DVD : Deadwood - The Complete First Season

Rating: - Deadwood
This was a gift for my husband. He loves it as a raw western. Not a family viewing movie.

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Rating: - Elect Al-Deadwood season 1
My husband watched this series first on HBO and loved it.Since purchasing the 3 seasons, he has spent countless hours watching it.This isn't a show for children/young teens,it has very explict language and can be hard to follow with the way they speak.If you get past the language, then it does have a very good story line. Either you will love this series or you won't.The harsh language is the key point to remember.

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Rating: - Was looking so forward to the series but...
I overheard someone at work mention 'Deadwood' being a true portrayal of what the Old West was really like. I thought to myself, 'cool! something down and dirty with lots of gratuitous blood letting and gunplay'

After watching 5 minutes of it, I had to change channels. I love profanity in movies as much as the next crass American guy but when it's used in such a retarded context, it just ruins the whole thing. And by the way, this is supposed to be in the 1800s!! It's not realistic at all to have our ancestors of old sound like they were on an N.W.A. album. I like N.W.A. but Cowboys who belt out 'F$@#' words in an Old west series is just as bad as Ned Flanders trying to act like Ice Cube.

And as some other reviewer noticed, all of the characters looked like they just walked out of a beauty spa; moussed up hair, Aquafresh perfect teeth, and spotless clothing. Hair products, frequent bathing, and a good dental plan were rare commodoties in the Old West folks!

Sorry, this was not realistic at all for me. I could care less how good the story was going to get.

You want realistic swearing in the old West, then check out Tuco from the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. That's a REAL western movie!!

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Rating: - Deadwood is not your father's western
Set in a burgeoning mining camp in 1876 in modern day South Dakota, Deadwood brings together honest businessmen, dreamers intent on striking it rich with a gold claim and crooks who go where the money is and the law isn't. The action boils around the Gem saloon owned and operated by Al Swearengen who knows everything that's going on in camp and how to profit from it. Seth Bullock and his friend Sol Starr are ex-lawmen from Montana who arrive to open a hardware store and immediately butt heads with Swearengen who they have to buy the plot from. Wild Bill Hickok rides into town burdened by demons and accompanied by ultra foul mouthed Calamity Jane. E.B. Farnum owns a hotel, sells information to Swearengen and talks in circles using big words and phrases in an attempt to elevate himself above his station. The only doctor in town has to deal with a plague, all the whores at two saloons and taking care of a Scandinavian child whose family has been killed.

Deadwood is so well written and acted you almost forget how base it is. Until someone opens their mouth. This is probably the best depiction of a lawless old west town you'll ever see, but they do go overboard on the language. Sometimes the words are flying so frequently I start to laugh and that's not a good thing when you're presenting a drama. That being said, everything else about the show is wonderful. Ian McShane as Swearengen is unreal. Brad Dourif as the doctor gets better with each show, cresting with the episode when Rev. Smith dies. Dourif's scenes at the end are amazing. William Sanderson as E.B. Farnum continues to add to his resume of odd characters, both in comedies and dramas. It takes special talent to do both.

I don't have HBO so I'm late getting on the Deadwood train, renting them from Blockbuster. Learning that there are only three seasons was a sad moment. This is one the best series I've ever watched.

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Rating: - Lonesome Dove Was Very Good-Deadwood is Amazing
You get 6 single sided discs smartly packaged in a bookcase style cover. These contain 12 episodes with the 6th disc containing extras. The extras are- Making Deadwood:The Show Behind The Show- The Real Deadwood- The New Language Of The Old West- and An Imaginative Reality which is a discussion between David Milch the creator and executive producer and Keith Carradine who plays Wild Bill.

DeadWood is Gritty, Callous, Full of Blasphemy, Ultra Violent, Sexist, Racist, Sadistic and Unforgivingly Great.

If you are a western fan, you have to have this series. Your wife or girlfriend will pobably not like it and its not for the kiddies, but if your a true western fan and you buy it, I guarantee you will watch it over and over.

Mr Woos pigs are calling, can you hear them?