Automoderated users, Autopatrolled users, Bureaucrats, Comment administrators, Confirmed users, Moderators, Rollbackers, Administrators
214,130
edits
Carnivale: Difference between revisions
m
added Category:Noughties Drama Series using HotCat
No edit summary |
m (added Category:Noughties Drama Series using HotCat) |
||
Line 4:
{{quote|''"Before the beginning, after the great war between Heaven and Hell, God created the Earth and gave dominion over it to the crafty ape he called Man. And to each generation was born a creature of Light and a creature of Darkness. And great armies clashed by night in the ancient war between Good and Evil. There was magic then, nobility, and unimaginable cruelty. And so it was until the day that a false sun exploded over Trinity, and Man forever traded away wonder for reason..."''|Samson's prologue}}
A semi-surreal television drama set in 1930s Depression-stricken America, '''''Carnivàle''''' casts the epic battle between Good and Evil against a background of the traveling circus and the revival tent. One story line involves an escaped convict with the ability to heal the afflicted and resurrect the dead as he follows a carnival troupe across the country and slowly discovers clues to his [[Mysterious Past]]. The other story line focuses on a Methodist [[Sinister Minister|minister]] in California who heeds a call from God to start his own church, awakening his own supernatural ability to manipulate others' thoughts and read their souls. Gradually, the two plots converge for a confrontation on a cataclysmic scale.
Reminiscent of the sinister visual style of [[David Lynch]] -- it even features Michael J. Anderson from ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' -- this sprawling, mega-budget HBO production treads the line between fascinating psychodrama and frustrating gobbledegook. [[Executive Meddling|Interference from the network]] weakened series creator Daniel Knauf's vision, truths were learned at a snail's pace, and the show ends on an excruciating cliff-hanger. But ''Carnivàle'''s mythology, production design, acting, and attention to historical detail are stellar. The show won five Emmys in 2004 for best title design, cinematography, art direction, costumes, and hairstyling.
Line 188:
{{reflist}}
[[Category:American Series]]
[[Category:HBO]]
[[Category:Supernatural Soap Opera]]
[[Category:The Great Depression]]
▲[[Category:Carnivale]]
[[Category:Historical Series]]
[[Category:Live-Action TV of the 2000s]]
[[Category:TV Series]]
[[Category:Noughties Drama Series]]
| |||