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3	->''"At best, ''John From Cincinnati''’s Creator/JeanLucGodard-like working methods lend the show an exhilarating spontaneity and sense of possibility. It’s quite literally a show where anything can happen. At worst, it feels clumsily put-together on the spot by actors groping to comprehend a master plan even a super-genius like [David] Milch doesn’t seem to understand."''
4	-->--From '''Creator/NathanRabin''''s [[http://www.avclub.com/article/wildly-enigmatic-case-file-7-ijohn-from-cincinnati-67835 overview of the series]]
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6	''John from Cincinnati'' is a drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, UsefulNotes/{{California}}, that aired on Creator/{{HBO}} from June 10 to August 12, 2007. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writer/producer David Milch and author Kem Nunn, whose novels have been termed surf noir.
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8	The program deals with John Monad, [[MessianicArchetype a strange young man of mysterious origin]], and the effect he has on a [[BigScrewedUpFamily dysfunctional family]] of professional surfers and their community.
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10	It was cancelled after one season.
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12	!!Tropes from Cincinnati:
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14	* ArcWords: "The End Is Near".
15	* ArcSymbol: The stick figure.
16	* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Yosts.
17	* CatchPhrase: "Some things I know, some things I don't," replaced by, "I don't know. Butchie instead."
18	* FantasticNoir: Fantastic Surf Noir.
19	* FunWithAcronyms: The series title is abbreviated as JFC, which also stands for Jesus Fucking Christ. [[SignificantMonogram This may hint at John's true identity.]]
20	* GenreBusting: The show is by turns a family drama, surf noir, and religious allegory.
21	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: The episodes are titled "His Visit, Day One", "His Visit, Day Two", etc. The pattern breaks with the third episode, which is "Day Two Continued"; the 10th and final episode is "Day Nine".
22	* MagicalRealism[=/=]UrbanFantasy: The film takes place mostly in the "real world," but with supernatural elements, such as spontaneous levitation and John's seemingly magical powers.
23	* MessianicArchetype: John.
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25	* NoEnding: The show was canceled without any resolution.
26	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: As with Milch's other works, characters speak in dense, almost impenetrable language, which worked in a period piece like ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'', but seems strange coming from a bunch of modern surfers.
27	* SpeaksInShoutOuts: John communicates almost entirely by repeating phrases that other characters had already said.
28	* SurferDude: Naturally, given the setting.
29	* TrouserSpace: John's pockets seem to contain whatever small item he needs at the moment without ever being refilled.
30	* WeirdnessMagnet: The Yost family, [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] more than once.

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