FALLING SKIES - LOS ANGELES TIMES: Colin Cunningham: ‘This is not ‘Gilligan’s Island”
June 24, 2011
by Jevon Phillips
In TNT’s “Falling Skies,” a post-alien-invasion drama whose premiere episode was a ratings hit — it scored 5.9 million viewers – Colin Cunningham is the rogue and opportunist John Pope. Though he takes Noah Wyle’s Tom Mason hostage when they first meet, we come to find out that there’s a lot more to Pope. Despite his character’s nonchalance, Cunningham knows that Pope, like the show itself, has another side. Hero Complex’s Jevon Phillips caught up with the actor to talk “Falling Skies,” which is executive-produced by Steven Spielberg...
Colin Cunningham (right) from Falling Skies
.... JP: How is the actual acting atmosphere on the show? Noah Wyle?
CC: Noah Wyle is fantastic. He definitely sets the tone on the show in terms of being the professional that he is and the caliber of work that he does. As much as we all have a good time on the set, no one’s there throwing paper balls in the air. We all take it incredibly seriously.
The tough thing is that even though they’ve got all of this incredible production value and the scope of the show is massive, you’re still lucky sometimes to get two takes. It’s still television, and you’ve got to move, move, move, and that can be very difficult. There’s not a lot of exploring. All the work that you do for your character, you do it beforehand, at the lunch counter — you do it everywhere you can because you won’t have the luxury of time to do it on the set. That’s the thing with Noah. Because of his experience, he can tap into moments and emotions so fast. He’s so economical in what he does that it’s inspiring to watch someone of that caliber...
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