SCIFI AND TV TALK: Alphas' Warren Christie - Comfort Zone
by Steve Eramo
07/21/2012
It is smokin’ today on the set Syfy’s Alphas. Really, it is. The show’s cast and crew are on-location in the woods of Ancaster, Ontario filming scenes for the season two story Alphaville, and the SFX (special effects) team is setting the mood by pumping smoke in and around the trees and nearby campsite.
A smiling Warren Christie emerges from a huge cloud of smoke and takes a break in between scenes for a chat. In the first season one Alphas, his character of Cameron Hicks - whose Alphas ability of Hyperkinesis gives him superhuman reflexes, accuracy and timing – was used as a pawn to commit a murder. He subsequently helped clear his name and catch the rogue Alpha behind the assassination plot. In doing so, Cameron became a part of Dr. Lee Rosen’s Alphas team.
Although initially reluctant, he slowly began to settle into his new line of work, but in the season finale, his world and that of his teammates was turned upside-down when Rosen made the existence of Alphas public. In season two, it looks at first to be a bit of an uphill battle for our heroes, and Christie is pleased to be back fighting on the front lines.
“We’re all really proud of the last few season one episodes and how they ramped up things,” says the actor. “I thought last year’s finale ended with such a bang, and everyone was very excited to get back to work this season. One of the things I think the writers did a great job with is that they spent the first season creating this Alphas world and then just blew it all up in the finale with the bombshell that Rosen [David Strathairn] drops.
“We were told a little bit about where things were headed story-wise, which gave us a lot to play with as far as where we would be picking things up for season two. It has to do mainly with the fallout from Rosen outing the Alphas. So when our little family came back together again this year, we all pretty much hit the ground running. We had a great script [Wake-Up Call] to start off season two with, and everybody drove right in. It was like we never left...
Alphas season two premieres Monday, July 23, 2012 at 10/9C on Syfy.
Alphas season two cast includes includes David Strathairn, Ryan Cartwright, Warren Christie, Azita Ghanizada, Laura Mennell, Erin Way and Malik Yoba.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A SNEAK PEEK VIDEO OF ALPHAS 'WAKE UP CALL.'
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