Author Topic: The Strain (Read 20811 times)

AshKetchum · « **on:** Apr 27, 2013 at 10:53 AM »

FX is developing a pilot for The Strain, based on the best-selling vampire novel trilogy from Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan.

The Strain tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, who is the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

Del Toro and Hogan will co-write the pilot script, with del Toro attached to direct. Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) is one of the Executive Producers and will oversee the series with Del Toro. Cuse will also serve as the Showrunner as the pilot goes to series.

Corey Stoll, currently seen on Netflix's House of Cards, has been cast as Eph in the series.

halvert · « **Reply #1 on:** Apr 29, 2013 at 02:57 PM »

Wonder if they'll change the ending.
The first book was so creepy and frightening. The second book was ok-ish. The last book was bleh.
By the end of the third book, I was so disappointed because the characters became unlikeable and unrelatable. And from being a scientific take on vampires, it became a biblical story.

AshKetchum · « **Reply #2 on:** Jul 17, 2013 at 01:09 PM »

Sean Astin and Robert Maillet were recently announced as joining the cast of The Strain.

Astin, the son of actors John Astin and Patty Duke, is well-known for his portrayal of the hobbit Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Maillet, a Canadian professional wrestler, also worked with Guillermo Del Toro in Pacific Rim, where he played Lt. Sasha Kaidanovsky, co-pilot of the Russian Jaeger Cherno Alpha.

Astin will play CDC administrator Jim Kent, while Maillet will play The Master, an ancient vampire and main antagonist of the series. They will join Del Toro and other cast members Corey Stoll, John Hurt, Kevin Durand, Mía Maestro, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, and Natalie Brown when The Strain starts filming in Toronto, Canada on September 2013.

AshKetchum · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 20, 2013 at 01:09 PM »

FX has confirmed a 13-episode order for The Strain's first season, along with a July 2014 premiere.

AshKetchum · « **Reply #4 on:** May 18, 2014 at 10:10 AM »

Premiere date: July 13, 2014

John Hurt, who played Professor Abraham Setrakian in the pilot, was replaced by David Bradley.

promo pic of Corey Stoll (Dr. Ephraim Goodweather) and Mia Maestro (Dr. Nora Martinez):

Teaser clips:
http://youtu.be/Ed9GuFN3hB0

AshKetchum · « **Reply #5 on:** May 29, 2014 at 12:41 PM »

New trailer:
http://youtu.be/0g3EBNgfWCU

looks good so far...

anya618 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 29, 2014 at 12:46 PM »

anya618 · « **Reply #7 on:** Jul 14, 2014 at 12:45 PM »

me nakanood na ba ng pilot episode?

AshKetchum · « **Reply #8 on:** Jul 14, 2014 at 09:17 PM »

Quote from: anya618 on Jul 14, 2014 at 12:45 PM

me nakanood na ba ng pilot episode?

I just did...the pilot wasn't bad, but it falters whenever some exposition about the characters are shown (Eph's ex-wife and custody case). It had some genuine scares and creepy moments though, so there's plenty of room for improvement.

Harry Potter's Argus Filch is here, heh...and I'm still not used to seeing Corey Stoll with a full head of hair, LOL

jh@meeh · « **Reply #9 on:** Jul 15, 2014 at 01:03 AM »

Maganda din pala ito...scary....dagdag sa aabangan every week...

d4nu65+3R · « **Reply #10 on:** Jul 15, 2014 at 08:33 PM »

i kept waiting for blade to pop up.

jjjeronimo · « **Reply #11 on:** Jul 17, 2014 at 09:54 AM »

This ought to be a good distraction habang off season ang Walking Dead...

the_w0rks · « **Reply #12 on:** Jul 17, 2014 at 10:00 AM »

yep maganda nga. Samwise Gamgee medjo bad boy. haha

DVD_Freak · « **Reply #13 on:** Jul 17, 2014 at 10:48 AM »

Yeah! Nagandahan din ako. The guy who played Eph looked awfully familiar for me. He was Reilley pala in Non-Stop! The hair threw me off.

jh@meeh · « **Reply #14 on:** Jul 17, 2014 at 11:04 AM »

Si EP (Corey Stoll) ay sya rin yung nasa "SALT" ni Angelina Jolie..yung suicide bomber...hehehe...

