HBO: Deadwood (1 Viewer)

[Steven Simon]

I found the show mildly entertaining, and just fell asleep after the first 30 minutes... Nothings special if you ask me...

 

[KyleC]

I just can't believe they cast Jeffery Jones! I mean the guy was convicted last year of posessing child porn. I also thought the swearing was over done. I don't mind profanity at all, but it seemed to forced in this show. It was like there was a bet going on as to how many times they could curse in a show.

 

[Marvin Richardson]

Well, I got about half way through it but it was just awful. Couldn't watch anymore of it. What was with all the cursing? Every other second someone was swearing. And the way they were swearing just didn't sound natural. I don't mind swearing (I swear alot myself) but good grief did they go overboard.
Definitely won't be watching anymore of this.

 

[Wayne Bundrick]

For the past few weeks right before The Sopranos, HBO was showing an uncensored commercial for Deadwood that dropped the F-bomb about once every ten seconds, so anyone who saw that knew what to expect from the show.

I was going to mention Jeffrey "Principal Ed Rooney" Jones too, but my cable modem went down while I was typing and Internet Exploder lost my text. I think this is his first role since pleading no contest to child pr0n charges.

I don't know why I thought William Sanderson had died a year or two ago, but I guess I'm wrong.

 

[Michael Hughes]

Is seems like Milch has gone a little bit crazy with the liberties of HBO. I prefer when the cursing is part of the background and context of the show and jumps out at you like "The Shield" where the writers have to be just a little bit more wary of overdoing but at the same time they are pushing the envelope in content.

I think Milch was pent up from all those years on Network TV with HS Blues and NYPD Blue censors that he went overboard in creating an over the top gore and curse fest.

Is there a story to be told here in this mess?

I won't be tuning anymore in to find out.

 

[Rob Speicher]

That's pretty much how I felt too. I couldn't care less about cursing, but the twang/accent of the one female who wasn't a prostitute really bothered me.

 

[Justin Bauer]

I liked it alot. Too much profanity for my liking, but I will keep watching.

 

[Mike Capulli]

For me, the show seemed a little hard to follow. It was very fast paced, and at times I wasnt sure what was going on. Lighting was kind of cool, lots of just pools of light on certain parts of the character's faces.. Cursing didnt bother me too much, but it was definately flooded throughout the show. Interesting and different, but also confusing. Ill watch next week ... why not.

 

[Everlasting Gobstopper]

Yeah, it was pretty tough to figure out what was going on, since they had a huge cast of characters to introduce. It was especially hard when you had people talking about other people in the third person, and we hadn't quite figured out what everyone's names were. Carnivàle had a similar issue going in, but they introduced the major players over the course of a few episodes, so it wasn't so difficult.

 

[Garrett Adams]

I enjoyed it immensely. IMO, the language was appropriate and added to the authenticity. Not one word was spoken that I haven't used myself. Definitely a must watch show.

I'm retired now but I imagine there was considerable talk today around America's water coolers.

 

[Dave Scarpa]

Yah I Did and I'm interested enough to season Pass it. Of Course It Helps they have David Milch from NYPD Blue helming it. So Far I'm digging it more than I did Carnivale, But I'm a sucker for Westerns. Helps they got a great cast and Ian Mcshane is terrific.

 

[Greg Krewet]

This show was Brutal. I loved it. Did they ever refer to the Calamity Jane character with any sort of name? Unfortunately we will have to wait about 2 years for a DVD
version if HBO follows their current releasing pattern of broadcasting the second season before we get the first season.
Best
Greg

 

[Mike Broadman]

One reason why some may be put-off by the swearing is that we're so used to not hearing in a Western. Hollywood has been presenting us with an overly clean version of the "wild west" with only a few exceptions.

The charactes were many and the dialogue a bit confusing, but I'm counting on that being sorted out as the story plays through. I like the actors involved and Westerns in general to not watch this.

 

[RobertW]

i don't mind swearing, but this was just a bit overboard. i feel, along with some of you guys, that it just seems gratuitous, as if they're doing it simply because they can.

but i'll keep watching.

 

[ScottH]

I didn't even notice the language. I guess I've been desensitized...

 

[JasonALL]

We've just been spoiled with all the pretty talk in the Western's that we've seen to date. If you go back and read books written in the late 1800's, early 1900's that deal with real life America, it wasn't really pretty.

Considering the setting they are in, it's like boy's being away from mom, dad, adults, and getting to just let it fly as much as they can, because if they didn't, it makes all their complaining about wanting to pointless.

Me, I loved that first episode, it did what Carnivale could not do all season, and that was to get somewhere with something.

 

[KyleC]

Her character is listed on IMDB so I'm guessing she'll be appearing in the next few episodes.

 

[Deb Walsh]

I thought the language and the confusing introduction of characters and relationships worked, because the whole town was so chaotic - it was meant to be. I read in one article on the show that it grew by the thousands within a very short period of time. Characters were deliberately introduced without pomp because that's how these people came into the town - without ceremony, yet they ultimately had a large impact on Deadwood over time.

The show's disturbing but definitely sucked me in. I never got past the first episode of Carnivale, but I'll be sticking with Deadwood, at least for a while.

Now, if only we could convince USA to take a chance on a second season of Peacemakers!

 

[Eric R C]

I was confused a bit during this show. Who was the stranger on the horse that discovered the Indian attack and was later shot by Wild Bill and the main character? Why was he shot?

 

[Mike Broadman]

That guy was actually the one who killed the family.