It’s been a great year for high-quality TV shows, particularly thanks to networks like HBO and Showtime. One of the more unique shows on HBO’s line-up is Carnivale, taking place during the depression it follows a travelling sideshow where a young orphan named Ben hides a secret mystical power. There is a lot of magic and weird supernatural happenings within the carnival, leading up to an epic clash between good and evil. The show is a little slower paced at times but well worth checking out. Season 2 premieres on Sunday Jan. 9th on both HBO in the U.S. and The Movie Network in Canada. If you want to catch up with the first season, it recently came out on DVD (with some of the nicest packaging I’ve seen yet) and TMN will be replaying them 2 episodes a night from Jan. 3rd to 8th. The official HBO site has a trailer up for Season 2 now.