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Title: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Apr 27, 2013 at 10:53 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/E5zXKiz.jpg)

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.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: halvert 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.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum 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.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum 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.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum 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):
(http://i.imgur.com/kq5nKm1.jpg)

Teaser clips:
http://youtu.be/Ed9GuFN3hB0
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on May 29, 2014 at 12:41 PM
New trailer:
http://youtu.be/0g3EBNgfWCU

looks good so far...
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on May 29, 2014 at 12:46 PM
(http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BNzQxMzMwMjcyN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzY5NzE3MTE@._V1_SY317_CR2,0,214,317_AL_.jpg)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Jul 14, 2014 at 12:45 PM
me nakanood na ba ng pilot episode?
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Jul 14, 2014 at 09:17 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

Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: jh@meeh on Jul 15, 2014 at 01:03 AM
Maganda din pala ito...scary....dagdag sa aabangan every week...
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Jul 15, 2014 at 08:33 PM
i kept waiting for blade to pop up.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: jjjeronimo on Jul 17, 2014 at 09:54 AM
This ought to be a good distraction habang off season ang Walking Dead...
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: the_w0rks on Jul 17, 2014 at 10:00 AM
yep maganda nga. Samwise Gamgee medjo bad boy. haha
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: DVD_Freak 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.  :D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: jh@meeh 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..
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: coastal on Jul 18, 2014 at 09:10 AM
Mas gusto ko ito kaya bye bye Last Ship.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: jjjeronimo 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.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Jul 18, 2014 at 10:42 AM
yep maganda nga. Samwise Gamgee medjo bad boy. haha

parang di ako sanay bad siya  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Jul 21, 2014 at 07:54 PM
episode 2 kinda stalls.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum 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.  :P
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: the_w0rks on Jul 22, 2014 at 06:09 AM
I liked ep 2. That scene with Filch(Harry Potter)/Lord Frey (GoT) was intriguing.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum 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
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Jul 28, 2014 at 09:48 PM
ha! mechanical animals moment, eh?
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum 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?  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: the_w0rks on Jul 29, 2014 at 04:02 PM
Haha what the heck happened to his schlong?
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Jul 29, 2014 at 05:35 PM
Haha what the heck happened to his schlong?

Flushed down the toilet, LOL
Title: Re: Re: The Strain
Post by: the_w0rks on Jul 29, 2014 at 05:39 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.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Jul 29, 2014 at 05:54 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 (https://s.yimg.com/lq/i/mesg/emoticons7/109.gif)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Jul 30, 2014 at 01:22 PM
(http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p232/d4nugster/marilyn-manson-mechanical-animals-artwork_zpse74d81d7.jpg)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: the_w0rks on Jul 30, 2014 at 01:42 PM
now I get your mechanical animals reference. haha
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Jul 30, 2014 at 02:13 PM
parang scene sa resident evil yung captain  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Jul 30, 2014 at 02:45 PM
i'm actually getting a blade 2 vibe from the creatures.  the premise is still interesting to warrant my interest, but, as mentioned earlier, i can't help thinking the characters being idiots.  a whole morgue full of cadavers are missing along with the coroner and no one is asking questions?  shouldn't eph had the other remaining survivors recalled the moment the captain showed the symptoms of whatever it is they are tracking? and how did faux manson get so smooth down there when it supposedly fell off?  too many plot holes imo.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Aug 04, 2014 at 09:31 PM
gross episode. on the other hand, no ex-Mrs. Eph & son, so good episode!  ;D

but no Vasiliy Fet, so bad episode.

bad writing & characterization is rather frequent on this show; that idiot wife of one of the survivors is suddenly shown being a religious type--there didn't seem to be any indication that she was one in the previous episodes.  ::)




i'm actually getting a blade 2 vibe from the creatures. 

didn't Del Toro direct that movie?
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Aug 04, 2014 at 10:49 PM
yep.^
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Aug 05, 2014 at 12:07 PM
i'm quickly losing my interest in this.  there are a lot of questions some of the characters aren't asking, which imo is just plain moronic.  too many plot lines are dangling.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Aug 11, 2014 at 10:10 PM
FX announced recently that The Strain has been renewed for a second season.

