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It's sort of Harry Potter's Diagon Alley meets Game of Thrones.

Carnival Row is an American neo-noir fantasy web television series created by René Echevarria and Travis Beacham, that premiered on Amazon Prime Video August 30, 2019. The series stars Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne. In July 2019, it was announced that Amazon had renewed the series for a second season.

Extremely well done , w/ costumes, make up and ' period ' piece scenery. While not set in our history, there is a late 1800's, early 1900's vibe to it. Missing , at least so far, is any sort of map which lets the viewer have a grasp as to the scale of this world, the different lands, the empires and the location of the now ravaged Fae lands.

While it's a bit slow at times, there's also a fair amount of gratuitous nude / sex scenes as well as a few gory shots. Again, not near the level of GoT, but still plenty of adult language , just to remind folks this is NOT to be confused w/ any Harry Potter stuff.

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It's sort of Harry Potter's Diagon Alley meets Game of Thrones.

Carnival Row is an American neo-noir fantasy web television series created by René Echevarria and Travis Beacham, that premiered on Amazon Prime Video August 30, 2019. The series stars Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne. In July 2019, it was announced that Amazon had renewed the series for a second season.

Extremely well done , w/ costumes, make up and ' period ' piece scenery. While not set in our history, there is a late 1800's, early 1900's vibe to it. Missing , at least so far, is any sort of map which lets the viewer have a grasp as to the scale of this world, the different lands, the empires and the location of the now ravaged Fae lands.

While it's a bit slow at times, there's also a fair amount of gratuitous nude / sex scenes as well as a few gory shots. Again, not near the level of GoT, but still plenty of adult language , just to remind folks this is NOT to be confused w/ any Harry Potter stuff.

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Enjoyed this show a lot B+. Both leads very capable, talented actors. How hard it must be to be serious and emotional as a fantasy character. Amazing sets. I know a lot is from cgi but I still can't get over the big film production look of these short Netflix/Amazon series.

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What does ' are you serious ' mean ? Yes, she's in it, but … what are you asking about ?

Me confused.

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I've never actually seen anything she's in, so I wasn't putting any judgements on her. It just looked like that's the point that JSF was trying to make, is all.

I'm also not saying that beautiful women can't act either. Long history to prove otherwise. That being said though, Cara is far from the first Victoria's Secret Angel and/or Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model to take up acting, and there's a pretty long list of not so great acting coming from those sources.

I'm sure it didn't start with Kathy Ireland in the early 90's, but let's just say that 12 year old me didn't even notice how bad of an actress she was when I saw her on the silver screen.

Ahhhh... Fond memories of my Kathy Ireland poster...



Kids today don't know how good they got it and could never possibly understand how important February was back then.



Do Right, Be Right. :)

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AFA Kathy Ireland, I firmly believe that both Mom And Dad Save The World and Necessary Roughness were bolstered by her performances. Perhaps there were other actresses capable of the same, and perhaps her range was not stretched, but I felt she suited the roles, and was a charming fit for each.
MADSTW is one of my favorites, and includes Dwier Brown (Kathy's brother), Eric Idle, Jon Lovitz, Teri Garr.

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Kathy Ireland resided on my bedroom wall for the better part of my HS years.

Cara looked like a 12 yr old girl to me, and still kinda does. Sorta cute, but more like in the wood-elf sense ( non Tolkien ). I guess it'd be more accurate to call her a nymph, which is one reason why I think she's perfect as the Fae character she is in Carnival Row.

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AFA Kathy Ireland, I firmly believe that both Mom And Dad Save The World and Necessary Roughness were bolstered by her performances. Perhaps there were other actresses capable of the same, and perhaps her range was not stretched, but I felt she suited the roles, and was a charming fit for each.
MADSTW is one of my favorites, and includes Dwier Brown (Kathy's brother), Eric Idle, Jon Lovitz, Teri Garr.

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Fair enough. But I doubt anybody would have labeled her performances in those movies as a "charming fit" if she looked like Kathy Bates, is all I'm saying.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Kathy Ireland resided on my bedroom wall for the better part of my HS years.

Cara looked like a 12 yr old girl to me, and still kinda does. Sorta cute, but more like in the wood-elf sense ( non Tolkien ). I guess it'd be more accurate to call her a nymph, which is one reason why I think she's perfect as the Fae character she is in Carnival Row.

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Well that's the difference between most VS models and most SI swimsuit models.



About Cara...

I got a weird thing for eyebrows.



