1 00:00:00,667 --> 00:00:01,066 ( ♪ ) 2 00:00:01,134 --> 00:00:02,768 The cast is on the move. 3 00:00:02,836 --> 00:00:03,736 That's it, everyone. 4 00:00:03,804 --> 00:00:05,137 Stand by, camera one. 5 00:00:05,204 --> 00:00:08,140 Here we go. 6 00:00:08,207 --> 00:00:09,842 Ben: Five seasons ago, Team 7 00:00:09,910 --> 00:00:12,365 One of the SRU shot on to the scene. 8 00:00:12,485 --> 00:00:13,216 Scorpion. 9 00:00:13,336 --> 00:00:13,921 Copy. 10 00:00:14,835 --> 00:00:15,695 Ben: An instant success, 11 00:00:15,762 --> 00:00:17,964 the show debuted to nearly 12 00:00:18,032 --> 00:00:20,266 10 million North American viewers. 13 00:00:20,386 --> 00:00:22,523 Sam: Don't see lady snipers too often. That's kind of sexy. 14 00:00:22,819 --> 00:00:24,718 What's that? A Remmie 700? 15 00:00:24,838 --> 00:00:27,007 I carry the vintage Colt myself. 16 00:00:27,074 --> 00:00:28,708 - It's all good. You want to... - Put your hand up!! 17 00:00:30,565 --> 00:00:31,936 Lower your weapon! 18 00:00:32,004 --> 00:00:33,037 Ben: Since then, the fans 19 00:00:33,104 --> 00:00:34,996 have lived on the edge of their couches. 20 00:00:35,328 --> 00:00:36,187 Put it down. 21 00:00:36,307 --> 00:00:37,307 Put the gun down. 22 00:00:37,375 --> 00:00:38,929 You heard me, put it down! 23 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,103 We did all we could tonight. 24 00:00:42,049 --> 00:00:45,450 Hey, I'm proud of all of you. 25 00:00:47,927 --> 00:00:49,482 I'm damn proud to be a member of this team. 26 00:00:49,602 --> 00:00:52,103 Ben: And it all comes down 27 00:00:52,171 --> 00:00:53,972 to this, the final episode. 28 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:56,652 Sam! We will not lose each other! 29 00:00:56,772 --> 00:00:59,138 Sam! Get up! Get out! Go! 30 00:00:59,258 --> 00:01:01,183 Sam, get out of there now! 31 00:01:01,303 --> 00:01:02,940 Ben: The final interview. 32 00:01:03,060 --> 00:01:04,367 There's stuff bubbling up here. 33 00:01:04,487 --> 00:01:05,596 How are you feeling about it? 34 00:01:07,174 --> 00:01:09,797 Ben: The Final Salute. 35 00:01:10,889 --> 00:01:12,289 Today is the kind of day that 36 00:01:12,357 --> 00:01:13,391 we'll all look back at years 37 00:01:13,458 --> 00:01:15,062 from now and remember exactly 38 00:01:15,182 --> 00:01:17,361 where we were and what we did. 39 00:01:17,429 --> 00:01:19,029 We have a chance to make choices 40 00:01:19,097 --> 00:01:21,297 here that we will be proud of. 41 00:01:21,365 --> 00:01:22,632 Today's the day that we did not 42 00:01:22,700 --> 00:01:25,033 let fear break us down and turn 43 00:01:25,153 --> 00:01:26,129 us against each other. 44 00:01:26,249 --> 00:01:28,371 This was the day that we took 45 00:01:28,439 --> 00:01:30,206 care of each other. 46 00:01:31,001 --> 00:01:33,375 The day that we said "no" to terror. 47 00:01:34,534 --> 00:01:35,912 Together. 48 00:01:38,615 --> 00:01:39,948 I want us all to think about 49 00:01:40,016 --> 00:01:42,753 how we want to remember this day. 50 00:01:43,052 --> 00:01:45,658 It's up to us. 51 00:01:45,778 --> 00:01:48,042 Man: Thank you Sargent Parker. 52 00:01:49,336 --> 00:01:51,477 What do you think Spike? Cheesy? 53 00:01:51,597 --> 00:01:53,237 Not cheesy Boss. 54 00:01:57,598 --> 00:01:58,965 Ben: Guys thank you so much for 55 00:01:59,034 --> 00:02:00,200 sharing this day with us. 56 00:02:00,268 --> 00:02:01,868 It's the last day of shooting as 57 00:02:01,936 --> 00:02:02,836 a group. 58 00:02:02,904 --> 00:02:04,704 Did you have to prepare in a 59 00:02:04,772 --> 00:02:06,229 different way today? 60 00:02:06,349 --> 00:02:07,822 Enrico, you want to start us off? 61 00:02:07,942 --> 00:02:10,859 Well, it wasn't different at all 62 00:02:10,979 --> 00:02:12,978 'cause everything that we're 63 00:02:13,047 --> 00:02:14,680 going to be dealing with will be 64 00:02:14,748 --> 00:02:16,082 right at the surface for every 65 00:02:16,150 --> 00:02:17,216 one of us, I think. 66 00:02:17,284 --> 00:02:20,002 Last shows are always easy to get 67 00:02:20,122 --> 00:02:22,721 to the emotional life of so, 68 00:02:22,789 --> 00:02:24,122 yeah, less is more. 69 00:02:24,190 --> 00:02:25,739 Ben: Is that true for everyone? 70 00:02:25,859 --> 00:02:28,547 It's been what, the victory tour? No. 71 00:02:29,132 --> 00:02:32,197 (Laughing) 72 00:02:32,265 --> 00:02:34,454 - It's been... this last few... - Depending how many days off 73 00:02:34,574 --> 00:02:35,533 you get during the week. 74 00:02:35,653 --> 00:02:37,721 Spike: - All right. Ed: - It's been fun. 75 00:02:37,841 --> 00:02:39,298 Rico knows that the luxury 76 00:02:39,418 --> 00:02:40,593 of knowing you're ending 77 00:02:40,713 --> 00:02:43,198 and being able to see the end it's a luxury. 78 00:02:43,318 --> 00:02:44,901 So he didn't have that on most of the show. 79 00:02:45,021 --> 00:02:47,345 You don't get that, to go out on your own terms, 80 00:02:47,465 --> 00:02:48,689 and I think we've all 81 00:02:48,809 --> 00:02:50,864 all at least tried to savour and appreciate. 