There is no way this show can be cancelled. To say there isn't a fan base for this show is to deny the thousands of fans frantically posting on the internet to save something they love. I for one cannot live the rest of my life not knowing what happens to these people. They are more than just characters and I cannot bear to think of their story as being forever unfinished. Carnivale may not generate the dollar signs HBO is looking for but it generates a loyalty and dedication among its fans that is hard to find in this era of reality television and oversexed housewives. PLEASE, BRING BACK CARNIVALE!!!
You don't know howall my friendsand my family and their friends are going to feel if this show doesn't come back! It's WAY too good to just stop..especially where it did!
The only reason why I even watched TV was because of Carnivale. I saw advertisments of the show and it looked interesting I ordered HBO and fell in love with the show. What an intellectual, thought provoking show. A show that treated its viewers with respect and possability. Most shows feed into the dumbing down of Americans. They have the view, Americans are dumb, so lets show them dumb stuff. Carnivale, treated the audience witht
the attitude of, you are actually smart, and lets us show you what we can open up to you.
I am deeply disappointed and cancelled HBO today.
Someone or some network please pick up Carnivale and finish the story. HBO please sell the rights back to David.
HBO, you have thrown away a truly brilliant show and denied television viewers a rare experience: a thought-provoking, visually beautiful show that dedicated fans don't just watch every week, but think about every minute while waiting for the next episode to air. You have made a ridiculous move -- cancelling a show because of your own marketing department's failure to do their job, develop tie-in products, come up with a decent marketing campaign, and place this brilliant show in a decent time slot. I am ashamed to have believed your company was an advocate of cutting edge television -- you have destroyed the best thing to have entered the market for years, and you have majorly pissed off a lot of people. PLEASE rethink your decision; PLEASE do not push this show into the dust.
I started watching Carnivale during its first season and was intrigued with the story's settings, intricate plot twists and the cast's great acting, each and every one, but as each new episode was added, the suspense and anticipation of wondering what would come next in this wonderful story just whet my appetite for more. As the 2nd season wound down, I had become even more excited about the future episodes to come and was eagerly awaiting the 3rd season and more to come after. There are only two shows worth watching on tv anymore - Carnivale and Deadwood. I can't believe after making the initial investment in this series that HBO would just let it slide and give up on such a superb storytelling effort - HBO is supposed to be on the cutting edge for groundbreaking entertainment! All I can say is how deeply disappointed I am that you won't go the extra mile for the quality programming that you say you're known for.
I live in holland and we have only just begun broadcasting the show here, but i really really really don't want it to stop all of a sudden! so please bring it back! I notice all the shows I like, all the good shows, always stop! Please don't do that! That's what tv channels do here in Holland and it sucks!
Don't cancel this show! At least do a season three and give us an definitd end. It can't end without us knowing what happens with Sofie. We know she brought Justin back...but is she now Bens enemy? Is she also pregnant with his baby...come on, what happens. HBO you suck!
You let "6 Feet Under" and "The Sopranos" wallow in unimaginative self-indulgence for the last 3 years. You continue to push a show that would be better suited for FX than HBO ("The Wire"), and your only other promising series ("Deadwood") moves slower than a jar of "fuckin" molasses. Now you tell us that you're going to cancel CARNIVALE?!?!?! I'll have some of what you're smoking, please.
Common on HBO, why stop a GOOD THING. You know there are still stories to tell and questions to answer. Give us a least "ONE MORE YEAR!" more would be nice.
Carnivale is one of the best shows I have seen in years. I can not see how you think that the story has been told in 2 years and then let it end with so many unanswered question.. PLEASE BRING IT BACK!
One of the most compelling and intelligent series on TV. I can only presume cancellation was due to pressure from those who didn't like the idea of evil being manifested through a peacher man.
Carnivale is one of the most intelligent,artistic, and engaging show I have seen in a long time. Other than X-files, I know Carnivale is my fav. Please don't let the magic end just yet. RENEW CARNIVALE!!!
Carnivale is the best series brought to television. I have never been so passionate about a show that is so good and so different from anything ever shown. It consumes you. I was hooked from the very first episode. Your comedy and reality shows are a dime a dozen and are mever watched by me. HBO is cancelled in my home and you can bet I will not get hooked on another HBO series and then get the rug pulled out from under me before it is finished. Cancellation works on both sides....No Carnivale....No HBO.
Carnivale is one of the most intelligent, thought-provoking shows on TV, something in which the TV landscape is sorely lacking. Don't dumb down. Renew Carnivale.
I can't believe you would cancell such an excellent show...to say the series wrapped up neatly is a laugh...i doubt that anyone at HBO actually WATCHED Carniva;e!
Other than this show HBO sucks! I guess I have no reason to pay 14.95 a month for a network that shows the worst movies ( i get better programing on stars) and drops its best original series. Good bye HBO I hope you all rot in hell.
how can you take this show off the air. the fan loyalty is unmatched, and hbo is going to lose a lot of viewers who are really ticked off at them for not renewing the show
Now I know there's evil in the world by the way you cancelled this great series. Why did you lead us fans on this way, HBO? Well, you'll never sucker punch me again like this. I was considering renewing my interest in DEADWOOD. Guess what....
Carnivale was one of the best shows on televsion. It has a loyal fan base and has won awards (and may win more). Why would you cancel it and keep Unscripted or Entourage? No Carnivale. No HBO.
Why didn't you let us know it was the last season at the beginning of the season so we could have closure! This feels like you just don't care about your viewers who watch your shows. It is going to be a long time before I get involved with another HBO orginal series.
With so much rubbish on TV, Carnivale was a breath of fresh air. Original and thought provoking. Great story, great acting and fantastic music. It's a very sad day! Please bring it back...
