The Strain

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  1. abyzmul

    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 2018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    Anybody going to watch this?



    I've liked a lot of the stuff Guillermo del Toro does, definitely interested in seeing if he can pull this off.
     
    #1 abyzmul, Jun 11, 2014
  2. JStokes

    JStokes Well-Known Member

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    Absolutely. del Torro usually doesn't disappoint.

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    #2 JStokes, Jun 11, 2014
  3. Falco21

    Falco21 Well-Known Member

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    Love his movies. Pans Labyrinth was the bomb!
     
    #3 Falco21, Jun 11, 2014
  4. JStokes

    JStokes Well-Known Member

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    Check out The Devil's Backbone.

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    #4 JStokes, Jun 11, 2014
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    Falco21 Well-Known Member

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    Oh sweet! I've never seen that. Definitely gonna check it out.

    Thanks man!
     
    #5 Falco21, Jun 11, 2014
  6. JStokes

    JStokes Well-Known Member

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    And if you like that, next up The Orphanage (El Orfonato). Not directed or written by del Torro (he produced it) but very similar in style.

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    #6 JStokes, Jun 11, 2014
  7. Falco21

    Falco21 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah I saw The Orphanage. Good movie
     
    #7 Falco21, Jun 11, 2014
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    Ozymandias Well-Known Member

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    I'm definitely watching it. All the shows I'm watching currently end in a week.

    I love Del Toro's work.
     
    #8 Ozymandias, Jun 12, 2014
  9. PRPitbull

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    Based on a book which was terrible. I'll still give it a shot. Maybe it translates better as a show, but the book was brutally slow
     
    #9 PRPitbull, Jun 12, 2014
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    McDooDoo
     
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    Falco21 Well-Known Member

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    I'm really loving this premiere!!!

    Pretty awesome
     
    #11 Falco21, Jul 13, 2014
  12. The Uniform Bomber

    The Uniform Bomber Spivey's Agent

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    I've seen some commercials; I'm interested.

    Did this premier tonight?
     
    #12 The Uniform Bomber, Jul 13, 2014
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    Faux machine Well-Known Member

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    Del Toro is one of my favorite directors. For the love of god I wish they would let him make At the Mountain of Madness.
     
    #13 Faux machine, Jul 13, 2014
  14. Falco21

    Falco21 Well-Known Member

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    Yup. 1 hour and 40 minute long premiere.

    Pretty sweet. I liked it a lot.
     
    #14 Falco21, Jul 14, 2014
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    Ooooof craptastic.

    Finally watched the premiere last nite.

    Some pretty bad acting and the story seems a bit silly, disjointed. Not on par with some of the truly good TV shows on lately.

    I'll give it another week but this may come out of my rotation pretty quickly.

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    #15 JStokes, Jul 17, 2014
  16. abyzmul

    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 2018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    ^ Yeah... I wasn't particularly impressed for those exact reasons. I almost turned it off after the first 30 minutes of really cardboard backstory, the main guy is a boring character. The show picked up a bit, but not enough that I am excited for the next show - maybe just curious.

    Cool concept with subpar writing and execution.

    Plus... vampires acting like zombies for the fail.
     
    #16 abyzmul, Jul 17, 2014
  17. JStokes

    JStokes Well-Known Member

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    Yup, had my hand on the clicker at the 30 mark too.

    Who likes to be called "F" by the way?

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    #17 JStokes, Jul 17, 2014
  18. abyzmul

    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 2018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    LOL! I kept thinking they were abbreviating "Fuck".
     
    #18 abyzmul, Jul 17, 2014
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    3rdAnd15Draw Well-Known Member

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    What pitbull said is on the money, if the show is anything like the book it's going to suck, all the characters are terrible and the plot is nonexistant. It's like 600 pages long and it might be enough material for a handful of episodes, 13 episodes is going to have people fed up pretty quickly.
     
    #19 3rdAnd15Draw, Jul 17, 2014
  20. BrowningNagle

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    Tyrant - another show that just premiered FX is better
     
    #20 BrowningNagle, Jul 17, 2014
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