82 00:02:51,245 --> 00:02:53,850 - Certainty, there's something All: - Yeah. Yeah. 83 00:02:53,918 --> 00:02:55,752 in the absolute knowledge that this is it. 84 00:02:56,653 --> 00:03:01,917 You savour the minutia of the food, the hellos, everybody 85 00:03:02,037 --> 00:03:06,062 starts saying hello with much more sincerity. 86 00:03:06,182 --> 00:03:06,963 Good morning. 87 00:03:07,030 --> 00:03:08,764 I mean, you see the same people 88 00:03:08,832 --> 00:03:10,500 every morning at almost the same time, 89 00:03:10,568 --> 00:03:12,509 and, you know... 90 00:03:12,629 --> 00:03:13,621 Night Ralph. 91 00:03:13,604 --> 00:03:15,811 Yeah, good night Sam. 92 00:03:15,931 --> 00:03:17,587 When constabulary... 93 00:03:17,707 --> 00:03:19,877 ♪ Duty to be done to be done ♪ 94 00:03:19,861 --> 00:03:22,168 ♪ policeman's job is not a happy one ♪ 95 00:03:22,288 --> 00:03:23,147 ♪ ♪ happy one ♪ 96 00:03:23,267 --> 00:03:26,908 Ben: So it was July 2008. That was when first episode aired 97 00:03:27,028 --> 00:03:30,579 and we did an interview with you where you predicted 98 00:03:30,699 --> 00:03:32,504 that it would be a hit. 99 00:03:32,624 --> 00:03:35,323 I'd been involved in some projects that had done well, 100 00:03:35,443 --> 00:03:39,294 very well, and I just could tell the chemistry that we all had, 101 00:03:39,414 --> 00:03:43,297 and I had that gut, when I read the first script by Mark Ellis 102 00:03:43,417 --> 00:03:45,748 and Stephanie Morgenstern, I just felt it. 103 00:03:45,868 --> 00:03:48,105 And as it came together, I mean, 104 00:03:48,225 --> 00:03:50,919 I felt that song writing with bands. 105 00:03:51,039 --> 00:03:54,326 I could... I just... it's an innate sensibility you sometimes have 106 00:03:54,446 --> 00:03:55,400 and sometimes you get lucky, 107 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,145 but I felt this was our opportunity. 108 00:03:58,265 --> 00:04:01,307 Ben: Enrico, were you as confident about the show when it 109 00:04:01,427 --> 00:04:02,203 first premiered? 110 00:04:02,323 --> 00:04:04,361 - I followed his lead, Ben: - Yeah. 111 00:04:04,481 --> 00:04:05,489 you know what I mean? 112 00:04:05,473 --> 00:04:06,269 There's something about him 113 00:04:06,389 --> 00:04:08,220 immediately that was so confident 114 00:04:08,288 --> 00:04:10,489 and for me, it was 115 00:04:10,557 --> 00:04:11,624 just... this was just another 116 00:04:11,692 --> 00:04:12,959 job. 117 00:04:13,027 --> 00:04:15,061 My character's name is Sam Braddock 118 00:04:15,129 --> 00:04:18,563 and he's a former JTF2, 119 00:04:18,631 --> 00:04:20,766 which is, yeah, well, believe 120 00:04:20,833 --> 00:04:22,267 it or not, those are Canadian 121 00:04:22,334 --> 00:04:24,636 special forces and they're 122 00:04:24,704 --> 00:04:25,503 bad-ass. 123 00:04:25,571 --> 00:04:26,662 They're like British SAS, 124 00:04:26,782 --> 00:04:28,006 they're the best of the best, 125 00:04:28,074 --> 00:04:30,575 which is a bit of an honour. 126 00:04:30,643 --> 00:04:32,310 And he's coming in for his first 127 00:04:32,378 --> 00:04:35,146 day to check out this new ETF 128 00:04:35,213 --> 00:04:36,947 which is the Toronto squad. 129 00:04:37,015 --> 00:04:38,649 My expectations were very 130 00:04:38,717 --> 00:04:39,850 high, but, at the same time, it 131 00:04:39,918 --> 00:04:40,851 was all about what happened in 132 00:04:40,919 --> 00:04:41,585 the states. 133 00:04:41,653 --> 00:04:43,287 You know, and I think we just 134 00:04:43,354 --> 00:04:44,421 didn't know if they were going 135 00:04:44,489 --> 00:04:47,124 to accept a Canadian-set show in 136 00:04:47,192 --> 00:04:48,325 the U.S. 137 00:04:48,393 --> 00:04:49,559 And as soon as we got those 138 00:04:49,626 --> 00:04:50,827 numbers and the next week, it 139 00:04:50,895 --> 00:04:52,395 went even higher, up to 140 00:04:52,462 --> 00:04:53,529 9 million, then it was like, 141 00:04:53,597 --> 00:04:56,933 okay, I can see our next five years. In a flash. 142 00:04:57,053 --> 00:04:57,959 It was exciting. 143 00:04:58,079 --> 00:05:02,134 I watched SWAT and talked 144 00:05:02,254 --> 00:05:05,140 to a guy who knew a guy who held a gun once. 145 00:05:05,208 --> 00:05:07,209 because I always wanted 146 00:05:07,276 --> 00:05:10,112 to point my gun at a 45° angle and I go is that... do people do that, 147 00:05:10,232 --> 00:05:11,867 Oh, yeah, man, they do it all the time. 148 00:05:11,987 --> 00:05:13,162 And I go, on, okay, cool. 149 00:05:13,282 --> 00:05:15,735 Ben: Amy Jo what - what were your Impressions - your first impressions 150 00:05:15,855 --> 00:05:17,510 of these guys down the line? 151 00:05:17,630 --> 00:05:19,819 Down the line or the first impression? 152 00:05:19,939 --> 00:05:22,010 Ben: Your first impression of this line up. 153 00:05:22,130 --> 00:05:23,454 - Oh, down the line. - Of these characters. 