Episode 5, "Runaways," was the best episode so far...yet still plagued by occasional bad writing and plot pacing:
- Anne-Marie, suddenly revealed last episode to be a religious person, does something very unreligious  ::)
- b!tch lawyer, who disappeared for two episodes, is just manifesting early signs of the infection when she was the first to have the symptoms while all her fellow survivors have turned
- Abraham's flashback is unnecessarily split into several parts, which makes one wonder if Abraham actually told Eph the entire story or left him hanging, LOL

This episode was directed by the original RoboCop himself, Peter Weller.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: the_w0rks on Aug 18, 2014 at 07:17 PM
Yan ayaw kasi maniwala ng mga gongong na FBI
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Aug 18, 2014 at 09:34 PM
ugh, Eph's annoying wife and wooden-acting-school-graduate son are back. This show's pacing still sucks...especially when they show the wife, son, or both. Did we need that scene of Eph's wife and possible vampire fodder friend drinking wine? Or her and dead-acting son lovingly staring at the eclipse? And after all that buildup, the eclipse only made one vamp (the coroner) run out the street? 
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Aug 18, 2014 at 09:45 PM
the show's worst enemy is its pacing. 
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: coastal on Aug 19, 2014 at 09:09 AM
Now it's going somewhere.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Aug 19, 2014 at 09:19 AM
Yan ayaw kasi maniwala ng mga gongong na FBI

nakakabwisit din yung bf ng wife niya  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: jjjeronimo on Aug 19, 2014 at 01:03 PM
nakakabwisit din yung bf ng wife niya  >:D

Baka this is to make you cheer when he becomes a vampire. :D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: halvert on Aug 20, 2014 at 08:55 PM
I suggest you read the book na lang. Sobrang nakakatakot!
Yung itsura ng Master and the accompanying sound effects sa TV series e parang pang-Shake, Rattle and Roll lang. Very disappointing!
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Aug 25, 2014 at 01:01 PM
setrakian said it best:  logic is not the issue here.  seven episodes in and the main characters are still none the wiser in curving the strain.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Aug 26, 2014 at 09:40 AM
The last five minutes redeemed all the stupidity (cab driver, b!tch lawyer's husband, Jim Kent's b!tch wife, b!tch lawyer's nanny's nurse daughter, Eph & Nora tailing a vampire in the dark, police in jail ignoring Gus' obviously infected pal) in the latest episode.

And since this show abounds in stupidity and pacing that's slower than a turtle's walk, those awesome people we saw at the end will probably not appear next week...I hope I'm wrong though.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Aug 26, 2014 at 09:56 AM
The last five minutes redeemed all the stupidity (cab driver, b!tch lawyer's husband, Jim Kent's b!tch wife, b!tch lawyer's nanny's nurse daughter, Eph & Nora tailing a vampire in the dark, police in jail ignoring Gus' obviously infected pal) in the latest episode.

And since this show abounds in stupidity and pacing that's slower than a turtle's walk, those awesome people we saw at the end will probably not appear next week...I hope I'm wrong though.

first five minutes yung cab driver agad napansin ko hahaha
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: bunnygod on Aug 26, 2014 at 05:54 PM
sino ung mga soldiers na nagrescue sa mga kids? are they good or bad?
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Aug 26, 2014 at 07:31 PM
sino ung mga soldiers na nagrescue sa mga kids? are they good or bad?

That would be the squadron led by Mr. Quinlan, a fan-favorite character from the books.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: the_w0rks on Aug 26, 2014 at 10:57 PM
The ugly squad
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: coastal on Sep 01, 2014 at 05:34 PM
Naglalabasan na but no sign of the death squad.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Sep 01, 2014 at 11:04 PM
the latest episode's a bit of an improvement.  there are still spots of stupidity peeking through. i'd say they tore a page from the walking dead with this one.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Sep 01, 2014 at 11:14 PM
yup, latest episode was the best episode so far--no Mrs. Eph & son, yay! And Vasiliy has finally joined them...maybe Gus will join them next week.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Sep 02, 2014 at 12:52 PM
goodbye Samwise Gamgee, you will be missed  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: DVD_Freak on Sep 02, 2014 at 12:56 PM
goodbye Samwise Gamgee, you will be missed  >:D

