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Penny Dreadful
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I am a big horror fan, so I'm pretty excited to check out new horror television show. I'm looking forward to the Friday the 13th Television Series (not to be confused with the 80s program about hunting cursed objects). You can get all the details on deadline.com.
In the meantime, these two brand new horror television shows (Penny Dreadful and Salem) are looking good to me.
Let's tally what's good: The Walking Dead, Hannibal, American Horror Story, and Supernatural (although it's more like a comedy recently). What's not good: Grimm, Dracula, and Sleepy Hollow.
In the meantime, these two brand new horror television shows (Penny Dreadful and Salem) are looking good to me.
Let's tally what's good: The Walking Dead, Hannibal, American Horror Story, and Supernatural (although it's more like a comedy recently). What's not good: Grimm, Dracula, and Sleepy Hollow.
PENNY DREADFUL
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I've just seen the pilot episode for Penny Dreadful, due to air on May 11th, on Showtime (US) and Sky Atlantic (UK).
The pilot does show off some action, but overall, in typical pilots, only serves as an introduction to the various key characters and a direction on where the series is heading. While that doesn't sound that appealing, I am excited to see the rest of this series.
The main character is Ethan Chandler (played by Josh Hartnett) as a gunfighter. He's recruited by Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) and Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton) to fight some old Egyptian evil. While the characters are trying to solve the mystery with Victor Frankenstein's help, you do see all these hints of what is to come: from Jack the Ripper to obviously Frankenstein's Monster.
If this show is done right, it may appeal to fans of Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen or just plain horror fans in general. Again, this looks like a great show, looking forward to watching more.
sho.com
I've just seen the pilot episode for Penny Dreadful, due to air on May 11th, on Showtime (US) and Sky Atlantic (UK).
The pilot does show off some action, but overall, in typical pilots, only serves as an introduction to the various key characters and a direction on where the series is heading. While that doesn't sound that appealing, I am excited to see the rest of this series.
The main character is Ethan Chandler (played by Josh Hartnett) as a gunfighter. He's recruited by Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) and Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton) to fight some old Egyptian evil. While the characters are trying to solve the mystery with Victor Frankenstein's help, you do see all these hints of what is to come: from Jack the Ripper to obviously Frankenstein's Monster.
If this show is done right, it may appeal to fans of Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen or just plain horror fans in general. Again, this looks like a great show, looking forward to watching more.
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Salem
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SALEM
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WGN America just aired their second episode of Salem. The series is loosely based on the Salem Witch trials in the 17th century, and suggests that the witches were actually behind the trials.
Especially after the American Horror Story: Coven series on witches, I have to say that I'm on the whole (witch) board. There's a lot to like here: a period piece, showcasing a lot of women, and horror elements. Although, for the latter, it's more supernatural than what I would like (we're talking a lot of magic and frogs). I think they can downplay the supernatural demons stuff and keep it in the real world.
The story is about John Alden (Shane West), who went off to war and was a prisoner for a period of time. He returned to Salem to discover his love Mary Sibley (Janet Montgomery) is now married to another man. Unbeknownst to Alden, she actually became a witch in his absent.
So far, I'm fine with the show. It's still developing, but I have to confess, it is hard to rally with the witches (who are the baddies) as opposed to the witches on Coven. Instead, the hero Alden, does very little on his influence and action in Salem. Sure, it's still early days, but at the moment, the show is focused too much on the evil witches and you wonder why we would root for them or care if they live or die?
wgnamerica.com
WGN America just aired their second episode of Salem. The series is loosely based on the Salem Witch trials in the 17th century, and suggests that the witches were actually behind the trials.
Especially after the American Horror Story: Coven series on witches, I have to say that I'm on the whole (witch) board. There's a lot to like here: a period piece, showcasing a lot of women, and horror elements. Although, for the latter, it's more supernatural than what I would like (we're talking a lot of magic and frogs). I think they can downplay the supernatural demons stuff and keep it in the real world.
The story is about John Alden (Shane West), who went off to war and was a prisoner for a period of time. He returned to Salem to discover his love Mary Sibley (Janet Montgomery) is now married to another man. Unbeknownst to Alden, she actually became a witch in his absent.
So far, I'm fine with the show. It's still developing, but I have to confess, it is hard to rally with the witches (who are the baddies) as opposed to the witches on Coven. Instead, the hero Alden, does very little on his influence and action in Salem. Sure, it's still early days, but at the moment, the show is focused too much on the evil witches and you wonder why we would root for them or care if they live or die?
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