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  • HBO
  • Jun 10, 2007
  • HBO
  • Jun 10, 2007
John from Cincinnati

Summary From the creator of Deadwood comes this new "surf noir" drama about a dysfunctional Southern California family galvanized by the sudden arrival of two strangers: a man out for revenge and a boy looking for surfing lessons. In Imperial Beach, California, the dysfunctional Yost family intersects with two new arrivals to the community: a di...

Created By: David Milch

  • HBO
  • Jun 10, 2007
  • HBO
  • Jun 10, 2007
John from Cincinnati
Season 1
Season Premiere: Jun 10, 2007
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
50
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 5 User Ratings
8.4
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Summary From the creator of Deadwood comes this new "surf noir" drama about a dysfunctional Southern California family galvanized by the sudden arrival of two strangers: a man out for revenge and a boy looking for surfing lessons. In Imperial Beach, California, the dysfunctional Yost family intersects with two new arrivals to the community: a di...

Created By: David Milch

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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jun 10, 2007 • 57 m
His Visit: Day One
Series premiere. The lives of three generations of surfers are upended by the appearance of a mysterious stranger.
Episode 2 • Jun 17, 2007 • 48 m
His Visit: Day Two
Linc looks to infiltrate the Yost inner circle; Shaun competes in a surf competition, with unexpected results.
Episode 3 • Jun 24, 2007 • 48 m
His Visit: Day Two Continued
Paranormal activity continues to follow the Yosts; Mitch and Cissy take a time-out; John wows Kai.
Episode 4 • Jul 1, 2007 • 48 m
His Visit: Day Three
John gets roughed up by some thugs; Kai connects with Butchie; Vietnam Joe brings Dr. Smith a new patient; Shaun's adult-film-star mother Tina arrives in Imperial Beach.
Episode 5 • Jul 8, 2007 • 48 m
His Visit: Day Four
Bill is "conveyed" a strange mission from Zippy; Shaun's mother Tina lets the Yost family know she has returned to town.
Episode 6 • Jul 15, 2007 • 49 m
His Visit: Day Five
Butchie orchestrates a reunion between Shaun and Tina; John helps Bill and Cissy face up to their pasts.
Episode 7 • Jul 22, 2007 • 48 m
His Visit: Day Six
Linc's Stinkweed reign is challenged; Dwayne eyes Shaun's online future; Dr. Smith tends to an ailing Palaka; Ramon supervises the building of a shuffleboard court.
Episode 8 • Jul 29, 2007 • 52 m
His Visit: Day Seven
An ominous message from John strikes fear for Shaun's safety into the hearts of Imperial Beach denizens.
Episode 9 • Aug 5, 2007 • 47 m
His Visit: Day Eight
Attempting to conjure some courage, Mitch tracks down a reclusive 'chemist' in Mexico; Cissy heads up a citywide search team; Bill loses his feathered medium; Palaka's good-luck gift to Freddy ends up with Barry.
Episode 10 • Aug 12, 2007 • 48 m
His Visit: Day Nine
Butchie and Kai wake up to a joyous revelation; Imperial Beach plays host to a makeshift parade organized by a revamped Stinkweed.

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
50
25% Positive
6 Reviews
46% Mixed
11 Reviews
29% Negative
7 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
50
25% Positive
6 Reviews
46% Mixed
11 Reviews
29% Negative
7 Reviews

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100
As profane as "Deadwood" and as profound as "The Sopranos," the series strikes every right chord.
By Linda Stasi FULL REVIEW
70
Mesmerizing and entertainingly confounding.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
60
Sometimes "John From Cincinnati" is a muddle, at other times rich drama and divine comedy. And sometimes it's all of that at once.
By Paul Brownfield FULL REVIEW
50
Intriguing but not entirely satisfying.
By Barry Garron FULL REVIEW
40
"John From Cincinnati" might be the strangest show ever produced for American television.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
20
This show needs a miracle even more than the damaged inhabitants of Imperial Beach do.
By Heather Havrilesky FULL REVIEW
10
Watching HBO's surfing drama "John From Cincinnati" is like sitting through a bad play at a tiny experimental theater.... In short, if Gary Busey were a TV series, he would be "John From Cincinnati."
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 5 User Ratings
8.4
80% Positive
4 Ratings
20% Mixed
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0% Negative
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