Deadwood: The Complete Seasons 1-3

Deadwood: The Complete Seasons 1-3 | "A Hell of a Place To Make Your Fortune."

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	Deadwood: The Complete Seasons 1-3 Home Box Office (HBO), 2007 average customer review:based on 27 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Near Perfect

Rare in this day and time do you find ANY series than can hold your undivided attention for one season, much less three. The Sopranos,though
great, had almost as many lowlights as highlights, but Deadwood has near perfection in every single chapter. A superb cast of mostly unknown or quality bit players, with two or three notable exceptions, make this exciting period of American frontier history burst to life in vivid, colorful (to say the least) action and language. Times were hard, tough, and your friends were good friends and your enemies were deadly.
Some parts are better than others, depending on personal taste and interest, but in my personal opinion, there is not one single episode that hasn't got a touch of superior acting, great humor, or gut-wrenching action attached to it, most have an abundance of all three.
For some of these actors, this series may be the crowning achievement of their professional lives. There are far worse fates !!!
Though not inexpensive, I personally feel its money well spent !!!

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"A Hell of a Place To Make Your Fortune."

I have yet to watch the second and third seasons of Deadwood, but thank God I was able to watch the first. This is an extremely well-written show about the real Wild West. There's a chock full of heavy profanity, sex, obscenities, and very little gunplay. This isn't John Wayne's universe, and this CERTAINLY ISN'T Will Smith's universe, either. David Milch has done a fantastic job with this series.

What I like most about "Deadwood" are the countless characters that make the show. It's very hard to pick a favorite, really. Ian Mcshane and Timothy Olyphany give superb performances as Al Searengen and Seth Bullock (Swearengen being the cold-blooded owner of a saloon, and Bullock being the owner of a hardware store). William Sanderson is brilliant as E.B. Farnum, a hotel owner with a social problem. Brad Dourif's performance is oscar-worthy as Doc Cochran, a man who has seen it all in the Civil War. Cy Tolliver (played by Powers Boothe) is one character that you'll love to hate. Alma Garrett (Molly Parker) is a bit annoying in the first few episodes, but she develops and you'll grow to admire her because of her complexities. A more complex female character is Calamity Jane (Robin Weigert), whose alcoholism and vulgarity makes a stark contrast for her caring for little children and for those who are sick. Other characters are attention-grabbing: Trixie, Sol Star, Charlie Utter, Eddie Sawyer, Ellesworth, Jewel, Mr. Wu, Reverend Smith, Richardson, Tom Nuttall, A.W. Merrick, Dan Doherty, Joanie Stubbs, Con Stapleton, Jimmy Irons, Leon, Jack McCall, etc. And special props go to Keith Carradine for his portrayal of "Wild Bill" Hickok, the legendary lawman who has come not only for prospecting for gold, but for playing Poker (which leads to bad luck in his own case).

So now, all I need is enough money to purchase the next two seasons of "Deadwood". And it's a shame that this show got cancelled, but the reason behind it was understandable: not enough money from the ratings.

A++

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Impressed

I bought this not having any idea what the series was about. All I knew going into was that I enjoyed westerns and this series happened to be WESTERN! I just love this series. I could not stop watching them once I received them. I would give it 5 stars but in the third season I think some of the acting was lacking.

Good press

Will take a while to find time to watch this, but have personal promises this will be great.

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