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• Monday, July 23, 2007 12:41 AM

  John From Cincinnati Catches the Big Wave

  What a disappointing bunch of viewers the lot of you posters are! “John from Cincinnati” deserves a much better audience, but maybe even HBO viewers have been dumbed down beyond recognition as the Bush years take a toll on us all!

  And Heather, if the only kind of story you can follow is one where your hand is held from point A to point B … geez … maybe you’re just not smart enough to be reviewing "John from Cincinnati." I’m “getting it,” and I’m not that smart … also not doing any drugs to “get it.”

  The show is a terrific and unique piece of storytelling. I admit, even though I tried repeatedly, I never “got into” “Deadwood.” But I did immediately recognize the same Shakespearean flare in the writing, the love of the word, dialogue spun out in all sorts of interesting directions. So I figured it was the “Deadwood” writers before I knew it was.

  But maybe I just match the HBO demographic exactly, because from “Six Feet Under” to “The Sopranos,” “Big Love,” “Carnaval,” “Entourage” and “Flight of the Conchords” … they all hit the mark for me as terrific work.

  I hate to do a tit for tat, but some of the feedback is just stupid … too white? Give me a freakin’ break! This isn’t a documentary. Let an artist have his vision for god’s sake. What P.C. wagon are you riding? And not enough surfing? What show are you watching? I’m seeing surfing. Plus, can you follow the concept of using surfing as a theme?

  I'm getting all pissed off just like Butchie!

  And don’t be bagging on the kid! Does he come across as an actor’s actor? No. But he comes across as real kid, which I think is a terrifc stroke of casting genius. Ditto the casting genius on the rest of the cast as well.

  So many unfair knocks, you folks! And how can you miss the sweetness & tenderness of tough chick Kai keeping the faith all the years for Butchie. And aren’t you curious where Mitch has been? And what he’s going to contribute when he gets back? And what about Butchie? Has he kicked the needle? And is Cissy going to forgive herself and stop being a shrew? Will the porn star marry the promoter, and will they both then find their redemption?

  Hey, how can you not look forward to the potential for redemption for the Yost bunch? Isn’t that what a “Christ” story is all about?

  Love the show!

  —TurboDog48 Read TurboDog48's other letters
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