Nasa "Homeland" at "House of Cards" din sya..

coastal · « **Reply #15 on:** Jul 18, 2014 at 09:10 AM »

Mas gusto ko ito kaya bye bye Last Ship.

jjjeronimo · « **Reply #16 on:** Jul 18, 2014 at 10:35 AM »

Liked the pilot. And good reviews so far, so I hope this show makes it to the end of the books/graphic novels.

anya618 · « **Reply #17 on:** Jul 18, 2014 at 10:42 AM »

Quote from: the_w0rks on Jul 17, 2014 at 10:00 AM

yep maganda nga. Samwise Gamgee medjo bad boy. haha

parang di ako sanay bad siya

d4nu65+3R · « **Reply #18 on:** Jul 21, 2014 at 07:54 PM »

episode 2 kinda stalls.

AshKetchum · « **Reply #19 on:** Jul 21, 2014 at 08:17 PM »

^^I thought it was slightly better than the pilot, but again, it's a "strain" to watch whenever details of Eph's personal life are shown. Also, the boy who plays his son doesn't know how to act, he acts more "dead" than the vampires.

the_w0rks · « **Reply #20 on:** Jul 22, 2014 at 06:09 AM »

I liked ep 2. That scene with Filch(Harry Potter)/Lord Frey (GoT) was intriguing.

AshKetchum · « **Reply #21 on:** Jul 27, 2014 at 05:55 PM »

The Strain Producers Explain Corey Stoll's Wig:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/strain-producers-explain-corey-stolls-720091

LOL

d4nu65+3R · « **Reply #22 on:** Jul 28, 2014 at 09:48 PM »

ha! mechanical animals moment, eh?

AshKetchum · « **Reply #23 on:** Jul 28, 2014 at 10:12 PM »

Don't eat anything while watching the latest episode...unless you want to see the thing being referred to in the episode title, "Gone Smooth."

3rd episode is better than the first two, but the show's pacing is still very slow. The people around Manhattan aren't really very smart--the wife just stands there when her husband drinks the raw blood juice of the steak with a forked tongue, and apparently no one saw 200+ corpses walking out the morgue in episode 2. I also can't stand Eph's son and wife, can we kill them now?

the_w0rks · « **Reply #24 on:** Jul 29, 2014 at 04:02 PM »

Haha what the heck happened to his schlong?

AshKetchum · « **Reply #25 on:** Jul 29, 2014 at 05:35 PM »

Quote from: the_w0rks on Jul 29, 2014 at 04:02 PM

Haha what the heck happened to his schlong?

Flushed down the toilet, LOL

the_w0rks · « **Reply #26 on:** Jul 29, 2014 at 05:39 PM »

Quote from: AshKetchum on Jul 29, 2014 at 05:35 PM

Flushed down the toilet, LOL

Haha! I told myself that couldnt have been what actually happened but when I read the episode title mukhang ganun nga.

AshKetchum · « **Reply #27 on:** Jul 29, 2014 at 05:54 PM »

Quote from: the_w0rks on Jul 29, 2014 at 05:39 PM

Haha! I told myself that couldnt have been what actually happened but when I read the episode title mukhang ganun nga.

I also couldn't believe it at first but there was a really large "plop!" sound while he was using the toilet--was wondering what that was... until the full body reveal

d4nu65+3R · « **Reply #28 on:** Jul 30, 2014 at 01:22 PM »

the_w0rks · « **Reply #29 on:** Jul 30, 2014 at 01:42 PM »

now I get your mechanical animals reference. haha