Television has never been shy about risk-taking, sometimes providing big weirdo hits that strike gold, and other times presenting viewers with shows so strange and shock factor-centric that your finger doesn’t know whether to change the channel or stay put to watch the fire burn. Though most of these shows lose sight of their original goal and result as fodder for a quick laugh, they nonetheless deserve credit for aiming for new heights, even if going about it in a way that makes “The Twilight Zone” look tame.
1. Carnivale
Blend together carnie fantasy with the style and vibe of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, and you have the oddball product of “Carnivale.” The show, which managed to receive a respectable amount of critical acclaim, did not go over quite as well with viewing audiences: By its second season, it had lost enough of its initially record-breaking viewership to result in a cancelation from the HBO gods. The premium network has a reputation for producing out-of-left-field TV shows, and mostly scoring big with them, but many are still left scratching their heads when looking at this strange show about a preacher and a clairvoyant who join a traveling carnival troupe.
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Blend together carnie fantasy with the style and vibe of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, and you have the oddball product of “Carnivale.” The show, which managed to receive a respectable amount of critical acclaim, did not go over quite as well with viewing audiences: By its second season, it had lost enough of its initially record-breaking viewership to result in a cancelation from the HBO gods. The premium network has a reputation for producing out-of-left-field TV shows, and mostly scoring big with them, but many are still left scratching their heads when looking at this strange show about a preacher and a clairvoyant who join a traveling carnival troupe.
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