"John from Cincinnati" (2007)TV series

Creators:

David Milch
Kem Nunn

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In Imperial Beach, California, the dysfunctional Yost family intersects with two new arrivals to the community: a dim-but-wealthy surfing enthusiast (Nichols) and man spurned by the Yosts years ago.

Plot Keywords:

Father Son Relationship | California | Surfer | Marriage

Cast

Rebecca De Mornay	...	Cissy Yost (10 episodes, 2007)
Willie Garson	...	Meyer Dickstein (10 episodes, 2007)
Luis Guzmán	...	Ramon Gaviota (10 episodes, 2007)
Keala Kennelly	...	Kai (10 episodes, 2007)
Ed O'Neill	...	Bill Jacks (10 episodes, 2007)
Luke Perry	...	Linc Stark (10 episodes, 2007)
Brian Van Holt	...	Butchie Yost (10 episodes, 2007)
Matt Winston	...	Barry Cunningham (10 episodes, 2007)
Emily Rose	...	Cass (10 episodes, 2007)
Greyson Fletcher	...	Shaun Yost (9 episodes, 2007)
Bruce Greenwood	...	Mitch Yost (9 episodes, 2007)
Austin Nichols	...	John Monad (9 episodes, 2007)
Dayton Callie	...	Steady Freddie Lopez / ... (9 episodes, 2007)
Jim Beaver	...	Vietnam Joe (8 episodes, 2007)
Paul Ben-Victor	...	Palaka (8 episodes, 2007)
Garret Dillahunt	...	Dr. Michael Smith (7 episodes, 2007)
Chandra West	...	Tina Blake (7 episodes, 2007)
Paula Malcomson	...	Jerri (5 episodes, 2007)
Matthew Maher	...	Dwayne (5 episodes, 2007)

Filming Locations:

El Camino Motel - 550 Highway 75, Imperial Beach, California, USA

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Trivia:

The name "Monad" may come from "Monism," a philosophy which states that all things are one. Greek philosophers referred to "The Monad" as "The Builder," and that all things are composed of monads.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
John Monad: I don't know Butchie instead.

Outstanding new series

The first episode was great, the second brilliant. If you are a fan of HBO series, then I would say this is a mix of Carnivale and Deadwood. When I heard that David Milch had a new series coming out on HBO I was able to curb my mourning for Deadwood! As in Deadwood, the cast is composed almost entirely of brilliant character actors (with two former TV stars, Luke Perry and Ed O'Neill). The writing is top-notch and it is set in Southern California in a surfing town near the Mexican border.

Honestly I always liked the sopranos, but always believed that Deadwood was a superior series. Well JFC is striking me as better than Deadwood....what does that say for it?

***After seeing a few more episodes I feel that JFC lost it's way but the last few have looked better***

Also regarding the question from one poster, the opening song is Johnny Appleseed by the (sorely missed) Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros.