John From Cincinnati — Nope, "Sopranos" It Ain't http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/18/John-From-Cincinnati--Nope-Sopranos-It-Aint.aspx JOHN FROM CINCINNATI isn’t a Western, but it better get off its high horse pretty soon. Raising questions can be a good thing — but at some point, it has to provide answers. Existential angst is not likely to work as a SOPRANOS replacement There was a time when even I had potential. But suddenly (or so it seemed), I was no longer a wunderkind, and that Great American Novel had to wait. It’s the same with JOHN FROM CINCINNATI — except TV series get old a lot quicker. And, JOHN is aging rapidly. Very rapidly.    I enjoyed the first episode, if for no other reason than it was different; not typical TV pabulum. The series’ writers seemed to credit viewers with a modicum of intelligence and curiosity; a willingness to venture off into uncharted territory.    They provided just enough information to pique at least my curiosity — they got me eager to come back for more.  I wanted to find out why people were levitating and how a dead bird was brought back to life. I was interested in learning who the heck the very strange title character really is. But, after hour two we don’t know much more than we did after hour one. It’s hard to generate interest in a series based on unanswered questions and confusion. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 John From Cincinnati — Nope, "Sopranos" It Ain't http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/18/John-From-Cincinnati--Nope-Sopranos-It-Aint.aspx 77 60 re: John From Cincinnati — Nope, "Sopranos" It Ain't http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/18/John-From-Cincinnati--Nope-Sopranos-It-Aint.aspx#2169 well, at least theres a cute guy in it brokun1 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/18/John-From-Cincinnati--Nope-Sopranos-It-Aint.aspx#2169 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:47:22 GMT re: John From Cincinnati — Nope, "Sopranos" It Ain't http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/18/John-From-Cincinnati--Nope-Sopranos-It-Aint.aspx#2174 i miss the sopranos tinkluvspan http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/18/John-From-Cincinnati--Nope-Sopranos-It-Aint.aspx#2174 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:21:14 GMT