason in the television series ''Falling Skies'' (2011–2015). He has appeared in films such as ''A Few Good Men'' (1992), ''Pirates of Silicon Valley'' (1999), ''Donnie Darko'' (2001), and ''W. (film), W.'' (2008). Wyle was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, which began with the aerial bombing campaign against Iraq on 17 January 1991 and came to a close with the American-led Liberation of Kuwait on 28 February 1991. On 2 August 1990, Iraq invaded the neighbouring State of Kuwait and had fully occupied the country within two days. Initially, Iraq ran the occupied territory under a puppet government known as the "Republic of Kuwait" before proceeding with an outright annexation in which Kuwaiti sovereign territory was split, with the "Saddamiyat al-Mitla' District" being carved out of the country's northern portion and the "Kuwait Governorate" covering the rest. Varying spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Golan
Fred Golan is an American television writer and producer. Golan is best known for his work on series such as '' Justified'' and '' Sneaky Pete'', on which he served as a writer and executive producer. Notable other work includes ''Boomtown'', '' Roswell'', and '' The Big Easy''. In 2013, Fred Golan was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America,Neimeyer, Mark. "Poe and Popular Culture", collected in ''The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe''. Cambridge University Press, 2002. . p. 206. for an "Edgar Allan Poe Award" for writing Justified, Season 3 episode "Slaughterhouse." Notable television work ''The Big Easy'' *''That Voodoo That You Do'' (1.11) *''Long and Short'' (1.15) (with Anne Kenney) *''Vamps Like Us'' (1.20) *''Heavenly Body'' (2.2) *''A Perfect Day for Buffalo Fish'' (2.7) ''Roswell'' *''Harvest'' (2.6) ''Boomtown'' *''Crash'' (1.8) *''Blackout'' (1.17) *''Wannabe'' (2.3) ''Justified'' *''The Hammer'' (1.10) (with Chris Provenzano Chris Prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner Of War (Falling Skies)
"Prisoner of War" is the third episode of the first season of the TNT science fiction drama ''Falling Skies'', which originally aired June 26, 2011. The episode was written by Fred Golan and directed by Greg Beeman. The 2nd Mass is joined by Dr. Michael Harris, 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. A Skitter later orders a Mech to kill the remaining kids in front of Hal, then releases Hal to deliver a message: take one, the rest die. Plot Tom, Hal, Karen, Anthony, Dai and Margaret watch as kids with harnesses collect scrap metal for the aliens. Tom sees his son, Ben and the group prepare to grab him. Karen accidentally knocks a loose piece of rock from the building, alerting the aliens and the group runs away. Back at the school, parents of harnessed kids come over and ask Tom if he saw anything. Mike tells them to back off as more an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Yost
Graham John Yost (born September 5, 1959) is a Canadian film and television screenwriter. His best-known works are the films ''Speed'', '' Broken Arrow'', and '' Hard Rain'' and the TV series '' Justified''. Early life, family and education Yost was born in Etobicoke in the Toronto metropolitan area. He is the son of Canadian television personality Elwy Yost, the longtime host of the public broadcaster TVOntario's '' Saturday Night at the Movies''. He graduated from the University of Toronto Schools and Trinity College at the University of Toronto. Career Yost wrote for the TV sitcom ''Herman's Head'' and the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers''. In 2002, he created the television drama series ''Boomtown''. He created the short-lived NBC drama ''Raines'' (2007). Yost teamed with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, along with two of his fellow ''Boomtown'' writers Michelle Ashford and Larry Andries, to write and direct episodes of the HBO miniseries '' The Pacific''. Yost is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Beeman
Greg Beeman (born 1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American film and television director and producer and winner of the Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement. He is well known for his work on the television series '' JAG'', ''Smallville'', and ''Heroes''. Beeman worked on the TNT apocalyptic/science-fiction series '' Falling Skies'', as executive producer and main director. Career 1980s Beeman started his directorial career in the late 1980s, guest directing for the television show ''The Wonder Years,'' and directing two television films. In 1988, Beeman made his theatrical directing debut in ''License to Drive''. 1990s During the early 1990s, Beeman continued work in the television industry, directing episodes of '' JAG'', ''Harts of the West'', '' Danger Theatre'', and '' Nash Bridges''. Beeman also contributed two episodes to the sci-fi series ''Eerie, Indiana''. Beeman would work on numerous television projects during the late 1990s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Armory (Falling Skies)
"The Armory" is the second episode of the first season of the TNT science fiction drama ''Falling Skies'', which originally aired June 19, 2011, alongside the pilot episode A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie), in United States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television network or other distri .... The episode was written by Graham Yost and directed by Greg Beeman. Weaver sends Tom and a 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 and weapons. The trade is interrupted by an alien ship, which kills most of the outlaws. Their leader, Pope, is taken into custody. Margaret, another one of the outlaws, agrees to fight for the 2nd Mass and help Tom find his enslaved son Ben, who was seen at a nearby hospital only days before. In the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Rodat
