July 22, 2007
Episode Overview: Linc Stark does some sneaky corporate maneuvering to avoid being pushed out of his business. Butchie and Shaun hang ten together. Palaka is seriously injured. John takes the day off.
After last week's John from Cincinnati shenanigans, it's officially pointless to try to understand the deeper meaning of the show. Just go along for the ride and pray that David Milch has some grand conclusion five episodes from now, because the likelihood of a second season is not looking good.
John (Austin Nichols) lets a sleeping Cass know that yesterday was "a three-ring circus." Anyone who saw the last episode won't disagree. He then informs her he'll be spending the day with his "Father" who does things "big and huge." His Father must be hanging out with Mitch Yost (Bruce Greenwood), because John vanishes for the majority of the episode, and this marks the second straight episode with no sign of the Yost patriarch.
July 15, 2007
Episode Overview: Cissy has a change of heart and agrees to let Tina see Shaun. John enlists Joe and Bill on a justice ride, but John zones out and...spiritually teleports himself to stop Cissy from killing herself. Then things get really crazy.
On tonight's John from Cincinnati, the last line of the episode is from Vietnam Joe, who sarcastically says, "Well, that was time well spent." He's both right and wrong, because it the trippiest, weirdest episode of the unusual HBO series yet, and if you understand anything that John says in the last 15 minutes of the episode, please let us know.
Before logic and reason fly out the window, however, Cissy (Rebecca DeMornay) is still reeling over the visit from her grandson's mom, a porn star named Tina. It turns out Shaun is all to familiar withhis mom's works, even dropping a DVD on the table titled Moist Thighs, Pink Bottoms. Classy. But Shaun is an understanding 13-year-old who doesn't mind that all his friends pleasure themselves to his mom, because he's more angry with his grams about keeping Tina away. Cissy, naturally, bottoms out.
July 8, 2007
Episode Overview: Shaun's porn star mom shows up wanting to see her son, and the Yost family has a collective conniption fit. John spends the day getting Cass to "work here," whatever that means.
Tonight's John from Cincinnati adventure is sorely lacking in the religious magical weirdness that makes it so great. Instead, we get a whole lot of backstory on the Yost family and how Shaun came into being. Oh yeah, and Rebecca DeMornay chews up every last piece of scenery in the Yost house, because Cissy is even more unhinged and insane than usual, and it's completely awesome.
Cissy gets a phone call from the hot mystery woman from last episode, and instantly the show proves itself unable to go five minutes without a curse word. To say Cissy hates this woman is an understatement, as the matriarch of the Yost clan runs around the house in a frenzy, threatening the woman's life if she comes anywhere near Shaun, Before long we learn why: the woman is Shaun's mother.
July 1, 2007
Episode Overview: The fallout of Shaun's miraculous recovery leaves Cissy a wreck and Mitch doing some post-coital levitation with Cass. Meanwhile Butchie and Kai reconnect while searching for the missing John, who found himself stabbed.
Previously on John from Cincinnati: Surfing legend Mitch Yost (Bruce Greenwood) still has the ability to levitate. A resurrected bird miraculously saved Mitch’s grandson Shaun (Greyson Fletcher) from impending death. Shaun’s absentee father Butchie (Brian Van Holt) was drug-free while his mom Cissy (Rebecca DeMornay) started smoking again, and flirting with Shaun’s doctor (Garret Dillahunt). Evil agent Linc (Luke Perry) urged sexy Cass (Emily Rose) to get close to Mitch. The mysterious John (Austin Nichols) made Kai (Keala Kennelly) see God, or just blurry images of what everyone else was up to as any metal in their bodies gets super-heated.
July 1, 2007
Austin Nichols caught the eye of TV mastermind David Milch while playing a bit role on Deadwood and, based upon Nichols' performance, was cast as the eponymous character in Milch's new HBO drama John from Cincinnati. Over its first few episodes, John from Cincinnati has baffled and delighted viewers. Although some are still mixed as to where they stand on the surfing-themed show set in Imperial Beach, California, one thing that everyone can agree on is that the show has been expertly cast, Nichols included. Austin stopped by recently to discuss the show.
Below you will find both the written transcript and the full mp3 audio of the interview.
June 27, 2007
HBO has been known for its groundbreaking reputation for airing series such as Sex and the City, Six Feet Under and The Sopranos. In an effort to promote its new series John From Cincinnati, the network has decided to take in alternative marketing tactics by partnering with Billabong, a popular Australian surf brand.
John From Cincinnati, a drama that premiered after The Sopranos series finale on June 10, 2007, is set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California. It centers on a strange young man of mysterious origin and the effect he has on a family of surfers. The series stars Bruce Greenwood, Rebecca De Mornay, Austin Nichols, Ed O'Neill, and Luke Perry among others.
June 14, 2007
In an effort to maintain its reputation for high-quality original programming, HBO has decided to launch a drama series called John from Cincinnati that will level with its former heavyweights such as Six Feet Under, Sex and the City, and The Sopranos.
John from Cincinnati, which premiered immediately after The Sopranos finale on June 10, is described as a multi-layered surf family saga that centers on a strange young man of mysterious origin and his impact in a community and most especially to the Yosts, a dysfunctional family of professional surfers turned society misfits.
Read on to find out more about the cast.