ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: TONIGHT'S BEST TV SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2011
A Daily Guide To Notable Shows
... Falling Skies
9-11 PM TNT, SERIES DEBUT
In a Mad Men-free summer ruled by reality shows, what's a fan of scripted TV to do? Consider checking out Falling Skies, exec-produced by some guy named Steven Spielberg. A decisive break from TNT's Closer-mandated formula of eccentric procedurals, Skies follows a group of humans who survived a devastating alien invasion. As a history professor-turned-militiaman, Noah Wyle makes a pleasantly low-key protagonist. And unlike such recent sci-fi flops as FlashForward and The Event, which drowned in conspiracies and go-nowhere plot twists, the Skies premiere feels mercifully straightforward: The only mission is survival. (You also see the aliens in their gross-out glory right away — take that, V!) The real fun starts in tonight's second hour (scripted by Justified showrunner Graham Yost), which introduces potential breakout Colin Cunningham as a gleefully sinister postapocalyptic gang leader. — Darren Franich
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