What Kind of Carnivale Fan are YOU?
Submitted by Gina - thanks, Gina!

What kind of fan are you? The realm of fandom has spawned a broad spectrum of Carnivale fans. We attempt to identify and categorise some of the more numerous and colourful sub-species. (tongue in cheek)

The Secret Carnivale Fan
Lives their life in denial, like a bulimic, they watch episode after episode locked away with the blinds drawn and a 6 pack of Mountain Dew and bag of Cheetohs nearby. When confronted with the dreaded question. "What are you watching?" They plunge into denial, and quickly change the channel, twitching nervously while fingering the remote.

The Casual Carnivale Fan
Lives a relatively normal life, can be found watching Pro football on Sunday nights, or sneaking a peak at the ladies on Desperate Housewives. They do not know Dan Knauf's email address, or what the Gospel of Mathias is. They do not refer to their young children as CoL or CoD.

The Holy Carnivale Fan
Against their better judgement is looking for apochryphal meanings and insights into life via HBO. They are certain Dan Knauf is channeling some long forgotten Spiritual Master, they own crystals, can quote Joseph Campbell, and know what an Archon is. Or alternately they can also be found trying to channel Carolyn Strauss, to figure out what the h*ll she could possibly be thinking. As we move up the DSM-IV spectrum, we approach:

The Serious Carnivale Fan
To say that these folks take the Carnivale seriously is a serious understatement. You're not allowed to talk about other shows around here. You're not even allowed to not like certain episodes. But as overwhelming as this may seem, it isn't off-putting. It's hard not to get swept up in the spirit of things. Sheesh!

The Rabid Carnivale Fan
There really ought to be some sort of vaccination for these types :-). This is where the rubber meets the road and as Calvin Klein said in his ads, "Obsession begins." In the home of a rabid fan, Sunday nights are awash in hush tones, phones are removed from their receivers, children are threatened with mandatory tar and feathering and evangelizing takes on a whole new threatening tone. "Watch these Season 1 DVD's or else." They have been spotted wearing WWBJD t-shirts and compulsory black contact lenses that cover the entire cornea. These are just some of the few types of fans I've identified for the upcoming field guide, I'm gathering more info, as we speak and hoping that Time Warner will publish, now if I could only talk DK into writing the foreword!

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