154 00:05:23,574 --> 00:05:25,810 Start with Hugh, and we'll work our way down the line. 155 00:05:25,930 --> 00:05:27,288 - First impressions? Ben: - Yes. 156 00:05:27,408 --> 00:05:30,397 Um... uh... intense. 157 00:05:30,465 --> 00:05:32,366 And then as I've gotten to know 158 00:05:32,434 --> 00:05:34,127 Hugh, he's hilarious. 159 00:05:34,247 --> 00:05:36,580 But I found him very intense at first. 160 00:05:36,700 --> 00:05:41,424 Rico, just a big heart 161 00:05:41,544 --> 00:05:44,611 that is really nurturing. 162 00:05:44,731 --> 00:05:46,586 And I still feel the same way. 163 00:05:46,706 --> 00:05:48,036 Like the dating game. 164 00:05:48,156 --> 00:05:49,679 (Laughing). 165 00:05:49,799 --> 00:05:50,784 Ben: I didn't say this 166 00:05:50,852 --> 00:05:52,003 wouldn't be awkward. 167 00:05:52,123 --> 00:05:55,755 Sergio, first impression was 168 00:05:55,822 --> 00:05:57,285 incredibly smart. 169 00:05:57,405 --> 00:05:59,044 And thoughtful. 170 00:05:59,164 --> 00:06:02,228 And I still have the same 171 00:06:02,295 --> 00:06:03,829 impression of Sergio but he's a 172 00:06:03,897 --> 00:06:06,232 bit more mysterious than I thought he was. 173 00:06:06,352 --> 00:06:07,820 A lot of layers. 174 00:06:08,769 --> 00:06:12,022 And David, I don't know... 175 00:06:12,142 --> 00:06:13,638 (Laughing) 176 00:06:13,705 --> 00:06:14,943 You know what, all right. 177 00:06:15,063 --> 00:06:16,733 David, first of all, when I met him, 178 00:06:16,853 --> 00:06:17,978 I thought he was just a nice guy 179 00:06:18,098 --> 00:06:19,339 but now I know 180 00:06:19,459 --> 00:06:22,306 after five years, that he's just a really good guy. 181 00:06:22,426 --> 00:06:24,929 Like a really nice... like a good friend. 182 00:06:25,049 --> 00:06:26,449 Ben: That's good. 183 00:06:26,517 --> 00:06:26,950 That's good. 184 00:06:27,018 --> 00:06:28,085 Those relationships have 185 00:06:28,153 --> 00:06:29,186 deepened over the years. 186 00:06:29,254 --> 00:06:30,287 That's not the case with every cast. 187 00:06:30,692 --> 00:06:32,670 Thank God he's funny. 188 00:06:32,790 --> 00:06:34,461 That would've ruined everything, huh? 189 00:06:34,581 --> 00:06:36,434 Ben: Coming up... 190 00:06:36,554 --> 00:06:38,990 I was doing about 110 down 191 00:06:39,110 --> 00:06:41,224 Young Street and I got pulled over. 192 00:06:41,344 --> 00:06:45,520 And the guy... was.. he was hostile. The cop. 193 00:06:47,137 --> 00:06:47,803 Ben: Rico, I remember one 194 00:06:47,870 --> 00:06:50,411 of the first interviews we did with you five years ago, 195 00:06:50,531 --> 00:06:52,969 you said you were proud to play this 196 00:06:53,089 --> 00:06:54,247 role because of the connection 197 00:06:54,367 --> 00:06:55,386 to your brother. 198 00:06:55,506 --> 00:06:55,884 Yeah. 199 00:06:56,004 --> 00:06:57,643 Ben: Has that connection 200 00:06:57,710 --> 00:07:00,052 deepened with the years passing? 201 00:07:00,172 --> 00:07:01,579 Much deeper. 202 00:07:01,699 --> 00:07:03,845 Because of it, I'm now associated 203 00:07:03,965 --> 00:07:06,501 with the *** Memorial Trust 204 00:07:06,621 --> 00:07:10,456 that deal with first responders, dealing with PTSD, 205 00:07:10,576 --> 00:07:13,086 and that... that wouldn't have happened, 206 00:07:13,206 --> 00:07:14,214 I wouldn't have met those people 207 00:07:14,334 --> 00:07:16,761 and been more aware of what first responders 208 00:07:16,829 --> 00:07:17,528 go through. 209 00:07:17,596 --> 00:07:18,629 It was just my brother. 210 00:07:18,697 --> 00:07:21,766 Now it's a whole team of 211 00:07:21,834 --> 00:07:24,135 paramedics and firefighters and 212 00:07:24,203 --> 00:07:25,437 police officers 213 00:07:25,504 --> 00:07:27,046 all over the world. 214 00:07:27,166 --> 00:07:28,722 It's not just fluff, it is intense, 215 00:07:28,842 --> 00:07:30,359 and these guys who do 216 00:07:30,479 --> 00:07:32,616 those jobs, it's fascinating and 217 00:07:32,736 --> 00:07:35,027 we as the public don't see it, you know. 218 00:07:35,147 --> 00:07:36,238 We kind of go about our lives 219 00:07:36,358 --> 00:07:38,061 and these people deal with, 220 00:07:38,181 --> 00:07:42,709 you know, life and death, it sounds kind of cheesy, 221 00:07:42,829 --> 00:07:43,887 but that's what it is. 222 00:07:44,007 --> 00:07:46,053 Ben: Sergio, we were talking before that 223 00:07:46,121 --> 00:07:47,956 you're a huge comicbook fan but specifically 224 00:07:48,076 --> 00:07:51,819 you are a fan of sort of those iconic superhero teams. 225 00:07:51,939 --> 00:07:52,501 That's true. 226 00:07:52,621 --> 00:07:54,179 Have you ever looked back and thought to yourself 227 00:07:54,299 --> 00:07:56,598 that in certain ways that's what you're playing here? 228 00:07:56,718 --> 00:07:57,415 Completely. 229 00:07:57,535 --> 00:07:59,783 That was the template for me when I got... 230 00:07:59,903 --> 00:08:00,547 Ben: Really? 