diff --git a/gallery_dl/__init__.py b/gallery_dl/__init__.py
index 71715ae5..905e8520 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/__init__.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def main():
 
         parser = option.build_parser()
         args = parser.parse_args()
+        logging.getLogger().setLevel(args.loglevel)
 
         if args.cfgfiles:
             config.load(*args.cfgfiles, strict=True)
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ def main():
 
             for url in urls:
                 try:
+                    log.debug("Starting %s for '%s'", jobtype.__name__, url)
                     jobtype(url).run()
                 except exception.NoExtractorError:
                     log.error("No suitable extractor found for '%s'", url)
diff --git a/gallery_dl/job.py b/gallery_dl/job.py
index 7453305c..cd6c54b4 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/job.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/job.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Job():
         self.extractor = extractor.find(url)
         if self.extractor is None:
             raise exception.NoExtractorError(url)
+        self.extractor.log.debug("Using %s", self.extractor.__class__.__name__)
 
         items = config.get(("images",))
         if items:
@@ -51,6 +52,15 @@ class Job():
             log.error("The %s at '%s' does not exist", res, self.url)
         except exception.StopExtraction:
             pass
+        except Exception as exc:
+            try:
+                err = ": ".join(exc.args[0].reason.args[0].split(": ")[1:])
+            except Exception:
+                err = str(exc)
+            log.error("An unexpected error occurred: %s - %s",
+                      exc.__class__.__name__, err)
+            log.debug("Traceback", exc_info=True)
+
 
     def dispatch(self, msg):
         """Call the appropriate message handler"""
diff --git a/gallery_dl/option.py b/gallery_dl/option.py
index 9a87c9ad..3fd27e93 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/option.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/option.py
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ def build_parser():
         "--list-modules", dest="list_modules", action="store_true",
         help="Print a list of available modules/supported sites",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-v", "--verbose", dest="loglevel", action="store_const",
+        const=logging.DEBUG, default=logging.INFO,
+        help="Print various debugging information",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--version", action="version", version=__version__,
         help="Print program version and exit"