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[VIDEO] The Strain

Gareth Williams (Elite) posted this on Friday, 16th May 2014, 21:35



New vampire horror series from Guillermo Del Toro, begins July 13th in the US (not yet picked up in the UK).

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A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels have gone quiet. Crews on the ground are lost for answers, but an alert goes out to the CDC. Dr. Ephraim "Eph" Goodweather, head of their Canary project, a rapid-response team that investigates biological threats, gets the call and boards the plane. What he finds makes his blood run cold.

In a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem, a former professor and survivor of the Holocaust named Abraham Setrakian knows something is happening. And he knows the time has come, that a war is brewing.

So begins a battle of mammoth proportions as the vampiric virus that has infected New York begins to spill out into the streets. Eph, who is joined by Setrakian and a motley crew of fighters, must now find a way to stop the contagion and save his city - a city that includes his wife and son - before it is too late.





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[VIDEO] RE:The Strain

Gareth Williams (Elite) posted this on Wednesday, 28th May 2014, 12:31

Better promo:





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mbilko (Elite) posted this on Wednesday, 28th May 2014, 13:10

Must be better than From Dusk till Dawn, what a shocking waste of talent that is currently :(

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Gareth Williams (Elite) posted this on Thursday, 10th July 2014, 11:40

Watch have picked this up to air in the autumn. Bit of a weird one, as I was expecting either FOX or C4 to pick it up.

Anyway, starts on Sunday in the US. Can't wait!



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Brooky (Elite) posted this on Thursday, 10th July 2014, 13:22

Now is the strain is going to seen in Amercian tv fx or UK tv?

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Gareth Williams (Elite) posted this on Thursday, 10th July 2014, 14:04

FX in the US at 10pm.



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alfie noakes (Elite) posted this on Thursday, 10th July 2014, 15:30

I've experienced the strain myself...

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admars (Elite) posted this on Thursday, 10th July 2014, 20:02

I think I've got the novel in my book "pending pile" which like DVD/Blu Ray pile gets bigger not smaller. it's another book I picked up in a charity shop 'cos it sounded interesting. no doubt the tv series will go on the virtual tv series pending pile ;)

edit, yes I have book 1 of the trilogy, never found 2 or 3!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strain

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The Strain is a 2009 vampire horror novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It is the first installment in The Strain Trilogy, and was followed by The Fall (2010) and The Night Eternal (2011).

Del Toro first envisioned the story line as a television series, but was unable to find a buyer for the series.[1] An agent then suggested turning the story into a series of books with writer Chuck Hogan.[1] A television adaptation is in development and will be broadcast on FX.



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Gareth Williams (Elite) posted this on Monday, 14th July 2014, 12:01

Well, this was okay-ish... whenever there was no dialogue. Seriously, this script :\ It felt like something from SyFy.

Still, first episodes are often the weakest ones so I'll keep watching.



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mbilko (Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 29th July 2014, 12:44

Really into this, cracking stuff and any even slightly new take on the vampire story has got to be applauded :)...cast are strong and really looking forward to the rat cop taking on the undead...should be good :)

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