The two central characters of Carnivàle, an HBO television series, were Ben Hawkins (actor pictured), a young man working in a traveling carnival; and Brother Justin Crowe, a Californian preacher. Most of the characters are introduced in Ben's story, though several others interact mainly with Brother Justin; some appear in mysterious dreams and visions connecting the slowly converging storylines. Show creator Daniel Knauf submitted elaborate character biographies, which were rewritten before the filming of the first season began and provided to the actors and production personnel. The original character backgrounds were summarized on HBO's website, and were provided in full to fans after the show's cancellation. Due to their nature, these sources contain information on the intended fate of the characters beyond the cancellation of Carnivàle after the second season. They do not offer canon information per se, but provide a frame for the characters' motivation throughout the series. (This article is part of a featured topic: Carnivàle.).
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1702:
Great Northern War: Polish–Saxon forces were defeated by a Swedish army half their size at the Battle of Kliszów. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Klisz%C3%B3w
1981:
French president François Mitterrand privately showed U.S. president Ronald Reagan a dossier revealing that the Soviets had been stealing American technological research and development. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_Dossier
2013:
The NASA spacecraft Cassini took a photograph of Saturn with Earth in the distance (detail pictured), for which people were invited to "wave at Saturn". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Earth_Smiled
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
tall order: (originally US, idiomatic) A big job; a difficult challenge. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tall_order
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
When I'm gone, people will no doubt remember me for Queen, but I would much rather be remembered for attempting to change the way we treat our fellow creatures. --Brian May https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Brian_May