Deadwood

richyfingers · 27 Dec 2006 at 20:36

Anyone here seen it before? Got a loan of the first series and watched two episodes so far, seems quite slow at the moment. Just wondering what peoples opinions on it are, is it worth watching?

Gilly · 27 Dec 2006 at 20:43

A lad at work really enjoyed it

I generally don't believe him when he says films and such are good though. I tend to avoid films he recommends

G|mp · 27 Dec 2006 at 20:52

Theres a dude like that where i work, everything he recomends is utter pish

Grandmaster Fap! · 27 Dec 2006 at 22:36

It's a quality series, anyone who remembers Ian Mcshane in Lovejoy will be amazed at his performance in this

Big Kev · 27 Dec 2006 at 22:46

It's quite good, but no more than that and the language is pretty harsh, so don't watch it with your grandparents.

Deadly Ferret · 28 Dec 2006 at 00:50

I was really impressed with it, because it brought to Westerns a sense of grit and realism I always thought lacking in all but some of the spaghettis. Yet it doesn't do so in such a way as to make it seem tacky and/or verbally modern. Indeed, the use of language* in it is similarly impressive, and exactly how I imagine people spoke in that setting.

*All, not just the profane.

willd58 · 29 Dec 2006 at 06:38

Some of the best acting you'll ever see in a series, on par with the West Wing and the Sopranos.

Pinkeyes · 29 Dec 2006 at 09:21

Excellent Series. Give it time, it was a bit slow at first.

uchuff · 29 Dec 2006 at 11:18

Deadly Ferret said:
I was really impressed with it, because it brought to Westerns a sense of grit and realism I always thought lacking in all but some of the spaghettis. Yet it doesn't do so in such a way as to make it seem tacky and/or verbally modern. Indeed, the use of language* in it is similarly impressive, and exactly how I imagine people spoke in that setting.

*All, not just the profane.

I'd agree, I read an interview a while back with one of the creators - he said that although people in those times wouldn't use exactly that language, they would have used similarly strong language for their times (which would seem tame to us if they spoke like that in Deadwood).

Pinkeyes · 29 Dec 2006 at 19:01

I guess if they said...

"Dang-nabbit"

it wouldn't work so well would it

tsgray70 · 30 Dec 2006 at 11:31

I really enjoyed it. I only started watching it because I'd read how good Ian McShane was in it, a definite departure from Lovejoy. The pace takes some getting used to, but I think it's right up there with The Sopranos and Band of Brothers.

richyfingers · 8 Jan 2007 at 02:36

Finished watching the first series the other night and starting on the second now, absolutely loving it. Took me a while to get into it, I think I was expecting an all action Cowboys and Indians sorta thing, but it really couldn’t be more different. Quite slow paced but some very interesting characters and plots that keep you hooked.

The dialogue between the characters is brilliant, especially between Al Swearengen and Seth Bullock, really funny in places too. Some of the best acting I have seen in a TV series.

Curio · 31 Mar 2007 at 17:09

Have just started watching the 2nd series and I have to say it's the best TV show in the history of TV. No joke. There are plenty of fantastic shows like Lost, 24, Buffy, X-Files (at first...), Sopranos, ER, House, etc, etc. And plenty of older shows that were classics as well. But Deadwood is just....special. The writing and acting are simply amazing.

I'm also annoyed because I went to the Black Hills a couple of years ago and could have actually visited Deadwood......but I didn't really care at the time :mad: