Deadwood is an American Western television series set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before and after the area's annexation by the Dakota Territory, and charts Deadwood's growth from camp to town. The show was created, produced, and largely written by David Milch. Deadwood features a large ensemble cast headed by Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane, playing the real-life Deadwood residents Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen, respectively. Many other historical figures appear as characters, including George Crook, Wyatt Earp, E. B. Farnum, George Hearst, Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Sol Star, Jack McCall, and Charlie Utter. The plot lines involving these characters include historical truths as well as substantial fictional elements. Milch used actual diaries and newspapers from 1870s Deadwood residents as reference points for characters, events, and the look and feel of the show.

After several years of discussion and pre-production, Deadwood: The Movie began filming in October 2018. The film is set ten years after the end of the third season and premiered on HBO on May 31, 2019.

Opened to remind me to start it after I finish with Saul

Anyone seen this? I love westerns might start this

top 10 series for me if not top 5

the writing, tho it takes some getting used to, is excellent and top 5 for sure. memorable and unique characters, great acting, and shows a lot of range between funny, gritty, and dramatic. one of the worst cancelations ever, because this show deserved better and had more story to tell

not a show for everybody but everybody should give it a shot

The 2019 movie didn't do justice in your opinion?

it was as good as a movie sequel can be 13 years later. I think the show would have gotten more recognition and been able to neatly wrap up the story in 5 seasons, but the movie still gave some closure and it was cool to see the characters again

watching this rn

just started it today

Why did Al kill jimmy instead of leon?

Half-season and they trying to stop an epidemy
Also Al is always so f***ing mad
Show got me hooked, the town is so dynamic and ever-changing.

AL a legend. On S3E6 I been stuck..

I wished that Bill Hickock got a plot armor :jordancry: , already saw the actor in Dexter and he killed his role there too.
Also if the series keep going like that I wonder why it had low rates, it has truly all the ingredients to become one of my favourites.

Yeah he was my fav in the beginning and the gut him 4 eps in :jordancry: Liked the starting from scratch vibe it gave in s1 for bullock & seth. I think it stays consistent and progresses well but those first episodes resonated with me the most. Season 3 been great too, brilliant one-liners all over the place too. Love it. I didn't realize he was in Dexter though, who did he play/which season? I'd say it's not exactly the most accessible given how dialogue is conveyed and just the setting too feels like it'd be always more niche.

Frank Lundy, he was against Trinity on season 4. Lotta of actors that will be casted on Sons of Anarchy too.

Don't remember that tbh. Also only remember Charlie in SOA.

@Ithaka you ever peep this masterwork?

no y

ooo i recall u mentioned it to me way back

modern classic

top 3 oat imo

Al swearengen a goat character

Thinking of starting this, pretty good? Is it action or mostly dialogue driven?

Both at first season, second lotta of conversations.

SPOILERS.
Just finished third season, gonna watch the movie this week. Here they are my thoughts.

Was really excited to continue, I was optimistic that the following seasons could have been more engaging, with a stronger writing, building on unpredictable climaxes like a western version of Game of Thrones/Boardwalk Empire in their respective prime. How wrong my expectations were.
After some episodes the defects appear. I feel most of the characters are on the background and don't contribute enough, missing a real impact in the series.
Charlie Utter didn't have anything to say, ironic how the actor chose to interpret a plain character both here and in SOA. Martha Bullock successfully beat him in being bland and insipid.
Jane is pointless, zero evolution and just redundant complaining. Wu got a lot of room to grow, even expand on the contrast between american and chinese culture but they really reduced him to talk in a rudimentary way with Al. I thought EB was gonna play the Littlefinger and become terrifically dangerous towards the end but he was just there mocking Richardson and being submissive to the men upstairs.
As final antagonist I expected even more from Earst, but, again, he was missing charisma, foxiness and simply the magic to be a juicy threat for the city. Writers could have been bolder by making him not falling into Al's trick but I guess he was too old to recognise the dead prostitute t\*\*\* were smaller. I was suprised a man with such a honor like Bullock accepted without blinking the murder of an innocent woman but I guess a w\*\*\*\* life wasn't that valuable one hundred years ago.
Bullock, Tolliver, Cochran got way more attention from me: their various relationships, how they dealt with problems, their humour, their mistakes...
And Al? Wish they made him more emphatic with the priest by allowing him in his bar since he reminded him of his brother during first season. He got the same ranting, raging emotion and it became monotonous after a while. Love the one-liners he spit tho. That b****** got some of the best intimidation skills in a TV series.
Show definitely got an excessive amount of soap-opera moments that make it heavy, few moments of actions plus the politics involved are mostly bureaucracy. Narration could have been more streamlined in like 8-10 episodes per season.
It didn't deserve to be cancelled but now I understand why it was.
The series is the equivalent of a video-game with too many side quests. I'm heavily disappointed.

This guy right here must be the most useless character in a tv series ever. Finale couldn't prove it more.