Late to the Game: Deadwood

September 22, 2017, 09:05 PM

bald1

Folks recently posted about finally watching Blade Runner and The Sopranos. Well I never watched Deadwood.... until tonight. Just viewed the opening episode. Damn! Olyphant was great in Justified. Honestly didn't know he was in Deadwood supported by quite the cast. No doubt I'm gonna enjoy the remaining episodes. I did seem to pick up somewhere that the series didn't have a smooth ending. Regardless I'm diving in.

September 23, 2017, 10:16 AM

IndyRob

Ian McShane steals the show. Kieth Carradine is also excellent in the show.

September 23, 2017, 10:33 AM

flesheatingvirus

Great show.

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-- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. --

September 23, 2017, 11:04 AM

Nickelsig229

quote:
Originally posted by IndyRob:
Ian McShane steals the show.

Absolutely. Olyphant's character kind of gets boring. He never becomes ruthless enough to justify his tough guy character. I was always wanting him to shoot someone or beat someone or do something, at the last second he would find religion and turned the other cheek too many times.

Where as McShane plays his role perfectly and carries the show. When you expect him to be a dick, he is a huge dick, and when you expect him to do a good deed, he's a huge selfish prick. Perfect for the show.

September 23, 2017, 12:19 PM

lyman

quote:
Originally posted by Nickelsig229:
quote:
Originally posted by IndyRob:
Ian McShane steals the show.

Absolutely. Olyphant's character kind of gets boring. He never becomes ruthless enough to justify his tough guy character. I was always wanting him to shoot someone or beat someone or do something, at the last second he would find religion and turned the other cheek too many times.

Where as McShane plays his role perfectly and carries the show. When you expect him to be a dick, he is a huge dick, and when you expect him to do a good deed, he's a huge selfish prick. Perfect for the show.

exactly

been a fan of his for years,

he was excellent in Lovejoy and just about every role he has been cast in

September 23, 2017, 02:35 PM

bald1

My inspiration for seeking out the Deadwood series to watch came from doing the 137 mile "loop" Thursday in my '03 S2000 from the Sheridan Lake area past Pactola Reservoir, through Lead, then Spearfish Canyon, on to Deadwood and back past Pactola to Sheridan Lake.

Cropped shot from my dash cam:

Approaching Spearfish Canyon:

September 23, 2017, 02:35 PM

46and2

McShane, the Doctor, Jane, Utter, the Preacher, so many good performances. Garret Dillahunt kills it in two roles. Carradine does a great job. Michael Harney is great as an angry racist piece of shit. I like Olyphant but he's amongst the least interesting here, IMO.

September 23, 2017, 04:08 PM

cas

quote:
Originally posted by 46and2: Garret Dillahunt kills it in two roles.

Maybe watching it as it was broadcast over three years that worked. Watching the whole thing in a few days online, that confused the shit out of me.

September 23, 2017, 05:11 PM

46and2

Oh, I agree, how close together they occurred is a bit too much, but I don't fault him for that and I think he did a great job as both very different characters just the same.

September 23, 2017, 05:18 PM

parabellum

The Number of Fucks in Deadwood

September 23, 2017, 09:21 PM

bald1

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
The Number of Fucks in Deadwood

LOL Keeping score... downright funny!

September 23, 2017, 11:23 PM

scot818

I never saw it until about a year ago. One of the first shows that I binge watched. Really regretted that because there are so few episodes.

Enjoy it.

September 25, 2017, 05:49 PM

walkinghorse

quote:
Originally posted by bald1:
My inspiration for seeking out the Deadwood series to watch came from doing the 137 mile "loop" Thursday in my '03 S2000 from the Sheridan Lake area past Pactola Reservoir, through Lead, then Spearfish Canyon, on to Deadwood and back past Pactola to Sheridan Lake.

Cropped shot from my dash cam:

Approaching Spearfish Canyon:

Nice ride!! We did it several weeks ago, had lunch at the LatchString Restaurant, very nice. Being retired , middle of the week cuts down on traffic!

September 25, 2017, 08:21 PM

Scurvy

quote:
Originally posted by 46and2:
Garret Dillahunt kills it in two roles.

Garret Dillahunt kills it in every role he's in ever.

One of my favorite actors. Terminator, Burn Notice, Raising Hope etc etc etc. He's great.

September 25, 2017, 10:05 PM

bald1

quote:
Originally posted by walkinghorse:

Nice ride!! We did it several weeks ago, had lunch at the LatchString Restaurant, very nice. Being retired , middle of the week cuts down on traffic!

Thanks and concur Jim. Retired here too. I was hoping for more fall colors in Spearfish Canyon as they said the foliage was at over 70% of max. Guess I've been spoiled by what New England and parts of NY state have shown me in years past.

September 26, 2017, 05:12 AM

GeeTen

quote:
Originally posted by flesheatingvirus:

Great show.

Wu, my man!

TTFN,
"Point Blank" Frank
8-)

September 28, 2017, 04:03 PM

patw

I've only watched an occasional show, but Ian is a great actor.

September 28, 2017, 04:11 PM

parabellum

quote:
Originally posted by patw:
I've only watched an occasional show...

Did the show make any sense, watching it like that?

September 28, 2017, 04:52 PM

rusbro

EB Farnum turned out to be one of my favorite characters. I especially loved his interactions with Richardson, which as I recall were in the later seasons.

September 28, 2017, 07:46 PM

46and2

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Mayor Farnum

William Sanderson was awesome in this role, and I agree, those scenes with Richardson were great. Farnum and the Doctor are two of my favorite performances beyond Al.