If Falling Skies doesn’t grab you right away, give it a few episodes. Amid the shuffle of Must-See shows like Game of Thrones, it feels a little quieter and more pedestrian. But if you remain open to it and let it find its rhythm, it turns into a thoroughly enjoyable bit of summer escapism. With the first season Blu-ray now in stores, those who missed it have a second chance to see what it’s all about. Hit the jump for my full review.

Falling Skies is a gritty, understandable drama that resonates with viewers through the commonality their characters share with us. At Comic-Con, stars Colin Cunningham (Pope), Jessy Schram (Karen) and Moon Bloodgood (Dr. Glass) sat down for a round table interview. the cast members pointed out that you don’t need to have big boobs and look fabulous to kill aliens, talked about the confidence from the network to greenlight a third season and what they hope to see for their characters in the future.

For more insight into the success of Falling Skies and the actors interpersonal antics, continue reading after the jump.

TNT has decided to renew the sci-fi drama Falling Skies for another season.  The network has settled on ordering 10 episodes for the show’s third season, set to air in 2013.  The show premiered last summer and stars Noah Wyle as a former history professor who becomes one of Massachusetts’ military leaders following a worldwide alien invasion.  The post-apocalyptic setting has apparently provided enough fodder for the series to prosper, as it averages 5.9 million viewers when DVR playback is taken into account.  I haven’t seen the show but I know a few people who are fans, so this should comes as welcome news to those who tune in every week.  The show is currently in the middle of its second season on TNT.  Hit the jump to read the press release.

With Season 2 of the epic TNT drama series Falling Skies continuing its extraordinary story about life and survival in the wake of an alien invasion, former history professor Tom Mason (Noah Wyle) is trying to regain his footing after returning home from one of the alien ships while unpredictable troublemaker John Pope (Colin Cunningham) is now the leader of a ragtag group of fighters called the Berserkers.  Essentially, everyone just has the same goal of just trying to survive and deal with a world at war, and discover their place in it, no matter their methods of finding it. The show also stars Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, Drew Roy, Maxim Knight, Connor Jessup and Sarah Carter.

At a press day for the TV show, actor Colin Cunningham spoke to Collider for this exclusive interview about who his character is now and where his loyalty lies, the fun of getting to be the antagonist, what’s most surprised him about Pope in two seasons, how different the dynamic is between Pope and Tom Mason this season, how amazing the genre fans have been, that he loves the level of imagination that comes with doing the green screen work, and what he’d like to see from Pope, if he gets to return for Season 3.  Check out what he had to say after the jump.

TNT presented some new footage from their upcoming sci-fi series Falling Skies today to fans at WonderCon, and we were there to cover it. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, the series stars Noah Wyle as a former university professor and father who has taken up the leadership role in a resistance faction made up of soldiers and civilians alike. In addition to Wyle, Falling Skies also stars Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, and Drew Roy. Hit the jump to check out a recap on the footage and panel, as well as my reaction to what we were shown.