History Trivia / FallingSkies

* LifeImitatesArt: In the season 2 finale "A More Perfect Union," Anne discovers she's pregnant with Tom's child - and Moon Bloodgood, who plays Anne, became pregnant for real a few months after filming that episode.
* NamesTheSame: Both this and the Creator/ArthurCClarke classic ''Literature/ChildhoodsEnd'' feature invasions by aliens named Overlords, the invasions are for completely different reasons though.

* FanNickname: Early on for Lourdes: "God girl.", but that subplot seems to have been dropped in the second season.
** Before the writers said they were called "Overlords" fans called the tall aliens "Slenders" or "Skinnies"

* ActorAllusion: At one point in episode 6, Margaret is training Anne how to use a weapon and at one point tells [[{{Terminator}} Anne]] to "slow down honey, you're not the Terminator."

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/StarshipTroopers Sky Marshal Dienes]] is teaching school.
** Captain Dale Dye was also in that movie; besides being the military adviser, he was one of the officers in the Brain Bug scene at the end of the film (specifically, the General that asks [[Creator/NeilPatrickHarris Carl]], "What's it thinking, Colonel?").
** [[TheTerminator Blair Williams]] is surviving another post-apocalyptic world.
** [[Series/{{Fringe}} Nina Sharp]] is still giving all hell in post-invasion Boston.
** [[Series/{{Smallville}} Alicia]] is first a psycho who then becomes a typical good girl shipped with the young protagonist
** It's [[Series/StargateSG1 Major Paul Davis]] vs aliens again.
** Looks like [[Series/{{Lost}} John Locke]] is in charge of Charleston!
** [[MaxHeadroom M-M-M-Max Headroom]] is general of the militia in Charleston.
** [[{{Series/House}} Dr. Wilson]] is the recluse working the power plant for Charleston.
** Turns out [[DougJones Abraham]] [[Film/{{Hellboy}} Sapien]] is actually an alien.
** [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Saul Tigh]] is working for the US Military.
** [[TheFourthKind Sheriff August]] believes in aliens now.
** It seems The Swede left a descendant in southern United States.
** [[Series/ICarly Griffin]] lost his Pee Wee Babies to aliens!
** Lexi grew up to be [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Pansy Parkinson]]!
** [[Series/{{Lost}} Frank Lapidus]] showed up very, very late to the series this time.

** Captain Dale Dye was also in that movie; besides being the military adviser, he was one of the officers in the Brain Bug scene at the end of the film (specifically, the General that asks [[NeilPatrickHarris Carl]], "What's it thinking, Colonel?").

** It seems [[HellOnWheels The Swede]] left a descendant in southern United States.