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Title: The River
Post by: AshKetchum on May 20, 2011 at 01:48 PM: (http://redaccionenseries.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/river-0.jpg?w=692)

Official synopsis:
When wildlife expert and TV personality Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood) mysteriously disappears in the Amazon, his wife Tess (Leslie Hope) and son Lincoln (Joe Anderson) reluctantly head a search and rescue mission together with Emmet's former crew, who film the entire operation documentary-style. What they find will lead them deep into danger and mystery as they explore the uncharted rivers of the Amazon.

Cast also includes Paul Blackthorne, Paulina Gaitan, Eloise Mumford, Shaun Parkes, Thomas Kretschmann, Daniel Zacapa.

(http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/river-abc-570x380.jpg)

The River is an upcoming one hour horror-drama series from ABC, filmed in the "found footage," mockumentary style (think Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, Cloverfield). Produced by Steven Spielberg, Daryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Michael Green, and Oren Peli, who also co-wrote the story.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnaZxJIsnFE
Title: Re: The River
Post by: AshKetchum on Feb 01, 2012 at 06:08 PM: ABC will air the two-hour pilot of The River this Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

The show's interactive website also went live recently: http://www.exploretheriver.com/
Title: Re: The River
Post by: vicsotto on Feb 08, 2012 at 02:15 PM: will watch this later.
Title: Re: The River
Post by: AshKetchum on Feb 17, 2012 at 11:52 PM: Saw the first two hours; it was quite good, reminded me of The Blair Witch Project but faster paced and with more cameras having different vantage points.

Not sure how they can sustain the premise without resorting to mystical-happening-of-the-week episodes, but the first season is only 8 episodes long, so I guess they're not going to stretch it out like Lost and opt for faster plot pacing.
Title: Re: The River
Post by: bunnygod on Mar 02, 2012 at 09:21 AM: i'm hooked on this.

jack bauer's wife is still hot!
Title: Re: The River
Post by: anya618 on Mar 02, 2012 at 09:22 AM: intayin ko muna matapos ung 8 episodes para marathon mode ;D
Title: Re: The River
Post by: bunnygod on Mar 02, 2012 at 10:31 AM: ^ ok to bro. though ayoko lang dun sa anak ng isa sa crew. parang laging kinakabahan eh. hehe.
Title: Re: The River
Post by: anya618 on Mar 02, 2012 at 10:33 AM: Quote from: bunnygod on Mar 02, 2012 at 10:31 AM
^ ok to bro. though ayoko lang dun sa anak ng isa sa crew. parang laging kinakabahan eh. hehe.

3 more weeks to go ;D
Title: Re: The River
Post by: bunnygod on Mar 13, 2012 at 03:53 PM: kaya pala the river is surrounded by paranormal activities eh, andun si katie (featherston) hehe.
Title: Re: The River
Post by: AshKetchum on Mar 20, 2012 at 04:20 PM: The second to the last episode was great; for a moment there I thought the cast had mistakenly wandered onto the set of The Walking Dead. ;D

Tonight is the season finale--and quite possibly the series finale, if the low ratings are any indication.
Title: Re: The River
Post by: bunnygod on Mar 20, 2012 at 06:47 PM: ^ i thought zombies. cannibals pala. hehe
Title: Re: The River
Post by: bunnygod on Mar 22, 2012 at 02:56 PM: this show has all the elements in a horror film/tv show - exorcist, zombies, paranormal activity, supernatural, blairwitch project, magic, voodoo, ano pa ba? lahat meron eh hehe.

sana may season 2. though ok na din kung wala.
Title: Re: The River
Post by: AshKetchum on Mar 22, 2012 at 05:24 PM: That season finale was a huge Last Exorcism-WTF mashup. Oh, and the Magical Latina suddenly gets English subtitles for this final episode, when we were all wondering what the hell was she talking about for the first 7 episodes ::)

People are just killed here left and right without anyone batting an eyelash, and the series jumped the shark in episode 7, although the title still fits if this show gets renewed. The main problem I had with this show is that there's no likable character; the Mom is an annoying, cold-hearted bitch, willing to let anyone be killed just so they can move on...maybe she can meet Lori Grimes and compare notes on how to be the Worst Mother Ever. Plus no one seems to have any sense of humor whatsover, I realize they're all trapped in the Amazon and can die anytime, but still...
Title: Re: The River
Post by: anya618 on Apr 13, 2012 at 09:39 AM: just started watching ep1, mukhang ok ;D
Title: Re: The River
Post by: anya618 on Apr 16, 2012 at 12:33 PM: natapos ko rin at last, problem lang will there be a season 2?
Title: Re: The River
Post by: pa3ck608 on Apr 16, 2012 at 01:01 PM: Quote from: AshKetchum on Mar 22, 2012 at 05:24 PM
...the Mom is an annoying, cold-hearted bitch, willing to let anyone be killed just so they can move on...maybe she can meet Lori Grimes and compare notes on how to be the Worst Mother Ever.
+1

I just finished watching the 1st season. may potential sana ang storya, but very predictable ang mga scenes typical ng mga ghosts flicks. i also found 1 episode na my lapse when the real camera crew got caught sa reflection ng mirror. i thought si AJ pero yung totoong production crew pala. wahaha. episode 7 yta.