I find her to be simply stunning.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:OK, so severely mismatched curtains and carpet turn you on. wooopeee.

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What does ' are you serious ' mean ? Yes, she's in it, but … what are you asking about ?

Me confused.

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Here are links to 2 threads discussing Valerian:

http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=61817

http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=61816

In neither thread did I recall seeing anybody even suggest that Cara was capable of carrying her performance.




As a lead role in a wonderful film, perhaps the best film of that year, she had opportunity to showcase her talents, and we were left wanting.


I asked the question here because I was not sure if she is who the "2 leads" were referring to.

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Kathy Ireland resided on my bedroom wall for the better part of my HS years.

Cara looked like a 12 yr old girl to me, and still kinda does. Sorta cute, but more like in the wood-elf sense ( non Tolkien ). I guess it'd be more accurate to call her a nymph, which is one reason why I think she's perfect as the Fae character she is in Carnival Row.

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Well that's the difference between most VS models and most SI swimsuit models.

For years VS wouldn't let Kate Upton in their shows or catalogs. Even though she was arguably the best looking woman on the planet in her prime, she wasn't the typical stick-thin body they're marketing to.

I know they eventually put her in some of their catalogs, but I don't know if she ever did any of the shows. I can only assume they even allowed her in because of lefty backlash for "fat shaming" or some ridiculous thing. She didn't have a single ounce of fat that didn't look amazing on her. I guess they just felt they couldn't be honest and publicly state that her boobs were too big for VS.



About Cara...

I got a weird thing for eyebrows.



I find her to be simply stunning.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Kathy Ireland resided on my bedroom wall for the better part of my HS years.

Cara looked like a 12 yr old girl to me, and still kinda does. Sorta cute, but more like in the wood-elf sense ( non Tolkien ). I guess it'd be more accurate to call her a nymph, which is one reason why I think she's perfect as the Fae character she is in Carnival Row.

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Well that's the difference between most VS models and most SI swimsuit models.

For years VS wouldn't let Kate Upton in their shows or catalogs. Even though she was arguably the best looking woman on the planet in her prime, she wasn't the typical stick-thin body they're marketing to.

I know they eventually put her in some of their catalogs, but I don't know if she ever did any of the shows. I can only assume they even allowed her in because of lefty backlash for "fat shaming" or some ridiculous thing. She didn't have a single ounce of fat that didn't look amazing on her. I guess they just felt they couldn't be honest and publicly state that her boobs were too big for VS.



About Cara...

I got a weird thing for eyebrows.



I find her to be simply stunning.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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ummm...eyebrows...could she maybe , like, thin em out by 70% LOL

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I like the mismatch, sure... it adds to the contrast. But I think it's more about the thickness.

Lilly Collins drives me nuts.



It's rare that I find short hair attractive on a woman, but when all the parts add up with a smile like that on top of it...?

Damn.

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Lily is Phil's daughter ? Wowza…. She's a doll.

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Lily is Phil's daughter ? Wowza…. She's a doll.

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Phil married well.

A decade ago Lily kicked off an impressive arc with Blind Side, Priest, Abduction.

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lol. I didn't even know she was an actress. I thought she was only famous because she was Phil's daughter and she's drop dead gorgeous.

Cool that she can actually act too. Hope there aren't things tipping the scales in the wrong direction for her, because on face value it seems that she totally won at the game of life.

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Phil married well.

A decade ago Lily kicked off an impressive arc with Blind Side, Priest, Abduction.

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I'm the guy who never DIDN'T like Phil Collins / Genesis.

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lol. I didn't even know she was an actress. I thought she was only famous because she was Phil's daughter and she's drop dead gorgeous.

Cool that she can actually act too. Hope there aren't things tipping the scales in the wrong direction for her, because on face value it seems that she totally won at the game of life.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Since you have not seen it, you should check out The Blind Side, one of the best films of 2009. The background story is abut football, but that is mostly setting - in a true story or based on a true story. Wonderful cast besides Lily: mom & dad Sandra Bullock & Tim McGraw, Quinten Aaron, breakout role for Ray McKinnon, Kim Dickens, Kathy Bates.


Abduction was more actiony, cat and mouse chase. Priest was a little action, ala warring of the gods or angels or devils.

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I like the mismatch, sure... it adds to the contrast. But I think it's more about the thickness.

Lilly Collins drives me nuts.



It's rare that I find short hair attractive on a woman, but when all the parts add up with a smile like that on top of it...?

Damn.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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