John From Cincinnati

[Me!]

David Milch\'s (creator of Deadwood) new show is premiering after the Sopranos season finale.  I\'m pretty excited for this since it\'s Milch, and the commercials look good.

From wikipedia:

John From Cincinnati is an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California. It is set to be broadcast on HBO. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writers David Milch and Kem Nunn, whose novels have been termed surf noir. [1] The series began filming in October 2006, with a scheduled premiere on June 10, 2007.

The series will star Bruce Greenwood, Austin Nichols, Rebecca De Mornay, Luke Perry, Brian Van Holt, Dayton Callie, Jim Beaver, Garret Dillahunt, Willie Garson, Luis Guzmán, Emily Rose, and Ed O\'Neill among others.[2] Milch is an established name in television production; he created Deadwood and co-created NYPD Blue.[3]

The series includes surfing sequences by well respected surfers Brock Little, Keala Kennelly, Dan Malloy (surfer), John-John Florence, Shane Beschen, and Herbie Fletcher.[4]

The program deals with a strange young man of mysterious origin and the effect he has on a community and in particular a dysfunctional family of professional surfers.

HBO is currently running a subtle street promotion campaign using standard issue lost pet and for sale signs posted on phone poles in parts of Chicago and New York City to promote awareness of the name of the show and its main character John Monad.

HBO\'s trailer for the show is set to "The Perfect Ending" by Harriet Street

[jking]

how many c*cksuck3rs per episode do you figure this show\'ll have?

[jocelyn]

Luke Perry? Oh God.

I just finished a really bad book comprised of short stories from Hawaii and if I never have to hear mention of the ocean or surfing ever again I might be ok with that.

But still, I can understand why you would be looking forward to this.

[Me!]

I love Milch, he\'s very maticulous about everything he does so I have high hopes for this.

[jking]

definitely! the attention to detail in deadwood was probably its downfall. i can\'t imagine the cost of those sets, yet without them the show wouldn\'t have held up....

[Me!]

definitely! the attention to detail in deadwood was probably its downfall. i can\'t imagine the cost of those sets, yet without them the show wouldn\'t have held up....

Actually the downfall of Deadwood was due to John From Cincinnati.  Deadwood was originally supposed to be 4 seasons, Milch told HBO about John and they basically gave him the choice between season 4 or John, from what I understand.

[jking]

damn. that kinda rough!

there\'s a guy over on phishhook who\'s buddies with someone on deadwood (writer or something - dude\'s wife got to be a whore-extra on one episode) and got to see them shooting. sure, its a hollywood lot, but they went way beyond the typical false store fronts. each building was actually built out depending on how much air time it\'d get. just a little air time meant the front lobby/entrace was completed. a bunch meant you could actually sleep in the hotel, etc., which is why i figured that was the downfall. but if hbo could keep that kind of a budget then hopefully his next show will be even badder assed!

[Spacey]

Interesting. Wondered what would be happening after the Soprano\'s.

[davepeck]

i\'ll give it a shot.. but they\'ve had the most god-awful short spots for this show running *constantly* on WFAN for like the last 2 weeks, and it\'s really fucking annoying..

[AdamTheSwede]

i hope luke perry surfs with his shirt off! what do i care, i cant afford HBO. who\'s inviting me over? i\'ll bring rice krispy squares and some packs of cool-aid. i dont have any sugar though.

[skalnbyc]

i hope luke perry surfs with his shirt off!

Yeah, bring 90210 cast members out for cameo appearances!  Maybe he has some new make-out spots to take Brenda and Valerie to down in San diego!!

In all seriousness, I was wondering in the last week what Luke Perry has done since my favorite show ended 5 or so years ago.

[Spacey]

i hope luke perry surfs with his shirt off! what do i care, i cant afford HBO. who\'s inviting me over? i\'ll bring rice krispy squares and some packs of cool-aid. i dont have any sugar though.

you must know the gypsies.

[Igziabeher]

I\'m gonna give this show a shot, mainly since its Milch and Ed O\'Neill is in it.  I\'d much rather another season of Deadwood, but whatta ya gonna do?

It can\'t be any worse than Big Love.

[jocelyn]

i hope luke perry surfs with his shirt off! what do i care, i cant afford HBO. who\'s inviting me over? i\'ll bring rice krispy squares and some packs of cool-aid. i dont have any sugar though.

Sounds perfect.

I\'ll bring Siracha, but I don\'t have any chili peppers.

[Me!]

I\'m gonna give this show a shot, mainly since its Milch and Ed O\'Neill is in it.  I\'d much rather another season of Deadwood, but whatta ya gonna do?

I agree I\'d take Deadwood anyday of the week.  But this looks like it should be good.  I\'ve heard it refered to as "surf noir" not really sure how you can have noir in a bright sunny enviroment, it kinda goes against everything that noir is. but whatever.

It can\'t be any worse than Big Love.

really?  I don\'t love it but I like it.