Deadwood...

Post by **Woz** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:21 pm

Holy crap! That was a shock ending to this week's ep, and no mistake.

PS. if you're not currently following this series you're missing out on one of the best things to come out of the US since....well since Cowboys and Injuns.

Post by **Bob_The_Engineer** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:39 pm

Damn it I was going to watch it and then I forgot and now I feel bad

Post by **Woz** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:43 pm

It's repeated on Sky1 mix....get your TiVo to look out for it.
You won't regret it.

DO NOT put it on when there are kids within earshot. It's got the most extreme language I've ever heard on any format - movies or telly.

Post by **Bob_The_Engineer** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:11 pm

I did notice that in your daytime emails you started calling me m*ther-f*cker alot ...

Post by **Woz** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:25 pm

Interestingly, I've not heard that one once in Deadwood - too modern....there were about 4 instances of the word c*nt in a single exchange between two characters last week. This week, the c<extremely rude word> was 'only' used twice that I noticed.

Cocksucker is used every other sentence by our boy McShane though.

It's apparently historically accurate use of the language. Having looked up the history of the west, it looks like the story has many historical truths in it as well (although the details are sometimes extrapolated or changed).

Edit : and if you only saw Lovejoy (I didn't personally) and thought Ian McShane was pretty innocuous, you should watch this and see if he doesn't cut a pretty terrifying figure.

Post by **Bob_The_Engineer** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:37 pm

If I remember correctly he played the villain in Cody Banks

gunslinger · Post by **gunslinger** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 8:58 am

watching a movie the other night with Woody Harrelson in!

He said 'if a man builds a thousand bridges to link the world and sucks one dick, he wont be remembered as a bridge builder, but a cock sucker'

too true...

wonder if Deadwood is coming to terrestrial tv?

Post by **Woz** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:23 am

gunslinger wrote:wonder if Deadwood is coming to terrestrial tv?

I would be stunned to be honest. There is no way on earth it could be edited to tone down the language.

gunslinger · Post by **gunslinger** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:32 am

yeah I forgot about that! (and sorry for any homophobic references in my last post!! it wasnt meant like that!)

I do have sky but cant watch it that much so really I usually wait for 24 etc to come on to BBC - maybe Channel 4 may take a risk with it as they sometimes like to push the boundaries? all they ever seem to show at the moment is bloody Friends repeats! Deadwood looks good tho

Post by **rizbok** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:42 pm

i've been watching too,,, as for your c word count woz,,, I seem to remember a conversation at a card table, where the 'gentleman' who perpretates the act we shall not mention for spoiler reasons

fits in 3 or 4 in one go along with class insults like. "shut up c***, sat there with,,(pauses looking for suitable insult), your eye, like a big c***""

you're right,, don't see them going for it on terrestrial somehow!

Post by **Woz** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:46 pm

rizbok wrote:i've been watching too,,, as for your c word count woz,,, I seem to remember a conversation at a card table, where the 'gentleman' who perpretates the act we shall not mention for spoiler reasons fits in 3 or 4 in one go along with class insults like. "shut up c***, sat there with,,(pauses looking for suitable insult), your eye, like a big c***""

you're right,, don't see them going for it on terrestrial somehow!

Spoiler.....well, only for people who know their wild west history...and then not really without making a leap:

Incidentally - that act that we shall not name appears to be pretty historically accurate....well broadly. I've found several accounts about it that differ, but broadly they all agree on the outcome and where it happened.

And yes - Deadwood did exist and was a lawless town for the reasons that are vaguely covered in episode 1.

Post by **jamie** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 12:10 am

Grr, should have stuck a spoiler on your post woz, as soon as I read it I knew what was going to happen.

I remember reading somewhere about the deadmans hand and its origins, I knew as soon as you said it was a shock ending what was going to happen. Dang them cocksuckers.

Post by **Woz** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:00 am

jamie wrote:Grr, should have stuck a spoiler on your post woz, as soon as I read it I knew what was going to happen.

I remember reading somewhere about the deadmans hand and its origins, I knew as soon as you said it was a shock ending what was going to happen. Dang them cocksuckers.

Ooops - sorry...I thought I was vague enough.
Hey - I thought you were watching them earlier anyway?

Post by **jamie** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:04 am

Yeah, I tivo them, and caught it last night. Shouldnt have read the post really, I will make sure to try and watch them on Tuesday night.

Post by **Woz** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 9:55 am

jamie wrote:Yeah, I tivo them, and caught it last night. Shouldnt have read the post really, I will make sure to try and watch them on Tuesday night.

Damn - soz - in the other (rubbish) Deadwood thread, you said you were getting them on p2p...

Post by **jamie** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:47 pm

You mean the other (original) deadwood thread?

Post by **Woz** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:48 pm

(rubbish) !

It was full of pirates anyway.

Post by **jamie** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:48 pm

Arr, enough talk of pirates matey.

gunslinger · Post by **gunslinger** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 8:55 pm

if you like Deadwood then watch Unforgiven - on channel 5 at 9! Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman (WOW) and 100% bona fide classic. one of greatest films of our generation and won couple of oscars too.

just gonna watch it now

[GF5]Mez · Post by **[GF5]Mez** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:49 pm

I'm up to episode 6 of this and very impressed - not got Sky One so downloading it instead.

Regards historical accuracy, the infamous individual killed in episode 4 was in reality killed in Deadwood, by the same person as in the series, for the same reason (revenge for brother killed). And in reality he was also well acquainted with the infamous female following him around.

I don't *think* I've given any spoilers away there...