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Carnivàle (TV Series)

HBO Classics

Carnivàle

2003

Daniel Knauf (Creator), Rodrigo García ...

Nick Stahl, Clancy Brown, Amy Madigan, Michael J. Anderson ...

7.7

13,050

TV Series. Fantasy. Drama TV Series (2003-2005). 2 Seasons. 24 Episodes. "Carnivale" follows a traveling carnival as it wends its way across the Dust Bowl, focusing on Ben Hawkins, a mysterious 18-year-old fugitive with hidden talents who is taken in by the carnival, and Brother Justin, the charismatic, shadowy evangelist who will ultimately cross his path. The series takes place at a time of worldwide unrest, with evil on the rise around the globe and the Great ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"[2nd Season Review]: The series is again intriguing but less than satisfying (...) Largely a macabre fantasy"	NEU
United States	Todd VanDerWerff AV Club	"[2nd Season Review]: [The first episode] is more accomplished and straightforward than anything in season one, but it’s missing some of the odd tone that clung to the edges of that season."	NEU
United States	Phil Gallo Variety	"An absolute visual stunner with compelling freak show characters—but the series unfortunately takes a leisurely approach toward getting to a point"	POS
United States	James Poniewozik Time	"'Carnivale' leaves enough loose threads to knit an XXL sweater, and from them it might weave a story that really does defy expectations. But for a show that prides itself on strangeness, it is the most conventional HBO drama in years"	NEU
United States	Tim Goodman SFGATE	"'Carnivale' is a bloated mess. Its pretensions are far greater than its ability"	NEU
United States	Todd VanDerWerff AV Club	"The show’s mythology has some interesting ideas buried deep within it (...) There are so many characters that most of them can’t help but be poorly developed"	NEU

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