Carnivale
If you like…”Heroes” (NBC)
“John From Cincinnati” wasn’t the first show to baffle HBO audiences and test the patience of their execs. Just a couple years ago, they gave us two seasons of “Carnivale,” a depression-era dust bowl drama about carnies, spirituality and the end of the world (imagine a cross between Stephen King’s “The Stand” and “Twin Peaks”). Cancellation meant that the series never got a proper sendoff, but all hope is not lost. HBO has been suspiciously silent about rumors of resurrecting the series for a TV movie sometime in 2008.
People with inexplicable powers facing the apocalypse? We think this comparison goes without saying, so if you “Heroes” fans are looking for something a little darker and more morally ambiguous to fill your need for supernatural world-saving, look no further.
