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Alphas - Season One episode download. Watch online.
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Genres are ActionThrillerDr Produced in 2010, USA
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
Rating: 7.4 out of 10 (4833 votes)
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| David Strathairn | Warren Christie | Ryan Cartwright | Malik Yoba |
| Laura Mennell | Mahershalalhashbaz Ali | Azita Ghanizada | |
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| David Strathairn | Ryan Cartwright | Warren Christie | |
Storyline
Plot Summary:
When a witness is inexplicably murdered in a locked room at a federal courthouse, Dr. Lee Rosen is put on the case.
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ben_thurber
19 May 2012
Worth the question
You can have show after show where there's a very clear differencebetween the good guy and the bad guy, and it's about the good guy goingafter the bad guy.But can a grieving mom, desperate to make people pay for her son'ssuicide, really be considered a bad guy, or is she just someone who isusing her ability to gain what she feels is justice?Is it a good thing to make people believe they've found peace, eventhough it ends up hurting them?And what if you had to break one of your principles to stop someonefrom doing something wrong?For me, Alphas is compelling because they don't just present everythingin clear black-and-white, good-guy/bad-guy scenarios that othersuperhero shows have done. Just as an example, No Ordinary Family hadit pretty clear that the family was the good guys and the company wasthe bad guys.And then there're the moral questions they seek to resolve in everyshow, but don't quite reach there.Is it right to have a child by an Alpha who may be an alpha as well?What if you were presented with a case where you had to do somethingyou never wanted to do because a loved one was in danger?What if you knew someone was trying to do something that appearedwrong, but ended up possibly being something everyone needed to knowabout anyway?Is it right to use your team members to try and get your old job back?The thing about Alphas is that it's fairly solid writing in a not-so-nebulous world where you have to wonder if these alphas are really thegood guys or are they the bad guys, trying to get people off thestreets and into a more controlled situation?And that's why I think it's fantastic.
stephenrtod
19 May 2012
Struggle and Survival . . .
I especially appreciate the fact that even though the main characterspossess extraordinary powers and skills, they are pitted, regularly,against forces that press each one of them to dig down inside ofthemselves to produce their top-notch best effort. I find thatinspirational. It is also fascinating to watch the synergistic effectof the team becoming more than the mere sum of its parts. In theclassic sense, a very American concept of facing down formidable oddsand all pulling together.In "Anger Management," the initial premise makes it appear that theteam is over-matched and must be highly innovative in order to succeed.What is more interesting is that the threat, or antagonist, in everyepisode, is always someone who has a problem, someone who can actuallybe helped in some way by the team.To me, the sign of a really sophisticated plot involves more than mereman-versus-man chase scenes and shoot-em-ups. I like man versus selfand man versus society, and this is a show that reflects upon how eachof us, going about our daily routines, adds an enigmatic piece to theamalgam of what we call society, an entity that is constantly changingand really only realized or visualized when we find ourselves in somestressful situation, usually something like a war, a riot, some seriousconflict such the recent donneybrook over the deficit.I also like the focus upon the fact that most of us just idle alongmost of the time, only utilizing just a few percentage points of whatis actually our true potential.I like the show so much I have saved several episodes to watch againwith friends who will come out of town in the near future.There are simply no "dead spots" in the flow of events in "Alphas."Special effects are "gee whiz" amazing, but adhere to the laws ofphysics, biology, chemistry, astro-physics and other sciences.
heynello
15 May 2012
I love it.
