FOREVER: Our chat with Alana De La Garza at New York Comic Con {Video}

Forever, the new show about a medical examiner cursed with immortality (Ioan Gruffudd) and the police detective (Alana De La Garza)that he helps solve crimes, premiered this fall on ABC. The show is a lot of fun and has a bit of a Castle/Elementary vibe, if the male character in each died frequently but couldn’t stay dead. The show films in New York City and was represented at New York Comic Con this past weekend by its two leads and the creator, Matt Miller, at both a press room and a panel.

We got you the equivalent of front row seats in the press room when we sat down to chat with Alana De La Garza.

Some highlights:

• She loves that her character, Jo Martinez, is flawed, and that makes her a ton of fun to play. She’s all thrilled that her character is a “badass”
• She did firearms training with a Navy Seal and at first she was really intimidated by the gun, but soon found out that she had a ton of natural shooting talent, despite her being a self-proclaimed “soccer mom”
• She loves working with the Forever cast and crew – she feels like she’s known them much longer than they’ve actually been working on the show

Watch Forever on Tuesdays, 10/9c on ABC!