So, I am seriously in love with this show called Carnivale. It’s an HBO show that unfortunately died around season 2. It was planned on being a six season series but a short dip in viewers and a raise in production costs lead HBO to cancel the show early, something the rarely do.
I bring it up because watching the show is like watching World of Darkness: Dustbowl. The introductory monologue by a midget with a club foot pretty much sums it up.
"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. So it was. Until the day
that a false sun exploded over Trinity and man forever traded away wonder for reason."
The show has a really unique style as far as costuming and art goes, and if you like the story telling style of Lost you will probably like Carnivale. If the story telling style of “hey there is this mysterious…thing…lets figure it out show by show whilst various dramaz go on in the background” pisses you off, this show will too.
Honestly though, I recommend it to any LARPer. It has definite mage overtones, gypsies subtleness, no real vampire shenanigans but its cool.
It goes for about $60 per season, and its worth every penny.
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