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We finished watching Deadwood season one on the weekend.
Cussin' cowboys. I liked it a lot.
Deadwood's a real place. It was founded in the 1870's, after gold was found in the Black Hills. Only, it was built on an Indian Concession. Which meant it was outside the laws of the USA.
The series follows the story of Seth Bullock, a Montana lawman who moves to Deadwood to found a hardware business. But in town, he butts heads with Al Swearengen, owner of the Gem Saloon, who runs the whores, dope and murder in Deadwood.
Everyone raves about Swearengen. And he is a great character- a ruthless, violent bastard with his own foul-mouthed charm.
But it's the minor characters that I really liked. Calamity Jane, drunken and swearing but somehow sweet. Reverend Smith - innocent as a lamb, mad as a march hare. And my favourite, Doc Cochran - hunched and crotchety, up to his elbows in whore's snatches and murder victims, but still trying to do good in his own crabby way.
The story has a very loose structure - plots start halfway through one episode, and finish halfway through the next, meaning episodes often end on an unresolved note. Like the mud and constant foul-language, it builds the realism.
The DVDs come in a beautiful fold-out pack, but the Australian version has zero extras, which is disappointing. It's a pity they didn't include some of the features from the HBO website, like the notes on costuming or the death count for each episode.
Cussin' cowboys. I liked it a lot.
Deadwood's a real place. It was founded in the 1870's, after gold was found in the Black Hills. Only, it was built on an Indian Concession. Which meant it was outside the laws of the USA.
The series follows the story of Seth Bullock, a Montana lawman who moves to Deadwood to found a hardware business. But in town, he butts heads with Al Swearengen, owner of the Gem Saloon, who runs the whores, dope and murder in Deadwood.
Everyone raves about Swearengen. And he is a great character- a ruthless, violent bastard with his own foul-mouthed charm.
But it's the minor characters that I really liked. Calamity Jane, drunken and swearing but somehow sweet. Reverend Smith - innocent as a lamb, mad as a march hare. And my favourite, Doc Cochran - hunched and crotchety, up to his elbows in whore's snatches and murder victims, but still trying to do good in his own crabby way.
The story has a very loose structure - plots start halfway through one episode, and finish halfway through the next, meaning episodes often end on an unresolved note. Like the mud and constant foul-language, it builds the realism.
The DVDs come in a beautiful fold-out pack, but the Australian version has zero extras, which is disappointing. It's a pity they didn't include some of the features from the HBO website, like the notes on costuming or the death count for each episode.
