About Last Night…ONCE UPON A TIME, THE GOOD WIFE, THE STRAIN, and More

Sunday. Night. TV. Is. Insane.

Honestly, I don’t know how people who don’t do this as a career survive Sunday nights. I had nine shows I watched on Sunday night, and there are still a few I have to catch up on/I had screeners for about half of these. These are high-class problems, but man, what a huge amount of TV for us to discuss.

Let’s get to it, with an extra warning that there are spoilers in here — between a finale and a big unannounced cameo on a certain Fox comedy, there are spoilers in here for a good number of Sunday shows…

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THE STRAIN First Look: Eph Goes on a Mission…and Gets a New Look

THE STRAIN’s Eph thinks he has the key to stop the vampires that are taking over New York — in the form of the bioweapon he and Nora have been working on — but now comes the hard part: getting the resources so they can mass produce it.

In order to do that, Eph takes a trip to Washington, D.C. in this Sunday’s brand new episode.

“There’s this great sort of two-episode arc where I go down to D.C. to try to get the bioweapon made,” THE STRAIN star Corey Stoll (Eph) told reporters on the show’s Toronto set earlier this year. “You definitely get the sense that [the outbreak] is affecting the rest of the country, but everybody else had the lead time to sort of protect themselves. So [we see that] D.C. is somewhat normal, but there are huge political ramifications, they’re trying to reach the president, and the government is definitely reeling from it, but it’s not this vector of disease like New York is.”

And as Eph makes the journey, he has to go incognito…and so he gets a (familiar) new look.

Check out a photo from Sunday’s hour…

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THE STRAIN: FX Picks Up Season 3

THE STRAIN will return for a third season, announced Eric Schrier and Nick Grad, Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions.

“Guillermo [del Toro] and Carlton [Cuse] have delivered two thrilling seasons of THE STRAIN that are captivating and visually arresting, doing justice to the original novel trilogy and meeting fans’ high expectations in the process,” said Schrier in a statement. “We’re excited to see them carry this powerful story into a third season on FX.”

THE STRAIN continues its sophomore season Sundays at 10 PM on FX.

Are you excited for THE STRAIN’s third season?

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THE STRAIN: Corey Stoll and Mia Maestro on Nora and Eph’s Scientific Journey

Nora and Eph may have finally made a breakthrough on THE STRAIN.

As more humans were turned into vampires, Nora and Eph have been working on a bioweapon to fight back. In theory, it’s a simple idea: infect the vampires with a contagious virus which can kill off all the creatures. But to work out the kinks (the virus turning fatal too fast to infect other vampires, etc.), they’ve had to experiment on two recently turned creatures…an ethical grey area.

“Nora and myself are doing very questionable things…in the goal of creating this bioweapon,” Corey Stoll (Eph) pointed out to reporters on the show’s Toronto set. “But we’re definitely not following the Hippocratic Oath. You know, human experimentation and shit like that—it’s pretty ugly.”

Of course, the matter is very personal to Eph: his estranged wife/mother of his son has been turned. And as viewers saw in the last episode, Eph used his subject’s tie to The Master to convey a clear message: he would rather kill his son and himself versus be turned. But Stoll pointed out another emotion might be driving his character to work so hard put an end to the rise of the vampires.

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THE STRAIN: Guillermo del Toro on His Involvement in Season 2, Straying from the Books, and More

THE STRAIN’s Guillermo del Toro (who co-created the series and co-wrote the books the show was based on) has an incredible impact on the FX drama thus far. And while some of his contributions are known — he directed the pilot, and a key part of the season 2 opener — del Toro (or, rather, a dream he had) was also responsible for something freaky: Eichorst’s “white room.”

“Well, I dream very little that is interesting; most of the time it is very boring,” del Toro told reporters as THE STRAIN was filming on location in Toronto. “But I just thought the idea of Eichorst being a connoisseur — he’s so refined and elegant — I thought well…[and] I remember an old porn story where they said porn actors eat only pineapple for reasons of interaction, and I thought this guy would probably feed his victims only certain vitamins and juices so the flavor is a little better. I don’t dream normal. It’s very strange.”

But also kind of perfectly awesome for the character/show, as well.

Check out more from del Toro, as he spoke to his availability to work on the show this season, as well as the series continuing to deviate from the books…

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Comic-Con 2015: FX Announces Panels for THE STRAIN, ARCHER, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, and More

FX has announced its Comic-Con lineup, which includes AMERICAN HORROR STORY’s joint panel with SCREAM QUEENS, previews of SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL and THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER, plus showings for ARCHER and THE STRAIN.

Take a look at the lineup…

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THE STRAIN Season 2: FX Sets a July Premiere Date

THE STRAIN is returning to FX on Sunday, July 12th, at 10 PM, FX announced.

Per FX, “as the second season unfolds, the transformation has begun. It can no longer be denied — New York City is rapidly falling to an evil epidemic, and no one is coming to its rescue. Its citizens must fight or die. Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll) and his unlikely allies tried to take down the embodiment of this evil — the Master — and failed. Now Eph and Dr. Nora Martinez (Mia Maestro) concentrate on creating a biological weapon to wipe out the creatures, while Abraham Setrakian (David Bradley) searches for an ancient book he hopes will reveal the strigoi’s entire history…and possibly a way to kill them. Meanwhile, the Master is out for revenge, unleashing new and even more terrifying breeds of bloodthirsty creatures after our team.  Our team must find a way to defeat him before the infection spreads too far and becomes irreparable … before they become monsters themselves.”

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THE STRAIN Renewed

FX has renewed THE STRAIN for a second season, the network announced.

“We’ve never had any doubts about THE STRAIN,” said John Landgraf, CEO, FX Networks and FX Productions, in a statement. “Working with [executive producers] Guillermo del Toro, Carlton Cuse, and the brilliant cast led by Corey Stoll has been everything we had hoped it would be and more. It is thrilling when you have a show that is a creative and commercial hit, which is a rare accomplishment in this increasingly crowded marketplace. We look forward having it on FX for as long as Carlton, Guillermo and Chuck Hogan need to tell this epic tale.”

“I am thrilled!” said del Toro, who directed the pilot/co-wrote the books THE STRAIN with Chuck Hogan. “Another season to spread the virus! Working with Carlton, Chuck and FX has been immensely rewarding and we have such sights to unveil in the upcoming episodes—the blood hits the fan on this one, mankind becomes an endangered species.”

“It’s been immensely satisfying over the last year-and-a-half to work with the incredible team at FX, Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan to bring THE STRAIN to life,” Cuse added. “I am grateful for all the blood, sweat and tears (but mostly blood) given to the project by all involved, and I could not be more excited to continue telling this epic story.”

THE STRAIN’s 13-episode second season will launch in summer 2015. Season 1 will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 2nd.

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Comic-Con 2014: FX Sets Panels for AMERICAN HORROR STORY, THE STRAIN, SONS OF ANARCHY, and More

FX is returning to Comic-Con in a big way: ARCHER, SONS OF ANARCHY, THE STRAIN, and AMERICAN HORROR STORY will all have panels!

Check out what FX has to say about what they’re bringing, who will be there, and when they’ll be showcasing their series…

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