[Cvengr]

I agree with you, although the Sopranos' gay voyage probably cost HBO a fair number of viewers.

One aspect of Deadwood, I find to be grossly revisionist is the volume of foul language. This doesn't mean the Wild West didn't have its fair share of ribald behavior, but the impressions left by John Wayne in True Grit, were probably closer to the norm throughout the settling period, than the saloon/whorehouse represented in Deadwood.

Chivalry, religion and the old country still had a marked influence upon social settings throughout the west.

[Ichneumon]

Chivalry, religion and the old country still had a marked influence upon social settings throughout the west.

...And it clearly does in "Deadwood" as well -- it just has more influence on some of the characters than others, same as today.

[mugs99]

the impressions left by John Wayne in True Grit, were probably closer to the norm throughout the settling period, than the saloon/whorehouse represented in Deadwood

The impressions left by True Grit were rehashed nineteen forties Hollywood soap. Deadwood is authentic for that era.
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