Carnivàle

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2003–2005

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7.9/10

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Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.

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Sun, 06 Mar, 2005

S2.E9Lincoln Highway, UT

Ruthie's latest vision leaves evidence behind. Lila hasn't given up her search for the missing Lodz. Eleanor goes on a picnic with Iris. Justin's powers calm a chaotic gathering.

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Sun, 02 Nov, 2003

S1.E8Lonnigan, Texas

Lodz disagrees with Samson's decision to send Ben on a business trip for the carnival. A radio-show host tries to help find a wandering Justin. Sofie considers a career change.

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Ben Hawkins

Brother Justin

Samson

Clayton Jones

Sofie

Rita Sue Dreifuss

Libby Dreifuss

Ruthie

Iris Crowe

Stumpy Dreifuss

Lila

Gabriel

Norman Belthus

Gecko

Osgood

Varlyn Stroud

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Ronald D. Moore

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7/10

This show was insanely cool and had the potential to be one of HBO's best ever shows. Seriously, I'd take these two seasons over just about anything the premium channel has put out. There's a level of creativity and thoughtfulness that is near unheard of in TV. Unfortunately, these seasons amount to god-tier set-up for shit-hits-the-fan moments that we never got to see. As soon as we were going to get some big pay-offs, Carnivàle was cancelled. Nobody watched it: it was too slow, too smart, too weird for its time. This is one of the biggest creative what-ifs ever in my opinion. I still love these seasons, but rewatching them know that the story doesn't get its proper end isn't too appealing. Still can't rate it lower though: what we got was way too good.

tsdenizen26 Aug, 2023