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'Falling Skies' actor talks about the new series

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    Actor Peter Shinkoda talks about TNT'S new science fiction series, 'Falling Skies'

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Steven Spielberg has -- new alien invasion.

And joining me now is one of the stars trying to combat that alien invasion Peterson cut as of Peter thank you so much for being here.

Thanks for having me.

Ice is set up this series -- -- somewhat news -- for those who don't know what's going on here and falling sky is what you guys dealing with.

Well it's it's a series scifi series that takes place.

Six month -- six months after an alien invasion that -- -- -- 90% of the global population.

And his specifically deals with a group of fighters and civilians on the ground outside of Boston that.

Are targeted to take the fight back to the aliens and all the while trying to retain their humanity.

Now.

Sure and now and -- -- it do you play.

I played the character die He is zone a civilian turned the resistance fighter He also happens to be the most trusted.

Confidant you know why -- no -- I was -- -- -- mason and and I am must also be.

A very good in the field these.

Expert in combat and recon and you know whenever there's action he's out there and it's always lending and.

Now what are your thoughts when you knew you were -- and you project that was an alien based extra terrestrial based project.

Brought to us by Steven Spielberg.

Was so overwhelmed at the beginning but it's you know once I I gathered my you know my my faculties together you know I knew that I was spending going on to something that was.

Pretty they can end being a fan of Stephen Spielberg all my life and seen and seen all those movies and -- -- And -- his legacy behind you don't subject matter that aliens idea.

You know I was beside myself.

And to this day I'm still you know and shock it's it's great privilege and it's very exciting and I'm happy to be on board and we just -- really for second season so I mean you know that the ride continues.

Well congratulations.

And now I know a lot of -- -- is.

They wonder what -- aliens look like because everybody has a different interpretation when there's a movie -- TV show what the aliens look like.

You add to that you're dealing with so how do you describe them and what's it like working without a lot of special effects.

Yeah we'll there are when you said there's two aliens.

There they've been -- necks because of mechanical on the other ones you organic ones is.

Are called -- -- as a skater around.

When we first went into production.

We didn't know what -- we're gonna look like.

Over the the course of 45 months of shooting.

There was many incarnations of its we pulled aside and -- -- what they look like.

At certain points but it was always changing.

That Stephen Spielberg had lot of hands on.

Say in the in the matter.

And between him and T and T and specifically this this fellow named Ryan Church the you know the eventually came into the into the the final look at it but it took awhile and while we're shooting we did use some Green screen but it was minimal.

Most of the time we're just acting with the air.

You know the visual effects companies -- so far advanced.

That they can just -- -- anything and you know put in something CGI did and look seamless.

Yes and it definitely that's the challenge -- you.

Which is good I'm sure a lot of fun.

Now I want to ask you have you found that you've developed a loyal fan base already shows like this thinking -- -- loyal audience are really fast are people coming up to you which questions and comments.

Already.

They are they are.

You know steadily my Twitter is going on that Peterson -- you know -- getting a lot of FaceBook requests.

The biggest.

The differences.

We'll do what I notice so I spent some time -- comic con -- earlier -- -- upon this past weekend.

And I got a chance to walk the floor.

Maybe 1520 minutes on -- preview night last.

Wednesday night and it was then that I realize that there is a fan base and there is.

No there are people that do recognize -- -- you know every few feet so I would be stopped by somebody and they'd ask for an autograph for you don't want -- to be taking with them.

And then I realize that yet do we we are reaching people this this show and you know some people are recognizing me I'm just.

We conceded the how how it's embraced by the the rest of the globe -- is still has a bunch of territories that will be opening in.

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