Penny Dreadful, TV GH!?

[thebinmann]

Gothic Horror on the small screen?

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-01-14/sam-mendes-and-skyfall-writer-john-logan-to-bring-frankenstein-and-dracula-to-life-in-new-tv-series

"psychosexual" too!

[Malamute]

It sounds interesting, but it worries me when its described as "Psychosexual Horror"

[thebinmann]

Yes, and it seems it will have all the "villians" from Victorian London, perhaps a WWF Battle Royal type programme. Though with call the midwife writer and Mendes it should be a rather interesting mix....

[joroas]

Yes, and it seems it will have all the "villians" from Victorian London, perhaps a WWF Battle Royal type programme. Though with call the midwife writer and Mendes it should be a rather interesting mix....

Noooo, not one of these Ultimate Warrior type programmes inflicted on us....  Here is Jack the Ripper and Spring-Heeled Jack: Who would win in combat? 

Isn't there enough reality crap on the telly? 

[joroas]

As for psycho-sexual, how can Dracula not be psycho-sexual? 

[thebinmann]

As for psycho-sexual, how can Dracula not be psycho-sexual? 

I'd have thought that would have been the easiest with Dorian Grey, all that sucking and sexual domination!

[Tacgnol]

The psychosexual bit instantly made me think of American Horror Story, which I love. Quite intrigued by this prospect!

[goon3423]

If you have Showtime in the states the first episode is on-demand & It's pretty good. As I posted on the VSF thread it's like EOTD as a TV show. Looking forward to seeing it's progression.

[Cubs]

I'd have thought that would have been the easiest with Dorian Grey, all that sucking and sexual domination!

Ever read the book? Like so many characters and stories of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, it's actually pretty tame. He isn't immortal at all, he just doesn't show the signs of his endless vice and age on his face. People do wonder at how he looks so young, but he dies in middle age by slashing his own portrait and suffering the wounds himself.

PS. Victor Hugo's 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' is even earlier and was so hard to get through (it is pages and pages of architectural details more than anything else) I gave up.

[Brummie Thug]

Have seen the first episode and its is excellent. Looking forward to Sunday when it starts

[Booboo]

Have seen the first episode and its is excellent. Looking forward to Sunday when it starts

I enjoyed it.  A lot of promise and potential.

[goon3423]

        *******************Minor Spoiler************************
Not a huge deal or anything but was anyone else let down by the look of a certain doctors creation? I think they could have done a little better with that.

[ecwcaptain]

I just watched the first 18 or so minutes (up to after dealing with the vampire lair!), and it looks really what we want for Gothic Horror mini games, or at least some ideas for them.

For those that do not have Showtime in the States, go to the following link and watch the first 1-hour episode in full (guess Showtime is doing this to hook people to get new subscribers!), at the following link; click on "Watch First Episode".

http://www.sho.com/sho/penny-dreadful/home

Otherwise, I can't wait to see this on Sunday.   

[Saucy Jack]

Wow
Saw the first episode yesterday, and it did not disappoint. The casting, the story, the setting everything clicked.
This what I have hoped would be made for years.

[white knight]

Impressive cast and the setting looks well done indeed. Very EOTD as was mentioned before.