Yeah.  At first he was becoming dispensable.  But he was already on the road of redeeming himself.  So I thought... maybe his character shouldn't have been killed off.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: bunnygod on Sep 04, 2014 at 03:44 PM
ako naman, i wasn't thrilled with the last episode.. i don't know why :)

probably because i have seen similar scene from the walking dead?

and when samwise gamgee was killed, i didn't react at all :)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Sep 09, 2014 at 09:08 AM
The last episode was easily the most boring episode yet, filled with slow pacing, really bad writing, and the stupid moments that are fast becoming this show's trademarks. Almost fell asleep watching it. (https://s.yimg.com/lq/i/mesg/emoticons7/28.gif)

Eph's son, who is definitely a graduate of the no-emotion, cue-card reading school of bad acting, takes center stage here.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: DVD_Freak on Sep 09, 2014 at 10:13 AM
From the last episode, paang bumilis yata yun transformation into vamp nung friend of the ex-con and the ex-wife's bf.  In my estimate it was less than a day before the serpent-like tongue came out.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Sep 10, 2014 at 08:50 PM
who the hell gets the urge to screw on a time like this.  even the reveal was disappointing. the master looked like an orc reject from the lotr.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Sep 10, 2014 at 09:37 PM
who the hell gets the urge to screw on a time like this.  even the reveal was disappointing. the master looked like an orc reject from the lotr.

This show is truly a treasure trove of stupid moments: Eph says he loves his wife...right after screwing Nora.  ::)

As for the Master's face, instead of getting scared or horrified, I LOL'd. He was scarier when he looked like a Dementor from Harry Potter.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: halvert on Sep 11, 2014 at 01:05 PM
Mas maganda kaya yung pacing ng show kung ginawa na lang nilang linear yung story telling? Simulan sa kabataan ni setrakian,  nazi concentration camp, tapos present day?
And yeah, pang shake, rattle and roll lang ang itsura ni master! Could've been scarier if they kept him in the shadows.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: DVD_Freak on Sep 11, 2014 at 01:08 PM
Mas maganda kaya yung pacing ng show kung ginawa na lang nilang linear yung story telling? Simulan sa kabataan ni setrakian,  nazi concentration camp, tapos present day?
And yeah, pang shake, rattle and roll lang ang itsura ni master! Could've been scarier if they kept him in the shadows.

I think that would be boring.  Baka 2 episodes pa lang, i-cancel na ng network.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Sep 11, 2014 at 01:30 PM
di na siguro mawawala ang flashback, marami tv series me ganyan
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Sep 16, 2014 at 01:21 PM
Worst episode ever--everything bad about this show is in this episode: bad pacing, bad writing, bad acting, bad characterization, and more. Also includes a series of awkwardly-placed flashbacks about a character that no one cares about (Eph's annoying, dim-witted wife).





Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: XanderCage on Sep 17, 2014 at 03:56 AM
lol super slow ng pacing. and right they dedicated one episode to the ex wife who probably no one cares about.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Sep 18, 2014 at 09:45 PM
whatever happened to marilyn manson.  watching this is akin to reading a rob liefeld comic were nothing gets resolved.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: halvert on Sep 19, 2014 at 06:54 PM
is it even worth watching anymore?
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: bunnygod on Sep 21, 2014 at 12:37 AM
after watching ep10, i'm beginning to lose faith in this series
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Sep 22, 2014 at 03:26 PM
is it even worth watching anymore?

wala iba mapanood eh  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Sep 22, 2014 at 07:09 PM
At this point, I'm just hate-watching the show and see where it's going, LOL  >:D

But hopefully they listen to the feedback they've been getting so they can improve it next season.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Sep 22, 2014 at 07:17 PM
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..

ngayon ko lang napansin siya pala yun  >:D

At this point, I'm just hate-watching the show and see where it's going, LOL  >:D

But hopefully they listen to the feedback they've been getting so they can improve it next season.

