The first season of Falling Skies takes place in the aftermath of an alien attack that left Earth a shell of its former self. Led by Tom Mason (Noah Wyle), a history professor, a group of human survivors who call themselves 2nd Massachusetts band together to make a stand against the alien invaders.
I enjoy survival / resistance type programs. The addition of the sic fi aspect improves it. The father going back repeatedly for his harnessed son is a little far fetched.
What's great about it: Multiple intertwining story lines
What's not so great: The I'll do anything for my boys aspect