Is anyone going to watch The Strain. Trailer looks good and has a decent director aswell.
Yep, I'll be tuning in.
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Pretty poor to be honest..will try another episode..thats it.
It's on the DVR. I've yet to view it.
The writing/acting is pretty uneven. I'm in for a couple of reasons, though.
1. I really liked the books, and the story does get good. And dark. REALLY dark in places.
2. Guillermo del Toro is awesome.
Quote from: Arctic Blast on July 16, 2014, 02:46:14 PM
The writing/acting is pretty uneven.
Yeah. It almost seemed amateurish in parts. But I'll give it another couple of episodes.
It wasn't very good. Too many clichés. I'll watch an episode or two more maybe, but I'm not excited about it so far.
Having first seen Cory Stoll on House of Cards, seeing him in The Strain with that head of hair is the most disturbing thing about it so far :P
This review of Episode 2 really captures what works and doesn't about the show
http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/strain-box-207142
Quote from: Centurion40 on July 20, 2014, 03:31:43 PM
Quote from: Arctic Blast on July 16, 2014, 02:46:14 PM
The writing/acting is pretty uneven.
Yeah. It almost seemed amateurish in parts. But I'll give it another couple of episodes.
Agreed. Some of the writing and some of the acting isn't well done. The Hispanic sidekick chick is a rather bad actor, many of her lines came out like cheap infomercial quality. However, the nasty blood-drinking creature looked well-done and more akin to some Lovecraftian horror than stupid twinkly vampires. Hopefully that situation doesn't change.
I think
Penny Dreadful has been a much higher quality supernatural series... AND it's got a 19th century setting. But it's first season is over. The only other upcoming one I'm interested in seeing is the second series of Netflix'
Hemlock Grove, although it's probably as much in the Mystery genre as Supernatural thriller. Not sure if there's anything else of decent quality out there.
Quote from: mirth on July 20, 2014, 03:43:22 PM
Having first seen Cory Stoll on House of Cards, seeing him in The Strain with that head of hair is the most disturbing thing about it so far :P
Yeah! Took me a second (and IMDB) to figure out where I've seen him before. Now I can't stop staring at his hairline.
Ugh. I liked the books. I'm done with the series so that I might retain my liking of the books. What a train wreck.
I can't read, so I'll stick with the TV series. ;) ;)
I've taken up the books now. They are far, far superior to the show. I'm not generally a fan of horror, but I'm finding the books to be surprisingly well written - tightly paced, highly entertaining and downright scary at times.
Given the quality of the source material, I would expect the show to much better than it has been so far.
Did anyone say "Stay frosty" or "Revenge is a dish best served cold" in this one, though?
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on July 23, 2014, 06:02:22 PM
Did anyone say "Stay frosty" or "Revenge is a dish best served cold" in this one, though?
Good point. I gave up on The Last Ship after that episode. Even Adam Baldwin can't save that mess.
Just finished book two. The tv series could be excellent if they step it up.
I don't want to get into spoilers for people, but I wish the books had explored more of the viral nature of 'the strain'.
Anyone watch episode 3? I haven't yet. I'm on the bubble of skipping the show and only reading the books.
If they spent a lot less time on the divorce story line, this show would be much more interesting.
Quote from: mirth on July 29, 2014, 11:26:40 AM
If they spent a lot less time on the divorce story line, this show would be much more interesting.
Yep.
The whole show is consistently hot & cold.
With Episode 4, the show remains uneven. At least this most recent episode was uncluttered with the annoying divorce sub-plot (which also wore thin in the novels).
I am liking some of the differences from the novel. The hacker chick was fun.
Stuck with it and I have to say it's got no better..infact the last episode was awful..script and acting..
What's up with those vampire commandos?
I couldn't help but notice that parts of the show has been shot on the streets of Toronto. Could help explain the sucking (I can say it, I'm Canadian). I also noticed that one scene (after the bust-up at the gas station) had snow in it, and then the next there were leaves on the trees!! Terrible continuity.
I think that last episode wa ssupposd to be full of tension..but it was like watching some school drama impro on a zombie\vampire apocalypse..
Quote from: Centurion40 on September 05, 2014, 08:13:38 AM
What's up with those vampire commandos?
That's based on the book.
Ugh. Episode 9 was dreadful. More of the divorced dad melodrama.
The hacker chick is a welcome addition. She's a completely new character, didn't exist in the novels.
The Master was a let down. More goofy than scary. He was far more frightening when he was just the fast moving robes.