Deadwood: The Complete Series (2008)
Deadwood DVDs
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So, I must confess. I am a "Deadwood" junkie. I have purchased
the complete series and look forward each evening to spending time
with these bigger then life characters based on the gritty mining
camp of Deadwood(Don't call or come over between 10 and 11 PM, I
will not answer the phone or door!).I even love sitting through the
opening title sequence each and every time.
Legendary characters Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane mix in with
the fictional characters who are some pretty gritty and most often
lecherous people, who speak like they were brought up on the King's
English, but may also set a new record for the most swear words in
any program. There is also quite a bit of sex, nudity and violence.
And although all of that only add to the "ambiance" of the setting,
it is certainly not one for the kiddies or anyone who cringes at 4
letter(and longer) words.
Here is a little about the opening of the series, from there I was
completely hooked.
Episode 1: "Deadwood"
"No law at all in Deadwood...is that true?"
This of course, is the episode that will introduce you and hook you
on all the fun and the characters that grow throughout the series
and grow on you.It will be hard to chose a favorite. They are all
shall we say "charismatic" in their own special way...
Ex Montana Marshall, has rolled into town with business partner Sol
Star. They open a hardware business for the miners of the camp. It
isn't long before Bullock meets up with the legendary Wild Bill
Hickok, and also is at odds with the owner of the "Gem" saloon, the
formidable Al "pardon my French" Swearengen. Swearengen seems to be
the Godfather of the the camp. He has his finger in every pie, and
nobody seems to make a move without his approval. Al may at first
rub you the wrong way with his crude style, but I have to say, that
he has become my absolute favorite of the series. This episode has
commentary with writer/creator David Milch as an option.
The muddy midway of Deadwood comes alive in this very real series.
The cast of the series is marvelous. Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane,
Molly Parker, Jim Beaver, Brad Dourif, William Sanderson, Powers
Boothe, and Keith Carradine(Wild Bill), will all draw you in
immediately.The music is so good I bought the Season 1 soundtrack
Deadwood: Music From HBO Original Series(see my review for CD
details) that mixes short quotes from the series(also explicit) with
some western style music and some great blues. Each episode runs
about 50 minutes.
My 5 stars rating is for the entire series, each and every episode.
By the way the clarity of the picture is excellent and the sounds of
the Old West will come alive in your living room.
I bought each season individually as soon as they came out, but if
you haven't got around to buying them yet, or if you know someone
who would kill or die for this series for Christmas, now is the time
to pre-order. The deal is a good one at this time(I paid much more
buying them separately). Prices do change though so check each
season separately as well when you are ready to order(take shipping,
if any into consideration)
Check out this great series..be careful though, it's addicting!
Saddle Up for one heck of a ride and..."A Hell of a Place to Make
Your Fortune"......Laurie
By the way - you can also get the single discs with 2 or 3 episodes
on each disc - so if you just wanted to check it out, you could
start with:Dead Wood: The First Season, Volume One(the first 2
episodes), but then again, watch for a good deal - buying them one
disc at a time can get expensive, but nice to know they are out
there in case any need replacing or you just want to check it out.
Here is another place to check for best deal going at your time of
purchase:Deadwood: The Complete Seasons 1-3
More for western lovers:
The Outrage paul newman(new on dvd)
GORE VIDAL'S BILLY THE KID(val kilmer is billy)
Rage At Dawn / Abilene Townoldies but goodies for randy scott fans
