I watched it and I thought it was good. Was that ex-mayor/older lady the mom from Burn Notice?
As for the show, the cliched characters and plot lines are a bit much, but I"ll give in another episode or two.
Not a bad story. A little ambitious with so many different aliens. The rich family on Benz's right during the dedication reminded me of the book version of Rowling's Malfoys. The key to survival on SYFY is good storylines without costing a lot in production. May do well.
Our DVR screwed up and we were only able to watch about half the show. Now I guess we have to try to watch one of the oddball 1:30 in the morning repeats.