Carnivale: It's Better Then Lost

Okay, it's the thirties. The Dust bowl has rendered the Mid-West a barren waste land. Why wouldn't make that the setting for the Apocalyptic battle between good and evil? That is basically Carnivale in a nut shell, but it is more complicated then that.

To elaborate on the plot, Carnivale tells the story of two different people on opposite ends of the spiritual line. The first plot deals with Ben Hawkins (the guy sitting behind the door of the truck in the picture) who's mother has died and his family farm stolen. Lucky for him, a carnivale has passed by and he gets work there. As we learn more about Ben, it's apparent that he has supernatural healing abilities, and receives various visions such as being chased in a corn field by a guy with a way freaky tree tattoo on his chest and World War One. As all this is going on, were told the story of Brother Justin (the priest to the right) who lives in California with his sister Iris. Brother Justin also has supernatural powers, such as making old ladies cough up coins and forcing people to commit suicide by showing them the worst thing they've ever done. He's what people who know this stuff call "The Usher." And Ben and Brother Justin have to fight it out for the destiny of the world. Oh, and Ben has to stop the first Atomic Bomb Explosion. If this doesn't sound like the coolest show ever to be seen on television, then I am not doing a good enough job of explaining it.

So naturally, this show having such an original concept, having such a good script and such a great cast, they had to shut it down right when it was getting real good. It only lasted two seasons out of it's six season run getting replaced with a show about Polygamists who weren't engaged in anything this vital or important. May whoever took this show from the air be damned to hell. I only wish Daniel Knauf, the guy who came up with this brilliant series comes up with a movie for the next part because I so want to see what happens next. Please Daniel Knauf, if your reading this by some miracle, MAKE THAT MOVIE! Or better yet, make a graphic novel and then a movie. I will help you in anyway I can.

So anyways, Carnivale. Get it, watch it, be amazed my it's amazingness and damn HBO