Interesting Aprilgem! Have you seen any parts of Revelations? Do you not like it because of its religious context or just dont like the way its being presented? I watched most of Carnivales first season series but began to loss interest in it towards the end. I felt the plot was being dragged out way too slowly for my liking. Whereas Revelations is a fantasy using the bible as the backdrop and so most of the story so far is holding to passages in the bible and can be traced to them lending an air of mystery and apocalyptic intrigue. Deadwood gives you a sense of real people caught in the historical turmoil of the times. A sense for the colloquial and formal speak of the time, the pervasive ideals and misery of the time. Its almost like watching a reenactment. I just love it. A period classic in my estimation.