Here is a story of such breadth and scope it is likely to disappoint some. Cheers still deserve to be awarded to this miniseries for attempting to encompass more than staid UFO abduction story drizzled with government conspiracies. Yes, both of these elements are included in the series, but when packaged with multigenerational character arcs, impressive special effects, and slight twists on the expected elements of alien stories, the result is a riveting story.Oh, and stay away from the novelization. It's juvenile and contrived.