231 00:08:00,667 --> 00:08:02,107 I knew it. You're reading the audition, too, 232 00:08:02,227 --> 00:08:05,211 and you're like oh, my gosh, this is the Justice League. 233 00:08:05,331 --> 00:08:07,374 Like these guys, they're all there. 234 00:08:07,494 --> 00:08:09,610 Like I likeSuperman, I like Batman, I like them all 235 00:08:09,677 --> 00:08:12,517 but what I loved was the interaction between all of them 236 00:08:12,637 --> 00:08:15,538 when they're on the same team because that's when you get the textures 237 00:08:15,658 --> 00:08:16,832 of the relationships. 238 00:08:16,952 --> 00:08:18,488 And how they care about each other 239 00:08:18,608 --> 00:08:20,380 and how they love each other 240 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:21,739 and how they're all doing it 241 00:08:21,859 --> 00:08:23,222 for the same reasons together, 242 00:08:23,289 --> 00:08:25,921 So I was like I got to join a superhero team. 243 00:08:26,041 --> 00:08:28,027 What are the chances of that happening, right? 244 00:08:28,147 --> 00:08:31,373 The kids, like they look at us like they're seeing Han Solo. 245 00:08:31,493 --> 00:08:33,618 Had this kid, these - these brother, 246 00:08:33,738 --> 00:08:36,660 I had these two kids walking by, and they were looking at me while it was 247 00:08:36,780 --> 00:08:39,864 a crosswalk, and then I hear; "Flashpoint" guy, "Flashpoint" guy! 248 00:08:39,984 --> 00:08:42,005 And they go, see, see, see, it is. 249 00:08:42,125 --> 00:08:46,160 Ben: David, this is not a role easy, physically, for anybody to play. 250 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:48,915 Who would you say had the easiest time 251 00:08:49,035 --> 00:08:52,315 with the running and shooting and all the physical, physicality 252 00:08:52,435 --> 00:08:53,300 associated with it? 253 00:08:53,420 --> 00:08:54,744 Sergio, actually. 254 00:08:54,864 --> 00:08:55,408 (Laughing) 255 00:08:55,528 --> 00:08:58,556 Cause he spent the first three years... I mean, 256 00:08:58,623 --> 00:09:02,064 he had to really work his fingers a lot on the keyboard. 257 00:09:02,184 --> 00:09:06,147 Whereas we're all... well, at least Hugh and Amy and I are 258 00:09:06,267 --> 00:09:07,060 running around. 259 00:09:07,180 --> 00:09:08,831 These two got off pretty easy 260 00:09:08,899 --> 00:09:09,933 for a couple years. 261 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,189 Ben: How physical did it get? 262 00:09:12,533 --> 00:09:15,104 Well, it can... yeah, no, 263 00:09:15,172 --> 00:09:16,566 there were times when I was 264 00:09:16,686 --> 00:09:20,330 thankful that I didn't break a leg or slip or crash a car, 265 00:09:20,450 --> 00:09:24,071 Amy did... we did lose one camera. 266 00:09:24,191 --> 00:09:26,915 That was my fault but I happen to be the best driver. 267 00:09:27,035 --> 00:09:27,839 (Laughing) 268 00:09:27,959 --> 00:09:31,820 But *** it was hot and there are suits, we would lose ten pounds. 269 00:09:31,940 --> 00:09:34,690 Since then we've never filmed driving sequences outside 270 00:09:34,810 --> 00:09:35,659 **** 271 00:09:35,779 --> 00:09:37,158 It's funny how we moved to blue screen. 272 00:09:37,226 --> 00:09:38,192 Ben: Really, huh? 273 00:09:38,259 --> 00:09:38,993 Let me flip it. 274 00:09:39,061 --> 00:09:41,233 Who had the hardest time with 275 00:09:41,353 --> 00:09:43,507 anything physical on this show? 276 00:09:43,936 --> 00:09:46,300 Michael Cramm. (Laughing) 277 00:09:46,940 --> 00:09:47,720 That's true. 278 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:48,959 Just cause of balance issues. 279 00:09:49,079 --> 00:09:51,150 Amy: He's a little clumsy, that guy. Enrico: Hand and eye cordination. 280 00:09:51,946 --> 00:09:54,535 Ben: Did it result in a physical injury for any of you? 281 00:09:54,655 --> 00:09:59,624 Hugh almost lost... that projectile almost took your eye out. 282 00:09:59,744 --> 00:10:03,311 Yeah, they shot... what are those things called? 283 00:10:03,431 --> 00:10:04,057 Squibbs. 284 00:10:04,177 --> 00:10:06,796 They shoot the squibbs and it went through the shield 285 00:10:06,916 --> 00:10:09,219 because they put holes it in, right in my eye, 286 00:10:09,339 --> 00:10:11,857 and I had a flash of it's over, 287 00:10:11,925 --> 00:10:13,496 because I thought my eye was done, 288 00:10:13,616 --> 00:10:15,027 but it just hit there, 289 00:10:15,095 --> 00:10:16,168 and I got... I'm lucky. 290 00:10:16,288 --> 00:10:17,529 Lucky Irish. 291 00:10:17,649 --> 00:10:19,786 Ben: One inch one side or the other and that would have been it. 292 00:10:19,906 --> 00:10:23,402 Yeah, that was it, and then I was very... well first I was hostile. 293 00:10:23,522 --> 00:10:26,157 (Laughing) 294 00:10:26,277 --> 00:10:28,120 Towards the - Intense. 295 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:29,306 And then it was funny. 