Smizzy Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Don't miss it folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 THANK YOU, SMIZZY! I had forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted March 7, 2005 Author Share Posted March 7, 2005 no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardSeymour Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Someone want to explain this deadwood show to me and why it's worth my time and trouble? I liked the first two seasons of the Sopranos but overall felt it was overrated. Liked Oz, even though at times it got tedious. Love the Shield and Nip/Tuck. Never really was able to get into the wire So is Deadwood really worth the trouble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted March 7, 2005 Author Share Posted March 7, 2005 Yes it is Seymour. All i can say is check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boozer76 Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Someone want to explain this deadwood show to me and why it's worth my time and trouble? I liked the first two seasons of the Sopranos but overall felt it was overrated. Liked Oz, even though at times it got tedious. Love the Shield and Nip/Tuck. Never really was able to get into the wire So is Deadwood really worth the trouble? It may take you an episode or 2 to get used to it, but I thinkl it's the best show on TV in the last 5 years, including all the shows you mentuioned. Very well written.; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 RS, you'd need to catch the prior seasons to enjoy fully. If you jumped in now, I think it would be hard to grasp as even from the get go, I had to allow it to grow on me before enjoying. Another decent show that started last year was "Rescue Me" on I believe TNT....stars Dennis Leary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Papi Green Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 It may take you an episode or 2 to get used to it, but I thinkl it's the best show on TV in the last 5 years, including all the shows you mentuioned. Very well written.; i wholeheartedly disagree, there is no show as well written and acted as the Wire, not even close THe Wire The Shield Curb Your Enthusiam Nipple Tuck Carnivale Deadwood 24 Rescue Me and Seymore I also disagree that its hard to get into, I'll summarize new territory gets settled out west that is yet to be part of the recognized USA, so settlers come in and set up shop which is basically lawless, the storyline is pretty much about how this town became annexed and laws were integrated into the society there, obviously with many sub plots Al the Gem saloon owner and pimp and gambler is pretty much the head bad guy in town Bullock the sheriff was a sheriff where he came from and didnt want to be one again but circumstances drew him to that field those are the 2 main characters and the rest you can figure out from the review they showed at the beginning of the episode BTW anyone catch the highlights of the new show "ROME"??? looks great, cant wait for the fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted March 7, 2005 Author Share Posted March 7, 2005 Rome looks good. Im very happy with HBO's programming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Papi Green Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Rome looks good. Im very happy with HBO's programming. dod you do carnivale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted March 7, 2005 Author Share Posted March 7, 2005 dod you do carnivale? No...I missed out on the Wire & Carnival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Papi Green Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 No...I missed out on the Wire & Carnival wow, carnivale i can understand alot of people didnt make it through season 1- it was drawn out and a bit boring and never really told you what the hell the show was about but season 2 is amazingly better the wire is a must see my friend, pick up the dvd, you wont regret it, especially season 1 heard something about entourage coming back soon too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 I think it's the best show since Kojak who luvs ya ba-bee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l_j_r Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 ... hbo is great with it's show's ... sopranos of course, but deadwood is right there ... & entourage ... man ... even tortoise :wink: gets laid... ...what a life... ... i'll give carnivale a try ... hadn't been able to sit down for it for an hour yet... l_j_r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Deadwood is even better than the Sopranos for this reason;it follows storylines from week to week to week.Carnivale is engrossing-I never thought I'd like that one but I'm in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4th&Long Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Deadwood is even better than the Sopranos for this reason;it follows storylines from week to week to week.Carnivale is engrossing-I never thought I'd like that one but I'm in.. Deadwood is good but its not even in the same breath as The Wire (or The Sopranos for that matter). The Wire is so good its barely TV. The Shield starts on the 15th, cant wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Papi Green Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Deadwood is even better than the Sopranos for this reason;it follows