Penny Dreadful: Should You Care To Watch?

Showtime is trying to step into the mix with their new show Penny Dreadful. Now I’ve been onto it since it’s inception, I’m not too sure if this is going to be able to fill the thigh gap that Game of thrones has left.The show can best be describe as all the fiction books your High School English teacher made you read, jammed into one continuity or even simpler The Diet version of Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Fun Fact: The term Penny Dreadful refers to a 19th century British publication of horror stories in parts with each part costing one penny (Thank you Wikipedia). All right, Let’s break it down.The heart of the story is about Sir. Malcolm Murray.He’s an explorer / big game hunter that travels Africa and basically manifest destiny’s shit. They really made him similar to Alan Quatermain (from H. Ridder Haggard’s King Solomon’s Mines / Main Protagonist in Alan Moore’s LOEG). We’ve seen flashbacks of him coming home and telling his kids about his tales. He has two children, Peter and Mina. The story of Penny Dreadful is Malcolm’s search for his daughter Mina who has been taken asunder by daaaaaark forces. If the name Mina Murray doesn’t sound familiar perhaps her married name Mina Harker does. Mina Harker is one of the main leads from Bram Stroker’s “Dracula”. Joining Malcolm Murray on his search is Mina’s childhood friend Vanessa IvesVanessa has strong connection to the supernatural, one she felt even as a child. In flashbacks we see what lead Mina Harker t…