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The first season is a very extensive and amazing version of the movie. Of course there are parts added, but it is fully in the spirit of the movie, and very well written. The second season was a continuation of the first season, as if it was one ongoing story. However, about season III: wow. I think it's somewhat like the Godfather (comparison ends as is): part I is an epic tale, part II is rather good too, but season III is just the worst. What the f*** happened?! This is nothing like the first two seasons: the acting is (very!) cheap, the story is fully not connecting to the previous story, it's just... too simple. As if the budget was cut by 90%. This is like a new series trying to lift by on the success of the first two seasons. I just can't find the right words for how terrible this is... Like Scrubs: if you liked the first seasons, as I did very much, do not watch the last (/latest) season!!

I don't know what is this Fuzz about the 3rd Season , It was Exciting and was a Fun Watch .I Binge Watched the Entire Series in A Week So Thats a Good Show .Great Cast , Good CGI and Story What Else Do you Need. So don't buy the Negative Reviews and in your Spare Time Fun Binge the show.

I was very apprehensive about checking out the From Dusk Till Dawn the Series, because I really liked the original film and felt that the show wouldn't do justice. This is also because they attempted to do several other films afterwards that were all flops. The difference though between the last couple films and this series, is that Robert Rodriguez(the guy who created/directed original film) is the helmer of this series rather than someone else. The show has proved to be successful with his adapting the film to television. 5 episodes in the series and each one has been nostalgic of the film. What I like about the show is that it follows the original story religiously, but goes into way more detail than it did in the film. I assume things will be somewhat different though from the film before the season is over in order to keep the story going since the series was recently renewed for another season after this one. So far though, the story is building the same way it did in the film, in that the Gecko brothers are on the run after robbing a bank, join up with the Fuller Family by taking them hostage in there RV so that they can evade police and make there way for El Rey. Episode 5 was the best episode I've seen yet. A small synopsis is that The Gecko Brothers and Fuller Family are almost into Mexico, but they need to get past the border checkpoint. This scene is much different than the film though, it that the stakes feel way more dangerous and higher. The story is great and smart, incorporating Wilmer Valderammas character Carlos and Ranger Gonzales who is still hot on the Gecko Brothers trail. All I have to say is by the end of the episode, you'll be wanting to see next weeks. If you've been keeping up with each episode so far, you've noticed little nods to the world of Rodriguez/Tarantino such as The Big Kahuna Burger, Earl Mcgraw's character played by Don Johnson in the series, Seth/Richies mannerisms..etc. If you get the El Rey channel, Netflix, or have internet to download, I definitely recommend keeping up with the series. It is surprisingly an entertaining show to watch on Sunday's.

(Updated after Season 3).

A series-length adaptation of the movie of the same name. That was written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez. Now it's just the Robert Rodriguez Show...

Story is the same. Two criminal brothers, Richie and Seth Gecko, are on the run from the law in Texas. They kidnap a man and his two children and cross the border into Mexico. There they end up at a bar where not everything is at it would seem...

Like the movie, this started very well. While it was a crime-drama it was great: gritty, edgy and entertaining. Then, from a certain point it becomes a vampire/monster-drama and loses its edge. Becomes more a plain old action movie, with weird creatures.

Season 2 tried to do something different, but in doing so lost focus and just ending up going in random, pointless directions. Right then the only reason to continue watching was Eiza Gonzalez...

Unfortunately Eiza Gonzalez doesn't really have much screen time in Season 3, appearing briefly early on and then for the final two episodes. The plot in Season 3 is a bit more focused that S2, but that doesn't say much, plus it is focused on supernatural, style- over-substance nonsense. If S3 isn't the final season it is certainly, at least, my final season of watching From Dusk Till Dawn.

FROM DUSK TILL DAWN THE SERIES should be praised..Robert Rodriguez has delivered Top-notch entertainment with this series and for those tempted to compare it with the original movie:It's based on it. It's not meant to beat it and not based on true events. The elements and atmosphere are there and it goes on for hours. characters are fun and well casted. The Titty Twister is still the place to be and the original theme song ''After Dark'' by Tito & Tarantula has been revamped and tunes you into a new episode. It takes talent and balls for a producer to take this challenge and RR does it right. A sexy freak show,never boring and very well shot. Great Special FX. Enough characters for a 10 seasons trip and even more blood to keep it fresh. Lagrimas De Sangre!Lagrimas!!! Recommended!

This show is just all kinds of awesome. It's funny, quotable, gory and maintains the nihilism that made the OG such a darkly comic classic.

Cortana and Holtz carry the Gecko name with a hefty dose of gravitas but the real star of the show is the tonal balance it maintains throughout. The fact that it works as a crime show in addition to all the supernatural shenanigans is just a testament to the quality of the concept.

If you can get past the first 4 episodes (which are easily the worst of the show) then you're in for a hell of a ride.

Ramblers, let's get rambling!

Much better IMO. The only thing that I missed from the original is Salma Hayek... Seriously though, I thought this did a good job rebooting something otherwise forgettable.

