TNT picked up another 10 episodes which will debut next summer.
I know this is how they're doing things for cable (small orders, etc.); but after the 10 episodes of this season air - will there be interest after waiting a year for another 10?
It's normal for cable series to have just 13 eps or so. I haven't had an issue waiting a year between seasons of Dexter or Breaking Bad.
Apparently an extra is dropping a bit of dirt on IMDB. If any of this is true, it could explain so much about this show.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462059/board/thread/185110514?d=185110514&p=1#185110514
I don't know enough about TV shooting to judge whether the Cupcake Incident is all that much out of line. But they're moving to Vancouver? Oh come on, that looks even less like Boston than where they are now.
The rant explains why Lourdes seems like a character adrift - but she's also a character with potential. Just find a good role for her, even if it's as an alien spy.
Tom's quest to save his son is relatable and not being presented as off-puttingly "selfish." He acquiesced when the initial foray brought back someone else's son instead. He didn't throw a tantrum over being "cheated" or act bitter at someone else's good fortune. He accepted Weaver's orders to get the motorcycles and the drugs before trying to rescue Ben again.
Wylie plays the character as being on edge but repressing his anxiety, to deliver the message he's hanging in there and being reasonable, a good soldier, as much as anyone could be expected to in those circumstances.
And adding Pope was a good call. It's true that every story needs its Wolverine - the charismatic wild-card role. What's wrong with writers being smart about including the crowd pleasing elements that have been proven to work before? That's how shows get ratings. The fact that Falling Skies has beaten the odds against sci fi on TV, particularly if the sci fi isn't couched in palatable cop-show elements, is proof enough that the approach being taken in the right one.
The notion that being a "history professor" means Tom won't be upset about his son being a casualty of war is utterly absurd. That's a great way to make Tom an unsympathetic character - a heartless bastard who doesn't love his kid! Good lord.
And if the original concept was some cliched "Tom fights the evil military jerks who want to kick the civilians around," then thank goodness they changed that. I much prefer the more nuanced and realistic approach - the military and civilians are all trying to work out everyone's roles and priorities on the fly and there are no easy answers. Everyone is well-meaning and basically wants the same thing. Except Wolverine.
