FALLING SKIES - USA TODAY: Spielberg's alien outlook darkens in 'Falling Skies'
By Bill Keveney
June 14, 2011
Steven Spielberg has always been curious about what's out there.
The Oscar-winning director, who explored the idea of extraterrestrial life in E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind and War of the Worlds, tackles the topic again as executive producer of TNT's Falling Skies (Sunday, 9 ET/PT), a series that follows a band of survivors after an alien invasion and occupation. "It was just a very deep interest I had, based on my father's interest in astronomy and getting interested in the stars when I was a boy," he says. As a filmmaker, "I was able to put that wonder to good use..."
... "One of the things we all discussed was the most exciting event should be something as small as having to go to a Food King to ascertain whether it's a bait-and-trap or an opportunity to resupply," he says. His colleague, screenwriter Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan), saw parallels to the Revolutionary War, with aliens instead of redcoats.
Spielberg always saw Skies as a TV project because of the hours needed to answer its many questions, including the invaders' motivation: Are they truly evil? "It's going to take a season to answer that question."
Falling Skies premieres Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 9/8C. Cast includes Stargate SG-1's Colin Cunningham, Maxim Knight, Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Mpho Koaho, Sarah Carter, Connor Jessup, Bruce Gray, Dale Dye, Drew Roy, Seychelle Gabriel, Peter Shinkoda, Dylan Authors and James Collins.
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