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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. |
24 | %%* MindScrew%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample |
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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