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Title: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 02, 2015, 06:19:23 PM: TV Shows You Should Be Watching - Penny Dreadful (Showtime) (http://www.tvguide.com/special/winter-preview/PhotoGallery/TV-Shows-Should-Watch-1091112/1091144)

Is it May yet? [santa_wink]
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Gothick on January 05, 2015, 01:57:48 AM: A friend posted a "teaser trailer" for the new season over the holidays. Maybe tonight I'll watch it again. Quite short.

Worth noting is that Helen McCrory, who will return as Madame Kali in the new season, is starring in THE WOMAN IN BLACK 2 from the revived Hammer studios. It was released to theatres last Thursday.

G.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 05, 2015, 02:56:49 AM: Quote from: Gothick on January 05, 2015, 01:57:48 AM
A friend posted a "teaser trailer" for the new season over the holidays. Maybe tonight I'll watch it again. Quite short

Would that be the same trailer that's linked to here:

Quote from: Mysterious Benefactor on December 26, 2014, 11:40:01 PM
Watch a creepy new 'Penny Dreadful' Season 2 trailer (http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/watch_a_creepy_new_penny_dreadful_season_2_trailer-2014-12)

Or is it a different one?
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 13, 2015, 06:25:48 AM: 'Penny Dreadful' Season 2 trailer teases a literal bloodbath (http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/penny_dreadful_season_2_trailer_showtime-2015-01)

Definitely looks like another winning season!
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 27, 2015, 08:54:17 PM: TV's 30 best beards (http://www.zap2it.com/photos/zap-tv-best-beards-photos)

Check out Josh Hartnett at #12. (Pictured with Eva Green.)
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on March 03, 2015, 02:25:31 PM: 32 Reasons Why 2015 Is Going to Be Amazing: 28. Penny Dreadful (May 3) (http://www.tvguide.com/galleries/reasons-why-2015-is-going-to-be-amazing/photo/72d45540-0168-4694-bacb-036f40bfd9b1/)
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Gothick on March 04, 2015, 03:03:09 AM: Have you seen the new posters for season 2, MB? There's one of Josh that's quite... memorable...

It's the artistry. Yeah, that's the ticket. The dramatic artistry.

cheers, G.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on March 04, 2015, 07:25:09 AM: No, I haven't seen them. I'll have to track them down...
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Gothick on March 05, 2015, 02:30:24 AM: Here's a link for the first batch of posters:

http://www.blastr.com/2015-3-3/theres-no-rest-wicked-7-new-penny-dreadful-season-2-character-posters

A second batch was released today, and I think the link for the story should be posted on the page above, if you scroll down.

G.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Gothick on March 07, 2015, 04:20:11 AM: New Season 2 preview featurette here:

http://www.tvguide.com/news/penny-dreadful-season-2-trailer/

Looks as if this is going to be a very Witchy story...

G.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: michael c on March 08, 2015, 11:04:06 AM: looking forward to this. looks great.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on March 08, 2015, 05:23:38 PM: Quote from: Gothick on March 05, 2015, 02:30:24 AM
Here's a link for the first batch of posters:

Very nice. Thanks for posting the link. [snow_smiley]
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on March 23, 2015, 05:08:48 AM: Returning Spring Shows: Where We Left Off - Penny Dreadful (Showtime) (http://www.tvguide.com/special/spring-preview-2015/gallery/2015-spring-tv-returning-shows/photo/7ed0d919-b02b-4607-a9cb-c5e7eee63914/)
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: dom on April 20, 2015, 07:02:09 PM: Season II premiere is now up on Youtube:

Penny Dreadful - Season 2 Premiere - Full Episode (https://youtu.be/u8LdbYbhnTI/)

And it is fabulous.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on April 20, 2015, 07:11:57 PM: Oooo - thanks - I'll definitely check it out! Though it's interesting that it's up so soon when it doesn't premiere on Showtime until May 3rd. I suppose they're trying to lure in new fans to expand the fanbase.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on April 22, 2015, 02:28:52 AM: Disappointed to see that YouTube has an edited version, so I think I'll wait until the Showtime version. But for those who won't have access to that, it's great that there is a YouTube version to watch. [snow_smiley]
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: dom on April 22, 2015, 03:02:26 AM: It will be interesting to see what was cut - I took for granted that the 'editing' was the blurring of nude body parts, etc.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on April 22, 2015, 04:51:40 AM: That could be - I clicked the stop button right after it said "The following program has been edited from its original form".
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: dom on April 22, 2015, 11:04:38 AM: Yeah, and with non-related previews and last season catch-up I was a bit suspicious of the 58+ minute episode length.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: dom on April 23, 2015, 10:34:10 PM: I'm seeing ads on Xfinity On Demand for the season premiere of Penny Dreadful being available now. So those lucky enough to have Showtime and On Demand can see it early. They did the same thing last year (when I was lucky enough to have it). But I imagine anyone with Showtime already knows this.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on May 01, 2015, 02:33:04 AM: Hot Topic's 'Penny Dreadful' collection for the tormented-by-Satan goth look (http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/hot_topics_penny_dreadful_collection_for_the_tormented-by-satan_goth_look-2015-04)
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on May 02, 2015, 05:51:26 PM: Here's a Primer to Penny Dreadful's New Season of Fresh Hell
Meet Penny Dreadful's New Villain
Plus: Who is Vanessa's devilish new admirer this year? (http://www.tvguide.com/news/penny-dreadful-season-2-premiere/)
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on May 03, 2015, 07:14:55 PM: 'Penny Dreadful' Season 2: Timothy Dalton, Harry Treadaway give 'added value' to the macabre (http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/penny_dreadful_season_2_john_logan_timothy_dalton_harry_treadaway-2015-05)
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Midnite on May 03, 2015, 09:44:54 PM: Speaking of "putting new spins" (the above article), I'm absolutely blown away by how witches are represented in this new season.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: dom on May 03, 2015, 11:13:38 PM: I watched it again last night, this time on Showtime (right time, right place, lucky me). It is SO beautifully filmed - breathtaking - would that be 'cinematography'? Whoever's vision it is and whoever is responsible for getting it done deserves praise and awards. I have no complaints so far with anything - as per usual the acting is off the charts. Eva's sister has a role this season. I like where everything's going and I am even building affection, (or is it sympathy) for Caliban.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: dom on May 03, 2015, 11:16:44 PM: Yeah, Midnite, 'witches' was not at all the word I expected to hear when it was first uttered.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on May 04, 2015, 12:06:40 AM: 'Penny Dreadful' Season 2: Vanessa and Ethan are together 'romantically, erotically and intellectually' (http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/penny_dreadful_season_2_vanessa_ethan_together_romantically_erotically_intellectually-2015-05)
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Gothick on May 11, 2015, 07:29:23 PM: For what it's worth, I watched the episode on Showtime's site yesterday. The "edit" just seemed to involved blurring out body parts on various nude female actors. I found this ridiculous but I guess it makes somebody out there happy.

