Posted on 06/29/2004 10:45:43 AM PDT by BluegrassScholar
Agreed.
Deadwood sounds cool. How many seasons has it had? I don't subscribe to hbo, but it'll probably show up on DVD in time. I can wait.
If the story remains accurate we will see Wyatt Erp next season. Erp didn't do much in Deadwood but he shows up at about this time in history.
except that Wild Bill died in December not June
Wild Bill was shot on August 2, 1876.
Deadwood just concluded its first season. You can read the summaries of all the episodes at www.hbo.com. Just click on the Deadwood link on the left. One of the best ensemble acting casts on television. Robin Weigert as Calamity Jane, Ian McShane as Al Swearengen steal nearly every scene they're in. If McShane doesn't win an Emmy, there's no justice in TV land.
McShane's character is by far the best. He sure doesn't tolerate those 'hoopleheaded c---s-----s', does he?
I don't see a problem with this at all. Black cowboys were a large part of the era and made numerous contributions in the settling of the west.
The only thing that I would change is the name of the series. Since the favorite expression is "C***s***er", I started calling it "The C***s***er Show" almost from the beginning. And, yes, it is one of my favorite shows. I just don't watch it in "polite company", though.
Same here. Sad too, as I really like westerns. It seemed to me that the writers were deliberately trying to out 'f-word' the Goodfellas.
What's a "deadwood"? and why should anyone care what hollywood does for a fiction show?
I quit watching televison for dummies a couple of years ago. You would be surprised how well you can think and converse when you quit watching the 'boob tube' !
What about a fair representation of the contribution of the Vietnamese to the American West?
I think the "F Word" came from Germany during one of our wars against them.
? I wonder just what the curse words were during the Old West.
Better bring in those Chinese and their opium dens. A big part of Bodie's history includes the Chinese, their laundering and their opium dens.
I had a problem with the language the first time I saw it, but I kept watching it and I'm glad I did, because it's riveting.
This was its first season. Best acted show I've seen in years, maybe ever. The language may put you off but it's nothing anybody who's at one time or another worked in an all male environment hasn't heard.
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