Carnivale

[CouncilSpectre]

Originally Posted by saxomaphone

I dont remember all the details about the show but I do know it was all about the good guy and bad guy meeting up, both with supernatural powers. But they spent so much time on fluff like secondary characters. The soap opera aspect of living in the carnival and thats where it lost interest with me. I can see why it was cancelled. I understand you gotta prolong TV shows, but at least make it interesting.
Did they even meet up at the end of season 2? The antagonist and protagonist

The whole point of those first two seasons was that they would gradually circle closer and closer to each other until they finally collide. Personally, I thought that approach worked just fine, and it certainly elevated the tension for their ultimate coming together at the end of season two.

The main cause of the show's cancellation was the cost. A huge cast and extensive location shooting, all with a period-specific element, it cost a fortune. HBO later said that they'd have renewed the series if they'd been willing to reduce the budget to $2m/episode (halving it from $4m).