Last night, Syfy premiered its latest original scripted series Alphas, starring acclaimed actor David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck). According the show’s official site, alphas are otherwise-ordinary people “with the unique power to stretch the capabilities of the human mind giving them superhuman physical and mental abilities.”
"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
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1 - Nancy
Nina's power doesn't work on everybody. Gary is immune from her. Yes, he's a little extreme, but he's also autistic. Rachel tunes in one sense and tunes out the others. Nothing wrong with her hearing.
2 - barbara barnett
Of course your right on those. As far as Gary, I specifically didn't use the word "autistic" since I do not believe that's been stated (I could be wrong) on screen and I felt it inappropriate to claim that, although it's fairly clear that he has some form of autism.
I also never said there was anything wrong with her hearing, just that she can't hear when she's in her zone.
It's a good show, and I'm very excited to see David Strathairn starring in a tv show!
3 - Di
I was not thrilled with the Alphas TV show, quite mediocre and boring. I thought the cast of characters did not blend well and they were annoying. The tv shows Heroes, Santuary and Torchwood was superior in imagination and writing. I would rather see the new tv show Three Inches, there cast are a excellent match. I also would like for the three Inches show to be the originally planned 1 hour show. I read it would be reduced to a 1/2 hour show, which is a big mistake. Haven't heard when the Three Inches tv show will be viewed. Maybe they should bring Joss Whedon back to write tv shows. There's a guy talented guy who has imagination and originality.
4 - A.A. Roi
I agree that the pilot was rather beige and by the numbers (after being a touch spoiled by recently watching the much more evocative British 'Misfits' series). Needless to say, the second episode was a notable improvement, ratcheting up the sense of menace, offering more evocative cinematography and dropping Strathairn's beard. They are still bad at pretending they aren't in Toronto, though.
5 - barbara barnett
AA--I agree that episode 2 was much better. And losing DS's beard was crucial.
6 - Gypsy
As the mother of an autistic child, I fell in love with this show. The actor playing Gary does a wonderful job portraying an autistic person, the benefits, such as the walking encyclopedia to the annoying qualities such as always paying extreme detail to rules and details. I love it, an autistic in a hero's role is a very good thing for the Autism Community.
7 - wilhelmina alford
TI love t. he show Alpha and it need to stay on the syfy channel. It need to stay on tv