Limited Commercial Interruption?

At the start of Sunday night’s two-hour season premiere of the new TNT alien invasion drama, “Falling Skies,” the announcer used the now-familiar statement: “Presented with limited commercial interruption.

What a lot of crock. Every six minutes or so, it seemed, there was a commercial interruption. Granted, there may have been fewer commercials, I’m really not sure, but as far as “commercial interruptions” go, there were plenty.

Guess I could have gone back to the beginning and counted the commercial interruptions since I recorded it on DVR, but it wasn’t worth the effort.

Don’t you just hate it when they try to put one over on you?

Now … having said all that, I think “Falling Skies” is going to be an interesting series. Under the guidance of Stephen Spielberg, the two-hour pilot was pretty good.

Earth has been invaded by six-legged aliens from another planet. The human resistance group calls them “Skitters” because of the way they walk. Their bipedal metal robots are called “Mechs” by the resistance – the 2^nd Massachusetts.

Noah Wyle has the lead as Tom Mason, a former American history professor, alongside Will Patton as Capt. Weaver, leader of the 2^nd Massachusetts. Two strong actors.

The stage has been set. Now let’s see what the rest of Falling Skies’ season has to offer.

I know, I know … lots more commercial interruptions.