Is this the best supernatural/horror show ever done? No. Is it mildly ridiculous for a director to remake his own (admittedly awesome) movie into a t.v show? Sorta.

The first few episodes AFTER the pilot seem to drag a bit, and you're left seriously questioning whether all these discombobulated plot points are actually going anywhere. That and the fact that to anyone who's seen the movie, which probably 98% of the viewership has, it may feel like an overly long trip to the bloody fun you know is coming at the Titty Twister.. When this project was first announced, I was hesitant about the idea of essentially a remake of one of my favorite movies.. Even with Robert Rodriguez at the helm. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" was my sentiment... But alas, I stuck with the whole first season, trusting in my beloved RR that he had a real vision and purpose to expanding this story...And I'm glad I did.

The back half of the first season was phenomenal.. the actors are all settled into their parts by this point, and the expanded mythology starts to come together in very satisfying ways. It bears mentioning that the whole season is beautifully and excellently shot and edited. All practical effects are flawless. I can't wait for season 2, as it will be breaking new ground and getting past the plot of the original movie. It's on Netflix ppl, check it out.

Here's the thing, everyone who see's this series already has the movie in mind, and let's face it, you take away the brutality and swearing and you just have a watered down series. Which is exactly their mistake, the actors weren't too bad, the plot is still on track but the actual dialog and the posturing is awful, just terrible. It needs a serious rewrite from some writers that know how to write gritty and the choreography needs to be a lot more natural. Another major problem is that they seem to be rewriting the actual story and how it comes together, I mean some rewrites were expected but not the ones they made, they just make everything seem fake. Right now its a 6/10 because it just doesn't work, not really, tweak and it and then we'll see.

First to say, I didn't like the 1996 movie very much, when it came out, for several reasons. The Grindhouse culture wasn't something I learned to love or hate where I grew up, it simply wasn't present. Now, about 18 years later, I gave it another try because of this new show, and I liked it a bit more, but felt that it has aged a lot since.

The new show, created by Roberto Rodriguez himself, is for me a big improvement of the original movie, in many ways.

First, Richie's character is much deeper than before, although Zane Holtz plays the psychopath in the first few episodes very convincingly, so I did mistakenly think it is going to be a rehash of the cool brother vs. mad brother relationship, which couldn't be farther from what it actually is in this new show. Luckily.

Second, the atmosphere is thicker because there is more foreplay near and behind the Mexican border (until dusk).

Third, the Vamps have much more background than before. They do their feasting, but it's not that simple. It's a ritual, and the arrival of the Gecko brothers isn't by accident but planned long beforehand. To add/resize the Carlos character was a very good and well elaborated idea.

And fourth, it's not a Rodriguez/Tarantino Grindhouse parody. That may be disappointing for lovers of that genre, but this show takes its time to develop the story, and it takes itself seemingly serious. When people or monsters die, there's very little to laugh about.

It seems like the story has been grown up with its creator. Of course it is still over-the-top horror-fantasy, and some of the old things are still there, but it feels much more grounded to earth and true-to-life thanks to the less flippant undertone. I would say it has got some shadows of Sin City, in a positive way.

Production values, from a TV perspective, are high, directing is solid, and acting is mostly very good. Of course, Don Johnson is a highlight (although I didn't recognize him instantly), but also is Robert Patrick. Zane Holtz is here my best actor, although he loses a bit of intensity near to the end of the show, which is owed to the story. Same goes to Jesse Garcia. Weakest performance is from Eliza Gonzalez, but I will not recall S. Hayek for comparison of acting - it's a charisma thing.

Of course there are some setbacks. While the show noticeable builds a distance to the movie, it tries to keep story-wise some unnecessary strings tight, while strangely most of the weird humor (like Sheriff McGraw's time counting in the Pilot, a wonderful little sequence) gets lost over the time. The Pyramid under the bar as a maze does not really feel big inside, that is a missed occasion. The ending itself is a bit weak, because it is not to far from what we've already seen, but there is not a real climax before, what I would expect. It's a bit like the scriptwriters lost their faith in their own imagination, to save it for the second season.

For that, I give a solid seven.

I had never heard or seen anything related to this, I was bored and caught up with the shows I usually watch - gave this one a go assuming it was probably a true blood / other vampire based TV show that "may" be watchable but probably not worth following. Instead I was sucked in, I watched the next two episodes and told a friend this might be worth checking it out (having seen and recommended shows like breaking bad/game of thrones/lost etc. before they were out of season 1). He mentioned the movie and it sounded like a remake, he said to watch it - that I would enjoy it etc.. I watched it and thought it was DOG S* compared to this, I don't care if it had Clooney or Marin in it (lol Marin... the definition of a "token" stereotyped character) - the movie has nothing on this show. Everything the movie built up to and failed to realize (not just bad SFx) this TV series is fleshing out and continuing further in a day and age when sex/gore/technical effects has progressed.

It's a good show, if you're a die hard fan or someone that's never seen it you won't regret it.

