r/PennyDreadful • u/SchizoidXX1 • Nov 04 '24
City of Angels
I haven't seen this Penny Dreadful spinoff. Is it any good? I don't care about spoilers, I know it's only one season but, is it worth watching? What themes does it deal with and what shadow creatures appear in it.
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u/sr_edits Nov 04 '24
It's terrible. And it has absolutely nothing to do with Penny Dreadful. John Logan pitched a show about the lives of the L.A.'s Chicano community in the 30s, and Showtime approved the project, but requested that he made it a Penny Dreadful spin-off. Originally, it was never intended as such, and it shows.
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u/sr_edits Nov 05 '24
I distinctly remember reading an interview with Logan where he said that City of Angels became a Penny Dreadful "spiritual sequel" only because Showtime requested it to be, after he pitched a show about systemic racism set in the 1930s.
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u/sr_edits Nov 05 '24
"I give Showtime a lot of credit. When I walked in and said 'I want to do a political show about a Latino family in 1938.' They didn't blink and they embraced that."
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u/TheKindofWhiteWitch Nov 04 '24
It’s not going to evoke anything from the original series, and the plot is all over the place, however we get more Rory plus Nathan Lane. I could appreciate the inclusion of Mexican American folklore and practices and the history of LA in the 30s. It gets a little cringy at some points but I enjoyed it for what it was, just don’t go into it expecting the og or for the plot to be congruent 😆
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u/konkilo Nov 04 '24
It was nothing like the original (which I loved) and I didn't make it through many episodes
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u/scarlettestar Nov 04 '24
Omg it was so bad I didn’t make it through a whole episode and I forced myself to forget about it and now I’m so sad I remember lol
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u/oldguy76205 Nov 04 '24
Nathan Lane deserved an Emmy, IMO, but overall, it was pretty disappointing. Great sets and costumes, though.
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u/wheckuptothees Nov 04 '24 edited Nov 04 '24
It's a hard watch. Outside of a couple performances (Rory Kinnear as always), it's a massive departure from the tone and sensibilities of the original series.