Say It Ain't So HBO

It's official, "Carnivale" has been canceled after 2 glorious seasons. This is not the HBO that I have grown to love. HBO is notorious for sticking with shows when other networks wouldn't. Hell, Arliss got like 8 seasons. The canceling of "Carnivale" today may be the first step in the networkization of HBO. Soon it will be loaded with unfunny sitcoms and bad reality TV shows like every other network. It is becoming increasingly apparent that there is very little room for TV shows that do not cater to the dumbest of the dumb. With so few good shows on TV, HBO had been the beacon of light in the dark void that was TV, and now, HBO appears to be caving. Caving to the pressures of the religious right, which has been bitching about the religious nature of "Carnivale" for years. Caving to the pressure to become more commercial and consequently, less daring in it's choices. I always said that the reason I loved HBO was because it was the only channel with the balls to air "Carnivale", "Six Feet Under" or "Deadwood". With "Carnivale" canceled and "Six Feet Under" entering it's last season, it looks like HBO's balls are shrinking. HBO still has a lot of stuff I enjoy watching, such as it's high quality sports documentaries, "Real Sports with Bryant Gumble" along with the shows mentioned above. Because of that, I am not going to threaten to cancel my HBO like a lot of people are, but I know that I have one less reason to watch. And if they continues to make bad decisions like this, who knows how much longer I'll have HBO. Sad really, I really am a big HBO fan, but I was an even bigger "Carnivale" fan.