Carnival Row

Random Guy Esq. · 2 Sep 2019 at 14:42

krooton said:
2 eps in and enjoying it

What's the general tone/vibe? One of the trailers made me think a kind of fantasy Ripper Street, which I was all for. But then another made me think they were going for a Twilight vibe, with emphasis on the forbidden romance angle. Put me right off.

krooton · 2 Sep 2019 at 14:59

Random Guy Esq. said:
What's the general tone/vibe? One of the trailers made me think a kind of fantasy Ripper Street, which I was all for. But then another made me think they were going for a Twilight vibe, with emphasis on the forbidden romance angle. Put me right off.

Fantasy Ripper Street with some social commentary (which seems to annoy some people). And pixie boobs

Rroff · 2 Sep 2019 at 15:03

Yeah it is much more in the vein of Ripper Street with a fantasy setting. Overall I think it is pretty good but doesn't hit the heights it could have done with a bit more time taken on some elements of the story development.

Random Guy Esq. · 2 Sep 2019 at 15:15

Thanks guys, will give it a go.

pecnarf · 2 Sep 2019 at 17:26

well it already been renewed for a second season, no air date has been announce but early predictions has it airing some time in 2021.

rids57 · 2 Sep 2019 at 18:56

4 episodes in and thoroughly enjoying it so far - pleasantly surprised by Cara Delevingne's acting abilities (and bewbs)

dowie · 2 Sep 2019 at 20:06

It was pretty good, I don’t think it was as good as ripper street and certainly not a game of thrones rival but it is enjoyable and worth a watch.

SlyReaper · 2 Sep 2019 at 20:55

I just finished the series. Really enjoyed it, and I hope they make a second season.

rids57 · 3 Sep 2019 at 03:33

Finished and enjoyed every minute - would have been even happier with 10 episodes

Rroff · 4 Sep 2019 at 22:27

rids57 said:
Finished and enjoyed every minute - would have been even happier with 10 episodes

I think they really needed another couple of episodes at least to flesh out some of the story lines that were important but not the main thread. While I could fill in the blanks having a reasonable imagination and having seen a lot of related movies and TV before I think some viewers struggled.

Participant · 5 Sep 2019 at 07:10

Malevolence said:
Watched the first episode and will definitely be watching the rest. Weird thing though, all through the episode my faerie tattoo was itching like mad and then stopped once the programme had finished, Was it my eczema, or was something else at play?

Scabies.

robj20 · 5 Sep 2019 at 07:19

I couldn't get into it at all.

pecnarf · 5 Sep 2019 at 10:22

rids57 said:
Finished and enjoyed every minute - would have been even happier with 10 episodes

do agree it should been a 10 episode season. while some limited run series can get away with only 8 episode, other showrunners have seen that to do the show they are doing any justices you need minimal of 10 episode, so while I did manage to grasp carnival row with 8 episode it could have greatly benefited with having the extra 2 episode to making it a 10 episode run.

TriedandTested · 5 Sep 2019 at 18:19

While there were a few bits i didnt like, overall i really enjoyed it. Something very different. I'll give it 7.5/10!

StriderX · 6 Sep 2019 at 20:24

I think this might be close to the Witcher in some senses (got most of the same tones, bar the more advanced Victorian setting), guess we'll have to see when it finally airs though.

It's clearly about the inflection point in Victorian civil rights movements (slavery, colonialism, woman's and workers suffrage) enhanced by the fact that the others are actually different. Though the upcoming ghetto and terrorism aspect was kinda obvious.

DeanT77 · 6 Sep 2019 at 20:50

Finished and really liked this

MassiveJim · 6 Sep 2019 at 22:29

Finished it last night, the only thing I didn't like was how they saved everything until the last episode, they could have made the middle a bit more interesting by giving you a bit more idea what was going on.

Although I suppose no 1st series is perfect.

The_Abyss · 6 Sep 2019 at 22:36

Is this closer to Ripper Street or Penny Dreadful?

dowie · 7 Sep 2019 at 01:32

The_Abyss said:
Is this closer to Ripper Street or Penny Dreadful?

It's got a bit of the look and feel of Ripper Street (bit more steampunk at times) obvious difference being the fantasy human-like creatures such as fairies and people who are part-animal and a bit more emphasis on issues of colonialism/foreign invasions, racism, immigration etc...

Rroff · 7 Sep 2019 at 01:47

The look and feel has many similarities to Ripper Street albeit with fantasy elements - I'm not overly familiar with Penny Dreadful but I think only one aspect of the story has any overlap with that which you might get an impression of from some of the trailers/clips but isn't what you see most of the show though it is a fairly central part of the storyline.