I loved Ryan Cartwright on Bones. He's the main reason I wanted towatch. Syfy also does pretty decent shows so I decided to take a lookand I was instantly hooked. There's something about the show that setsit apart from the other 'superheros'. Because they're NOT superheroes.They're just people with neurological differences that give themspecial abilities. Abilities that are not over the top and quiteplausible. As well, with these abilities come downsides.Bill, (Malik Yoba) has the ability to gain strength by igniting hisfight or flight response and pumping his adrenaline. You don't see himpicking cars up and tossing in the air over his head. No. He can push acar and he can be a good fighter but he doesn't have a super strength.The downside to this is that once he's going for 5 minutes, it startsto take effect on his body.Nina, (Laura Mennell) has the ability to "influence" or "push" someoneinto completing an act against their will, by simply looking into theireyes. (Doesn't work on Gary, though). Her downside is mostly trustissues being that nobody who knows of her ability can know for surewhether what acts are genuine.Rachel, (Azita Ghanizada)has the ability to enhance her senses, forexample scan a room or read the New York Times from blocks away, butthis comes at the expense of her other senses, leaving her vulnerable.Gary, (Ryan Cartwright) is I think one of the most interestingcharacters just because they haven't done many autistic people onshows. His powers are that he can read electromagnetic wavelengths inthe air. (Nobody can see this but him). He can track signals from cellphones, look things up on the internet and even watch videos fromanywhere. The downside to this is apparently headaches. Some peoplewere mistaken in saying that the downside was that it left himautistic.By the way, to the person who said that Gary had Aspergers (which I hadthought too, being that many people online have stated this fact) thatis incorrect. HE HAS HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM, NOT ASPERGERS. This hasbeen confirmed not only by Ryan Cartwright himself on Twitter but onthe show pilot when his file comes up in the beginning, you can seeunder where his power is listed that it says "A high functioningautistic". It's VERY easy to miss! Besides, he doesn't act much likesomeone with Aspergers. He is definitely straight up autistic.Cameron, (Warren Christie) is the newest member of the team and the"sort of bad guy" in the pilot episode. His abilities includehyperkinesis (pardon me if I spelled that wrong) which gives him almostperfect balance, hand-eye coordination, etc. But his skills falter whenhis confidence does.and last but not least, DR ROSEN (David Strathairn)is the leader of thegroup.Saw the 2nd episode and loved it. The characters will develop overtime. This is my new summer show.
brewmaster411
15 May 2012
Re-telling of X-Men
Entertaining and fun to watch, but the Alphas are a nice retelling ofthe X-Men story. Dr. Rosen is a copy of Professor Xavier. Thecharacterizations are well done, starting with developed persona andrelationships. It will be interesting to get the back stories as theseries unfolds.All the characters not only have the Alpha gifts, but are OCD andotherwise mentally challenged. The best example is the nerdy Alex. Hehas no connection to normal human interaction and is obsessed with aparticular activity. Bottom line, I enjoyed this and will continue to watch, but I keptthinking of X-Men.
Sennara
14 May 2012
Seriously, only watch it when you want to fall asleep right away.
This show used to be somewhat interesting at the first few episodes,but lately it has become so unbearably boring. I can't even finishwatching an episode.The characters are like robots, especially that Gary. He acts exactlylike what he's supposed to be, an idiot. No, not just Gary. All of thecharacters act like they have no brain!There's nothing fun, or at least interesting, in the story, either.These alphas just keep doing meaningless things. Their super powers donot seem to be of any use. They're like a bunch of people being underthreats or attacks all the time. Get a new screenwriter, or better cancel the show, please!
uchio
13 May 2012
X-Men meets CSI
If X-Men and CSI had sex then had a baby, that baby would be this show.Everything in this show has been done. Not only that, everything inthis show has been done better. The acting is not terrible, but neverrises about the mediocre script.Alphas is a show about mutants with special powers. Only in thisseries, they are called - you guessed it - Alphas. Dr. Rosen leads agroup of good Alphas who use their powers to stop bad Alphas, much likeXavier and his X-Men. Red Flag are the bad guys. They are the Magnetoand Brotherhood of Mutants of this series. Throughout season 1 we learnmore about the motives of Red Flag and of a place called Binghamton,which is supposed to help Alphas live with their powers.Alphas is at best an average show, full of clichés and plot holes.While it is far from the worst show on TV, it's certainly not the best.You'd be much better off watching the X-Men movies or Heroes to getyour mutant fix.
keygirlus
11 May 2012
limited average stories
I love Sci-Fi, want more, and am always happy to see a new show comeout. That being said, 'Alphas' is a little trite and conventional. Noinnovative or particularly clever/engrossing writing here, just aregular us/them drama that has yet to expand the story into any of thepossible 'big idea' categories. X-men comics do a better job ofexploring alpha/mutant to human conflicts. Characters aren'tparticularly appealing, even in a love-to-hate way. This show has whatI believe to be the kiss of death for any episodic TV program:blandness. I hope the writers get bolder for the 2nd season, every timea Sci-Fi program fails I cringe thinking fewer will be offered in thefuture.
Nathan Makalena
11 May 2012
Alpha Review
This year I was watching two Sci-Fi series. Alphas and Falling Skies. Ihave to say Alphas has wiped the floor with Falling Skies. It has agood characterization without getting away from the nitty grittyaction. Falling Skies seemed at first like a great series but despiteit being about aliens invading earth it was more terrestrially basedthan out of this world. Alphas managed that perfect blend of showingcharacters and fight scenes. I'm looking forward to the next episodevery much.I'm living in the UK so am watching it on 5* but if thoseacross the pond have reached the end of the series I hope it's good.There is still lots to be told with quite a good plot line with twistsand turns. It isn't that complicated but at the same time they haven'tdumbed it down like most Sci-Fi shows.
brainwerx
09 May 2012
yawn!!
