Penny Dreadful was about monsters. Literary monsters. It was set in Victorian England (mostly), and involved characters like Dr. Frankenstein, Dracula, vampires, demons, werewolves, Dorian Gray, Dr. Jekyll - a whole crew of monsters interacting in this complex and really interesting storyline. Beautiful stuff - WHICH IS NOW OVER BECAUSE THE CREATOR GOT BORED. He got offered another series, so he just crammed three years worth of story into two episodes so he could wash his hands of it. The last couple of episodes are painfully bad, with thin storylines and an ending so forced it might as well have been foie gras. I swear, I am NEVER getting into one of these episodic series again, not until it's over and I can just binge the whole thing. After Lost AND this abortion, twice bitten, thrice shy - NEVER AGAIN.
I'm shocked and surprised about the news but sadly have not yet seen any PD3 episodes because I don't get the channel. Gabi is going to try and put me onto some. I had only just caught up with season 2. I was just asking her 'is this real' and googling about to try and see if it was confirmed yet. Seems so, unfortunately. But on the upside, there could be an afterlife for some characters in fanfic. Sorry I'm not informed yet to discuss the finale but I saw a brief summary - noooooooo!
Oh, poop. I'VE got them. You want me to upload them for you? I've got a couple already up, from when I was uploading them. I stopped because nobody was DOWNloading them, but I'll be happy to do that for you, no sweat!
Download these just like the movies I uploaded last year. Open a link, download all the files in it to the same folder, than join the files using HJSplit or MacHacha. I'll get on uploading the rest for you. :)
As to the finale. ARGHGHARGHGHGHGHG. I don't know if you saw my post earlier, but I AM SO PISSED I CAN'T EVEN. And the worst of it is Logan LYING to everyone, claiming the show was only supposed to last three years, when he told everyone for the last two seasons that there would be at least FIVE seasons. (Josh said he was pitched six or seven when they approached him to do the show.) Now it's coming out that not only was the show NOT cancelled, it looks like the whole fucked-up situation happened because Logan got a chance to do another show, decided he didn't want to keep going on this one and just ran out on it. Just goes to show - just because someone makes good MOVIES doesn't mean he knows SHIT about television or cares about its constraints. SO FUCKING MAD.
Who I really feel sorry for is the actors. They put in all this work to create these beautiful characters, believing they'd have years to develop a really beautiful story, and then the boss just decides to close the company and fire everyone because OMG I DUNN WANNA ANYMOR. They're the ones who'll have to deal with the bullshit for years, you know, them being the visible faces of the series. What a hack Logan turned out to be.
Oh thank you so much for downloads, love, I will try to do this but to my embarrassment I never have done this before. Let me try do it for the first before you go to any more trouble.
I do share that WTF at Logan because it seemed so apparent that they were going for these beautiful arcs and I feel that the actors really went out there on a long limb in trust and faith for him. Even without knowing all the details I just can't believe that all the questions from S2 can have been resolved so quickly. There was acres of stuff and myriad characters and stories to mine from other novels. A few shows seemed to jump on that bandwagon but none had the pedigree or stellar cast. They were brave and fearless and created a really compelling world, I was shaken in S2. The only great thing is I think that some of the actors will have found even more respect in what they achieved and have some opportunities created out of it. I'm sorry we don't get more and I bet tumblr is blowing up - I haven't looked yet. And just arrrrgghhh!!! xxxx
You can pick up HJSplit here. It's a tiny little program just for splitting files into pieces and putting them back together. Easy to use, no need to install it. Just download, open the file and then hit "Join". Navigate to the folder where you put the downloaded bits, select the one that ends in .001 and hit Start. It'll sew up the pieces for you. Then just rename the joined file whatever you like, so long as it ends in ".avi"
That's all there is to it. Do that with each of the links I gave you and it should work fine. :)
There are a couple of posts over at ontd about it. People are VERY VERY ANGRY. PD has a channel at Youtube, and the videos that got uploaded there this week about the ending are likewise full of people who are VERY VERY ANGRY. Logan made a MAJOR mistake in not telling everyone what was happening, but it's clear that he didn't care - he stayed quiet to keep people from complaining, and now that's he off to something else, he can't give a shit about angry fans. A real asshole, it looks like.
Yes, the actors and crew will get more work out of it, but the actors will ALSO be the ones to bear the brunt of the fans' ire, since they're the recognizable faces of the series. I don't envy them the encounters they're going to have, frankly. I'm sure most people will be nice, but some will not, and it's not the actors' fault that their boss turned out to be a complete fuckwad.
Another huge thanks for this pet. I just saw 301 and it rocks. Bittersweet knowing what's coming and just a tease of Ethan but still, gloomy magnificence. xxx
You're welcome! Let me know when you get to the last one in that folder. That account at Mediafire got filled up, so I'm having to put the rest at another account.
Did you ever get a chance to read that chapter I locked for you? I'd really like to hear your thoughts... :)
I downloaded up to ep 5, love. It's stunning. Thank so much for this. I'm sure so many fanfic authors are going to be picking up on all these threads. Hope so!
I'll work on getting the last few up there as well. Glad you're enjoying the season. What do you think of Hecate, by the way? She seems to have been a flash point among fans - some people hate her, others didn't. (I'm in the love her camp, myself. I thought she was an excellent match for Ethan.)
