First Wave, 1999

First Wave is a Canadian science fiction television series, filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that aired from 1998 to 2001 on the Sci-Fi Channel and Space (TV channel) in Canada. The show was created by Chris Brancato, who co-wrote an early version of the script for the seminal X-Files episode "Eve".Francis Ford Coppola was executive produceron the show. In an unusual move, the Sci-Fi Channel picked up the series on a 66-episode contract. The show was subsequently cancelled once the contract expired at the end of the third season due to disappointing ratings.

episode: 2x13 "Normal, Illinois"

role: Robbie Harlock

In the college town of Normal, Illinois, things are most decidedly abnormal. Teens have been dying of aneurisms during attempts at having sex. Cade shows up to investigate after being contacted by teen Robbie Harlock. Posing as a state medical inspector, he talks to the coroner about the deaths and she shows him a small cyborg device that was found in the brains of all the victims. When the coroner discovers Cade lied to her, the chief of police picks Cade up and takes him to the station. Fortunately, the station is being redecorated (so there are no wanted posters on the walls) and Cade is able to convince the chief that he is really an insurance lawyer hired to investigate the latest death. Eddie discovers cyborg implant reacts to the hormones released in the brain during sexual excitement if the body has absorbed a specific B vitamin and the person's synapses are shocked, causing death. It seems like the aliens don't want these teens to have sex -- but why? And how is the B vitamin being absorbed?

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