296 00:10:29,374 --> 00:10:30,503 (Laughing) 297 00:10:30,623 --> 00:10:32,944 I got your attention, now I'm gonna make you laugh. 298 00:10:33,746 --> 00:10:35,312 Ben: Now, the show is shot 299 00:10:35,380 --> 00:10:37,124 in Toronto, it's set in Toronto, 300 00:10:37,244 --> 00:10:39,416 which is unusual for an 301 00:10:39,484 --> 00:10:40,251 international series. 302 00:10:40,318 --> 00:10:41,418 Now, for the Canadians here, how 303 00:10:41,486 --> 00:10:43,253 did that make you feel? 304 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:44,107 Proud. 305 00:10:44,227 --> 00:10:45,152 First of all, right. 306 00:10:45,272 --> 00:10:46,115 Incredibly prowled. 307 00:10:46,235 --> 00:10:49,215 I can put it this way, I was doing about 110 down 308 00:10:49,335 --> 00:10:54,447 Young Street and I got pulled over, and the guy was... he was hostile. 309 00:10:54,567 --> 00:10:57,225 Cop... and young as Sinclair. 310 00:10:57,657 --> 00:11:01,137 Pulled me over, I'm like, gosh, "Flashpoint", 311 00:11:01,204 --> 00:11:03,433 you guys are great, go ahead. 312 00:11:03,553 --> 00:11:05,574 It was a big deal for the city, too. 313 00:11:05,694 --> 00:11:08,744 Like that was all of a sudden Toronto wasn't pretending to be Detroit. 314 00:11:08,864 --> 00:11:09,273 Yes. 315 00:11:09,393 --> 00:11:11,225 Pretending to New York, pretending to be all those things. 316 00:11:11,345 --> 00:11:13,250 And it looked sexy, it looked damn good too. 317 00:11:13,370 --> 00:11:14,578 Ben: After the break, 318 00:11:14,698 --> 00:11:16,818 Enrico, there's stuff bubbling up here. 319 00:11:16,938 --> 00:11:17,816 How are you feeling right now? 320 00:11:21,385 --> 00:11:24,107 Ben: Is there an episode that stands out, 321 00:11:24,227 --> 00:11:25,169 for whatever reason? 322 00:11:25,289 --> 00:11:29,588 For me right now, actually, the last these last two episodes are my favourite. 323 00:11:29,708 --> 00:11:30,667 They really are. 324 00:11:30,787 --> 00:11:33,273 The stakes are so high in them that as an actor, 325 00:11:33,393 --> 00:11:37,050 I'm having a lot of... like I have something in my throat. 326 00:11:37,170 --> 00:11:38,001 Amy: I'm having a lot of... 327 00:11:38,121 --> 00:11:39,030 Ben: You can cry, if you like. 328 00:11:39,150 --> 00:11:41,769 No, I'm not crying. I have a frog in my throat. 329 00:11:41,889 --> 00:11:43,322 We're all ready to go. 330 00:11:43,442 --> 00:11:45,266 Anyway, the stakes are so high 331 00:11:45,386 --> 00:11:48,187 in these last two episodes that as an actor, I've been 332 00:11:48,453 --> 00:11:53,266 finding it really fun fully diving in because usually as cops 333 00:11:53,386 --> 00:11:56,401 we have to be more in control and the emotional stuff 334 00:11:56,521 --> 00:12:00,810 is for the guest stars and who get these great, amazing parts. 335 00:12:00,930 --> 00:12:06,433 There was an episode this season where Ed Lain talks to a psychologist. 336 00:12:06,553 --> 00:12:09,547 Which I loved because it was about post-traumatic stress. 337 00:12:09,667 --> 00:12:13,487 You know, that's something that first responders and real police 338 00:12:13,607 --> 00:12:15,445 officers suffer from that isn't talked about enough 339 00:12:15,565 --> 00:12:17,688 so it was a big challenge for me as an actor 340 00:12:17,808 --> 00:12:20,791 and that's when I really turned to Rico for help 341 00:12:20,911 --> 00:12:26,212 because it was... it was the episode to make or break my character, 342 00:12:26,332 --> 00:12:29,784 and Rico just, you know, he's like my brother. When I need him, 343 00:12:30,382 --> 00:12:32,402 as soon as he's done his coffee in the morning, 344 00:12:32,522 --> 00:12:33,583 he's there. 345 00:12:33,703 --> 00:12:36,106 Ben: He needs his coffee to wake up in the morning? 346 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:38,811 Ben: Slow to rise, Rico? 347 00:12:40,666 --> 00:12:42,873 But it's that relationship, you know what I mean, 348 00:12:42,993 --> 00:12:45,562 that's what we get, you know, and that's the things that we don't 349 00:12:45,682 --> 00:12:50,019 think about when we are on that going to audition and be successful and 350 00:12:50,139 --> 00:12:53,623 look for validation or the nonsense of-of that. 351 00:12:53,743 --> 00:12:56,592 Once you have it, you get to find the people that you care 352 00:12:56,712 --> 00:12:59,544 about, and you get to create something with people that 353 00:12:59,664 --> 00:13:01,217 mean something to you. 354 00:13:01,201 --> 00:13:05,800 I think that transcends the whole idea of acting and, 355 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,704 you know what I mean, you find connection, and you find reality 356 00:13:09,824 --> 00:13:11,914 in the pieces you work on. 357 00:13:12,034 --> 00:13:15,175 Ben: I've been watching you two for this whole thing and Rico, there's stuff 358 00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:17,107 bubbling up here, this is not a... 359 00:13:17,227 --> 00:13:18,418 how are you feeling right now? 360 00:13:21,463 --> 00:13:22,475 What he's saying... 