Carnivale: The Complete Second Season
by Alan Taylor, Dan Lerner, Jack Bender, Jeremy Podeswa, John Patterson
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Actor: Adrienne Barbeau, Clancy Brown, Debra Christofferson, Michael J. Anderson, Tim DeKayDirector: Alan Taylor, Dan Lerner, Jack Bender, Jeremy Podeswa, John Patterson
Brand: HBO Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Russian (Original Language); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 720 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-07-18
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: HBO Home Video
DVD Reviews of Carnivale: The Complete Second Season
DVD Review: Their Journey. Their Battle. Our Future.
Summary: 5 Stars
Carnivàle: The Complete 2nd Season
Episode 13: Los Moscos
Episode 14: Alamogordo, NM
Episode 15: Ingram, TX
Episode 16: Old Cherry Blossom Road
Episode 17: Creed, OK
Episode 18: The Road to Damascus
Episode 19: Damascus, NE
Episode 20: Outskirts, Damascus, NE
Episode 21: Lincoln Highway
Episode 22: Cheyenne, WY
Episode 23: Outside New Canaan
Episode 24: New Canaan
Story - (Rating 5/5)
Brother Justin Crowe and Ben Hawkins are set to cross paths this season. Brother Justin draws in crowds to his temple with his words as Ben searches for his father Hack Scudder. Their mission soon becomes one, but finding Scudder proves to be more difficult than ever. Ben confides in Samson and reluctanly agrees to help bring Scudder to him. Meanwhile, Brother Justin summons his own help to locate Scudder and fulfill his destiny. He sees in his vision that he is the Usher [of Destruction] and tattoos the tree on his chest, thereby becoming the Usher in his visions, and with the lost Gospel of Matthias, he tries to understand his place in the world. Ben finally finds Scudder in Damascus while running into Justin's apostle Stroud, but is able to shake dust back to the Carnivale, but not without being followed. Management and Scudder cross paths a final time and Ben is forced to kill Management to protect his father. Upon doing so, he becomes the Prophet and the Avataric blood passes to his line and it is now soley up to him to stop the Usher. Scudder is then taken captive by Stroud and returned to Brother Justin, who takes Scudder's head and becomes the dark prophet. When Ben learns of the Brother Justin's location, the Carnivàle heads to Mintern, California and the confrontational battle between Justin and Ben comes to an end outside the camp, in the corn fields, or so it seems.
DVD - (Rating 5/5)
Video: HBO is known for its high quality DVD treatment of their shows. This is no different, and like the first season, these DVDs contain an excellent quality progressive image with no noise or dirt to speak of, and with excellent color reproduction, preserving the dark and brown color palette of the show. HBO even goes to the trouble of putting Superbit to shame with their high bit rate encoding of usually 8.5 Mbps.
Audio: The DVD contains a Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround as well as a Dolby Surround Stereo 2.0 soundtrack in English and French. Amazon.com does not list 5.1 and neither does HBO, but I just got my package and there it is. It sounds great!
Special Features - (Rating 5/5)
+ 3 Audio Commentaries with Creator Daniel Knauf, Executive Producer Howard Klein, Director Rodrigo Garcia and cast members Clancy Brown and Clea Duvall
+ Magic and Myth: The Meaning of Carnivale--half-hour documentary exploring the apocalyptic writing and mythology behind the show. Interviews with the creator, executive producer, and writers and directors of the show to get their take on the mythology, as well as independent contributors who have examined the show's characters and the archetypal roles they represent.
+ Creating the Scene Featurettes--Find out how Carnivàle's creators brought the Daily Brothers show and its Scorpion Lady, He/She and Praying Mantis-to vibrant life!
+ Museum of Television and Radio panel discussion with cast and crew
Description of Carnivale: The Complete Second Season
CARNIVALE:SECOND SEASON - DVD MovieThe second season of HBO's Depression-era gothic--John Steinbeck by way of Tod Browning--picks up where the first left off. Professor Lodz (Patrick Bauchau) is dead. Ben (Nick Stahl), the show's protagonist, appears to be the culprit. Samson (Michael J. Anderson) helps him dispose of the body. Later he tells the other carnival workers that Lodz "took a powder." Lila (Debra Christofferson) doesn't buy it. Meanwhile, Sophie (Clea DuVall), who lost her mother to fire the previous year, feels unmoored without her guidance. A few states away, Brother Justin (Clancy Brown) harbors ever greater delusions of grandeur--and inappropriate thoughts about his sister, Iris (Amy Madigan). In "Alamagordo, NM," he decides to establish a temple, which he dubs Jonestown, er, Jericho. At the same time, life amongst the carnies, who are heading towards Justin's California, is becoming increasingly tense. Ruthie (Adrienne Barbeau), for instance, is starting to see dead people--like Lodz--and Stumpy (Toby Huss) is no longer able to keep his gambling in check. As with the first season, the action continues to alternate between the carnival and the congregation. What binds the two is a man named Scudder (John Savage), who has connections to Ben and Justin. Although writer/creator Dan Knauf had planned to tie things up between seasons three and six, HBO did not renew Carnivāle a second time. Nonetheless, a surprising number of questions are answered, like the identity of "Management" (voiced by an un-credited Linda Hunt) and whether Ben and Justin will have a final showdown. The answer to the latter question is: Yes, they will--and there?ll be casualties. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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