My heart has been stolen...oddly by a television show..

   I have never been the type of person to sit and watch TV; my mindset has always been "there's something that needs to be done" instead.  After hearing that the cast of this new show was at a recent Comic-Con, I thought nothing of it until I heard "Frankenstein"and "Witches" and I got sucked in.  Immediately I ordered Showtime to watch this television show called Penny Dreadful because it sounded right up my alley, a dark alley ha. 

  I have been sucked in ever since.  Penny Dreadful has done an amazing job at taking your typical mythical characters and making them real people living in London in the 1900s.  I don't want to make these writings a spoiler of sorts so i will reveal very little about the show.  Every Sunday night I absolutely cannot wait to see what Vanessa Ives (a medium), Ethan Chandler (a werewolf), and others such as Dr. Frankenstein and Dorian Gray (the immortal) will be involved in that will make my jaw drop.  It will also leave me thinking throughout the week about these characters so I have gone back to classics such as Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Grey", Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein", and Bram Stoker's "Dracula" to research and compare the accuracy of the show.  This is no goofy portrayal of monsters and goblins as some may think.  What creator John Logan has done is place these characters in a very gothic, morbid setting and created a story line like no other where they all fit together perfectly.  I have really not felt an excitement or thought so much about a TV show since HBO's Carnivale.  Its shows title is also a bit funny knowing that a "Penny Dreadful" was a one penny publication from the 1900s that spoke about supernatural entities.  So if you have a penny to spare put it towards Showtime to catch Penny Dreadful every Sunday at 9pm Central....(you see what i did there).

Also, if you love the show you must look at Hot Topic's Penny Dreadful clothing line which features themes used in the show.  You've got to have something comfy and chill to watch the show in. :)

-Penny Dreadful Scorpion Tank, $21, at Hot Topic

-Black Milk Clothing Mermaid Short Shorts, $35 now Sold Out