List of Carnivàle episodes
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Carnivàle is an American fantasy television series created by Daniel Knauf for HBO. The series premiered on September 14, 2003, on HBO and finished its two-season run of 24 episodes on March 27, 2005. Until late in the second season, each episode is split into two distinct but slowly converging storylines taking place in the United States Dustbowl of the mid-1930s. Nick Stahl starred as Ben Hawkins, a young Okie farmer with strange powers who joins a traveling carnival; Clancy Brown played his adversary Brother Justin Crowe, a California preacher who uses his similarly strange abilities to rise to power. Carnivàle was originally intended to run as a trilogy of paired seasons, with each pair being called a "book" and the series as a whole spanning the years from 1934 to 1945, but the series was canceled after two seasons due to low ratings. These two seasons complete the first book covering the years 1934 and 1935. The second book (seasons three and four) would have taken place around the years 1939 and 1940, and the third book (seasons five and six) would have played in 1944 and 1945, leading up to the end of World War II and the explosion at the Trinity test site.[1][2]
The character of Samson, the diminutive co-manager of the carnival, sets up each season with a monologue, giving glimpses of the show's complex story and good-versus-evil mythology. By telling the story visually and deploying dialogue sparely, Carnivàle is a demanding show with a lot of subtext, and similar to reading chapters of a book, viewers need to watch episodes of Carnivàle in the right order or risk being spoiled with too little or too much story information.[3][4][5] Many reviewers found the story too slow and confusing, but praised the show for its cinematography and realistic portrayal of the 1930s.[6][7][8] Carnivàle received much award recognition in mostly technical categories, including fifteen Emmy nominations with five wins.[9]
The stops of the carnival throughout the Southwestern United States play a significant part in the show,[10] with many episodes bearing the name of the location of Ben and the carnival. Some stops like Alamogordo, New Mexico are of historical significance; others are fictional. The only episode titled after Brother Justin's location is Season 1's "The River". Both seasons of Carnivàle were filmed in Southern California, with the carnival set being moved to movie ranches and Lancaster. Brother Justin's story in the fictional Mintern, California was shot at Paramount Ranch in Malibu. The permanent filming location of the carnival in Season 2 was Big Sky Ranch, which was also used for Brother Justin's new home in fictional New Canaan. The show's interiors were filmed at Santa Clarita Studios.[11]
Series overview
Episodes
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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.
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On the heels of the skirmish Man foolishly called the war to end all wars, the Dark One sought to elude his destiny… live as a mortal. So he fled across the ocean, to an empire called America… but by his mere presence, a cancer corrupted the spirit of the land. People were rendered mute by fools who spoke many words, but said nothing… for whom oppression and cowardice were virtues… and freedom, an obscenity. Into this dark heartland, the Prophet stalked his enemy… until, diminished by his wounds, he turned to the next in the ancient line of light. And so it was that the fate of all mankind came to rest on the trembling shoulders of the most reluctant of saviors.
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Location notes
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References
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- Norman: "The Buick Phaeton. Silver and black. Runs like a greyhound. Salinas to Mintern in just over an hour." ("After the Ball is Over").
- Tommy Dolan: "Val [Templeton] is an important man here in Mintern. Indeed, he is fast becoming one of the most important men in the entire San Joaquin Valley." ("The River").
- Tommy Dolan: "Your car was seen leaving the area ten minutes before the fire." / Brother Justin: "A Model A was seen." / Dolan: "A black Model A Sedan was seen." / Justin: "There must be thousands." / Dolan: "Right, but only 29 registered in San Benito County and four in Mintern property." ("Los Moscos").
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- Tommy Dolan: "Tonight, I'd like to tell you another story I found on the road in the Great San Joaquin Valley. […] It's the story of a man named Brother Justin and a town called Mintern." ("Pick a Number").
- Tommy Dolan: "We [Justin and I] were passing a bottle around a campfire just outside Kingsburg." ("The River").
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- Ned Munson: "Without them Okies, Devine has a fix on the whole district." / Brother Justin: "Once the voters of San Benito County understand the choice presented to them, there will be no question for whom they will cast their ballot." ("Outside New Canaan").
- Samson: "We're going to New Canaan. […] Big Christian camp in California. Couple hours from here. […] South of Salinas." ("Outside New Canaan").
- ↑ Postmark on Scudder's letter to Rebecca Donovan: "BABYLON – JUL 24, 1921 P.M. – TEX" ("Alamogordo, NM").
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- Jonesy: "We're less than a mile from the [Mexican] border." ("Hot and Bothered").
- Streetsign on Ben's route from Loving to Alamogordo: "Las Cruces 95; Alamogordo 165." ("Los Moscos").
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- Streetsign near the carnival's location: "Wonderful Wyoming – Entering Wyoming – Drive carefully – Enjoy your trip vacation." ("Lincoln Highway").
- Samson: "But we're over state line now. So the Nebrasky cops can't get to us. Or whoever else has a mind to." ("Lincoln Highway").
- Samson: "There. Cheyenne." / Ben: "That's right down the highway." / Samson: "If you skin for it, I'll wager you'd make it in two, three hours, tops." ("Lincoln Highway").
- Streetsign on Ben's route to Cheyenne: "Lincoln Highway – Cheyenne 53 mi. Laramie 91 mi. Rock Springs 250 mi." ("Lincoln Highway").
- Streetsign where Ben heals Jonesy: "Cheyenne – Clean & Friendly Motor Court – 17 miles" ("Lincoln Highway").
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External links
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