Tina Weissbrod

I was in my mid 20s when this show came out. I was a die-hard fan of "Sex and the City" and watched every episode voraciously. Eventually, I started to hang around and watch what was after the show. I think by the 3rd episode of Carnivàle I was hooked. I'd never experienced a show like it before. This show existed before people became phone zombies, when it was easier to turn the lights off and focus completely on the show in front of you. And I did. My roommate wasn't into it but I told her to be quiet while I absorbed the content. I think HBO made its initial investment into the show banking on the fact that a central theme within the show was parallel with one of the most best selling books of that time: _The_Da_Vinci_Code_. The Knights Templar represented a wave that true curious internet surfers were always keeping an eye open for. I was one of them. I read the book in a single night. I also read _Holy_Blood,_Holy_Grail_. The famous book was such a draw because of the short chapters and endless intrigue, but "Carnivàle" didn't need that. It was an impeccably produced story that I couldn't get enough of. And then, at the end of season 2, HBO canceled Daniel Knauf's masterpiece largely for budgeting reasons. I also think they should not have paired it with "Sex and the City". I really want to know what Knauf had up his sleeve. The show was my first forage into the genre of screen production where the show isn't something you watch, it's something you solve. I didn't get to see anything like that again...until "Dark" showed up on Netflix in 2017. "Lost" bored me, I wasn't into "Twin Peaks" for stupid reasons (not a fan of Kyle McLachlan and I hated the music). But "Dark". Just WOW. It was nice to see that show succeed the way it did. And now "Severance" is out there, getting rave reviews...the flexibility of offering screen gems that appeal to every audience member is finally happening. Now would be a wonderful time to complete the series. There's not that much time left, pretty soon 20 years will have passed and the script will have to be rewritten to accommodate the age changes of the original cast. Ralph Waite, who played Balthus, is 86 years old. Bring it back! Where's the Go Fund Me page?!?