I never finished Carnivale because it made me a little crazy to watch. I have intense dislike for Nick Stahl, I don't think he's a good actor. I went into it with an open mind, ready for him to wow me, but he never did.
I also thought it was u n b e l i e v a b l y slow. I watched it with a buddy of mine in Chicago over IM and video players. Later in the season we thought a character showed up, and I said, "Wait, was that x?" His response: "Couldn't be, because that means something actually happened on this show."
That being said, I loved the production (I agree it's gorgeous, even the dirt is gorgeous) and I f'ing loved the supporting characters/actors. If it hadn't been Stahl I probably would've made it completely through, but when I heard it got canceled I didn't bother to watch the last few eps.
The limping guy is awesome, the younger stripper girl is awesome, and Clancy Brown (Justin Crowe) could read me the telephone book and I'd still swoon. Unfortunately, they weren't enough to overcome my confusion over Clea DuVall (whom I previously liked but this show started my disillusionment with her) and ambivalence towards one of the two protagonists.
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Date: 2008-09-12 07:41 pm (UTC)I also thought it was u n b e l i e v a b l y slow. I watched it with a buddy of mine in Chicago over IM and video players. Later in the season we thought a character showed up, and I said, "Wait, was that x?" His response: "Couldn't be, because that means something actually happened on this show."
That being said, I loved the production (I agree it's gorgeous, even the dirt is gorgeous) and I f'ing loved the supporting characters/actors. If it hadn't been Stahl I probably would've made it completely through, but when I heard it got canceled I didn't bother to watch the last few eps.
The limping guy is awesome, the younger stripper girl is awesome, and Clancy Brown (Justin Crowe) could read me the telephone book and I'd still swoon. Unfortunately, they weren't enough to overcome my confusion over Clea DuVall (whom I previously liked but this show started my disillusionment with her) and ambivalence towards one of the two protagonists.
John Hannah's got a fantastic two-ep role, too.