whatever happened dun sa mga nagrescue sa mga kids?
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Sep 22, 2014 at 10:06 PM
i am seriously questioning myself why i still put up with this.  it's hard to empathize with the characters and  its quite clear the creators are gunning for a walking dead feel with the situations eph and company find themselves in but ultimately everything falls flat and irritating because of the sheer stupidity everyone brings to the table.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: DVD_Freak on Sep 22, 2014 at 11:01 PM
I actually like the show.  Of all the shows I wait for on Mondays, I see to it I watch this first.  Since probably all those who hate it watch every episode, it was enough for FX to renew it for a second season just six weeks into its freshman run.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: bunnygod on Sep 23, 2014 at 01:42 PM
the first six episodes were good! but it's downhill from there :)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Sep 23, 2014 at 01:55 PM
I actually like the show.  Of all the shows I wait for on Mondays, I see to it I watch this first.  Since probably all those who hate it watch every episode, it was enough for FX to renew it for a second season just six weeks into its freshman run.

nagustuhan ko din ito despite the stupidity of some characters  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Sep 23, 2014 at 07:47 PM
whatever happened dun sa mga nagrescue sa mga kids?

with luck, we should be seeing them again next episode or in the season finale.

Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: the_w0rks on Sep 24, 2014 at 11:08 AM
Anyone else lol'd at how butt-ugly the boss vampire is? He totally looks like a clown. Not something that would intimidate me. Parang sa video game eh minor enemy. Kung sa Lord of the Rings, orc lang. haha
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Sep 24, 2014 at 11:11 AM
Anyone else lol'd at how butt-ugly the boss vampire is? He totally looks like a clown. Not something that would intimidate me. Parang sa video game eh minor enemy. Kung sa Lord of the Rings, orc lang. haha

I always burst out laughing everytime they show the Master--he reminds me of the Weekly World News' infamous Batboy, LOL  ;D

(http://i.imgur.com/5bPMKTM.jpg)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: the_w0rks on Sep 24, 2014 at 11:19 AM
I always burst out laughing everytime they show the Master--he reminds me of the Weekly World News' infamous Batboy, LOL  ;D

(http://i.imgur.com/5bPMKTM.jpg)

there must be some inside joke about that stupid decision to make him look like that, right? It's either that or they hired an amateur to come up with those stupid looking masks. haha
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Sep 24, 2014 at 11:24 AM
there must be some inside joke about that stupid decision to make him look like that, right? It's either that or they hired an amateur to come up with those stupid looking masks. haha

that's why this show is a hoot to watch -- lots of serious-looking people acting without brains, plus a villain with a giant head made out of papier-mache (https://s.yimg.com/lq/i/mesg/emoticons7/21.gif)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: bunnygod on Sep 28, 2014 at 07:24 AM
konti na lang talaga.. i'm about to drop this! hehe..
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: Clondalkin on Sep 29, 2014 at 10:51 PM
All I want to know is why the Master had to travel to the US in the 1st place.  It's not like there was nothing to eat in the EU I suppose.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: DVD_Freak on Sep 29, 2014 at 11:23 PM
All I want to know is why the Master had to travel to the US in the 1st place.  It's not like there was nothing to eat in the EU I suppose.

I think the rich guy made arrangements to have the master be brought to the US as a back up plan since he was dying.  If the transplant doesn't work, he would let himself be turned.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: bunnygod on Sep 30, 2014 at 09:43 AM
is Episode 12 worth watching?
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: nbc on Sep 30, 2014 at 12:32 PM
is Episode 12 worth watching?

There was a scene there, that when it happened, i actually shouted, "Yes! There is a God!"

Spoiler alert...but it had to do with the mother of Nora.

nbc
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: Clondalkin on Sep 30, 2014 at 09:30 PM
May internet or wala, impossible namang wala pang National Guard or military sa ganoong situation.  Puede ba namang maitago yon that long sa dami ng tao sa NY?  Oh well Im still watching to the finale anyways.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Sep 30, 2014 at 10:58 PM
is Episode 12 worth watching?

actually...yes.

It was an okay-structured episode for a change, flashbacks were still awkward, but were an okay build up to that heart in Setrakian's basement (although they could've done this several episodes ago)... and Quinlan shows up in this episode.

to those who read the books, is Dutch an original character created for the TV series?

next week is the season finale.

Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: bunnygod on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:03 PM
plan to watch episodes 12 and 13 back to back na lang next week :)
Title: Re: Re: The Strain
Post by: nbc on Oct 01, 2014 at 05:51 AM
actually...yes.

It was an okay-structured episode for a change, flashbacks were still awkward, but were an okay build up to that heart in Setrakian's basement (although they could've done this several episodes ago)... and Quinlan shows up in this episode.

to those who read the books, is Dutch an original character created for the TV series?

next week is the season finale.
Dutch is an original character in the books.

The TV show so far has stayed true to the book... In some parts, even the dialogue is the same.

It's just that in the books, the story translated better. It was easier to forgive mistakes because they were not visual.

nbc
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: kingofpain on Oct 09, 2014 at 07:47 AM
This, officially, made itself the worst and most stupid series there is. the Finale just made sure of it. cant believe i completed the whole season hoping there will be something in the finale to at least make it worth it.

the worst actors, the worst story, the worst everything! Even worst than The Leftovers  :P

Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: dpogs on Oct 09, 2014 at 08:25 AM
:)

2 reason lang bakit ko tinitigil ang panonood ng isang series...

1. worse
the worst actors, the worst story, the worst everything!

2. too good and very effective na nagsisimula nang pumasok  - getting in my mind > HANNIBAL
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: Clondalkin on Oct 10, 2014 at 07:54 AM
I don't even recall the very last season finale scene that I just watched like 2 or nights ago.  ;D

But it's OK, the Fall shows have started anyways.   :D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: coastal on Oct 10, 2014 at 08:52 AM
Was also able to finish this but a season 2 is also a question mark for me.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Oct 10, 2014 at 09:00 AM
ako tinapos ko wala akong mapanood eh  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Oct 10, 2014 at 11:33 AM
finale was both terrible and laughable ...

I guess when they were filming it they had no idea what they doing--I recall an interview by Kevin Durand saying that he doesn't even remember when they filmed it since it was a long time ago for him, LOL

So they really should listen to the mostly negative feedback this show has been getting so they can improve it when they start filming the second season.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Oct 10, 2014 at 04:11 PM
a finale where nothing happened,  i don't know what's worse than that.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: bunnygod on Nov 10, 2014 at 02:57 PM
ako tinapos ko wala akong mapanood eh  >:D

wala din akong no choice eh hehe.. i dunno kung balikan ko pa to next season :)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: jjjeronimo on Nov 10, 2014 at 04:50 PM
^this was much much better sa books and comics so I had high hopes for this. :( Probably del Toro should take over the directorial job?
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Nov 10, 2014 at 06:21 PM
wala din akong no choice eh hehe.. i dunno kung balikan ko pa to next season :)

papanoorin ko pa rin siguro pampalipas oras  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Jul 13, 2015 at 11:41 AM
start na season 2
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: DVD_Freak on Jul 13, 2015 at 11:45 AM
I mgiht be the only one who is excited to watch this.  Uunahin ko pa ito sa Falling Skies, The Last Ship and True Detective.   ;D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Jul 13, 2015 at 11:48 AM
I mgiht be the only one who is excited to watch thiss.  Uunahin ko pa ito sa Falling Skies, The Last Ship and True Detective.   ;D

dalawa tayo  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: DVD_Freak on Jul 13, 2015 at 11:49 AM
dalawa tayo  >:D

Thanks sir for the heads up. "Pause" muna yun iba.  Hehehehe!
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Jul 13, 2015 at 06:51 PM
At least they replaced the lousy actor who played the son in the first season--he really didn't know how to act, siguro madami talagang negative feedback about his non-performance.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: pchin on Jul 13, 2015 at 07:01 PM
Ooh I like this series too :)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: oznola on Jul 13, 2015 at 07:49 PM
At least they replaced the lousy actor who played the son in the first season--he really didn't know how to act, siguro madami talagang negative feedback about his non-performance.

did they kill his character off or may replacement actor?

i'd give the 2nd season a chance based on what you guys said. let's see.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Jul 13, 2015 at 08:04 PM
did they kill his character off or may replacement actor?

