Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
9/10
The brave and the open-minded must watch this
19 July 2016
Warning: Spoilers
This is the home of the very best dialogue on the planet. The writing is in all ways superb, and worthy of a pandemic of applause. It is sometimes quite literate, but never speaks down from a high steed. It is occasionally vulgar: but never to shock - it is simply the BEST dialogue possible from THAT character at THAT particular time. It is therefore the most honest writing in various media today.

It is a period, Gothic, horror, and mystery tale that painstakingly recounts and compiles events from the late 1800 early 1900 era - the dawn of science fiction realized first as horror. It is truer to the writers of the various books, and originators of the various characters than has ever been achieved; it likewise captures the flavor of an era, and glorifies in the difference between individuals (even the walk- on walk-off folk!) in a way that would make Dickens proud.

Vampires enter into this, as do demons, witches, a werewolf, "created" human beings (a la Mary Shelley), a werewolf, and others of that ilk enter, and are transformed. All are transformed!

This is a fresh take on everything, and done with verbal caresses - not bludgeons. Poetic, earthy, witty, vulgar; reality and fantasy mix with blatant disregard for any previous copies.

Simply Wonderful
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