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  1. 29-Apr-2014 #1
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    Penny Dreadful (TV series)

    Seems to be getting very good reviews - http://www.indiewire.com/article/tel...t-of-the-vimeo

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  2. 29-Apr-2014 #2
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    I'll probably give it a watch like.
    Get that damn screwdriver out of my head!
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    Hopefully Sky Atlantic show this soon after it airs in America. I'll definitely be trying this one out, and hopefully it also lives up to the weird and mysterious promise of the trailer and cast.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MinionZombie View Post
    Hopefully Sky Atlantic show this soon after it airs in America. I'll definitely be trying this one out, and hopefully it also lives up to the weird and mysterious promise of the trailer and cast.
    Penny Dreadful had me at Eva Green. If it's a good show as well, that's just icing on the cake.
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    Well, the reviews seem +ve - http://www.tv.com/shows/penny-dreadf...-140046752590/

    It starts here in the UK tonight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
    Well, the reviews seem +ve - http://www.tv.com/shows/penny-dreadf...-140046752590/

    It starts here in the UK tonight.
    I had a hard time getting into it and it seemed like a retread of other media that's been a bit beaten to death.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AcesandEights View Post
    I had a hard time getting into it and it seemed like a retread of other media that's been a bit beaten to death.
    Aye.

    Watched the first episode last night ... can't say I was gripped in any way by it, unfortunately. I'll give it another episode, but meh...
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  8. 31-May-2014 #8
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    Ultimately I didn't bother with the second episode. I just had no interest in seeing it at all ... the first episode was, to me at least, so underwhelming unfortunately.

    Now, "Fargo" on the other hand - that show I'm absolutely loving!
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  9. 31-May-2014 #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by MinionZombie View Post
    Ultimately I didn't bother with the second episode. I just had no interest in seeing it at all ... the first episode was, to me at least, so underwhelming unfortunately.

    Now, "Fargo" on the other hand - that show I'm absolutely loving!
    Fargo... on watch list... as is 24... as is Penny Dreadful... etc...
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    OK... Six episodes in, and slowly enjoying it more...
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    What I saw in the first episode was enough to give the others a chance. I think the vampires are pretty cool in this series, and I like the other "monsters" that have been introduced as well. We are five episodes in, and will likely catch up tonight.
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    Just finished watching the first season the other night and I gotta say that I love the show. It's so beautifully written and acted that I feel it's probably the most honest interpretation of a mash-up between this properties from a literary point of view. Every character is played closer to their original literary portrayals than the more pulpy/fantastical iterations which have become the norm across modern media. As a consequence of this the show takes on a much slower and deliberate pace which again I feel is akin to the novels and gives characters space to truly develop. Speaking of which Eva Green's portrayal of Vanessa Ives is worthy of every award she's eligible for. From the seance episode and onwards she stole the show and never gave it back, the way she contorted her body at times had me fearing for her physical well-being:

    I love the depth and nuance she gave the possession storyline and especially this scene that gave us the first glimpse into how deeply involved in the darkness she was. So much so that I made a large-format poster of it on printed sheets here which is soon to grace my living room when it finally arrives.
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    Fingers crossed the second series can build on the first!
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    Indeed. I can't wait to see what the show's take on Dracula is gonna be like.
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