He was replaced with a different actor.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: oznola on Jul 14, 2015 at 11:38 PM
He was replaced with a different actor.

and he's not any better.

wala na ako sa show na ito. masakit na ituloy. sayang oras. hehe
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: rayeth_04 on Jul 15, 2015 at 01:35 PM
read the book sobra layo ng storyline sa book..... stopped watching it then switched to Scorpion isa pa tong series na to, pwede sya pagtiyagaan wag na lang seryosohin ang story.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Jul 15, 2015 at 10:08 PM
I'm continuing to watch this for the laughs and Corey Stoll's terrible wig, because I treat this show as a comedy...everything is absurd and hilarious. Manhattan is supposed to be in the middle of a "vampire apocalypse" and yet there are still classes and business press conferences going on, with parents, reporters, and office workers obviously unconcerned with their personal safety.


and he's not any better.

LOL, that's true--old Zack didn't know how to act, new Zack is OA.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: bunnygod on Jul 15, 2015 at 11:55 PM
^ that's the word - comedy! :) even the Master looks funny and not a bit scary :)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: coastal on Jul 18, 2015 at 03:24 PM
Napalitan ba yung bata? I don't remember his face sa season 1. Maybe he's really not memorable.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Jul 19, 2015 at 07:09 PM
Napalitan ba yung bata? I don't remember his face sa season 1. Maybe he's really not memorable.

left: old Zach (Ben Hyland) - right: new Zach (Max Charles)

(http://i.imgur.com/GFQcolV.jpg)

old Zach had that same expression throughout the entire season 1, LOL ... the producers probably wanted a Carl Grimes wannabe, so they replaced him.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Jul 21, 2015 at 03:42 PM
still watching this, tagal pa ng twd eh  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: bunnygod on Jul 22, 2015 at 09:58 AM
still watching this, tagal pa ng twd eh  >:D

ano na nangyari bro? hehe..

sa Aug may Fear TWD na :)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Jul 22, 2015 at 10:06 AM
ano na nangyari bro? hehe..

sa Aug may Fear TWD na :)

pinakita lang so far ang origin nung silver blade
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Jul 27, 2015 at 09:19 PM
somebody please kill that new Zach, who seems to have lost his IQ and is gunning for the "most overacting and damn f*cking annoying child actor" award.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: Clondalkin on Aug 03, 2015 at 09:48 PM
What's the dumb reason why military has not been fully deployed in Manhattan every night?  The zombies wont be no match to the fire power (and armed with UV lights) of the military.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Aug 08, 2015 at 11:52 AM
The Strain renewed for a 3rd Season ... So we can watch more episodes where New Yorkers can casually dine out at Indian restaurants, ride buses or the subway, and attend financial meetings all at night, when there are bloodthirsty vampires with tentacle mouths roaming the streets at every turn. Yay for stupidity!  ::)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Aug 10, 2015 at 07:37 PM
And we have the best moment of this season in Episode 5:

Corey Stoll finally takes that awful wig off and is now his normal bald self, LOL
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: coastal on Aug 10, 2015 at 08:32 PM
somebody please kill that new Zach, who seems to have lost his IQ and is gunning for the "most overacting and damn f*cking annoying child actor" award.

Di ko napanuod yung last episode but in the last few episodes this kid acts like he's clueless and should have been one of the first to go. He's excess baggage.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: the_w0rks on Aug 11, 2015 at 07:53 AM
The Strain renewed for a 3rd Season ... So we can watch more episodes where New Yorkers can casually dine out at Indian restaurants, ride buses or the subway, and attend financial meetings all at night, when there are bloodthirsty vampires with tentacle mouths roaming the streets at every turn. Yay for stupidity!  ::)

My oh my. What a fantastic premise! I should start watching again...but I'm afraid I don't have enough bleach for my eyes to cleanse it from the crap it's gonna see.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: jjjeronimo on Sep 02, 2015 at 05:56 PM
I've just about given up on this show.  :(
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Sep 02, 2015 at 07:25 PM
still watching this, walang mapanood eh ^-^
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: XanderCage on Sep 02, 2015 at 09:34 PM
i still watch this too. god i hate the kid!
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Sep 03, 2015 at 05:35 AM
i still watch this too. god i hate the kid!

yung kid siya din yung young peter parker sa amazing spiderman 2 movie
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: coastal on Sep 06, 2015 at 05:35 PM
That kid needs to go ASAP!!!
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: pchin on Sep 06, 2015 at 08:47 PM
That kid needs to go ASAP!!!