361 00:13:22,595 --> 00:13:23,670 (Laughing) 362 00:13:23,790 --> 00:13:28,388 he's saying - what he's saying is, Ben, he's proud that he's here, 363 00:13:28,456 --> 00:13:30,457 and he likes to be here talking about 364 00:13:30,577 --> 00:13:34,187 various scenes and episodes of "Flashpoint". 365 00:13:34,307 --> 00:13:36,261 He has great love for the people 366 00:13:36,381 --> 00:13:38,118 who have worked with him here 367 00:13:38,238 --> 00:13:44,670 and... and he really thinks Hugh Dylan is awesome, awesome. 368 00:13:45,717 --> 00:13:47,122 Ben: You threw out the word "brother" 369 00:13:47,242 --> 00:13:47,702 Yes. 370 00:13:47,822 --> 00:13:48,881 in talking about Rico, 371 00:13:49,001 --> 00:13:53,812 that's... people throw that word family out when it's not really 372 00:13:53,932 --> 00:13:56,247 appropriate but there's something very... there's a bond here. 373 00:13:57,065 --> 00:13:58,710 This is a team. 374 00:13:58,830 --> 00:14:01,087 Team One is a team. 375 00:14:01,207 --> 00:14:04,245 And we learned how to live as a team. 376 00:14:04,365 --> 00:14:06,289 The success of the show didn't 377 00:14:06,409 --> 00:14:10,372 make him more popular or him more popular or him more popular. 378 00:14:10,492 --> 00:14:12,699 We together as a team were 379 00:14:12,819 --> 00:14:14,892 recognized for this show. 380 00:14:15,012 --> 00:14:18,150 And that makes us connect 381 00:14:18,270 --> 00:14:20,311 in a way that puts us against the world. 382 00:14:20,431 --> 00:14:23,076 We are together, we come to work together, 383 00:14:23,196 --> 00:14:25,153 together we go through that door together, 384 00:14:25,273 --> 00:14:26,500 everything is together. 385 00:14:26,620 --> 00:14:29,078 And after five years, man, you can't fake that anymore. 386 00:14:29,198 --> 00:14:30,356 You can't fake it. 387 00:14:30,476 --> 00:14:31,851 It comes into our lives. 388 00:14:31,971 --> 00:14:35,241 We're playing cops, and we want to do them right, you know. 389 00:14:35,361 --> 00:14:38,320 And so when they come up and they, you know, secretly 390 00:14:38,388 --> 00:14:41,744 flash their badges and they don't say anything except thank you, 391 00:14:42,376 --> 00:14:45,135 you understand that you're painting them in a good light, 392 00:14:45,255 --> 00:14:47,412 you're not painting them as neanderthals. 393 00:14:47,532 --> 00:14:49,306 We're not painting them as doughnut eaters. 394 00:14:49,426 --> 00:14:53,001 You're painting them as people who actually care, and 395 00:14:53,068 --> 00:14:57,304 they all became police officers because they cared. 396 00:14:57,912 --> 00:15:01,037 You know, things happen, things change, but 397 00:15:01,157 --> 00:15:04,411 the essence of why they do it is what this show is about. 398 00:15:04,531 --> 00:15:09,349 There's the care, is the heroism, is the risking your life 399 00:15:09,469 --> 00:15:11,740 for the sake of protecting others. 400 00:15:11,860 --> 00:15:15,321 Ben: Would you say that the show, if this relationship 401 00:15:15,389 --> 00:15:17,973 is on and off camera is central 402 00:15:18,093 --> 00:15:21,293 and the relationship itself has improved and grown over the years, 403 00:15:21,413 --> 00:15:24,230 is the show better today than it was on day one? 404 00:15:24,350 --> 00:15:25,260 All: Yeah. 405 00:15:25,380 --> 00:15:27,438 This season will prove that. 406 00:15:27,558 --> 00:15:31,509 It's just an incredible... all of us. 407 00:15:31,629 --> 00:15:35,593 You should have seen how we got... our uniforms on the first season. 408 00:15:35,713 --> 00:15:37,212 (Laughing) 409 00:15:38,791 --> 00:15:39,888 Where does this go? 410 00:15:40,008 --> 00:15:42,298 I think I need some tape, I don't know. 411 00:15:42,418 --> 00:15:43,827 He has tape, I need tape. 412 00:15:44,558 --> 00:15:45,838 Now you know,... 413 00:15:49,328 --> 00:15:50,358 We're gone. 414 00:15:50,478 --> 00:15:54,224 Ben: At one point did you guys know that you were on a set that was 415 00:15:54,344 --> 00:15:55,842 that was growing into a family? 416 00:15:55,962 --> 00:15:57,637 To me, it was that first 417 00:15:57,757 --> 00:16:00,289 roast, pig roast you had 418 00:16:01,011 --> 00:16:03,321 where Michael Cramm tripped in the woods 419 00:16:03,441 --> 00:16:05,216 and we had... we all laughed. 420 00:16:05,336 --> 00:16:07,825 We must have laughed for 90 minutes straight 421 00:16:07,945 --> 00:16:09,786 and it was close to the end of the season, 422 00:16:09,906 --> 00:16:11,996 the sun was out, and it was just 423 00:16:12,116 --> 00:16:13,359 one of those magical days. 424 00:16:13,479 --> 00:16:16,645 And I think that was what, season two? 425 00:16:16,765 --> 00:16:18,436 And that's when I really felt... 426 00:16:18,556 --> 00:16:21,617 I really felt like, you know what, these are my guys. 427 00:16:21,737 --> 00:16:24,499 Ben: Can we talk about this pig roast for a second? 