First off...look at my name. That says it all.
Why are you cancelling Carnivale? It is brilliant written, directed, and acted. It is fresh and compelling. The story makes people think and speculate. What more could HBO want from a television program.
I thought your slogan is "It isn't TV, It's HBO!" Well your cancellation of this innovative series proves HBO is JUST TV!
Thanks for canceling the best show on television, HBO. Carnivale was the type of original and creative broadcasting that you claim to air. If the executives have anything left that bears a resemblance to a soul, they would bring it back or give the rights to the creator.
Of all shows on television, Carnivale was the best type of entertainment for fans of the show. I for one hate reality TV and will never give in to such mindless stinky and sticky turd television, and rather drop my tv from a overpass on I-95 than have to get use to some second level show that has a similiar Apocalypitic plot. When I say that I talk of "Revelations" of course. I'll masterbate 18 times a day before I give into a crappy show I dislike in replacement of Carnivale.
Let Carnivale finish it's story, hell, the whole Barksdale crew went to shit after the Wire's third season, shit, Stringer Bell was fuckin gunned down. Yet you renew the Wire for a fourth season, yet Ben nor Justin are dead and you cancel their asses. Let Daniel Knauf finish his story, or else I'll finish my subscription to your evil empire of ass-licking to Time Warner.
Oh and by the way, Entourage sucks.
I know he had 4 more season to do on this story. Please don't be like the regular networks and cancel a really artistic show because it doesn't produce the same numbers as 'Survivor.' I really don't want to have to cancel HBO.
Everything about Carnivale was unique and top of the line. You just needed a brain to watch it. I see the execs at HBO never saw the message of Carnivale so now those of us left hanging from all of the mysteries that still awaited us are left to seek another show that will be able to fill our minds with wonderful, terrible thoughts....I just don't see that ever happening unless this show gets revived.
Establishing a good show like 'Carnivale' and then pulling the plug, makes me hesitant to get involved with any other HBO series, if you get my drift.
The show did NOT come to a "natural end" and was quoted in Variety.
Did anyone involved in the cancellation of Carnival even watch it?
Apparently not.
HBO is really starting to stink, if a program is quality, you get rid of it. With an ever widening choice of things to view it is surprising that HBO doesn't care what it's viewers think.
Tw seasons-we got robbed!!!! That must be the shortest series in HBO history. Its a sad day for art. Carnivale was a fine piece hanging in 2 bit gallery. Good luck to all involved with the production of the show-we thank you!!!
Cancelling this series at this point in the story is a travesty and a disgrace to HBO's reputation. Please Mr. Albrecht, take us back to the Carnivale!!!
HBO has betrayed our trust. If they want me to trust them that their other shows will finish to completion, then they better honor their best one and bring it back!
Don't let Canivale die like Brother Justin who was revived anyway--take a lesson from this and revive this show! Leave something interesting on TV--the one good show left! Oh WOE, WOE and DESPAIR if you don't renew Carnivale! Dear God, how could you be so heartless?? PLEASE!!!!!!!!
For every fan who signs a petition or writes to HBO, there are many, many more disappointed fans that just aren't as active as we are. I know many fans who don't want to take time out to do anything. I don't think HBO realizes this.
There was no reason to cancel this show. It clearly has a big fan base, and it is one of the best HBO original series that I've ever seen (if not THE best)
This show did not "come to a natural end." There is clearly more to this fascinating show and I will be deeply dissapointed if it is not picked up by someone.
With four seasons left – how can there be a conclusion? I don’t think the HBO suits ever watched the show. They put it up against Desperate Housewives and expect it to do well – HELLO!!! We are twisting in the wind not knowing how this will end… I will not watch any new HBO series or shows because they might cancel those too… I cancelled my HBO and signed up for Showtime instead… Ground breaking television – ha… Fan disappointing is more like it – a pox on you HBO…
I would really hate to see the show end. It is so much fun because you really have to use mind. It is GREAT drama. Please continue with the story line.
Please allow this story to be told in its entirety, the way it was intended. HBO does the public a great disservice by stopping a tale in mid-telling. FOUR MORE SEASONS!
Bring back the show! The plot and characterizations were fantastic, and I always looked forward to Sunday night. This was a compelling show that wasn't just about sex or relationships – it was an actual *show.*
I'm extremely upset about the cancellation, especially since there are so many fans. Please, rethink this.
How could you end the show now!? The season ended in a cliff hanger, with a bunch of loose ends! This is such a well written and enaging drama, Carnivale deserves another chance, it still has a story to tell. I never seen such quality before, please HBO, reconsider.
Im cancelling my hbo subscription,Its a disgrace to take such a wonderful, show off television. It was the only good peice of a cast acted tv show left. This show has to be saved!
I will cancel my hbo subscription if carnivale is not brought back. Its the only real tv show on the entire network.It needs to be saved. I cried when i heard it was concelled. I model my whole life around that show
Carnivale is a thinking person's show. There aren't many of those around. It is a shame that HBO can't see the appeal that such a show has to many of us. I thought HBO billed itself as something other than standard run-of-the-mill television.
It is a complete disgrace to the writer and the fans to not see this brilliant, once in a lifetime television series complete it's natural course of 6 seasons.
I dont understand why HBO chose to not bring back Carnivale. It was a different show. It wasnt about T&A like all their other shows. It wasnt about sex. Its a great show which was nominated for Emmys I believe. Come on HBO get a clue!
Carnivale is a great show. It's the only reason why I had HBO. I thought the whole point of even having HBO was to be able to watch the shows/movies you love. Why cancel a show that is so loved by so many viewers?? Bring it back please!!!!
This show is too good to lose. With all the other shows on HBO that should have been taken off long ago, THIS one should be left to run it's four additional seasons.
