From Dusk till Dawn: The Series

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HorneyMX5

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5,309 posts

151 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Dusk_till_Dawn:_...

Apparently available on Netflix UK 24hrs after US broadcast (therefore Episode 1 should be on today).

Could be interesting.

P-Jay

10,587 posts

192 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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I've seen the sequels to the film - I give the series a 1% of being great, and a 99% chance it'll be completely terrible.

I'm not usually so cynical, but the premise isn't good enough to make a great series, the story of the film and especially the characters and the actors were what made it great.


HorneyMX5

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5,309 posts

151 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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Hummmm.

It was OK. Resets to where film started and seems to be taking it in a new direction. One of the main actors does quite a good George Clooney impression.

It has promise.

vxr8mate

1,655 posts

190 months

Friday 14th March 2014
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HorneyMX5 said:
Hummmm.

It was OK. Resets to where film started and seems to be taking it in a new direction. One of the main actors does quite a good George Clooney impression.

It has promise.
I agree, although not sure why they aim the characters at those in the film when they are obviously adding some new features.

Swordman

452 posts

165 months

Monday 17th March 2014
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I thought the guy playing the part of Quentin Tarentino did a good job, as he put his own little twist on it. The guy playing George Clooney just seemed like a poor man's George Clooney.

HorneyMX5

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5,309 posts

151 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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I've been catching up on this today and really quite enjoying it.

ESOG

1,705 posts

159 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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I wanted to like this series but it just seem like the guy playing George Clooney's character was trying to hard it all just seems so elementary. I definately don't see this series getting the green light for a second season. It will be one of those shows that just diss appear one day. OT: why does my iPhone separate the word disaapear?

vsonix

3,858 posts

164 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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It's dreadful, but I'm still watching it, mostly aghast how they've somehow managed to take five episodes to string out the first 20 minutes of the movie, I'll stick with it just to see if it finds its feet but so far I'm just not really seeing the point.

Jonesy23

4,650 posts

137 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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It's not bad but...

- all the best dialogue from the film has gone.

- it's *really* slow. Expanding a film into a TV series shouldn't mean stretching every 3 minute scene into a complete episode.

But I'll keep watching as they're just getting to the good bit, be interesting to see how it goes as much harder to get right on TV than the first part of the film.

Chainguy

4,381 posts

201 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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Biggest shock for me was seeing how old my favourite 'bad guy' Terminator has become!

Also, Madison Davenport, I had to do double take that it wasn't Lindsay Lohan from 2001from before she got all drugs and alcohol. As a series though, well, it needs more original content. The comment about spinning a 3 minute chunk of the film into an episode is spot on.

4/10 so far really.

StuntmanMike

11,671 posts

152 months

Monday 14th April 2014
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The Actors, the biggest twist or change of pace I have ever seen, that made the first film, the sequels or the series I won't entertain.

HorneyMX5

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5,309 posts

151 months

Saturday 19th April 2014
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It seems to be getting into it's stride now, really enjoyed the most recent episode.

P-Jay

10,587 posts

192 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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I forgot all about it until last night when it popped up on my Netflix homepage. I watched the first episode.

I stand by my initial feelings, I'd give it 4/10, but if would imagine someone who's never seen the film would hate it - without that backstory it's just horribly messy and disjointed.


Jonesy23

4,650 posts

137 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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It's all a bit strange, I guess they couldn't get script rights from Tarantino so although it has the exact visual elements of the film and basically the same characters and plot (with extra padding to both), the dialogue has gone.

Shame as it would have been good with the more memorable bits, the scenes just aren't the same when you know the words aren't there. Say for example 'I've got six little friends and they can all run faster than you can' was missing, or even more obviously the whole 'pussy pussy pussy!' bit in front of the bar; same character, same scene, but the dialogue chopped so it had no references to the original.

If they'd got the original script in there it could have been great, as it is it just seems a bit dull even though the good bit is just kicking off.

Aphex

2,160 posts

201 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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Really enjoying it now. Different in small ways to the film and just different enough.

The guy playing Richie is the best of the lot for me

Swordman

452 posts

165 months

Thursday 24th April 2014
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So far, I think it's brilliant!

TinyCappo

2,106 posts

154 months

Thursday 24th April 2014
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Jonesy23 said:
Shame as it would have been good with the more memorable bits, the scenes just aren't the same when you know the words aren't there. Say for example 'I've got six little friends and they can all run faster than you can' was missing, or even more obviously the whole 'pussy pussy pussy!' bit in front of the bar; same character, same scene, but the dialogue chopped so it had no references to the original.
This is Gold that is missing. Knowing the films its interesting to see how the characters play out knowing who dies and who lives.

Smollet

10,644 posts

191 months

Friday 8th January 2016
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This is now showing on Spike and I'm enjoying it. The acting is pretty good and the characters portrayed are well done especially the psychopathic Gecko brother. It has great potential.

telecat

8,528 posts

242 months

Friday 8th January 2016
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Thought it was rubbish myself. Given Robert Patrick is now on "Scorpion" It can't have been renewed.

Smollet

10,644 posts

191 months

Friday 8th January 2016
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telecat said:
Thought it was rubbish myself. Given Robert Patrick is now on "Scorpion" It can't have been renewed.
Going by IMDB a third series is on the cards.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3337194/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Now Scorpion really is utter tosh.