Watched on Netflix (or other streaming channels)
(06-25-2019, 06:00 PM)GCG Wrote:
(06-25-2019, 07:32 AM)GCG Wrote: I might have mentioned somewhere that we've recently gone 100% streaming for our TV. I started watching Penny Dreadful a couple of weeks ago. This is not really the sort of show that I would normally watch but I thought I'd give it a chance. It hard to explain the plot but it adds a new spin on Jack the Ripper, Frankenstein, the occult and probably some other things as well. It's quite morbid and vivid and the acting is good. I was having a lot of trouble following along until about the end of episode 3 and then it started to make sense. Last night I was just getting to the end of episode 4 when 2 of the main characters, both men, decided to start making out and undressing each other. I've said before that I find these type of scenes revolting. I can get past it if it's just implied... but I say "no thank you" to graphic scenes of gay men.

Why is it that all of the sex, (not just gay sex) has to be so vividly displayed on these series? Game of Thrones was borderline soft core porn. It has a couple of gay scenes that I just skipped past and watched the rest of show. I may end up doing the same for Penny Dreadful... but if it becomes too frequent I will end up finding something else to watch.

To be clear, I am not a prude and the vivid sex does not bother me when its straight or even lesbian. But it does turn my stomach a little when its men. If that alone makes me homophobic then hang the label on me. But I honestly don't care what people do behind closed doors as long as it does not involve abuse.

Anyway, has anyone watched the complete series? Is it worth putting up with some stuff that I don't care for? In the case of GoT, it was.

Well I decided to watch the rest of the episode and so far it was much ado about nothing.  I had tuned out just as they moved in for a smooch. It so happens that the episode ended at the very moment. I'm hoping that's the end of it... I kinda doubt it though.

So now I am on episode 3 of season 2. I'm not binge watching because its not that engrossing. But it is a good watch and I am glad that I gave it a try. I never would have thought that I'd enjoy a show about vampires and zombies and the occult... but the writing is solid and the acting is great. It reminds me of GoT in that I never would have never seen myself watching an entire series where dragons and "the dead" are a central part of the plot but it sucked me right in. I'm not giving Penny Dreadful 5 stars... I'm just saying that it's worth a look.
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RE: Watched on Netflix (or other streaming channels) - by GCG - 06-30-2019, 06:56 PM

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