John from Cincinnati

50
Metascore
2007-2007
1 season
HBO
Drama, Fantasy, Suspense
TV-MA

The surfing talents of the Yost family have always seemed to come with a curse attached — until a stranger arrives and their banal existence is lifted into something profound, miraculous and, possibly, universal.

50
Metascore
2007-2007
1 season
HBO
Drama, Fantasy, Suspense
TV-MA

Ask Matt: Once Upon a Time, Pilot Season, Luck and HBO, Revenge and More

Question: I've been watching Once Upon A Time from the beginning, and I thought by now, we'd start to see some real movement towards the present-day fairy-tale folks realizing that something was amiss. But it seems to be dragging and dragging, and while the "fairy tale" portions are fun to watch, there's nothing there that gives one hope that finally, someone other than Henry knows something's amiss. It's getting boring. Any tidbits as to when that ...

Mon, Feb 6, 2012

Ask Matt: Once Upon a Time, Pilot Season, Luck and HBO, Revenge and More

Cheers & Jeers: Nick Nolte's Luck Changes

Cheers to Nick Nolte for racing back to the front of the pack with Luck. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine. The veteran actor — who first became a star in the '70s miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man — had become a stumbling punchline after his notorious arrest a decade ago. Now he's at the top of his game again thanks to his knockout work as a pair of very different trainers: an alcoholic MMA coach in his Oscar-nominated performance in Warrior and an old stable hand in HBO's new horseracing drama. You can't help but feel like Nolte identifies with his Luck role as Walter Smith, aka the Old Man, a seemingly over-the-hill geezer who's enlivened to make one last run for glory.

Mon, Jan 30, 2012

Cheers & Jeers: Nick Nolte's Luck Changes

Casting: Austin from Cincinnati Washes Up on FNL

Austin Nichols, who starred as HBO's John from Cincinnati, is returning to his hometown of Austin, Texas, to play a Dillon High teach on NBC's Friday Night Lights, reports the city's Statesman paper. Nichols' multiple-episode arc will begin soon after the Oct. 5 season-opener.... Regina Hall (Ally McBeal) will play Cedric the Entertainer's successfully entrepreneurial housewife in the comedian's comedy pilot for ABC, says the Reporter.

Wed, Sep 26, 2007

Casting: Austin from Cincinnati Washes Up on FNL

Wipeout: John from Cincinnati Canceled!

No official word from HBO, but my sources are telling me that John from Cincinnati has been axed after one dismally rated and atrociously reviewed season. Now let's put Deadwood back on the air and forget this whole thing ever happened. K?

Tue, Aug 14, 2007

Bruce Greenwood "Surfs" Up John from Cincinnati Scoop

Air Jordan meet… Air Greenwood. As the levitating surfer, Mitch Yost, on HBO's new mystical surf-noir drama John from Cincinnati (Sundays at 9 pm/ET), veteran film and television actor Bruce Greenwood takes the sport to new heights. Here he (surf) waxes poetic on sword dancing, acting with poultry and why he believes he can fly. TV Guide: Why does Mitch levitate? Greenwood: I'm not privy to that information. You have to make up theories in your mind, but chances are my guesses are not going to [match] what [show creator] David Milch (Deadwood) comes up with. TV Guide: Do you guys talk about it? Greenwood: That kind of question is not one that he would give you a straight answer to. He would say something li

Fri, Jul 6, 2007

Bruce Greenwood "Surfs" Up John from Cincinnati Scoop

I know you hate this show, ...

Question: I know you hate this show, but I was wondering if you had any scoop, any scoop at all, on John from Cincinnati.Answer: More quirky stuff will happen that makes no sense to anyone but David Milch.

Wed, Jun 27, 2007

Surreality TV: Inside HBO's Quirky John from Cincinnati

When you work on a show like HBO's John from Cincinnati (Sundays at 9 pm/ET), it can screw with your head. Recently, Austin Nichols, who plays the enigmatic John, was memorizing lines for a scene when he had a premonition. "I knew in my heart that I should scream, ‘Stare me down!'" he says. "The next morning when I arrived to shoot the scene, I looked at the revised script and those exact words were staring me in the face. It took my breath away." HBO hopes its surreal new drama has the same "Whoa, dude!" effect on viewers. Set in the border town of Imperial Beach, Calif., about 130 miles south of L.A., John rips through the turbulent waters of three generations of a down-in-the-dumps surfing family — grandparents Mitch (

Thu, Jun 14, 2007

Surreality TV: Inside HBO's Quirky John from Cincinnati

Ratings: Sopranos Update, Kyle and John

 The Sopranos finale, which as previously reported drew 11.9 million total viewers, pulled off a rare (and, frankly, sad) feat: It bested the audience of any cable or major network program last week, save for America's Got Talent. Alas, lead-out John from Cincinnati didn't benefit much from the buildup, only holding onto the 3.45 million who didn't assume their cable had gone kablooey. Kyle XY's Monday return delivered 2.2 mil, on par with the ABC Family hit's Season 1 average.

Wed, Jun 13, 2007