428 00:16:24,619 --> 00:16:25,579 - This guy. -Is this a... 429 00:16:25,699 --> 00:16:27,208 It's an Italian thing. You know... 430 00:16:27,328 --> 00:16:34,267 we just Frankie Gentile and Paola Perrin, who are the gaffers and the grips, 431 00:16:34,387 --> 00:16:39,100 the keys on the show, they're like Italian guys so we have that in common 432 00:16:39,220 --> 00:16:42,607 and started salivating when we were outside shooting in a park, 433 00:16:42,727 --> 00:16:46,672 we kept looking, you know, what this park needs is a pig. 434 00:16:47,942 --> 00:16:49,787 And Frankie goes, you know, I know a guy, 435 00:16:50,501 --> 00:16:52,757 And the next thing you know he comes in with this cart, 436 00:16:52,877 --> 00:16:55,433 it's in the back of the trunk, I pay him a little cash, 437 00:16:55,553 --> 00:16:58,384 next thing you know, vegetarians are turning. 438 00:16:58,504 --> 00:17:01,788 And they're all like salivating over the pig. 439 00:17:01,908 --> 00:17:03,303 Ben: Up next... 440 00:17:03,423 --> 00:17:04,849 What are you going to miss about me? 441 00:17:04,969 --> 00:17:06,727 What am I going to miss about you? 442 00:17:06,847 --> 00:17:08,655 I don't know, say something nice. 443 00:17:10,644 --> 00:17:11,820 Ben: Enrico, what are you 444 00:17:11,887 --> 00:17:14,084 going to miss most about Amy Jo? 445 00:17:14,699 --> 00:17:16,525 Amy Jo has a beautiful 446 00:17:16,593 --> 00:17:20,408 ability to remind me of life outside the moment 447 00:17:21,197 --> 00:17:23,632 and how bigger life is. 448 00:17:23,752 --> 00:17:26,861 She's my go-to person when it 449 00:17:26,981 --> 00:17:29,382 comes to taking those crazy 450 00:17:29,450 --> 00:17:32,119 chances and really believing in 451 00:17:32,187 --> 00:17:33,887 the power of creativity. 452 00:17:33,955 --> 00:17:35,655 Ben: Amy Jo, what are you 453 00:17:35,723 --> 00:17:37,390 going to miss most about David? 454 00:17:37,458 --> 00:17:39,459 I'm going to miss sitting in 455 00:17:39,527 --> 00:17:42,895 the car for five hours at a time 456 00:17:42,963 --> 00:17:47,599 talking (Bleep)... oh, talking crap or whatever, laughing and giggling, 457 00:17:48,929 --> 00:17:51,185 some of those car moments are pretty fun, yeah. 458 00:17:51,987 --> 00:17:54,594 Ben: David, what are you going to miss most about Sergio? 459 00:17:57,679 --> 00:18:00,006 Sergio is pure at heart. 460 00:18:00,126 --> 00:18:03,911 To me, he's what I would aspire to be as an artist. 461 00:18:04,031 --> 00:18:06,952 I learned actually probably the most from Sergio 462 00:18:07,072 --> 00:18:12,043 and just how he was able to be all heart. 463 00:18:12,163 --> 00:18:15,346 Ben: Sergio, what are you going to miss most about Hugh? 464 00:18:16,050 --> 00:18:17,862 He's a big brother. 465 00:18:17,982 --> 00:18:22,882 He's been my big brother on this show from the start. 466 00:18:23,002 --> 00:18:27,952 Watching out for me in a kind of tough love but love kind of way. 467 00:18:28,072 --> 00:18:31,458 And I could always count on him. 468 00:18:31,578 --> 00:18:33,719 And I could always believe it to be true. 469 00:18:33,839 --> 00:18:36,312 Ben: And Hugh, what are you going to miss most about Rico? 470 00:18:36,432 --> 00:18:39,405 It's the same with all of these guys, 471 00:18:39,525 --> 00:18:41,738 because I know that when I get my 472 00:18:41,805 --> 00:18:43,962 phone out and I see any of their names, 473 00:18:44,082 --> 00:18:47,734 it's an immediate connection, and if they need me or I need them, 474 00:18:47,854 --> 00:18:50,709 I know I can count on them. That's why I don't feel it, 475 00:18:50,829 --> 00:18:53,119 I don't feel that part over. 476 00:18:53,239 --> 00:18:54,049 I feel the character... 477 00:18:54,169 --> 00:18:55,296 Just make it up, buddy. 478 00:18:55,416 --> 00:18:56,508 (Laughing) 479 00:18:56,628 --> 00:18:57,868 What are you going to miss about me? 480 00:18:57,988 --> 00:18:59,184 What am I going to miss about you? 481 00:18:59,304 --> 00:19:01,079 I don't know, say something nice. 482 00:19:01,199 --> 00:19:02,448 (Laughing). 483 00:19:02,568 --> 00:19:04,459 Your need to get in my shots. 484 00:19:04,579 --> 00:19:05,556 (Laughing) 485 00:19:05,676 --> 00:19:09,197 When I have a nice piece of dialogue that I would like to talk to 486 00:19:09,317 --> 00:19:10,377 Mr. Mulroney about. 487 00:19:10,497 --> 00:19:11,865 Now it's a two shot. 488 00:19:11,985 --> 00:19:12,780 (Laughing) 489 00:19:13,079 --> 00:19:13,926 Ben: Still to come... 490 00:19:14,046 --> 00:19:16,303 We're doing it. We're doing it. 491 00:19:16,423 --> 00:19:18,081 Holy cow are we doing it. 492 00:19:19,062 --> 00:19:22,547 Ben: David, you know, finales are never small events. 