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2007 American TV series or program
John from Cincinnati
Created byDavid Milch
Kem Nunn
StarringBruce Greenwood
Rebecca De Mornay
Austin Nichols
Ed O'Neill
Luke Perry
Luis Guzman
Willie Garson
Matt Winston
Garret Dillahunt
Brian Van Holt
Jim Beaver
Greyson Fletcher
Dayton Callie
Paula Malcomson
Emily Rose
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes10
Production
Running timeapprox. 60 minutes
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseJune 10 2007 –
Present

John From Cincinnati is an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that airs on HBO. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writers David Milch and Kem Nunn, whose novels have been termed surf noir. The series began filming in October 2006, and premiered on June 10 2007.

The series stars Bruce Greenwood, Austin Nichols, Rebecca De Mornay, Greyson Fletcher, Luke Perry, Brian Van Holt, Dayton Callie, Jim Beaver, Garret Dillahunt, Willie Garson, Luis Guzmán, Emily Rose, and Ed O'Neill among others. Milch previously created Deadwood and co-created NYPD Blue.

The series includes surfing sequences by well-respected surfers Brock Little, Keala Kennelly, Dan Malloy (surfer), John-John Florence, Shane Beschen, and Herbie Fletcher.

The program deals with a strange young man of mysterious origin and the effect he has on a community and in particular a dysfunctional family of professional surfers.

The series' theme song is "Johnny Appleseed", performed by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. A diverse soundtrack, other songs used include "Tic" by Kava Kava and songs from Tv On The Radio, Muse, Buddy Guy, Kasabian and the Yardbirds.

Cast and characters

Main Cast:

Actor Role Description
Bruce Greenwood Mitch Yost An aging and proud professional surfer who co-owns a surf shop with his wife
Rebecca De Mornay Cissy Yost Mitch's stubborn wife who tends to disagree with her husband and co-owns the surf shop with Mitch
Brian Van Holt Mitch "Butchie" Yost II Mitch's heroin-addicted son and professional surfer
Austin Nichols John Monad A mysterious person who, seeming mentally challenged, often repeats what he has already heard and can manifest requested objects through his pockets
Ed O'Neill Bill Jacks An obsessive retired police officer friend of the Yosts who tends to babble and talk to himself, he constantly tries to fill the hole that Butchie has made in Shaun's life. His house is filled with caged birds.
Luke Perry Linc Stark A surf talent scout, manager and agent
Luis Guzman Ramon Gaviota Manager of the Snug Harbor Motel
Matt Winston Barry Cunningham A mentally unstable man who just won the lottery and bought the local Snug Harbor Motel; went to grade school with Butchie. He experienced something traumatic in room 24 of the motel as a young teenager and originally purchased it with the intent to tear it down. Was bullied in high school, specifically by Butch Yost.
Willie Garson Meyer Dickstein Lawyer and huge surf fan who hangs around the Snug Harbor Motel, and who arranged the sale of the hotel to the new owner
Greyson Fletcher Shaun Yost Butchie's 13-year-old son and surf prodigy
Keala Kennelly Kai A young woman who works at the Yost's surf shop
Jim Beaver Vietnam Joe A war veteran who occasionally sneaks illegal immigrants into the country

Viewer response

The pilot for the series was shown directly after the highly anticipated finale of The Sopranos, but it failed to capture an audience. The Sopranos received an audience of 11.9 million people (the highest rating on the show since its fifth season premiere in 2004), according to Nielsen Ratings. The finale led into the John from Cincinnati premiere which had an audience of 3.4 million viewers, less than one third of The Sopranos finale's total audience. HBO studio executives remain adamant that the Nielsen Rating system is unreliable and inaccurate. The low ratings may also be the reaction of an audience that was shocked by The Sopranos series finale.

The second episode's ratings also slipped. A total of 1.2 million people watched the episode, which is a drop of 2.2 million viewers.

List of episodes

Season 1 (2007)

# Title Writer(s) Director Original airdate Production code
01"His Visit, Day One"David Milch & Kem NunnMark TinkerJune 10 2007101
A stranger called John arrives in a small shoreside town--Imperial Beach--where he befriends a legendary surfing family, the Yosts. Meanwhile, Mitch prohibits his grandson, Shaun, from attending a surfing competition and local businessman Dickstein and Ramon devise a plan to sell their property, The Snug Harbor Motel.
02"His Visit, Day Two"Kem NunnGregg FienbergJune 17 2007102
A drug dealer surfaces on Imperial Beach looking for Butchie. Linc expresses interest in sponsoring Shaun in his next competition. Barry decides not to raze the Snug Harbor Motel after a vision told him not to.
03"His Visit, Day Two Continued"Ted MannMark TinkerJune 24 2007103
Dr. Smith is brought to a revelation that something phenomenal occurred in Shaun's hospital room in order to revive him. Kai brings John back to her home to determine whether he is telling the truth. Cass turns out to be a source of comfort for Mitch, who is completely oblivious to her affiliation with Linc.
04"His Visit, Day Three"Regina CorradoJohn McNaughtonJuly 1 2007104
Some thugs rough up John; Kai connects with Butchie; Dr. Smith gets a new patient; Shaun's mother arrives in Imperial Beach.
05"His Visit, Day Four"Steve HawkEd BianchiJuly 8 2007105
Zippy issues Bill an unusual mandate; Shaun's porn-star mother lets the Yosts know she's back.
06"His Visit, Day Five"TBATom VaughanJuly 15 2007106
Plot TBA

Trivia

The show is loosely based on the Fletchers, a well-known surf family:
- Herbie Fletcher was an innovative and top-ranked surfer in the sixties (Mitch Yost role)
- Christian Fletcher, son of Herbie, later became a surf star with a "bad boy" image who eventually developed a drug habit (Butch Yost role)
- Greyson Fletcher, son of Christian, is an up-and-coming young surfer (Shaun Yost role)

Herbie Fletcher is the stunt double for Bruce Greenwood (Mitch Yost) in the surfing scenes and Greyson Fletcher in turn plays the role of himself in this HBO series. See http://www.slate.com/id/2168001/nav/tap3/

- The last name on John's credit card is Monad, this is an allusion to the Monadology theory of Leibniz.

References

  1. (November 12, 2004) Author Interview: Kem Nunn, Bookbuffet.com. Retrieved November 16, 2006.
  2. Martin, Denise, (October 22, 2006) Surf's up for Milch as HBO takes skein, Variety.com. Retrieved November 16, 2006.
  3. Havrilesky, Heather, (May 03, 2005) The man behind "Deadwood", Salon.com. Retrieved November 16, 2006.
  4. (Myers, Nathan) On The Set: John from Cincinnati, SurfingMagazine.com. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  5. http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-et-ratings13jun13,0,3695012.story?coll=cl-tv-features
  6. http://www.maconareaonline.com/news.asp?id=17554

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