{"id":6312,"date":"2012-07-30T12:12:29","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T16:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=6312"},"modified":"2012-07-30T12:13:12","modified_gmt":"2012-07-30T16:13:12","slug":"transmissions-all-new-alphas-tonight-on-syfy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=6312","title":{"rendered":"Transmissions: All-New Alphas Tonight on Syfy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>C. Thomas Howell (The Amazing Spider-man, Southland) will guest star o<a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Alphas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6326\" title=\"Alphas\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Alphas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Alphas.jpg 214w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Alphas-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>n Syfy\u2019s hit series <strong>Alphas<\/strong> on Monday, July 30 at 10PM ET\/PT. In the episode titled \u201c<em>The Quick and the Dead<\/em>,\u201d Howell will portray Eli Aquino, an intense Alpha with super-speed who is bent on revenge and is on a collision course with Dr. Lee Rosen (2012 Emmy Award-nominee David Strathairn) and his team on their first official case since reassembling in the season opener.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In addition to Strathairn, Alphas stars Malik Yoba as Bill Harken, Warren Christie as Cameron Hicks, Azita Ghanizada as Rachel Pirzad, Warren Christie as Gary Bell and Laura Mennell as Nina Theroux. Erin Way (Detroit 187, Private Practice) joins the cast this season as Kat, a mysterious young loner whose Alpha ability equips her with perfect muscle memory, making her a \u201cquick study.\u201d But while her skills are permanent, her personal memories are short-lived.<\/p>\n<p>Alphas follows a clandestine group of ordinary people with superhuman mental and physical abilities. Led by preeminent neurologist and psychiatrist Dr. Lee Rosen, the unlikely team takes on <a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/C_Thomas_Howell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6327\" title=\"C_Thomas_Howell\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/C_Thomas_Howell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/C_Thomas_Howell.jpg 350w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/C_Thomas_Howell-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a>cases the CIA, FBI and Pentagon are unwilling or unable to solve going head-to-head with many of the criminal Alphas hiding among the normal population.<\/p>\n<p>Season 2 of Alphas premiered on Monday, July 23 at 10PM ET\/PT averaging 1.7 million total viewers and double digit increases in all key demos compared to its Season 1 finale.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Miller (ER, Eureka) joins Alphas this season as Executive Producer and Showrunner. Executive Producers are Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein for BermanBraun. The series was created by Zak Penn (Avengers) and Co-Executive Producer Michael Karnow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/_utils\/video\/embed.php?\/videos\/small\/_vid18676963\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C. Thomas Howell (The Amazing Spider-man, Southland) will guest star on Syfy\u2019s hit series Alphas on Monday, July 30 at 10PM ET\/PT. 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