I think J from C was at its' best in the early episodes when things happened without a lot of drawn out explanation. As the episodes progressed I suppose somebody thought long, clumsy, overly formal speeches inserted at inappropriate moments were required to provide plot exposition.

They were wrong! For me it was all about images. Consider a surfer that floats on land. You don't need a lot of words to carry that. Discussion among the characters is mandatory. But if you never get around to providing a ludicrous explanation delivered sotto voice by John in a dream sequence, so much the better. His time would be better spent learning how to crap!

The cancellation does leave a lot of things hanging. J from C was about interesting characters caught up in a world that defied conventional reality. I miss the characters and the strange trip they were sharing with me.

JFC was one of the best shows ever and definitely deserves to be on a list of the most creative/worst cancellations of all time.
I see many comments saying "there was nothing to get". That is obviously not true....there is alot to get and you obviously dont.
My father doesnt enjoy Family Guy, but he doesnt understand The Breakfast Club references and he hasnt seen Star Wars since 1977. It is a different show if you "dont get it".....whatever the show may be.

I like to think that I am fairly intelligent (enough to understand a TV show), but I have seen the full season 5 times and I keep noticing new things.

If you like "The Usual Suspects" and movies that make you think....check out John From Cincinnati.
If you like "Die Hard" and movies with little or no thought....stick to complaining that The Sopranos arent on anymore.

"We dont remember my Father's words"

I absolutely loved "John" and was extremely bitter that HBO cut it short and never allowed Milch the time he needed to complete his story arc. Watching after the fact that it had been cancelled and knowing there would NEVER be any sort of satisfying conclusion to the series ends up depressing me beyond measure. I will always have a place in my heart for the complex, wonderful characters on the show. Rock on, Milch and Co.

And we didn't get to finish 'Deadwood' because of this garbage??? Come on! I gave it a chance, I really did, but 'Deadwood'!!!

The show was a pretentious piece of crap whose producers/writers were in love with the idea of their show but couldn't realize that it was crap as a final product.

Dexter? That's good. The Wire? That's good.

JFC? It was cancelled for a very good reason. Let it die already.

I don't know Butchy instead....but I've always had a thing for Theresa Russell.

John really tried something that nobody else has ever attempted, and in that sense, I think it's important and an absolute shame it was canceled. I'll admit that there are certain narrative failings, but I loved the characters by the end of it, even if they were awful (generally with good reason to be).

Milch was making a show based on heavy philosophical concepts, from the obvious Leibniz to the obscure Deleuzian reading of Leibniz (Bill's spiral staircase!) to Kierkegaard and so on. On top of that, as a lot of people who feel the world needs saving always turn to religion or perhaps anti-capitalist socialism/marxism, he sees the tools to get people on the path within capitalism/mercantilism itself, which I think is a fascinating concept.

The show was about nothing less than saving the world and preventing genocide, which makes me wonder how the hell the second season was going to work.

I sent HBO a bill to repay me for lost time watching JFC. It's pending approval in their legal department!

Shaun will soon be gone.

LOL I thought it was one of the best headf**k series I've seen

I liked JFC a lot! The Yost plots were hammy, but the side characters (Steady Freddie and Palaka anyone?) were spectacular!