Looks like the excrement is REALLY going to hit the fan this season. Anybody else notice the guy playing Wilcox is the same guy that shot Wild Bill, with a new beard and without the scars?

Whoah!! I did NOT catch that! The dude's a damned good actor.

I'm actually not all that sharp eyed either, I had help, on the Season 1 DVD set someone mentions that they liked him so much that they were bringing him back in a completely different role in season 2, but wouldn't say what role. So I've been watching for him.

I thought he gave one of the more memorable performances in Season 1 - and that's saying a lot. In fact, I was half convinced that that lazy eye was the real deal. I think this guy has got a real solid career ahead of him.

FYI, for anybody that missed an episode of Season 2 so far, HBO is doing a mini-marathon of the first three episodes Friday night.

Last night I started watching an old Columbia serial called Deadwood Dick. Didn't make the connection from the title but as soon as it started I thought "wow", mining town of Deadwood, SD and Wild Bill getting shot.

Add Franklyn Ajaye to the continually surprising and delightful casting of this series! I don't believe I've seen the man in anything since "Hollywood Shuffle".

Al has looked better! :eek:

I'm eagerly awaiting the next Mr Wu episode, love how he makes everything real clear despite his three-word vocabulary.

... amazing how artfully one very particular profanity can be uttered in completely original and different ways by the various members of this cast. I envision them going home every night and saying the word over and over into the mirror in order to make the utterance uniquely their own.

It doesn't matter who the show focuses on from week to week, moment to moment, I'm always riveted. But, I have to admit, I grin from ear to ear every time Calamity Jane appears onscreen. I think Robin Weigert is amazing.

- JJ

It doesn't matter who the show focuses on from week to week, moment to moment, I'm always riveted. But, I have to admit, I grin from ear to ear every time Calamity Jane appears onscreen. I think Robin Weigert is amazing.

- JJ

Yeah, she is!

It doesn't matter who the show focuses on from week to week, moment to moment, I'm always riveted.

"Riveted" is just the word.

After years of utter indifference I find I’m suddenly hooked on not one but two dramatic series: “Deadwood” and BSG (the last TV drama I watched consistently was Hill Street Blues). Part of what’s compelling about these shows is the extent to which they can shock and surprise us.

Like the death of Wild Bill in season one, the incapacitation of Al Swearengen is sure to have repercussions that will reverberate for the rest of the season. Likewise, the gunning-down of Cmdr. Adama creates a (I’m guessing temporary) power vacuum, setting the stage for what promises to be an interesting third season aboard the Galactica.

Perhaps not surprisingly, BSG and “Deadwood” are essentially telling the same story; that of a group of disparate personalities with conflicting interests who must set aside their differences in order to survive in a cruel and lawless universe. Despite of all the war room politicking and bedroom intrigue there is a strong “we’re all in this together” vibe running through both shows, and I think that's part of their appeal.

I love the "friendly enemy" thing between Bullock and Swearingen. They'd just as soon kill each other, but if cooperation is best, they actually seem like they can enjoy each other's company on a professional level.

And I like how Dan isn't a cardboard black-hat. He's got depth and sympathy.

I love the "friendly enemy" thing between Bullock and Swearingen. They'd just as soon kill each other, but if cooperation is best, they actually seem like they can enjoy each other's company on a professional level.

Yeah, like it or not they're both fighting for the same thing. Swearengen has known this all along. Bullock isn't as smart as Swearengen, but after the last couple of episodes I think he's beginning to see the light.

And I agree with you about Dan; what a wonderfully complex character.

Saw David Milch on IMC's Dinner For Five the other night. He's a crusty fella and a guy whose bad side I would want to avoid. I wonder how much of Swearingen is Milch's personal projection?

There was a great profile of Milch in the New Yorker a couple of months ago. He's had an interesting life, to say the least. I don't use the word 'genius" lightly, but it definately applies in his case. Between "Hill Street Blues," "NYPD Blue" and "Deadwood" Milch has really pushed the boundaries.

He originally wanted to do a show set in ancient Rome, but HBO already had such a series in development. When they asked if he'd consider changing the setting to the old west he said sure, why not. Imagine if they'd asked him to set the show in outer space...

A David Milch sci-fi series... now THAT's a show I'd like to see.

Don't know if it's in the magazine but he told a story about butting heads with David Caruso during the first season of NYPD Blue. Caruso was a prima donna and a major pain in the ass and these arguments were a daily occurance but it was a point of pride with Milch never to give in. During this particular argument - Milch began to experience severe chest pains - he suspected he was having a heart attack but he was damned if he was going to let Caruso get the upper hand so he kept a poker face and sweated it out. Once he was satisfied that he had prevailed, he walked into his office and called an ambulance. Sure enough - major heart attack. Sounds rather Swearingen-like to me.

