Carnivale - The Complete First Season | 
 enlarge | Actors: Guy Chapman (ii), Hot Pie
Studio: HBO Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  149 reviews
Sales Rank: 4849
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Russian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 6
Running Time: 720
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.8 x 1.8
MPN: 98857
ISBN: 078312838X
UPC: 026359885723
EAN: 9780783128382
ASIN: B0002YLC1U
Theatrical Release Date: September 14, 2003
Release Date: December 7, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Carnivale doesn't waste any time making its--wildly ambitious--aims clear. As carnival manager Samson (Michael J. Anderson, Twin Peaks' diminutive backwards-talker) notes in pilot episode "Milfay," directed by Rodrigo Garcia (son of Gabriel Garcia Marquez), "To each generation [is] born a creature of light and a creature of darkness." With that the story begins. The year is 1934, the setting the Oklahoma dustbowl. In short order, Ben Hawkins (In the Bedroom's Nick Stahl) loses his mother and his home. He's poor, he's alone--he needs a job. So he joins Samson's carnival, en route to the West. Hawkins, naturally, is the good guy. Waiting for him in California is the not so good Brother Justin Crowe (Clancy Brown, The Shawshank Redemption), a fire and brimstone preacher with supernatural powers and a fiercely loyal sister (Amy Madigan). Hawkins, as it turns out, has similar powers.... Created by Daniel Knauf (Wolf Lake), Carnivale feels like David Lynch (weird, slow, occasionally kinky), plays like American Gothic (Shaun Cassidy's cult series about a good kid and an evil sheriff), and looks like John Ford's Grapes of Wrath. It features one of television's most colorful casts of characters. They include Sophie (Clea DuVall), who reads fortunes--with her comatose mother's assistance, the vaguely sinister Lodz (Patrick Bauchau), blind absinthe-drinker and mentalist (he can see both the future and the past), and Ruthie (Adrienne Barbeau), snake charmer, strongman's mother, and all-around maternal figure. By the final episode of the season ("The Day That Was the Day"), also directed by Garcia, one of these characters will be dead. Carnivale won five richly deserved technical Emmys for its first year, including awards for cinematography and art direction. Like HBO's edgy Deadwood, it's period drama for people who don't normally like period drama. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Product Description
1934. The Dustbowl. The last great age of magic. In a time of titanic sandstorms vile plagues drought and pistilence - signs of God's fury and harbingers of the Apocalypse - the final conflict between good and evil is about to begin. The battle will take place in the Heartland of an empire called America. And when it is over man will forever trade away wonder for reason. See the conflict of good vs. evil played out against a pair of vivid and unusual backdrops: a traveling carnival working the American Dustbowl circuit and an evangelical ministry in California.Running Time: 720 min.System Requirements:Running Time 720 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 026359885723 Manufacturer No: 98857
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 One of the best yet lesser known shows to ever be on TV. October 4, 2008
I'm a big fan of many of the HBO TV series that have come out in the past including Soprano's, The Wire, Entourage, Deadwood, etc. and I beleive this is definatly one of the best. It's full of suspense has an incredible story and keeps you watching for hours on end. More than worth the money for anyone who loves HBO.
 Very good but not for everyone September 28, 2008
I bought this show on a whim after enjoying a few other HBO series(The Wire, Deadwood, etc) and was ultimately satisfied. While some people on here complain about the pacing, I was able to deal with it. I felt like the season built up to an exciting and satisfying ending. While the middle episodes may drag a bit, the cinematography and set designs make up for it. I'm not very technically or visually inclined but even I noticed the great outdoor shots in this series. I thought the characters were interesting and the creator made an interesting little world.
 Interesting, but slow September 20, 2008
Great cinematography, an interesting premise, and interesting characters that are well-cast are the strenghts of Carnivale. That said, it is simply too slow. Mysterious events happen that have seem to have no connection to the overall plot, which is itself a mystery. Character development is laborious; by the time something meaningful happens it is hard to understand the connection to the events that were spread out over the course of several episodes. No wonder HBO chose not to renew it; it was like trying to understand War and Peace reading a chapter each week, then putting the book down after 100 pages and begin reading again after several months. I wish I could give it a better review; I really liked the idea and vision. But it just didn't work for me.
Excellent storyline and beautiful cinematics just wished it kept on goin!!! August 4, 2008
the only negative thing i can say is dat hbo must be retarded to cutting dis season short.... the storyline is great and captures u within the first episode just wonderful u wont be disapointed...
great series June 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I loved each episode of this series. It's not like most shows. It packs in a lot of plot and interesting background, which is probably why they canceled it. This season wraps up most loose ends, but not all. Don't expect to feel satisfied at the end. Another thing to keep in mind is that this show has fair amount of violence. You probably don't want to watch this right before bed time. This is coming from a guy who's seen many horror shows. The characters are all interesting, too. They went to a lot of work to flesh them all out.
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