I was eager to see this, look who is involved and agreed to make it Rodriguez and Tarantino and Nicotero being involved for make-up and effects, well, this must be great. And after seeing the first episode I was a big fan. Don Johnson was so well cast here and the shoot-out looked great and the visions of the monsters was, well, excellent. I moved on to the next episode and from there on it became something different.

I must even say that the further I moved into the series the less I liked it. Don't get me wrong, the effects used are great and Eiza González is perfect in body and mind but somehow I didn't get any bond with the characters.

And once they entered the famous bar it's always the same, turning into the creatures and a fight going on. The Gecko brothers were so great in the first episode as everyone was and I was bound to the screen until they crossed the Mexican border. Friends told me to watch the dance that Elza did and sure, excellent but I lost my interest in the series.

If you are a big fan of the original flick then this is a must see and it's also great to see all those thespians from way back, that's typical Tarantino. But no, I couldn't care about Django Unchained (2012) and this is a bit of the same.

Even as it contains a lot of red stuff just give me the other series Nicotero is involved, The Walking Dead. There you have characters who you could get involved with as it is with Game Of Thrones. Leads can die. Maybe I'm missing something but it just wasn't my thing except for episode 1.

Gore 2/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 3/5 Story 2,5/5 Comedy 0/5

All I can say about the first episode is that D.J. Cotrona pretending to be George Clooney as Seth Gecko takes away from the entire new vision of the classic story (right down to the "Ocean's Eleven" stars head tilt and speech pattern). It got to the point where it was unbearably annoying how he mimicked Clooney throughout the entire 44 minutes. However, I love seeing the back stories of the characters from the original film. Wilmer Valderrama is almost unrecognizable as the Gecko's Mexican connection Carlos, who was originally played by Cheech Marin. The biggest surprise was seeing "Miami Vice" himself Don Johnson as old-timer Ranger Earl, a character he was born to play. I think I will give it a couple more episodes because I am such a fan of the first "From Dusk Till Dawn."

Based on the FROM DUSK TILL DAWN movie from 1996. And it went for 3 seasons but it stopped.

This is not a sequel to the film but rather a remake in television series form featuring the same characters from the movie.

The vampire mythology has been changed from the movie and has been expanded on more in the television show.

The first season was great. Very familiar to the movie but with a lot of differences. I thought the second series went downhill a bit. It was entertaining enough and fun to watch but it did seem to drag on for a few episodes. Thankfully the third season picked the pace back up. It seemed rushed but it was back on track. Even though it ended they did leave it open in a way that they could do another season down the track.

I do not know why they stopped making the series. A lot of people were angry when they found out it wasn't renewed. It was the most popular show on that channel at the time. But oh well, sometimes things must come to an end.

Everyone who was cast did an AMAZING job. I hope one day they all work together again as the chemistry they had was great.

The show wasn't as violent as the movie but like the movie there was some well written dialogue and humour throughout.

I highly recommend this show if you were a fan of the movies or if you like vampire related shows in general. Even if you are not a fan of such a genre, it is still worth checking out.

Hopefully we will get something else set in the world of From Dusk Till Dawn again one day

From Dusk Till Dawn The Series is a retelling of the movie with the same name and director Robert Rodriguez.

The Gecko Brothers Seth & Richard Gecko, being hunted by the FBI and a Texas Ranger after a bank robbery, Heading for the Mexican border they encounter former minister Jacob Fuller and his family are forced to accompany them they are told to go to a strip club in Mexico by their contact Carlos.

Sometimes very serious and sometimes very jokey in tone some good there is a lot of good fan service with actors from the original film returning to play different characters. Good cinematography with some interesting shots and there are a few really good uses of music throughout.

First 2 Seasons where the really good the show wasn't as good during season 3 But i would still recommend it. 7.5 / 10

FROM DUSK TILL DAWN THE SERIES should be hailed as an example of how to make a series based on a movie. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ stays true to the characters, and true to the fans of the movie. The expansion of the story is believable and fresh. while you maybe familiar with the story, you anticipate the new. Zane Holtz's "Ritchie"is exciting and Wilmer Valderrama's "Carlos" is witty and fresh, as is the rest of this great cast. Robert Patrick is perfect as Mr. Fuller and the sub plot that put's them on the road to Mexico is yet another story that is slowly unfolding in conjunction with the Geckos, the Rangers, and the border bound souls that line the road to ElRey. You can't go to the twister on an empty stomach, so Rodriguez has opened a BIG KAHUNA BURGER along the way. Bravo.

Thanx Y'all

This isn't all awful. There are some scattered genuine acting talent among the rubble. True most of it isn't. Some of the cast is so horrible that my sons acting class (aged 7) would be able to replace the cast. Plot isn't logical, it mostly doesn't even pretend to be logical. Dialog is in part painfully awkward.

That said; while all the above firmly places this in the B-series category, it's somewhat more coherent than your standard B-movie/series rubbish. If you like the idea of Mexican ancient snakevampirebeings and cults then this might give you some entertainment. It's all utterly forgettable, but fun for a brief moment.