Carnivale

Not much posting from me recently - but soon the semester will be over and once again I will have some free time! The new university semester structure means that members of staff don't actually get a break at Christmas because of how soon the second semester begins after the first. It's been a long, tiring slog but it'll soon be over.

I just watched the season finale of Carnivale, which is hands down the best show on TV. It even ranks up to the West Wing during its Aaron Sorkin days, and that's pretty exceptional. I hope to God there's a third season of Carnivale - I don't think I could cope if there wasn't. However, the treatment Firefly received at the hands of the Network Execs makes me dubious as to whether they will give us another season. It seems that television shows that are ahead of the curve in writing, storylines, characters and sheer quality are sacrificed in favour of another reality show.

Anyway, the finale was Awesome. If you haven't caught Carnivale on your TV yet, hop along to your nearest P2P software and check it out. Now that the first season has been released on DVD, I've just ordered it... normally I wait until DVD box-sets have their prices slashed to a more reasonable sum - but there are some shows that are just worth every penny. Firefly was one... Carnivale is another. I'd feel like I was short-changing the whole team by waiting until it was on sale at bargain basement prices.