I was a bit stunned to find out, on a History Channel show, that most of the characters in the series are based on real people. I granted Hickock and Jane, but their pal Charlie was real, both Swearengen and Bullock (and Star) were real people. I'm not used to ANY historical accuracy in a TV western!

And I like how Dan isn't a cardboard black-hat. He's got depth and sympathy.

I've always thought smarter-than-he-looks Dan and dumber-than-he-looks Johhny were two of the series more memorable characters.

I was a bit stunned to find out, on a History Channel show, that most of the characters in the series are based on real people. I granted Hickock and Jane, but their pal Charlie was real, both Swearengen and Bullock (and Star) were real people. I'm not used to ANY historical accuracy in a TV western!.

According to the extras on the DVD, Starr went on later to be mayor of Deadwood for 10 terms and always kept a journal. The scene in the pilot where Bullock hangs the guy himself rather than surrender him to a mob came straight from his journal account,as have several other scenes in the series.

Has anyone checked out Calprenia Addams part in this years season and does anyone else know what movie had her in it?


Van

The IMDb doesn't list Deadwood in her resume' but there was a new school teacher character introduced last night. Don't know the actress' name.

Has anyone checked out Calprenia Addams part in this years season and does anyone else know what movie had her in it?


I have no idea who she is.

The IMDb doesn't list Deadwood in her resume' but there was a new school teacher character introduced last night. Don't know the actress' name.

She looked familiar, but I couldn't place her either..

Man, Last Sunday's episode was unusually brutal. I hope the guy gets what's coming to him.

- JJ

He managed to kill the Borg Queen without exotic plasmas!

Found this site that lists the real and fictional folks in Deadwood:

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-DeadwoodHBO.html

Found this site that lists the real and fictional folks in Deadwood:

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-DeadwoodHBO.html

"Box herder!?" :eek:

Man, Last Sunday's episode was unusually brutal. I hope the guy gets what's coming to him.

- JJ

SPOILERS IF YOU DIDN"T SEE LAST NIGHTS EPISODE......




Well, I think he's got more coming to him, but Charlie Utter got it started off nicely. I thought last nights episodes was one of the best yet. Between Swearagen's "quit whining" speech to Jeff Jones to Utter & Wilcotts last meeting were some of the shows finest moments, not to mention some of the funniest. Hard to pick who had the best moment, between Alma's distress with Swearagen's language, Tolliver's two stooges trying to figure out exactly how to market their Chinese girls, Farnum's sniveling about being left in the cold, and Jewel complaining about having to listen to Swearagen's leg dragging every morning, there were some truly great lines.

My biggest laugh was Johnny's expanation for the street brawl though, "Well, if the man had corns...."!

Between Swearagen's "quit whining" speech to Jeff Jones to Utter & Wilcotts last meeting were some of the shows finest moments, not to mention some of the funniest.

Agreed. This show never ceases to astound. The quality of the writing, and the performances are suburb. In addition to the moments listed above, the scene between Swearengen and Alma (I'd forgotten they'd never met) was terrific. Is it just me, or was there some serious sexual tension between those two?

More than any other show on television -- with the possible exception of BSG -- "Deadwood" demands to be seen.

Easily one of the most gripping and entertaining episodes to date; one amazing scene after another. Having Wolcott give Wild Bill's letter to Charlie Utter was brilliant -- and the relationship between Swearengen and Alma Garrett took a turn I wouldn't have imagined possible. I've said it before and I'll say it again: David Milch is a genius, and "Deadwood" is one of the best dramatic series to come along in a very long time.

The official "F" word count is up to 1406 Which averages to be about 1.5 per minute.

I'ld add the link to the official count, but it has some @^$*ing bad language


:D

I've said it before and I'll say it again: David Chase is a genius,

Would you be talking about that "Sopranos" writin' co#&su(%er? :)

Would you be talking about that "Sopranos" writin' co#&su(%er? :)

Caught me moments before I corrected the typo. Curse you Zorro!

For the record, I do not consider David CHASE to be a genius... merely an incredibly talented writer.

I think Swearengen's soliloquey to the Indian's severed head was possibley the single most Shakespearean moment yet. I've been wondering why I've had a hankerin' to watch a Hamlet film lately. I thoink this show may be the reason.

Would you be talking about that "Sopranos" writin' co#&su(%er? :)

Don't be going Mr Wu on us, Zorro.