Thanks for the Deadwood suggestion.

[Jay Mund]

JR, seriously? I loved so many of those characters. Al Swearingen. And his counterpart in the Asian community. And Al's chief henchman. Wild Bill and his compadre. Yes, Doc is the only one who acts righteously, almost without exception (he's a drunk but so are they all), but all of the other characters are pretty likeable at least some of the time. I do relate to how jarring it is to see so many characters that are so flawed.

[Dillon Spencer]

JR, seriously? I loved so many of those characters. Al Swearingen. And his counterpart in the Asian community. And Al's chief henchman. Wild Bill and his compadre. Yes, Doc is the only one who acts righteously, almost without exception (he's a drunk but so are they all), but all of the other characters are pretty likeable at least some of the time. I do relate to how jarring it is to see so many characters that are so flawed.

Seriously! I just finished binging Deadwood after all the recent talk around here. Ian McShane's Swearengen is just so well done that he has to be my favourite, and his exchanges with Wu are fucking hilarious. Other than him, I'd have to say my second favourite was Calamity Jane. Talk about a flawed character! Tragic, hilarious, and a total badass to boot.

[Bluefan75]

Anyone catch the movie yet?

[bjvinson]

Anyone catch the movie yet?

Watched it Friday and again on Saturday. I loved it but I’ve been a Deadwood fan since the very beginning so I am biased.

i think it’s worth watching even if you haven’t seen any of the original series.

i can’t say much more because I don’t want to spoil it for the folks that haven’t seen it yet.

[Brahms]

Watched it Friday and again on Saturday. I loved it but I’ve been a Deadwood fan since the very beginning so I am biased.
i think it’s worth watching even if you haven’t seen any of the original series.
i can’t say much more because I don’t want to spoil it for the folks that haven’t seen it yet.

Ah, OK. Finally, a Deadwood post on the forum. I was wondering what was up.

I watched the movie and thought it was good. Without giving anything away: Milch didn't fall into the trap of trying to recapture the past glory of the show. Instead, we revisit the scene after ten years of rapid development--both in terms of the camp, and its people. Some people have aged well, some haven't. C'est la vie.

[Bluefan75]

Ah, OK. Finally, a Deadwood post on the forum. I was wondering what was up.

I watched the movie and thought it was good. Without giving anything away: Milch didn't fall into the trap of trying to recapture the past glory of the show. Instead, we revisit the scene after ten years of rapid development--both in terms of the camp, and its people. Some people have aged well, some haven't. C'est la vie.

It was really a shame Powers Boothe couldn't be there to play his role. I think there could have been some interesting dynamics with him there that his absence prevented.

[DanaWhicker]

I don't know how I never saw this show before. I'm almost through season 1 and it's all I want to watch. It's so good. Of course I have to wait until the 4 year old goes to bed.

[Brahms]

I don't know how I never saw this show before. I'm almost through season 1 and it's all I want to watch. It's so good. Of course I have to wait until the 4 year old goes to bed.

Yeah, I wouldn't want to field the call from the preschool teacher that your kid casually calls the other kids "cocksuckers."

[Robert D]

Charlie Utter isn't an honorable character? He's my favorite on the show.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Watched the movie last night. Excellent wrap-up of the story line. I'll watch it again very soon. Charlie Utter was a good man.