The original story is supposed to be a morality play. I guess in this world of Internet porn it is impossible to shock audiences with the original story so it was necessary to fill the void with a cardboard villain and supernatural nonsense.The only thing the exceeds how bad this production is how shocked I am at the number of people that appear to like it... Perhaps I should not be so shocked after all.Over the top acting, absurd supernatural creatures... And apparently a remake of "the league extraordinary gentlemen" to counter a ridiculous villain.What passes for entertainment today never ceases to amaze me.Some have commented that this is a show for the very young... If that's true... Or if it is bad intentionally... Then I could perhaps understand some of the positive reviews... Otherwise... What the heck are you people smoking.

Tom Bateman plays Robert Jekyll. Grown up in colonial Ceylon, with his foster family murdered he comes to 1930s Britain where there are shadowy organisations involved in the investigation of the supernatural and people with special abilities.The series had high production values, very well filmed and good set design.However it was incredibly slow paced and not well written. Three episodes in and we have the reveal that Jekyll is also Mr Hyde. The grandson of the original Jekyll and Hyde from the Victorian era.The stories just dragged, the series had try to go with an Incredible Hulk feel as the inadequate Jekyll transforms to the more physical Mr Hyde while retaining Jekyll's intelligence but with added guile and friskiness.Bateman was not magnetic in the role. It was noticeable he did little promotion for the series to sell himself in the role. I just found him dull. With Richard E Grant in the cast the ham factor dial went to 11.As for the tone of the series, for something aimed for a family audience and broadcast in the tea time slot we had a family burnt alive in the first episode. The violence in this series had some unpleasantness to it.

This is another version of the popular R.L Stevenson classic. It is one of these now popular Victorian Gothic genre but set in the 20th century. I particularly love period series because it takes you down history lane. The London fogs, its cobbled streets, top hats and great coats, the beautiful women...So far the story is fascinating and some modern twists have been added including a secret agency. The actors/actresses are still unknown, very eye-catching so far with room for more development. I do not get why people complained of the violence. Mr. Hyde was violent, everyone who has read the book knows that. I urge the writers to ignore critics and focus on its fans. There is a lot of potential here. Keep on being creative, stick to the general theme of the book but don't be afraid to go outside the box. I love it and can't wait for the rest to come out.

I give this a 3 due to the terrible acting. I haven't seen over the top cheese like this since Jim Carey movie sequels (ie: Ace Ventura sequels and The Mask sequels.) But that over-acting, which is actually quite funny (OMG, I can't get enough of the man-headed dog creature that looks like The Rock on crack) is why I keep watching.I don't think this is one of those intentional B-rated shows, sadly. It doesn't seem to be self-aware of just how bad it is but that doesn't distract from the comedic gold. Keep making them, I hope that this is considered bad enough to keep people watching rather than just bad and canceled after one season (I'm, surprised with each new episode that it's still going.) If the show survives the first season, I will revisit the rating I'm giving it but I sincerely hope that they don't try too hard to "fix it" because it could end up being just another boring supernatural television series.