I have been watching this show, based on the other reviews, hoping thatmy impression of the series was wrong. Sadly, it wasn't. It ispredictable, almost laughingly so. The only remotely interestingcharacter is Gary. Aside from that the premise, a group of individualswith unique talents under the control of the government, and abenevolent overseer. In other words, they cannot be left to their owndevices otherwise, they could 'implode'. This is the same laughablepremise that is always put forward in order for people watching to feelbetter, so that they can believe the that if there are people like thisin the world, different from them, they can be 'monitored' by peoplethat 'know better'. Really, is this truly what is considered leadingedge good?!?!?I'm not much of a writer, but, I could probably come up with muchbetter premise. Sadly it would never get funded because it would notallow for the concept of benevolent overseers.
Bolthouse
09 May 2012
Yes! This is an excellent show!
This is an excellently done show, and any negative review is completelywrong! I was a little wary to watch it at first because I figured itwas just another random SyFy show, but I was sorely mistaken. The showis essentially about people able to tap into extraordinary abilities(called "Alphas") because of a unique neurological difference, workingtogether to fight a criminal group with similar abilities.The show was expertly done, with every character thoroughly establishedin the pilot. I was immediately gripped by the show after the firstline (watch it, it's funny and dramatic all at once). I was actuallyexpecting it to falter but I have to say that not once did the show notkeep me interested. All the characters mesh well together (check outthe hilarious banter between Gary and Bill, played by Ryan Cartwrightand Malik Yoba respectively), and luckily it's not one of thoseannoying shows where people have abilities without limit, yet somehowfind a way to thwart themselves by either "forgetting" their superpoweror just not using it for the sake of conflict (*cough* No OrdinaryFamily *cough*).While maintaining a superhuman atmosphere, this show realisticallyportrays an environment with extraordinary abilities that complementeach other in a complex and well thought out manner.My advice, give the show a chance. Watch the pilot and you won't bedisappointed. Awesome show with awesome characters, all of whom arewell-developed. This show will definitely make it to the top of your"must watch" list of the week!ALSO, TO EVERYONE SAYING GARY IS AUTISTIC, YOU ARE WRONG; HE HASASPERGER SYNDROME. YES, THEY ARE SIMILAR, NO THEY ARE NOT THE SAME.
Vanguard
05 May 2012
Acceptable, but borderline Plagiarizing Heroes
So, anyone else remember the scene with Eden with her power of"Suggestion" from Heroes? The scene where she suggested Matt Parkmannot write her a ticket and go eat donuts? So. Remember the sceneintroducing the woman with the power of suggestion in Episode one? Itwas almost frame by frame, I swear.That particular bit of near plagiarism out of the way, it's actually apassable SciFi (I refuse to spell it the 'new' way) show. I watched thefirst two episodes and I am genuinely interested to see what happensnext. The "Prediction" guy is actually a very compelling villain andI'd like to see him again.Little else to say. It's only four episodes in and I've only seen two.I just really had to express the scene-steal from Heroes.
StoicBlade
04 May 2012
Rehashes other shows who did it better.
I have finished the 3rd episode and I think this show is crap. It usesconcepts from other shows (other shows who did it better). Someexamples of other shows: throw a group of odd and quirky peopletogether to fight a common cause (Leverage on TNT), you have goodpeople with abilities and bad people with abilities, and the goodpeople have to locate others with special abilities. The bad people goto a secret government facility (Heroes - Season 1). Government agentsgo out and investigate strange phenomenon or people with strangeabilities (Warehouse 13 and Haven). All these shows are far superiorcompared to Alphas. Also, the Alphas are weak. One girl has heightenedsenses so she is a good investigator. The second girl and manipulateothers to do her will. You have the cliché computer nerd who is alwaystwitchy and hyper. You have an FBI agent who can become super strongfor a very short time (like 5-15 minutes), but at least he carries agun. The new guy has incredible space and time perception so he is veryagile, can ricochet bullets, etc. and is one of the few cool characterson the show. At this point, 3 out of the 5 Alphas would die in a barfight. Finally, I am not a big fan of the actor who plays Nina. I don'tthink she has the sex appeal to pull off a manipulator of people. Also,she seems more like a spoiled, rich girl who always gets her wayinstead of some kind of super human bad-ass. My recommendation is skipAlphas and try 1 of the other shows listed in this review.
