| | |  | GIFT SETS | Home » » Carnivale: The Complete Second Season | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | (HBO Dramatic Series) As the final war between Good and Evil looms two powerful avatars divided by fate share one mission. For Ben Hawkins and Brother Justin, the race is on to find the elusive Henry Scudder--and the fate of the world depends on who finds him first. DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:3 Audio Commentaries with Creator Daniel Knauf, Executive Producer Howard Klein, Director Rodrigo Garcia and cast members Clancy Brown and Clea Duvall.
Documentary:"Magic and Myth: The Meaning of Carnivale"--half-hour documentary exploring the apocalyptic writing and mythology behind the show. Interviews with the creator, executive producer, and writers and directors of the show to get their take on the mythology, as well as independent contributors who have examined the show?s characters and the archetypal roles they represent.
Featurette:"Creating the Scene" Featurettes--Find out how Carnivale's creators brought the Daily Brothers show -- and its Scorpion Lady, He/She and Praying Mantis-to vibrant life!
Other:Museum of Television and Radio panel discussion with cast and crew
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Michael J. Anderson, Adrienne Barbeau, Clancy Brown, Debra Christofferson, Tim DeKay | | Director:
| Alan Taylor | | Format:
| Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, NTSC | | Language:
| Russian | | Subtitle:
| English, Spanish, French | | Number of Discs:
| 6 | | Studio:
| HBO Home Video | | Run Time:
| 720 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| July 18, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating:
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happy customerAug 17, 2010
The product arrived fast and in perfect conditions. I would buy from them again !
Keeps dragging you in the storylineJul 22, 2010
We actually received the first season of Carnivale from a friend. Upon watching the first copy discs, I immediately logged into Amazon to see what other seasons were being offered. Its too bad the show was canceled after the 2nd season. We loved this little mini series. Very intriguing, keeps you wanting more and very different than any other show we've ever watched. Great entertainment.
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 Slice it however you willMay 21, 2010
I've watched the entire first season of this and most of the second (last) season. And I still don't have a clue as to what is happening, what has happened, or where this is going.
There are two venues: the carnival and the preacher. So far they have nothing to do with each other. Let's take these separately.
The carnival is about the sleaziest mud show on record. The wagons have paint peeling. The vehicles are rattletraps. The ferris wheel and merry-go-round appear to lack minimum maintenance and are thus dangerous. The denizens of this traveling show look as if they haven't had baths in months. Their clothes are sweat stained and filthy, for the most part. There are cooch dancers, a sword swallower, a lizard skinned man, a tarot card reader, a little person who may or may not be the boss, etc. It is 1934, in the middle of the Great Depression and in the middle of America's dust bowl.
The story is vague and mysterious. A young man, who has just buried his mother, is virtually shanghaied by the carnival. It appears that he has escaped from jail (he has on handcuffs). It also seems that he has the power to heal broken bones, etc. immediately and that he is seeking his father (I don't see why).
The preacher and his sister also travel around and there are plans to have a large ministry, perhaps even to become a radio preacher.
Sometimes he is crazy and at times you might even think he is evil incarnate. His escapades take up about 30% of the show, I would estimate.
The acting is fine. The atmosphere is fine. The writing is fine. I just don't get it. A plot shouldn't take this long to unfold, and I can see why this collapsed. Apparently the writers just didn't know where to go next. Something has to happen in fiction. There has to be movement in the plot. This appears to be just a slice or two slices of life, and that's not good enough.
LATER OK, I've now seen every episode of Carnivale, and it still is vague and not worth the effort. I don't like paranormal explanations for seemingly realistic events, and I don't like the vague references to Avatars or Knights Templar or other esoterica.
I realize that this series was never finished, but it's obvious why: people quit watching because the story wasn't going anywhere. I patiently expected some great revelation, but it never came.
The cinematography was excellent. So were the sets. The acting was fine in every respect. It's the plot that caused the problems. I am aware that there are those who understood it or pretended to understand it and were disdainful of those of us who were willing to point out that "the emperor had no clothes."
Too Good to LastMay 14, 2010
Carnivale: The Complete Second Season
Though there are only 2 seasons of Carnivale (originally there were supposed to be 5 or 6 seasons), what exists is top notch with regard to just about every aspect of the show. The writing is phennomenal - almost too good, which may explain why the HBO series only lasted 2 seasons and was cancelled just when things were getting interesting. Considering a lot of the drivel currently being aired, I wonder if Carnivale simply went over the heads of many viewers. Another possibility is that Carnivale doesn't adhere to the typical social morals and so other viewers may have found it too critical of certain religious or societal taboos.
Set in the great depression in the dustbowl of middle America, the story involves the classic struggle between good and evil, though nothing and no one are what they seem. We are introduced to the characters of Carnivale - a traveling carnival replete with freak show, cooch show and whores with hearts of gold - and as the series unfolds over the existing 2 seasons, the viewer may be called upon to examine his/her own beliefs about the roles of good and evil, light and dark, and all the places in between. How much of what we believe is really true, and how much is simply what we have been taught to believe?
The sets and locations for Carnivale are unparalleled and create a mood of desperation, mystery and the human instinct for survival even under the worst conditions. There's a lot of mysticism and good character development throughout. The only flaw with Carnivale is that it ends without conclusion due to the cancellation by HBO. There was a brief campaign by fans to revive the series, but to my knowledge, it ended without results. Unfortunate, since the show is intelligent, thought-provoking, and haunting in a way that leaves the viewer contemplating the world of Carnivale long after the DVD has been put back in its little plastic case.
Awesome stuff!
 Slow StartMay 03, 2010
At first, I wondered "did I waste my money buying this?" The first couple of episodes were slow-going. After the 3rd episode it started getting really good! Haven't completed the season yet, but I am hooked!
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