I have watched PD from the beginning. Love Eva Green and all the other cast. I'm looking forward to the double episode this Sunday, but am very sorry to see the show end. I've read a lot of articles on line, including interviews with Eva and Josh, and they're ready to stop, Eva especially. The producers and writers felt they simply couldn't drag out Vanessa's misery any longer. C'est la vie. However, MAYBE NOW Eva will be nominated for an Emmy. That happens sometimes once a show ends and she is ridiculously overdue.
So he's not the only one who just decided, "Nah, don't wanna anymore"? Fuck, that is very disappointing. Well, that must be a problem signing up movie actors to do television, I guess.
Whatever the reason, I'm done watching these kinds of shows as they air. I'll watch completed series, but I am NOT putting my energy into liking a show just to have it ripped out from under me. Abandoned WIP's are no fucking fun at all.
I agree. Waiting is the pits. Aren't there two more episodes back to back this Sunday? Ethan kills Vanessa, or so I've read, and that didn't happen in the latest episode.
Yeah, I just watched it again. Stupid me, I didn't realize it was the final episode until AFTER it had aired. D'oh! I assumed there would be more of a wrap-up of the other characters' story lines. I am NOT happy with how they ended things for the other characters. I understand now why everyone feels it was rushed and is unhappy. Boooo!
Edit: I think it's Game of Thrones that gets a double episode finale this Sunday.
Sorry for all the edits. I can't seem to type tonight.
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Date: Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 09:08 pm (UTC)Here are the ones I've already got up:
301 - https://www.mediafire.com/folder/eo48aufuwh71w/301
302 - https://www.mediafire.com/folder/h5ti5yv71zvtj/302
303 - https://www.mediafire.com/folder/jn0b11zymxd66/303
Download these just like the movies I uploaded last year. Open a link, download all the files in it to the same folder, than join the files using HJSplit or MacHacha. I'll get on uploading the rest for you. :)
As to the finale. ARGHGHARGHGHGHGHG. I don't know if you saw my post earlier, but I AM SO PISSED I CAN'T EVEN. And the worst of it is Logan LYING to everyone, claiming the show was only supposed to last three years, when he told everyone for the last two seasons that there would be at least FIVE seasons. (Josh said he was pitched six or seven when they approached him to do the show.) Now it's coming out that not only was the show NOT cancelled, it looks like the whole fucked-up situation happened because Logan got a chance to do another show, decided he didn't want to keep going on this one and just ran out on it. Just goes to show - just because someone makes good MOVIES doesn't mean he knows SHIT about television or cares about its constraints. SO FUCKING MAD.
Who I really feel sorry for is the actors. They put in all this work to create these beautiful characters, believing they'd have years to develop a really beautiful story, and then the boss just decides to close the company and fire everyone because OMG I DUNN WANNA ANYMOR. They're the ones who'll have to deal with the bullshit for years, you know, them being the visible faces of the series. What a hack Logan turned out to be.
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Date: Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 09:17 pm (UTC)I do share that WTF at Logan because it seemed so apparent that they were going for these beautiful arcs and I feel that the actors really went out there on a long limb in trust and faith for him. Even without knowing all the details I just can't believe that all the questions from S2 can have been resolved so quickly. There was acres of stuff and myriad characters and stories to mine from other novels. A few shows seemed to jump on that bandwagon but none had the pedigree or stellar cast. They were brave and fearless and created a really compelling world, I was shaken in S2. The only great thing is I think that some of the actors will have found even more respect in what they achieved and have some opportunities created out of it. I'm sorry we don't get more and I bet tumblr is blowing up - I haven't looked yet. And just arrrrgghhh!!! xxxx
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Date: Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 10:03 pm (UTC)That's all there is to it. Do that with each of the links I gave you and it should work fine. :)
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Date: Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 10:07 pm (UTC)Yes, the actors and crew will get more work out of it, but the actors will ALSO be the ones to bear the brunt of the fans' ire, since they're the recognizable faces of the series. I don't envy them the encounters they're going to have, frankly. I'm sure most people will be nice, but some will not, and it's not the actors' fault that their boss turned out to be a complete fuckwad.
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Date: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016 01:38 am (UTC)https://www.mediafire.com/folder/2g7fve9cb7n7c/pd3
It has separate folders for each episode in it. So you can just check back and see which ones are up. I'll be going in numerical order. :)
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Date: Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 10:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Friday, June 24th, 2016 05:10 pm (UTC)Did you ever get a chance to read that chapter I locked for you? I'd really like to hear your thoughts... :)
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Date: Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 08:00 pm (UTC)I'll work on getting the last few up there as well. Glad you're enjoying the season. What do you think of Hecate, by the way? She seems to have been a flash point among fans - some people hate her, others didn't. (I'm in the love her camp, myself. I thought she was an excellent match for Ethan.)
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Date: Monday, July 4th, 2016 06:54 am (UTC)308 - https://www.mediafire.com/folder/4v2fjb9qy80j7/308
309 - https://www.mediafire.com/folder/5g3wapacqfifx/309
That's all of them. Enjoy!
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Date: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016 05:21 am (UTC)Whatever the reason, I'm done watching these kinds of shows as they air. I'll watch completed series, but I am NOT putting my energy into liking a show just to have it ripped out from under me. Abandoned WIP's are no fucking fun at all.
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Date: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016 05:46 am (UTC)Edit: I think it's Game of Thrones that gets a double episode finale this Sunday.
Sorry for all the edits. I can't seem to type tonight.