Alphas

hux · 9 Oct 2011 at 23:08

Anyone going to be watching, looks rather good.

http://www.tv.com/shows/alphas/

Shamikebab · 9 Oct 2011 at 23:58

Is it going to be airing in the UK?

hux · 10 Oct 2011 at 00:06

Channel 5 this month i believe.

gurusan · 10 Oct 2011 at 00:07

I've been watching it. It has cheesy elements but still pretty well done and definitely entertaining.

OpenToSuggestions · 10 Oct 2011 at 00:15

Shamikebab said:
Is it going to be airing in the UK?

Like anyone on here cares if it is

. They will still see it!

Shamikebab · 10 Oct 2011 at 00:36

Yeah but whether we can dicuss it or not depends on whether it has aired here

Kanifee · 10 Oct 2011 at 01:24

ill take a look but i really have stopped investing time into these shows, it isnt because i dont like them... most of them i do im just so sick and tired of investing time and effort and getting involved in the plot and the having them cancel after one season or mid season 2

Psycho Sonny · 10 Oct 2011 at 04:25

the show is a cheap rip off of heroes, its definitely worth missing tbh.

Xenoxide · 10 Oct 2011 at 08:15

I've kept up with it in the US, and without talking about it too much, I'd say it's the best new series SyFy has put out in a long while.

THMRK · 10 Oct 2011 at 10:37

I liked it a lot. Glad it's getting a second series. Handled the premise much better than Heroes and No Ordinary Family.

The characters really are the best thing about it. Utilizing their humanity to show the limitations of their abilities, making them much more believable and relateable.

Shamikebab · 10 Oct 2011 at 10:45

Psycho Sonny said:
the show is a cheap rip off of heroes, its definitely worth missing tbh.

It's not really like Heroes though, only the vaguest concept (which lets face it was hardly original to Heroes)

Kanifee · 13 Oct 2011 at 22:28

actually quite like this, wasnt keen at first but it grows on you. seems original enough and doesn't go overboard or to excess, overall a show i hope does well, its good it is in the hands of SYFY as they take into account more numbers than just raw viewing figures, eureka has done well under SYFY and has been allowed to grow so im hoping this gets the same courtesy.

smokedog · 13 Oct 2011 at 22:32

Shamikebab said:
It's not really like Heroes though, only the vaguest concept (which lets face it was hardly original to Heroes)

Its more like X-men than Heroes.

Squark · 13 Oct 2011 at 22:35

I like that they try to give the abilities some scientific basis (however loosely)

w1lliam · 14 Oct 2011 at 00:08

Best new show tbh

TheVoice · 14 Oct 2011 at 00:08

Watched a couple of episodes while I was in Canada, didn't think much of it. Looked and felt quite cheap, and some of the characters (especially the moron who can 'see' radio waves/signals) are dull and annoying to the point that they just get in the way. It's comparable to Heroes only in the basic premise; Heroes had better characters, better episodic storylines, and a better budget which meant they could be more adventurous.

May have to give it another chance at some point, but as far as current SyFy stuff goes Haven and Warehouse 13 are much better.

Kanifee said:
ill take a look but i really have stopped investing time into these shows, it isnt because i dont like them... most of them i do im just so sick and tired of investing time and effort and getting involved in the plot and the having them cancel after one season or mid season 2

You're missing out (not necessarily in this case however), there's been some great shows that only ran for a season or two like The Chicago Code, Endgame, Reaper, SGU etc.

Antar Bolaeisk · 14 Oct 2011 at 00:41

It's okay but the characters are incredibly annoying and I don't really get the whole doctor/patient mechanic that's interwoven throughout the storylines.

Squark · 14 Oct 2011 at 06:37

TheVoice said:
and some of the characters (especially the moron who can 'see' radio waves/signals) are dull and annoying to the point that they just get in the way.

You do realise the character is supposed to be autistic right?

Antar Bolaeisk said:
It's okay but the characters are incredibly annoying and I don't really get the whole doctor/patient mechanic that's interwoven throughout the storylines.

As far as I can tell he's trying to be a Professor X type character.

Shamikebab · 14 Oct 2011 at 07:17

I agree that some of the characters can be annoying, the shrink's voice starts to grate on me after a while.

TheVoice · 14 Oct 2011 at 07:29

Squark said:
You do realise the character is supposed to be autistic right?

Yes, but that doesn't mean it should be at the cost of the viewer's patience.If I was the head honcho doctor I'd be keeping him sedated most of the time.