Hooked on Deadwood

[ellen_datlow]

Last night I watched Season 1 disk 4 and I admit that I'm finally hooked. I love the ever changing relationships between the characters and I am certainly hearing the poetry in the language of McShane's character. It still jars when some of the other characters throw out a "cocksucker" though.

I also watch Lara Croft, Tomb Raider--and loved it! Yeah, a very guilty pleasure but I enjoy watching Jolie and I thought it was a lot of fun. And Daniel Craig was in it too! Whoopie! I just added the second one to my queue for later (much later) light entertainment.

Comments

[jeff-h.livejournal.com]

I don't know that it's based on the book as much as it is based on real life. Seth Bullock, Sol Star, Charlie Utter, Al Swearingen, EB Farnum, and a few others were real people in Deadwood.

Also, I just finished season 3 and I am so bummed out the way the series just up and ended. With so many great characters left in the lurch. Just as shit was coming to a head. Ugh.

Last I heard they were dismantling the set, so any chance of continuing the series in any manner is probably lost forever (at least with the established actors).

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

I'd heard they just stopped and kaput. Too bad.