Anybody watching "The Strain" on FX?

scottyboy76
scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
edited August 2014 in The Clubhouse
You could definitely tell the pilot was directed by benicio del toro, as it was more like the depth and quality of a movie, but the subsequent episodes have so far held my interest even though this kind of thing is not my cup of tea anymore, I mean after starting with bela and boris as a kid and seeing all the horror and monster interpretations since im a little jaded.
humpty dumpty was pushed
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  • quicksilvergts
    quicksilvergts Posts: 274
    edited August 2014
    glad to hear it, I was wondering.
    I will soon, I just started watching " the last ship" episodes
    That is how I felt about the last ship. Usually I don't stay interested for long.but I am still trucking lol
    Now it seems all the big names directors/producers are doing series lol
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2014
    Series is pretty good so far, curious to see where it goes.
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  • Jhayman
    Jhayman Posts: 1,548
    edited August 2014
    I tried to give it a shot but it could not hold my interest..
    However The Last Ship has me in its sights so far..
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    edited August 2014
    Been watching it from the start. Pretty good so far. The sub-plot with the split, and child custody has no business being in it, but otherwise pretty interesting take on vampires.
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  • DForeman
    DForeman Posts: 468
    edited August 2014
    Not bad so far. I read the first two books of the trilogy so am curious about the tv series.
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  • D'prived
    D'prived Posts: 191
    edited August 2014
    The wife and I have been watching The Strain and The Last Ship. Both are pretty good and will continue watching. What I hate though is you get interested in a series and then the network cancels it.
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  • shawn474
    shawn474 Posts: 3,052
    Still waiting to watch the last episode (its past my bed time and I dvr the shows). But so far really liking the show. anyone else stuck it out?
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  • westmassguy
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    Yup, love the show. Definitely a slow start, but getting better. The old guy is a hoot.
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  • Mikey081057
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    Just started last nite... It was fun... I got it DVR'd
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    Watched it from the beginning. It grows on ya and gets better and better as it goes on.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,859
    scottyboy76 wrote: »
    You could definitely tell the pilot was directed by benicio del toro, ...

    That's Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labryinth, Hellboy, Pacific Rim, etc)...Benicio is the actor from Usual Suspects, Snatch, Traffic, etc.

    BTW, Yes, I am watching the show and loving it. I love the new twist on vampires. They are truly monsters, not romanticized like Bram Stoker, Anne Rice, and the others have done.
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited September 2014
    billbillw wrote: »
    scottyboy76 wrote: »
    You could definitely tell the pilot was directed by benicio del toro, ...

    That's Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labryinth, Hellboy, Pacific Rim, etc)...Benicio is the actor from Usual Suspects, Snatch, Traffic, etc.

    BTW, Yes, I am watching the show and loving it. I love the new twist on vampires. They are truly monsters, not romanticized like Bram Stoker, Anne Rice, and the others have done.

    leave it to me to screw up a compliment.

    BTW, direct has a channel called El Rey on channel 341.

    It has a lot of old obscure cool movies, i watched "ELECTRAGLIDE GLIDE IN BLUE"with robert blake, long before we knew what a weirdo he was, really an excellent movie.

    They also have a show hosted by Robert Rodriguez, called directors chair, he has many of the great directors, and plenty of time to discuss in depth their movies and methods.

    well worth checking out
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  • shawn474
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    Anybody stick with it through the first season? Season finale was last night. I liked it and thought it was pretty well done. The Master seems too cartoonish for me but all in all, the other stuff seems pretty "realistic". And the finale of this show coincides with the season premiere of "The Walking Dead" next week.....can't wait!!!!
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  • westmassguy
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    Great show, and it's been renewed for next season. Have to agree the "Master" looks like an evil clown or something. They could have done a much better job on his appearance.
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  • billbillw
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    I enjoyed the 1st season. Not the best thing ever on TV, but better than most of the shinola that's out these days.
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  • gce
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    Enjoyed season 1. My wife turned me on to this because of the books. Looking forward to next season and of course TWD this Sunday! >:)
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  • sucks2beme
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    I watched the series(alone- wife hates this stuff).
    - I just downloaded the books to read.
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