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They have already canceled two of his shows...what gives Milch confidence that HBO is going to stick by him again?

And what gives HBO confidence that Milch is going to create a show which will give big ratings to them?

I guess they want another cop show since The Wire is going to end in early '08.

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I'm happy to hear Milch is going back to something safe, the "cop show" genre. I just hope that he doesn't cast ANY of the actors who appeared in both "Deadwood" and "John from Cincinnati". Garret Dillahunt, Dayton Callie, et al. are fantastically talented, but enough is enough.

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Wasn't this Andy Sipowicz' bactstory on NYPD Blue? Andy came back from the war and was immediately shoved into undercover work investigating the Black Panthers. I always thought this would make an interesting narrative.

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I bet you the show will be great, and HBO will cancel it after two years because it is just too expensive to produce. HBO can wallow in mediocrity. I have canceled my subscription and after Entourage and Big Love are done I'm done with HBO shows. (And I will be renting and burning the DVDs for about 600% less than the cost of buying an HBO DVD)

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Inane comment by David regarding Deadwood actors. Should Scorsese only have worked with DeNiro once? I'm not comparing Dayton Callie or Garrett Dillahunt to DeNiro, I'm just saying ... why not? Orson Welles also used actors in more than one film. Were you hoping for Tom Selleck or the cast from Law and Order: Whatever?

Most people I know who watched Deadwood and JFC loved seeing Deadwood actors again. If Milch likes them, what's the problem?

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I am SO done with Milch, and I'm about five minutes from canceling HBO.

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Sampe dialogue:

Rookie cop: Freeze!

Robber: I cannot, cannot, brook your tone! When I came upon this bounty, I thought, finally, free men could find a place in this world. Free men unschackled by authority and the need...

Rookie cop: I said freeze, muthaf@cka!

Robber: Now, don't provoke my ire! Or I will smite you with all the power I possess...

(a hooker passes by)

Hooker: Don't tempt him, peace officer...

And so on and so on, until the audience can't tell if they're watching a Victorian drama or not....

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Some of you are harsh and reactionary. When did TV stop being entertainment and become something for everyone to criticize? So you don't like Milch or his recent shows--then DON'T WATCH. Wow, what a novel idea!

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>When did TV stop being entertainment and become something for everyone to criticize?

The 1940s? Television has been criticized from day one as being harmful, as being an excellent delivery vehicle for propaganda, for disconnecting people from their communities... and for the quality of the shows in general.

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I can't even imagine the production costs of doing a 70's period piece cop show in NYC. Trying to find those old crappy cars alone will cost millions. Besides, the 70's sucked! Who wants to revisit them? I would hate to be living in New York when this show starts shooting.

This is another flop in the works. We don't need more Cop shows. Is that all that the masses will watch? I am so disappointed in the decision to give up on JFC.

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The HBO suits need to take some Ritalin and bring JFC back for another season.

It's ahead if its time.

The brains of the masses just need a little time to catch up and catch on. And they were, until HBO killed it the day after the finale. (That HAD to leave a mark.)

I will watch anything Milch does, but I'm scared to get too attached to anything HBO puts out anymore.

Bob? That petition is not the one everyone is signing. This is . . .

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?savejfc

http://www.savejohnfromcincinnati.net/

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JFC sucked! I love Sopranos, Deadwood, Rome, Six Feet Under and just about everything HBO has done (check out Showtime for some great programming as well these days) but I watched every last episode of JFC and nothing interesting ever happened. Unlike the other HBO shows I mentioned, the acting in JFC approached the attrocious at times. The boy was horrible. Rebecca DeMornay was trying waaaay too hard to be pissed at everything; it didn't even seem natural! I can see why it's gone. However, ending Deadwood after only 3 seasons? And Rome after 2? Rome needed another season because the second one was so hurried, it was poorly done. They covered too much history because they knew they were canceled. And Deadwood easily had more seasons in it. The gold standard should be 6 seasons like Sopranos or Six Feet Under, unless there's a real reason to cut it off (like it sucked like JFC.)

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Arli$$ got more seasons than Deadwood. For shame, HBO. If you didn't have Ricky Hatton's boxing rights, I would've canceled you a long time ago.

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