493 00:19:22,667 --> 00:19:26,104 And this one, you've got special guests on this one. 494 00:19:27,885 --> 00:19:32,888 Yes, I had an opportunity to bring my parents into the universe, 495 00:19:33,008 --> 00:19:35,115 and so I flew them out 496 00:19:35,235 --> 00:19:38,577 as kind of a gift, thank you, I don't know what, 497 00:19:38,645 --> 00:19:40,658 and they ended up having a blast. 498 00:19:40,778 --> 00:19:42,848 They got to be on set, they got to be in the movies, 499 00:19:42,916 --> 00:19:45,598 so to speak, it was the highlight for the season for me 500 00:19:45,718 --> 00:19:49,932 for sure to have my dad freaking out, checking his makeup and making 501 00:19:50,052 --> 00:19:50,790 sure everything's working. 502 00:19:50,910 --> 00:19:52,602 Ben: Were you nervous for them? 503 00:19:52,722 --> 00:19:53,932 Your shabby suit. 504 00:19:54,347 --> 00:19:58,120 I got to have my mom and dad come and play Sam's mom and dad 505 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,742 which is a thrill, and came all 506 00:20:00,862 --> 00:20:02,304 the way out from Vancouver to do it. 507 00:20:02,424 --> 00:20:04,836 They got choked up. They're great actors. 508 00:20:04,956 --> 00:20:08,873 I have to say that he was... sounded as authentic here as he 509 00:20:08,993 --> 00:20:09,905 did at the real wedding. 510 00:20:10,025 --> 00:20:10,703 Hey, now, come on. 511 00:20:10,823 --> 00:20:11,866 - So. - Come on. 512 00:20:11,986 --> 00:20:13,295 Ben: Were you nervous for them? 513 00:20:13,415 --> 00:20:15,272 I was nervous for the show. 514 00:20:15,392 --> 00:20:19,783 I didn't want them to, you know, ruin the takes or anything. 515 00:20:19,903 --> 00:20:21,555 Your dad had a hard time. 516 00:20:21,675 --> 00:20:24,120 Background, it was hard for his dad background. 517 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,374 - Not supposed to talk background. - Yes, it was so funny. 518 00:20:26,494 --> 00:20:28,485 I'm standing next to him, people come over to meet 519 00:20:28,605 --> 00:20:30,181 uh, you know, Sam's dad and 520 00:20:30,301 --> 00:20:31,145 Hi, how are you? 521 00:20:31,265 --> 00:20:32,871 (Laughing) 522 00:20:33,286 --> 00:20:35,464 Oh, oh, right, how do you guys do this? 523 00:20:35,584 --> 00:20:37,026 He would forget every time. 524 00:20:37,146 --> 00:20:39,568 Ben: Does anybody else have any secrets 525 00:20:39,636 --> 00:20:41,210 that they can share about this finale? 526 00:20:41,330 --> 00:20:44,673 The energy level that we are committed to at this... 527 00:20:44,741 --> 00:20:48,672 on this finale will not only destroy 528 00:20:48,792 --> 00:20:51,679 character perceptions you might have, you know what I mean, 529 00:20:51,747 --> 00:20:57,207 it'll-it'll-it'll will send you to another stratosphere of adrenalin and emotion. 530 00:20:57,863 --> 00:21:00,273 We can promise that right? 531 00:21:00,393 --> 00:21:01,802 Ben: Can anyone else top that? 532 00:21:01,922 --> 00:21:03,414 You can't. That's why he's good. 533 00:21:03,534 --> 00:21:06,226 How do you do that, right? We're doing it. 534 00:21:06,346 --> 00:21:07,144 We're doing it. 535 00:21:07,264 --> 00:21:08,840 Holy cow are we doing it. 536 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:11,881 Ben: Today, where does "Flashpoint" stand sort of 537 00:21:12,001 --> 00:21:15,820 for you personally in terms of the professional experiences that you've had? 538 00:21:15,940 --> 00:21:18,739 Number one in my books. Absolutely. Number one. 539 00:21:18,859 --> 00:21:21,540 Best five years, best chapter. We'll have this forever, 540 00:21:21,660 --> 00:21:23,467 you know. We've left a legacy. 541 00:21:23,587 --> 00:21:25,561 Ben: Rico, are you going to miss it when people call you boss? 542 00:21:25,681 --> 00:21:26,342 Yeah. 543 00:21:26,462 --> 00:21:27,556 Oh, God, yes. 544 00:21:27,676 --> 00:21:28,980 (Laughter) 545 00:21:29,100 --> 00:21:32,945 Yeah. I'm gonna miss when people stop calling me sarge. 546 00:21:33,065 --> 00:21:35,220 You have to take it off your licence plate now. 547 00:21:35,340 --> 00:21:36,186 (Laughing) 548 00:21:36,306 --> 00:21:38,613 Ben: So this is not the last we'll see of "Flashpoint" 549 00:21:38,733 --> 00:21:41,056 but thank you so much, and all 550 00:21:41,176 --> 00:21:42,727 the best to each and every one of you. 551 00:21:42,847 --> 00:21:43,370 Thank you. 552 00:21:43,490 --> 00:21:44,135 Thank you. 553 00:21:44,255 --> 00:21:45,564 Ben: And now we should go. 554 00:21:45,684 --> 00:21:49,836 - You have to finish shooting. - Watch your step. 555 00:21:50,928 --> 00:21:53,720 Rico, can I take a gun? 556 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:55,748 You know what, I think 557 00:21:55,868 --> 00:21:56,928 they're not locked. 558 00:21:57,048 --> 00:21:58,341 I think we can get you something. 559 00:21:58,461 --> 00:22:00,485 If you want an MP... you want a... 560 00:22:00,605 --> 00:22:03,066 Ben: Just something, something... just something to 561 00:22:03,186 --> 00:22:04,782 protect the home. 562 00:22:04,902 --> 00:22:05,792 What?