Watching the kid is a pain in the @$$. Hope he will get bitten & die!  ???
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: jjjeronimo on Sep 08, 2015 at 02:05 PM
Watching the kid is a pain in the @$$. Hope he will get bitten & die!  ???

Baka they're hoping the kid becomes a Carl Grimes one day.  Remember his transformation from the annoying "Carl the explorer" to kickass Carl nowadays.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: coastal on Sep 15, 2015 at 09:41 AM
Nakakainip na rin ito.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Oct 06, 2015 at 11:39 AM
Watching the kid is a pain in the @$$. Hope he will get bitten & die!  ???

+1000
sad season ender  :-X :-\
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Oct 06, 2015 at 12:25 PM
I'm done with this show...that was a truly terrible and laughable season finale in which a major character dies due to stupidity--whatever happened to strength in numbers? "Oh look, we've been derailed, so let's leave behind the person who can save us and go off on our own where we can be alone and easily ambushed."  ::)

This show is a perfect example of consistently bad writing, with the main characters doing a lot of posturing in each episode and achieving nothing week after week.

The Manhattan setting is also a big problem, as there doesn't seem to be anything dire happening every time they show it--the city skyscrapers are all brightly lit at night, you see cars passing by the streets, and people still ride the subways and casually dine out at restaurants, even though a horde of bloodsucking parasitic vampires are roaming the streets.  ::)

If you compare this with the desolate and blacked-out Los Angeles cityscape shots of Fear the Walking Dead, well, there really is no comparison as to which is the better show.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: XanderCage on Oct 06, 2015 at 08:15 PM
and dont even get me started with the kid! arrgghh
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: d4nu65+3R on Oct 11, 2015 at 07:53 PM
 ::) why the hell did i even bother watching s02 in one seating.  that's one whole day i'm never getting back.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Aug 09, 2016 at 12:02 PM
season 3 will premiere on august 28
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: coastal on Aug 09, 2016 at 12:43 PM
Pass na ko siguro dito.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Aug 26, 2016 at 08:13 AM
THE STRAIN Season 3 Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KlP5dNzF0s
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: bunnygod on Aug 26, 2016 at 04:30 PM
^ what? meron pa nito? :)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Aug 26, 2016 at 04:31 PM
^ what? meron pa nito? :)

pwede pa rin naman panoorin in case wala ka na mapanood  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Aug 29, 2016 at 09:11 PM
out na season 3 premiere in case me nanonood pa nito  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Sep 28, 2016 at 07:15 AM
‘The Strain’ to End After Season 4 on FX (http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/the-strain-season-four-ending-1201871793/)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Oct 31, 2016 at 12:03 PM
season 3 finale na
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Nov 02, 2016 at 04:09 PM
That kid needs to go ASAP!!!

damn that kid  >:( :o
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: flashDB on Nov 03, 2016 at 05:28 AM
Dati  naiinis ako kay karl (walking dead), and this one goes beyond.

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Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Apr 28, 2017 at 10:34 AM
season 4 promo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLNPtYTIvC0
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on May 10, 2017 at 05:38 AM
season 4 premieres Sunday, July 16 on FX.
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on May 25, 2017 at 06:06 AM
season 4 trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7x1dm-BfmE
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Jul 18, 2017 at 09:59 AM
start na ng season 4, if meron pa nanonood sa inyo  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: bunnygod on Jul 18, 2017 at 11:19 AM
amft may Season 4 na pala nito? :)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Jul 18, 2017 at 11:20 AM
amft may Season 4 na pala nito? :)

last season na sir. swerte talaga pag balbas sarado  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: AshKetchum on Jul 22, 2017 at 10:12 AM
The cast at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con:

(http://i.imgur.com/ZiSc9vl.jpg)
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Aug 29, 2017 at 12:08 PM
3 more episodes left sa last season
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: anya618 on Sep 18, 2017 at 11:29 AM
finale na!  >:D
Title: Re: The Strain
Post by: bunnygod on Sep 18, 2017 at 12:57 PM
finale na!  >:D

how was it bro?