Carpenoctum78
02 May 2012
Decent show, but stupid, stupid, stupid labels
The show has potential with what seems to be decent characterdevelopment, decent writing, and decent acting. I don't know if I'll beable to get over the issues that I have with the show, though. I'm notsure if Rachel is supposed to be written as actually having OCD, orjust compulsive behaviors, so I'm going to reserve judgment on thatone, for now. The way she is written, now, she does not have OCD. Garyseems to be autistic. I don't know where he falls on the scale, and Ido not have the experience with Autism that I have with OCD. I hate thenames of the "gifts." Synesthesia is the involuntary crossing ofsenses. For those that aren't familiar with it, someone withSynesthesia may perceive a bang as a flash of light, for example. Ithas nothing to do with enhancing your senses. Hyperkinesis? ThinkAttention Deficit Disorder or hyper active. It doesn't have anything todo with how well a person's aim is. The other abilities work, I think.Logically, these things really bother me. If other aspects of the show,such as character development and the writing, don't pick up, I don'tthink I'll be able to continue watching it.
eunichman
02 May 2012
A good quality interesting show
I like how the writers don't immediately pan from one ongoingsubstoryline to another each episode but allows each substoryline playout over time. What I don't like is this 10 month wait for the nextepisode... I love the show, don't get me wrong, but as with mostviewers, if the new season isn't out within a few months of the end ofthe old season i tend to forget about it and move on. There's only somany times one wishes to watch reruns when new content is alwaysemerging and i think it is a bad move for the producers to make viewerswait almost a whole year to see what happened after the end of the lastseason. People are impatient, especially when a nice cliffhanger endinglike the last epi gave us is left to rot and be forgotten.I will TRY to remember how good the show was but 10 months... i doubt iwill.
dreamer2point2
02 May 2012
more beta than alpha
Yes, the acting is reasonably decent and the plot moves along withouttoo many starts and stops, I just have some trouble with the wholepremise. Alphas are people with extraordinary abilities who can wreakhavoc or save us all as the mood, and the writers, strike them. OK, Iguess, but this series, based on the pilot episode, seem a little likeNYPD Blue with super powers. How would we fight crime if we could readminds and jump over tall buildings? The Alphas only reason for existingis, apparently, to fight other Alphas. It just doesn't capture myimagination. Also, I'm wondering why someone hasn't strangled DavidStrathairn's character, Dr. Rosen. He's infuriating and self-important.His whole answer-a-question-with-a-question approach to the mentalhealth of his team seems very ineffective, not to mention irritating.I'll watch a couple more episodes to see if things improve but I won'tbe holding my breath.
carpetfibers
01 May 2012
Slow Start, but Promising Finish
I'll preface this review with a disclaimer: I tend to really enjoy theSci-Fi (SyFy) original series, even their "soft" science fiction shows.When I first caught the preview for Alphas back in June, I decided toadd the show to my DVR listing and promptly forgot about it. . . untillast this past week-end.I breezed through the first half of the show, finding it a good fillerfor housework and various chores that needed my physical attention. Itwasn't until episode three, "Anger Management," that the show began topull me away from my housework and requiring a more directed focus. Thelatter half of that episode in particular drew me to my couch, where Iwatched my hand over my mouth. It wasn't the plot line of the episode,the characters, or really the acting-- it was the directing.Alphas doesn't create an original story, present overly originalcharacters, or give us overwhelming twists in terms of plot. It does,however, tap into that indie aesthetic, that sort of natural feel thatyou find in film and more rarely television that causes personalinvestment. I was honestly surprised to find myself feeling this wayfrom what ultimately translates to a X-Men/Heroes cum procedural re-write. But the more I began to pay attention, the more I found the artdirection and the dialogue between the Alphas team-members reallypulling the show out of an easy type-caste.My recommendation is to watch the first season in one go. The writers,actors, and directer/s really came into their own as the season ended.As one other reviewer put it, the show managed to do a whole lot withvery little, and I'm very much looking forward to seeing what thesecond season gives us.
Ayay71
01 May 2012
Waste of time
First off are people so starved to have a new Sci-Fi to follow thatthey try and praise anything? This show have the most boring writingsince a Emmerdale farm episode that really let it self go, And thepowers they have is to put it gently , Slightly more powerful anduseful then a slightly miffed hamster.Only reason anyone would followthis is to see how the writers manage to build episodes to fit them.Iwill not harp on the actors performance since they have nothing buttripe to work with and most of them just have to think - Well it beatsdaytime soap.I would be surprised if this lasted more then a season ,but since Sci-Fi fans seem to swallow anything these days i might bewrong.But every episode i saw ended with me looking at my watch morethen the screen and lets face it that is not entertainment.