Robert Rodat (born c. 1960) is an American film and television writer and television producer. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Steven Spielberg's war epic ''Saving Private Ryan''. Career Rodat wrote ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), ''The Comrades of Summer'' (1992), ''Tall Tale'' (1995), ''Fly Away Home'' with Vince McKewin (1996), and '' The Patriot'' (2000). He worked on the revision of the script for the 2008 film ''10,000 BC'' and helped with the story of 2013 film '' Thor: The Dark World''. Rodat also contributed to a screenplay for a film adaptation of ''Warcraft'', work that was ultimately rebooted with the exit of the film's then-attached director, Sam Raimi. In 2009, Rodat created the TNT science-fiction series ''Falling Skies'', produced by Steven Spielberg. The series did not premiere until summer 2011. Its fifth and final season was broadcast in the summer of 2015. The show is about human survivors of a semi-post apocalyp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Franklin
Carl Franklin (born April 11, 1949) is an American filmmaker. Franklin is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley, and continued his education at the AFI Conservatory, where he graduated with an M.F.A. degree in directing in 1986. Early life Franklin grew up in Richmond, California. He never had the opportunity to know his biological father, who had died before Carl was born. Franklin was raised by his mother and stepfather. While Franklin speaks highly of his stepfather and has called him "very loving", he has spoken out about his stepfather's abusive tendencies, linking his outbursts to alcohol use. Problems at home combined with life in a tough neighborhood fueled Franklin's ambition to be the first in his family to attend college. He was awarded a scholarship to University of California, Berkeley. Franklin's initial desires to become a teacher or lawyer led him to study history upon his arrival at the university. However, after two years, Franklin changed his majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live And Learn (Falling Skies)
"Live and Learn" is the first episode of the first season and the series premiere of the TNT science fiction drama ''Falling Skies''. The episode was written by series creator and executive producer Robert Rodat and directed by Carl Franklin. The episode first aired in the United States on June 19, 2011, alongside the second episode. Six months after an extraterrestrial invasion, history professor Tom Mason is made second-in-command of the 2nd Mass, a group of soldiers and civilians. Weaver, 2nd Mass' commanding officer, sends Tom, Hal and a small group of soldiers on a mission for supplies for the rest of the troop. While on the mission, Hal catches a glimpse of his missing brother Ben, who has been enslaved by the aliens. In the United States, the two-hour series premiere achieved a viewership of 5.91 million, making it the most-watched series premiere of 2011. The episode received a Nielsen rating of 2.0 in the 18–49 demographic, translating to 2.6 million viewers. Plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Weber (actor)
Steven Robert Weber (born March 4, 1961) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Brian Hackett on the television series ''Wings'' which aired from April 1990 to May 1997 on NBC, as Sam Blue in '' Once and Again'', and Jack Torrance in the TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's '' The Shining''. He had a recurring role on '' iZombie'' as Vaughn du Clark. He played Mayor Douglas Hamilton on '' NCIS: New Orleans'' in a recurring role, and as Sergeant First Class Dennis Worcester in ''Hamburger Hill'' (1987). Early life Weber was born in Queens, New York. His mother, Fran (née Frankel), was a nightclub singer, and his father, Stuart Weber, was a nightclub performer and manager of Borscht Belt comedians. Weber embraces his Jewish heritage despite not having received a formal religious education. Weber graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts (1979) and the State University of New York at Purchase. Career Weber started appearing in TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Dye
Dale Adam Dye Jr. (born October 8, 1944) is an American actor, technical advisor, radio personality and writer. A decorated Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, Dye is the founder and head of Warriors, Inc., a technical advisory company specializing in portraying realistic military action in Hollywood films. Dye has also offered his expertise to television, such as the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' and '' The Pacific'', and video games, including the ''Medal of Honor'' series. Early life and education Dye was born on October 8, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Dale Adam and Della Grace (née Koehler) Dye. His father was a liquor salesman in and around St. Louis and took Dale with him as he visited working-class taverns. There he heard war stories from World War II veterans. One particular story about man-to-man fighting told by a Marine who said he had fought in the Pacific Theater piqued Dale's attention. He looked up the Battle of Iwo Jima that night and made u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
