Following up on previous rumors, HBO officially announced the end has
come for its original series Carnivale,
leaving fans in the dust after
only two of the show's planned six seasons aired. I for one will miss
the show and its fantastic cast of characters, its incredible writing
and compelling stories. After a questionable first season, the show
took a dramatic leap with its engaging story in its second and now
final season, though didn't increase its viewership. Sunday nights
won't be the same knowing the Carnivale won't ever pull into town again.All may not be lost if Carnycon has its way, asking fans to send paper telegrams directly to HBO CEO Chris Albrecht, pleading for the show's return. I wish them good luck with their efforts.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:18PM
schleifnet said...
hopefully they still release the second season on dvd so those of us who don't have cable or hbo can see the story that ended up killing the series
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6-16-2005 @ 4:18PM
Tom said...
CARNIVALE was the most creative, innovate and interesting show on television. It always took a few episodes to understand the mystery, but this was a show you had to WATCH. You could not be reading Newsweek at the same time.
HBO ran this against "Desperate Housewives" and all the Sunday night award galas. CARNIVALE still performed better, ratings wise, than other shows.
HBO really fumbled the ball with this. CAN ANY OTHER NETWORK PICK THIS UP and carry the entire Carnie fan base to your network?
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6-16-2005 @ 4:18PM
Elizabeth said...
The large web based fandom is now launching a campaign to try and save Carnivale. Many of these same fans have now canceled HBO in a way to protest this untimely cancellation.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:18PM
PhantomProphet said...
Dude, that show rocked. You know why it didn't pick up any new watchers? Because the writing is so complex that it takes awhile to totally understand what's happening...
The show is being punished for being good.
I'm going to cancel HBO and get showtime instead.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:18PM
PhantomProphet said...
Dude, that show rocked. You know why it didn't pick up any new watchers? Because the writing is so complex that it takes awhile to totally understand what's happening...
The show is being punished for being good.
I'm going to cancel HBO and get showtime instead.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:18PM
Dave said...
If the online campaigns don't help, it will be a shame. I only watched the first season of the show a couple weeks ago and was hooked from that opening title sequence. This show is so visually stunning and well-acted, and the plot line gets more interesting with every episode.
I suppose that is one of the risky things about plotting out a show over six seasons (hell, more than one season). If you only get a third of the way through it, you're story will remain untold.
I wonder if there is a market for direct-to-DVD television shows? If they could maintain the level of quality and release it on a regular schedule, I'd buy it.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:18PM
Bruce Manley said...
Why don't they finish telling the story in a series of books? At least that would answer everyone's questions about what will happen in seasons 3-6.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:19PM
Kristin said...
I've noticed the trend of eliminating thought provoking television from the schedule. Not only was Carnivale cancelled, but Joan of Arcadia was cancelled. I don't really get it because both shows had great potential, but seemed to be on networks that were unable or unwilling to support them.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:19PM
Judy said...
as I mentioned on another website, the cancellation of Carnevale is so sad for those of us who found a certain satisfaction in a story well told. Twin Peaks also was a doomed series because it did not fit the mold of television shows that the LCD (lowest common denominator) want to watch. It is so sad but now that Frasier and Carnevale are gone, I have absolutely no reason to watch network or cable tv anymore. There is virtually nothing on the networks that is worth the time to view - network tv is especially an insult to not only intelligence, but also to family values and such virtues as honesty, charity and compassion. Yes cable has bad language, sex, crime and violence because they are a part of life - but they never felt gratuitous. Carnevale had all of those things and a great story line as well. I shall miss it!
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