CrispyJ
30 April 2012
Safe, soft science fiction
The recent SyFy lineup seem to be largely bland, watered down versionsof previous attempts at genre shows that just didn't bring in theviewers.Alphas follows this proud tradition in many ways. It is an obviousrehash of other, similar shows such as Heroes and The Cape. Anotherreviewer even noted the near shot-for-shot match of scene in the pilotto one in Heroes. I can only assume that this is a nod, or homage, toHeroes, as a coincidence would be hard to swallow. It seemed to me thatthey wanted to acknowledge what came before, before moving forward.One element that makes Alphas different from previous superhero showsis the strong reliance on their other influences. Another reviewermentioned cop shows; I myself feel Alphas to be a mix of Heroes andLeverage. The writers use the super abilities as a plot device to putjust enough of a spin on some typical investigation or caper stories tomake them feel fresh, while at the same time not delving quite deepenough into the science or 'reality' behind the powers to require theaudience to think too much (and thus drop out of the story). This is atrend that is seen in other SyFy shows such as Warehouse 13, Eureka andSanctuary. It's 'soft' sci-fi, and it allows the writers more freedomto stretch beyond a typical procedural to give the audience somethingnew, but without having to establish a hard set of rules that mightcome back to bite them later.One positive thing I see with this show is how the writers thus farhave a tight leash on the powers. Power creep is the bane of just aboutevery super hero story. Rather than having super heroes shooting boltsof something or stopping time, all of the abilities we've seen so farin Alphas (as of Episode 3) are merely enhancements of things peoplecan normally do (Gary being a possible exception; if he merely saw thedata streams, that would be one thing, but he seems to have a limitedability to manipulate them). This has the dual effect of being mucheasier to write for from a continuity standpoint while having much lessof an impact on the special effects budget.So I see it as a reasonably decent espionage/investigation/caper showthat happens to include super powers to help drive the plot. As long asthey don't let power-creep take over, they should be able to keep itgoing for a few years at least. It won't make any hardcore sci-fi fansfall in love with it, but it will definitely appeal to a wider range ofeveryday viewers.I am guessing that a wider, more apathetic audience appeals more toSyFy than a smaller, yet more dedicated group of fans like yougenerally see with science fiction shows. I believe that is the newdirection of SyFy, and I'll have to admit, it does make good businesssense.I think that was also an element in changing from SciFi to SyFy. It'snot about science fiction so much, but it feels just enough likescience fiction to be a reasonable replacement. Like, the diet coke ofscience fiction.
scottpelath
30 April 2012
Very Inventive Writing
First of all, yes, this show has a re-hashed premise (tons of comics,as well as the X-Men and Heroes Movie and TV franchises, not to mentionNo Ordinary Family and Mutant X), but really, what's the big deal aboutcopying a high concept about a team of super-humans fighting anotherteam of super-humans? It's what the show adds to the genre thatmatters.What Alphas adds is relative realism. Each power has a steep geneticprice: seeing and accessing radio waves is accompanied by autism, andrecognition of all languages is accompanied with the inability tocommunicate. Adding to this, Gary's visualizing signals is actually oneof the only truly "unbelievable" abilities. Most of the others could bedrawn from youtube videos (lifting a car off a baby or throwing aquarter into a Coke machine from across the room). This "down-to-earth"mindset for its creation allows the viewer to more readily suspenddisbelief when required.The acting is only okay, but Sci-Fi Network is not really known forphenomenal acting. I'll admit that certain characters were gratingearly on, but what makes up for that is the writing. Not the dialog perse, but the in-episode concept and plot development are certainly to beadmired. Between the visual representation of a DDoS attack in theepisode "Rosetta" and the bottle episode "Blind Spot" (whichbrilliantly hid its lack of computer graphics), the writing (as well asdirection) is captivating and original. The show take the best elementsof a supernatural thriller and grounds it the plausibility that comesfrom a scientific explanation (many times using real phenomena unknownto most of the audience), and the realism of a procedural cop drama.Detractors may decry its repeated high concept, but Alphas is a notablepositive addition to the genre.
sagei
29 April 2012
No.
Guy shot in sealed interrogation room. Should grab you by the throat shouldn't it ?Not.The 'freaks banding together to fight evil' concept is decidedlywornout but they give it another shot anyway. And they fire blanks.The powers maybe different but everything else is mind numbinglysimilar to stuff that has been done before and done better.Not one character stands out to engage you intellectually oremotionally. The guy from bones is so like the guy from bones(with someextra hand waving) that you wonder if he is acting or if he just islike this all the time.Some decent parkour sequences but otherwise the pace is plodding. Thedialogue and chemistry between characters is flat. Cast, characters, dialogue, story etc not one thing caught my interestor aroused even a lukewarm desire to see the next episode. Wish them well and hope their work improves but doubt it.Thank you.
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