Night Work

I'm a big fan of gothic horror such as Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Dorian Gray, the list goes on, so I was pretty happy to discover a culmination of those stories for a more mature audience and with it's own characters to bring to the table and I must say when I first watched this a few years ago it really scratched that itch. it gets the visual style of the gothic horror exactly right, better than most if not all other shows and films and it's delightfully violent with interesting and well portrayed characters. Watching it back now that I myself have matured it certainly has it's faults such as some slightly cringeworthy dialogue and useless sexual scenes to cash in on the sex craze that shows like Game of Thrones popularised but it's still a very enjoyable watch and only gets better from here on out

"Goofs 00:8:21.00: Close-up on Ethan Chandler's cheap battery-powered pocket watch, whose brand name "Jean Jacot" was first registered in 2015 and belongs to a German company offering advertising gifts. The watch's quartz movement is obvious even to the layman on account of its jumping seconds hand. This watch could not have existed in 1891."

I noticed the quartz movement too. OK, OK it's a trivial detail but even so I'm shocked that the producers couldn't be bothered to rent or buy a timepiece of the period. This seems inexcusable when you consider the money they spent on period costumes, set design and special effects. How much would it have cost? I can't believe this was just a a mistake when the direction called for a such a tight closeup of it. I know that there are always nerds who can point out historical inaccuracies with costumes, military insignia, weaponry and what have you. Those require a certain amount of study and specialized knowledge. But c'mon, everybody knows what a quartz watch movement looks like even if they don't recognize the modern maker's name. It's insulting in an otherwise quality production to think that the director assumed the audience would be too dumb to notice.

Penny Dreadful is the last of the "old series" that I've been catching up with on streaming. It helps that it's on Paramount+ which isn't exactly bursting at the seams with great content.

I'm glad I gave it a shot, because the characters are intriguing and the production design is cool. The premise, well that remains to be seen. Two characters have an obvious link to the premise, but the gunslinger and the scientist, less so.

The whole "hello, I'm (famous name from fiction)" routine could get awkward and fanficcy if overused. I'm sold on this for now.

The first episode of the series is a great introduction to this very adult Gothic horror series, the cast and acting was fantastic all round, the set pieces are just amazing to look at, I really enjoyed my first outing with the series, the show does not hold back it has plenty of blood gore scares and sex and nudity.

It has got me hooked on instantly. The Characters are very interesting and you start enjoying their acts immediately. Eva Green is mesmerizing, Her Eyes are beautiful. Josh Harnett plays the showman with effortless ease. Timothy Dalton's gaze is supreme. Harry Treadaway as Dr.Frankenstien makes you feel elated and wanting for more. A Fantastic feel of the 18th Century takes over and leaves you spellbound by this show