John From Cincinnati has finally been put out of its misery. We wouldn't put it past the show's small cadre of obsessives to read the cancellation as the Christ-like title character's ascension into heaven and begin praying for their own version of the Rapture (those who posted to
JFC's
Wikia page are saved; everyone else, vaporized), but we're just glad to be rid of HBO's obnoxious promos. Where did show creator David Milch — of
Deadwood,
NYPD Blue, and
Hill Street Blues fame — go wrong? What must he keep in mind as he moves forward with his next HBO series, about a Vietnam vet turned New York City cop? Keep it dirty!
John From Cincinnati had its share of cursing, but the quasi-religious series' single “nut-nudge,”
noted online, can't compare to
Deadwood's stream of profanity. The above video is a handy compendium. We'd avoid watching it at work (or within 500 yards of a school).
—Nick Catucci