Tonight’s episode of Alphas (Syfy, 10/9C) introduces Kat, an alpha who hangs out at an underground alpha fight club. She has one of the more unusual alpha abilities: she can pick up any physical ability at a glance – but, as with most alpha abilities, there’s a negative impact too. Erin Way, who joins the […]
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Malik Yoba – Alphas’ Bill Harken – Talks Diversity, Relationships and Action on Syfy’s Hit (Not Really a) Superhero Show!
In tonight’s episode of Alphas(Syfy, 10/9C), Malik Yoba’s former FBI Agent, Bill Harken, tracks a killer alpha to an underground fight club, where he takes a whupping and meets Kat, a young girl with a pretty unusual alpha ability. Last week, Yoba spent a bit of time chatting with a group of bloggers/journalists about season […]
Alphas: Ryan Cartwright’s Gary To Grow and Change in Season Two!
Last week, I had the opportunity to take part in a teleconference Q&A session with Ryan Cartwright, who plays Gary Bell, Alphas’ (Syfy, Mondays, 10/9C) autistic with a unique connection to electronic communications. As we discovered last year, Cartwright is a charming, good humored guy who really loves his character and has a lot of […]
Alphas: Season Two Premiere Promises Bigger Playing Field!
Wake Up Call is the second season premiere of Alphas (Syfy, Mondays, 10/9C). It’s been eight months since Dr. Lee Rosen went public about the alphas and he has spent the intervening time in a mental health facility while the government has attempted to build a case for his having a history of mental health […]
Syfy Continues Alphas’ Blue Collar Supers
Syfy announced today that they have renewed Alphas, the Zak Penn/Michael Karnow creation that features characters with unique mental abilities that are simultaneously a gift and and a problem. The press release follows the jump.
Summer Glau’s Tinker Has a Profound Effect on The Alphas Team!
On tonight’s Alphas [Syfy, 10/9C], Summer Glau guest-stars as the tinker to end all tinkers – and Dr. Rosen and his team must make some profound choices!
Alphas Signs Two Terminators, an Android,a Superhero Medic, a Lost Anthropologist, a Victorian Inventor and a Warehouse Doctor!
Syfy’s new hit series Alphas will feature an impressive lineup of special guest stars for its debut season. Garret Dillahunt (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Burn Notice), Summer Glau (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Alaina Huffman (Smallville, Stargate Universe), Rebecca Mader (Lost), Brent Spiner (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Lindsay Wagner (Warehouse 13) and Peter […]
Alphas – Blue Collar Superheroes for a Salary and a Great Dental Plan!
Syfy’s new original series, Alphas [Mondays, 10/9C], is a unique take on people with extraordinary powers. It may remind of things we have seen before, but it manages to take familiar ideas into fresh territory. They might seem like superheroes on paper, but the reality is far more interesting.
Showrunner Ira Steven Behr and Stars Ryan Cartwright and Azita Ghanizada On Syfy’s Blue Collar Alphas!
One of the most interesting shows of the summer is Syfy’s Alphas, a series about ordinary people with extraordinary abilities – and the underfunded government agency for which they work. Co-created by Zak Penn [X2, X-Men: Last Stand], the series could be described as X-Men without the glitz, glamor and recognition – but with, […]
Syfy Unveils Its Most Ambitious Schedule Ever!
This season, Syfy will premiere eighteen new and returning series – the most it’s ever produced for a single season. Things kick off in June with alternative/unscripted/reality programs Haunted Collector [new] and season two of Hollywood Treasure, with four scripted shows following in July: Alphas [new], Eureka, Haven and Warehouse 13. Plus there are several […]
Syfy’s Alphas Locks Cast – Nabs Guest Star Callum Keith Rennie!
Syfy’s ambitious new series pilot, Alphas, has signed Azita Ghanizada [Entourage, Castle] to lock its regular cast and persuaded Callum Keith Rennie [Battlestar Galactica’s Leoben] as the episode’s guest star. Details from the press release follow the jump.