Great show!

G.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on May 15, 2015, 03:20:01 AM: Penny Dreadful First Look: Patti LuPone Gets Creepy as Vanessa's Teacher (http://www.tvguide.com/news/penny-dreadful-video-patti-lupone-nightcomers/)
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Gothick on May 15, 2015, 03:22:45 AM: Wow, that was Patti Lupone?? EMMY.

G.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: PennyDreadful on May 15, 2015, 05:09:40 AM: I had to do this. ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__ug16S06Ls

(I actually watched the first season and got a kick out of it, though it's a little too gross at times. I expect that I'll watch the second season).
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Gothick on May 18, 2015, 03:39:11 AM: FABULOUS!!!

Warmest congrats on the launch of Season Nine! I'm sure it will be a ghoulish goulash redolent with ghastly grisly gaiety!

cheers,

GothEEEEK
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Midnite on May 18, 2015, 06:12:15 PM: How the hex did I miss seeing the link?! Congratulations and best witches with the launch! New Englanders et al. are such lucky stiffs. (Sorry!)
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on May 31, 2015, 11:21:09 PM: For those who may be interested, Eva Green is a nominee in the "Best actress in a drama series" category as part of tonight's Critics' Choice TV Awards (8pm ET on A&E).

Though as good as she was in Season 1, given her competition (Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (CBS); Keri Russell, The Americans (FX); Taraji P. Henson, Empire (FOX); Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel (A&E); Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)), she probably doesn't have a chance of winning. But one never knows? And, of course, as they always say, it's an honor just to be nominated. [snow_wink]
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: dom on June 01, 2015, 12:43:44 AM: She's not disappointed this season thus far. That show is totally off the chain. Lately I've been fantasizing it as Dark Shadows. I am having a lot of fun with it.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: michael c on June 02, 2015, 11:11:25 AM: i don't have Showtime so I'm way behind...

did anything ever come of the season one hookup between ethan and dorian??? after it happened it never really got brought up again.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: tragic bat on June 06, 2015, 08:35:44 PM: Dorian and Ethan still have no followup. Dorian has a new lover, and last week they were given a gay sex scene that did not cutaway at the beginning like Dorian/Ethan's scene did. I take it that since Dorian slept with Brona, Vanessa, and Ethan, that he will be drawn into their imminent love triangle at some point. I'm really loving season 2 thus far, there is so much great character development and so many touching moments.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Gothick on June 07, 2015, 07:07:18 PM: and Dorian's new lover is named... ANGELIQUE!!!

G.
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: tragic bat on June 07, 2015, 07:51:45 PM: Lol yes, but she's not one of the witches this time...
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on June 12, 2015, 04:12:32 PM: Mega Buzz: Uh-Oh! Lily Sure Has Frankenstein Fooled on Penny Dreadful (http://www.tvguide.com/news/mega-buzz-penny-dreadful-lily-frankenstein/)
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on June 17, 2015, 05:16:49 AM: Showtime Has Renewed Penny Dreadful For Season 3! (http://www.tvguide.com/news/showtime-renews-penny-dreadful-season-3/)
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: dom on June 17, 2015, 12:07:46 PM: No real surprise but a pleasant one at that.

I get to catch up starting this weekend. I think I'm two eps behind, Saturday will be three. Can't wait!
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on June 23, 2015, 11:50:08 PM: From tvguide.com:

Emmys: Here's Our Dream Ballot for Lead Actress in a Drama Series (http://www.tvguide.com/news/emmys-dream-ballot-lead-actress-drama-series/)

Eva Green is among the hoped for nominees. [thumb]
Title: Re: Penny Dreadful
Post by: Gothick on June 24, 2015, 02:18:36 AM: I am not into award shows, but I have to say that Helen McCrory has really captivated me in the role of Evelyn. I've only seen episode 1 of the current series and various clips SHO has posted to YT, but she's invariably awesome--such fabulous craft as an actress, and I think she would have been PERFECT on DS--the ORIGINAL series that is.

I also personally would like to see Simon Russell Beale get an award because he's totally ringing my Thayer David chimes as Lyle, but I think the character is probably too minor and, inevitably, too eccentric, to attract attention from the Emmies.

Somebody was speculating that Lyle and Ethan should have a roll in the hay since Lyle is evidently besotted with Ethan. I found myself wondering just what Lyle's intricately composed hair and beard would look like in the wake of such... vigorous exercise. Let's face it, Ethan doesn't go from Mild to Wild--he STARTS Wild and goes BESTIAL.

G.