Arty? Hmm. I like that. DS should be visually different from anything else you see on television. In a sense, Collinsport exists in its own world, just somewhat askew from the world we know. A stylized approach, reflecting the singularity of this world, makes a lot of sense for DS. IIRC, the original series used a lot of eerie green lighting, which I always thought was pretty cool.
I haven't actually seen the pilot, but my one "WTF?!" over the whole thing is:
1967 -Grayson Hall... Check
1991 -Barbara Steele... Check
2004 -Kelly Hu???... WTF?!
Dr. Hoffman should be portrayed by a classic actress with major presence. From what I've seen of Hu (X-Men 2), she doesn't fit the role at all. I suppose I could be wrong though, as I haven't seen the pilot.
Why is it that most everyone on TV nowadays, female and male, has to look like a model and have the acting ability of a dead fish?
On a related note, I agree with another poster that the new Barnabas is hot. BUT could he act the role? THAT is what's most important IMO. Barnabas should be a class act, with a really nasty dark side and a dose of guilt on the side. What was all this nonsense I heard awhile back about Alec Newman being a "blue-collar Barnabas?" From what I've read here though, I take it he was quite good acting-wise?
~Penny Dreadful~