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Fairies and Humans Alike Struggle to Find A Home In Amazon’s Carnival Row

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Synopsis: In the world of Fae and man, a terrible war is taking place. The Pact has conquered the majority and Fairies are desperately trying to find a safe place to call home. Spurned by man no matter where they go, they deal with awful living conditions and harsh restrictions reminiscent of immigration in America in the 1800’s.

A young Fae woman who fought in the war and her former lover, now a detective, are reunited as one struggles to solve a string of grisly murders and the other tries to find her place in the world.

Ok, seriously, who in the hell is the Pact? What is their deal? Why did they decide to start slaughtering fairies and their allies and take control of their lands? I feel like I missed something, maybe a season one? I need more context. They are supposed to be this awful group just murdering people with wanton abandon (think Nazis) and we have NO information about them! How am I supposed to get on board with this “the pact is evil” train when I don’t know who or what they are? Is that the main story line? There are so many sub stories going on in each episode that if you aren’t careful, you will miss something important. I think.

I feel like I spent most of the first 4 episodes saying to myself “who in the hell is this guy??” and “what is happening now!!?”

While I really like Orlando Bloom, something was off about him as Philo. It just wasn’t believable. It’s almost like they wanted him because of his amazing performance in Lord of the Rings and hoped he would bring the same energy and life to this show. It didn’t work for me. It came off as weird and forced and I struggled to remain focused when he was talking. (my mind kept wandering).

Cara Delevingne was ok as Vignette, but not great in my opinion. She was supposed to be a strong, fierce fairy woman fighting off the evils of the world but, she just comes across like a petulant teenager shouting at her parents.

It feels like this show is trying to give us another Game of Thrones experience complete with brutal imagery, betrayals and (almost) rape/incest scenes however, it just plods along with no strong, stable central storyline.

The whole show has a very “Sherlock Holmes” (Guy Richie not BBC) quality to it, I really enjoy how they use darkness and shadow to convey deeper, more sinister feelings. Its gloomy and foggy with a genuine 19th century feel to it.

The artistry behind the characters is stunning. If you are in to fantasy, you will like how much detail and thought was put in to the different fairy creatures. These aren’t the same old trolls and dwarves etc. that are prominent in the majority of fantasy shows/movies produced in the last 20 years. The creativity and originality should be recognized and applauded.
Hats off to Tamzin Merchant for her masterful performance as Imogen Spurnrose. She gives us a character that is truly unpleasant and yet, we can’t help but like her as she becomes stronger and more confident in herself. She begins to realize that she may have been wrong about her opinion of Fae and gracefully navigates her own inner turmoil transforming into a character that gives the episodes the boost they need.

This is a show filled with huge talent so it could have been so much more than it is.

Conclusion:

A word of caution, if you have a weak stomach or don’t like graphic, brutal imagery then a few scenes will be a bit too much for you. There are murders and there are some sexually explicit scenes that aren’t suitable for younger viewers.

I really wanted to enjoy Carnival Row. I think that the concept was great but, the flat main characters and completely predictable story line tanked it for me. Its full of obvious political statements and potentially controversial subplots which will be ok for some viewers but perhaps not others who are looking for an escape from our current reality.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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