John From Cincinnati

[Ballcox]

^Thanks, I also like your idea about John and the relationship to the term 'father', could really imply relationships on a lot of different levels.

Also agree with you about how John kind of set everyone off balance in order for them to finally sustain/achieve balance again in their lives, makes sense.

[Oh, Gee!!]

I'll give it one season.

I told you so.....

The wave has crashed for "John From Cincinnati." A day after its first-season finale, HBO on Monday canceled the dark surfing drama.

Story:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...eut/index.html

[duncan228]

I told you so.....

The wave has crashed for "John From Cincinnati." A day after its first-season finale, HBO on Monday canceled the dark surfing drama.

Story:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...eut/index.html

Too bad. I liked it.
Here's the article.

Say goodbye to 'John from Cincinnati'
HBO cancels "John from Cincinnati"

Show, created by "Deadwood's" David Milch, about surfer family

Odd tone, unusual characters never caught on with audiences

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- The wave has crashed for "John From Cincinnati." A day after its first-season finale, HBO on Monday canceled the dark surfing drama.

"John from Cincinnati," starring Bruce Greenwood as the leader of a surfer family, never caught on.

Labeled by critics as "strange," "weird" and "unlikable," "John" never clicked with viewers despite a strong marketing campaign and such well-known leads as Rebecca De Mornay and Bruce Greenwood.

For the few devoted fans of the show, which David Milch ("Deadwood") created with "surf noir" author Kem Nunn, the mysterious final line in the season finale -- John saying, "Mother of God, Cass-Kai" over a shot of Kai (Keala Kennelly) surfing -- will remain just that, a mystery.

Meanwhile, HBO is yet to decide the fate of its other summer freshman series, the comedy "Flight of the Conchords."

It's been a rough summer for HBO, while basic cable networks have launched a slew of hit new series -- USA Network's "Burn Notice," Lifetime's "Army Wives" and TNT's "Saving Grace," all renewed for a second season.

HBO's upcoming series include the drama "In Treatment," the comedy "12 Miles of Bad Road" and "True Blood," the recently picked-up vampire drama by "Six Feet Under" creator Alan Ball.

(That sounds cool. I liked Six Feet Under.)