The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
06-22-17, 06:53 AM
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The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
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When the residents of Bridgeville, Maine find themselves engulfed by a foreboding mist containing a myriad of inexplicable and bizarre threats, their humanity is put to the test in THE MIST, a new 10 episode serialized drama premiering Thursday, June 22 at 10 PM, ET/PT on Spike. Based on a story by Stephen King, THE MIST has been re-imagined for television by Executive Producer and Writer Christian Torpe and produced for Spike by TWC-Dimension Television. Spike's THE MIST centers around a small town family that is torn apart by a brutal crime. As they deal with the fallout an eerie mist rolls in, suddenly cutting them off from the rest of the world, and in some cases, each other. Family, friends and adversaries become strange bedfellows, battling the mysterious mist and its threats, fighting to maintain morality and sanity as the rules of society break down. THE MIST stars Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, Gus Birney, Danica Curcic, Okezie Morro, Luke Cosgrove, Darren Pettie, Russell Posner, Dan Butler, Isiah Washington, Jr. and Frances Conroy.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alyssa Sutherland as Eve Cunningham
· Dan Butler as Father Romanov
· Danica Curcic as Mia Lambert
· Darren Pettie as Connor Heisel
· Frances Conroy as Nathalie
· Gus Birney as Alex Cunningham
· Isiah Whitlock, Jr. as Gus Redman
· Luke Cosgrove as Jay Heisel
· Morgan Spector as Kevin Cunningham
· Okezie Morro as Jonah Dixon
· Russell Posner as Adrian Garff
CREW INFORMATION:
· Adam Bernstein as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Amanda Segel as EP
· Christian Torpe as EP
· David Boyd as DIR/PROD
· Stephen King as BOOK
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alyssa Sutherland as Eve Cunningham
· Dan Butler as Father Romanov
· Danica Curcic as Mia Lambert
· Darren Pettie as Connor Heisel
· Frances Conroy as Nathalie
· Gus Birney as Alex Cunningham
· Isiah Whitlock, Jr. as Gus Redman
· Luke Cosgrove as Jay Heisel
· Morgan Spector as Kevin Cunningham
· Okezie Morro as Jonah Dixon
· Russell Posner as Adrian Garff
CREW INFORMATION:
· Adam Bernstein as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Amanda Segel as EP
· Christian Torpe as EP
· David Boyd as DIR/PROD
· Stephen King as BOOK
Reviews have not been very good.
06-22-17, 10:13 PM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
So far this is sort of terrible. The acting is pretty bad. But I am only 10 mins in, so it could get better. Can't really get worse. 
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06-22-17, 10:43 PM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
I may have to keep watching this because it is so bad. Sort of like Under the Dome. It is comically bad.
It is safe to say this makes the movie look like an AFI top 50 movie of all time.
It is safe to say this makes the movie look like an AFI top 50 movie of all time.
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06-23-17, 02:52 AM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
Episodes 2 and 3 are on the Spike app. I just finished them, and it doesn't get any better. Very dull and disappointing!
06-23-17, 02:54 AM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
Watched 1-3... A lot different than the movie for sure.
I like it though, but the CGI effects are pretty bad...
I like it though, but the CGI effects are pretty bad...
06-23-17, 09:52 AM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
Damn... guess I'm deleting this from my DVR.
06-23-17, 11:36 AM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
I thought about watching the premiere but read some really bad reviews. I figured I'd wait to see what the reaction was here before adding another show that I don't really have time to watch. It looks like I won't bother.
06-23-17, 11:47 AM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
My son and I enjoyed it in an MST3K kind of way but I don't think we'll bother with the remaining episodes. Talk about a paint by numbers TV show with a totally predictable plot -- we were practically saying the exact lines that came out of their mouths mere seconds later. Was this written, directed, and acted by robots?
06-23-17, 01:38 PM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
I haven't watched it yet, but come on guys ... it's on Spike. What were we expecting?
06-23-17, 09:17 PM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
This kind of garbage really makes me angry. Every character is immediately horrible. I want them all to die NOW. Stephen King is clearly cashing every paycheck he can before he dies. Just embarrassing. The extras should've been the leads. This should've been cancelled at the table read.
06-23-17, 09:43 PM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
i guess i won't bother. well, maybe a few minutes just to see...
06-23-17, 10:38 PM
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It was terrible but not fair to compare it to Under the Done. That was fucking ridiculous.
06-24-17, 01:52 AM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
It's definitely not as nice as the movie (which I really enjoyed), but it's not oh so terrible. It was also weird re-watching that movie a year ago and realizing almost all of The Walking Dead cast members were in it.
06-24-17, 01:50 PM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
Show is ok. People do stupid things. Things happen for reasons. I'll probably keep watching but it isn't a must watch. Much better than Under the Dome but so is my poo. The main focus is the horrible people. The Mist is just a reason to force the people to deal with each other so far.
The worse part so far is that the mist doesn't seem to follow any rules. This makes the mist rather boring and it is a sign of weak writing. The best thing is the creative way they have killed people. Some problematic things are people might not like how rape and being gay is handled in the show.
Anyway I would say if you liked the trailer give it a shot.
The worse part so far is that the mist doesn't seem to follow any rules. This makes the mist rather boring and it is a sign of weak writing. The best thing is the creative way they have killed people. Some problematic things are people might not like how rape and being gay is handled in the show.
Anyway I would say if you liked the trailer give it a shot.
06-24-17, 05:43 PM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
That's unfortunate. A missed (mist?) opportunity. You can get creative kills from any slasher show.
06-24-17, 05:58 PM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
Yeah the acting and characters are bad, Stephen King must be disgusted
and there are no attractive cast members
but i don't mind low budget horror, i'll give it a few more episodes , upto 5
and there are no attractive cast members
but i don't mind low budget horror, i'll give it a few more episodes , upto 5
06-24-17, 07:36 PM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
How was he with all the horrible iterations of his stories on film? you take the good (Misery, Shawshank), but then the very bad (Thinner, Dreamcatcher) and you have such a strange hodge-podge of adaptations...
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06-24-17, 09:33 PM
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Re: The Mist (Spike) -- based on the Stephen King story -- Season 1 Thread -- 6/22/17
And it's too bad with such rich material. Need more Stand By Me and Shawshank Redemption's. Hope this new It movie does something, but I don't know...
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06-24-17, 10:29 PM
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Thinner was great ! Kari Wuher panty flash makes it legendary for that scene alone !