HBO Gets All Oblique on Our Asses with New — er, Axed ‘John from Cincinnati’ Series

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You may want to watch out for the deceptively simple-seeming John from Cincinnati – even if it’s just to see the main title sequence, whose creative director, Angus Wall, was also behind Big Love, Rome and Carnivale.

A collaboration between Rock Paper Scissors and A52, the opening is unique in that it gives nothing away (not even main characters!), leaving us stewing in feelings of surfer’s nostalgia and little more.

Check it out here. It starts out slow and, for some reason, occasionally brings Flipper to mind – then it kind of grows on you. All in all it ain’t a bad way to burn a minute.

Update: We just got word from Jetpacks, DarnellWorks and reader James that the show got canned yesterday. Suxors. But apparently it was good, so if you want to rally for another season, hurry and try saving it.

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