Carnival Row - Amazon Prime

[JonChalk]

Ooh, a proper steampunk series.

Looks good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=369LHB9N-Ro

I may (just may) be able to overlook the involvement of Orlando Bloom.

[bingybongy]

JonChalk said:

I may (just may) be able to overlook the involvement of Orlando Bloom.

Doesn't look like anyone else can.

[GSalt]

My first thought was that it looks a bit Perdido Street Station.

[Halb]

bingybongy said:

JonChalk said:

I may (just may) be able to overlook the involvement of Orlando Bloom.

Doesn't look like anyone else can.

THis seems to have been in a sort of post-production stasis.

I'll wait to see opinions on here.

[JonChalk]

Watched first one - pretty good.

Dark, violent, well-made. A little predictable and occasionally hammy, but going to watch the second one.

Amazon have thrown money at the production values - you wouldn't see this attention to detail and quality if the BBC tried it.

Orlando Bloom isn't that annoying either.

Edited by JonChalk on Friday 6th September 09:25

[JamieBeeston]

Binged the season,

It's ok, nothing special but not bad.

Solid 6/10.

Fans of Cara will be pleased at some of the scenes!

[Mr. White]

Carnival Row, aka Faerie Whitechapel.

[irocfan]

JonChalk said:

Watched first one - pretty good.

Dark, violent, well-made. A little predictable and occasionally hammy, but going to watch the second one.

Amazon have thrown money at the production values - you wouldn't see this attention to detail and quality if the BBC tried it.

Orlando Bloom isn't that annoying either.

I was going to say that I was quite shocked at Carla Devigne [sp], in as much as she wasn't fking dreadful in it (only at e2 though so she's still got time to revert to type)

[pidsy]

Why does Orlando Bloom sound like Ross Kemp?

Her accent isn’t too bad but his is awful.

[anonymous-user]

There’s a plausible fairy brothel in it.

8/10

[Butter Face]

I really enjoyed that a lot more than I thought I would. Just dark enough!

[silverthorn2151]

Watching this at the moment and rather enjoying it. Its messages of racial intolerance are a bit clumsy and clunky but if you just sit and watch it as a story it's good fun.