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I second Typo's charmingly vague endorsement.
Penny Dreadful is what League of Extraordinary Gentlemen wishes it was, had it forsaken camp altogether.
The casting is shockingly perfect...in as much as I have never liked the performances of Eva Green or Josh Hartnett before and am quite impressed with them here.
Oh! They were advertising that on the busses at SXSW, and I was wondering if it was any good.
It is creeptastic, for sure. Some jumpy-outy scares, which are not my favorite, but the performances and crossing of well-known storylines is delicious.
Billie Piper is in the cast, but was not featured in the first episode. Timothy Dalton, whose performances have not thrilled me since Jane Eyre, is actually terrific here.
Creepy-deepy effects galore.
Everyone I know who's watched it has told me I will love it, with the exception of Typo's spoilerfont warning. I'll get around to watching it soon.
Some further thoughts in spoilers Typo Boy "Spoilers 3: First Mutant Enemy, Now the World" May 2, 2014 12:19:55 am PDT
What are Jillfonts ?
Jon,
the term we use for arachnids.
Aha. I missed that origin story.
Yeah. Hi, I'm the resident goth and I'm TERRIFIED of spiders.
I knew about the arachnophobia, but not the term "jillfont" (which I am still baffled by, but whatever).