storylines from week to week to week.Carnivale is engrossing-I never thought I'd like that one but I'm in.. finally someone else taht watches Carnivale.......been looking for you buddy whats your take? hows it gonna go down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4th&Long Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 finally someone else taht watches Carnivale.......been looking for you buddy whats your take? hows it gonna go down? HBO may not bring back The Wire, yet Carnivale stays on? I dont get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Papi Green Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 HBO may not bring back The Wire, yet Carnivale stays on? I dont get it. yeah they shoudln't even consider not bringing back the wire, its a no brainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillerPaul Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 I'm finally adding HBO to my DirecTV package this week. Sounds like i've been missing out on alot of good TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted March 8, 2005 Author Share Posted March 8, 2005 I'm finally adding HBO to my DirecTV package this week. Sounds like i've been missing out on alot of good TV. Yes you have,you might as well quit your job now and just watch HBO all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 I'm finally adding HBO to my DirecTV package this week. Sounds like i've been missing out on alot of good TV. Good move Paul deadwood is friggin great-we taped Sundays'episode and are watching it in piecemeal so as to catch all the little nuances of the many stories that Milch has going on at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Papi Green Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Good move Paul deadwood is friggin great-we taped Sundays'episode and are watching it in piecemeal so as to catch all the little nuances of the many stories that Milch has going on at the same time. whatever you probably wanna watch in slomo to catch that glimpse of Bullock's ass when he was drilling the widow Mrs Garrett :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 http://www.mediajonez.com/index.html?tv/deadwood_real_history0305.html for anyone interested-sorry to bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Papi Green Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 http://www.mediajonez.com/index.html?tv/deadwood_real_history0305.html for anyone interested-sorry to bump great link SFJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Papi Green Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 new ep coming on in half hour yo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 I can't wait!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Papi Green Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Prostitutes, profanity: 'Deadwood's' West Creator: 'It's precious to me to get the world right' SANTA CLARITA, California (AP) -- A visit to the dingy Western set of "Deadwood" makes you wonder: What century is this, anyway? -- until director Ed Bianchi yells "Cut!" and the scruffy miners put on sunglasses and haul out cell phones to check their messages. For creator David Milch, "Deadwood" is not a TV show; it's living history. "This is where the Chinese prostitutes were kept," he says, pointing to small bamboo cages along the Chinese Alley section of the set, one of the largest ever built for a TV series. "They were kept in these 'cribs,' dressed in burlap sacks, and literally sexed to death." Disturbing stuff, yet just some of the many gritty details depicted with unvarnished realism on "Deadwood," the HBO series about life in a Black Hills mining town that recently began its second season. The show airs at 9 p.m. EST Sundays. (HBO is a unit of Time Warner, as is CNN.) "'Deadwood' is really about individuals coming here and finding their own way to live, wherever they came from," says Ian McShane, who portrays foul-mouthed saloon keep and town boss Al Swearengen. That story is told, says Milch, "by bringing alive the process of evolution of a society," and, most importantly, by making the characters and their surroundings authentic. "It's precious to me to get the world right. The realities of a time are not an inconvenience, but the door into its reality." The world of "Deadwood" is filled with the history of South Dakota's Deadwood in 1876, which Milch and his production team researched over a two-year period. More than half the characters on the show are historical figures, including Swearengen, though "they're sometimes drawn in bold colors," says Robin Weigert, who plays the rough and tumble -- and equally foul-mouthed -- Calamity Jane. Some of the actors have done their own research into their roles. John Hawkes, who plays the Jewish character Sol Star, points to a "Deadwood library" of books in his dressing room with titles like "Pioneer Jews." "The Jewish experience is typically viewed through New York," he notes. "Being someone whose people had been chased throughout history, (Milch) and I agreed that Sol would have been someone who would have wanted to pass, to try to assimilate, to fit in." Molly Parker's Alma Garrett, a transplant from the civilized East, represents the rare upper class in this dusty world. "I researched the Victorian New York life she would have lived before coming to Deadwood," the actress explains. This includes her on-screen addiction to the opiate laudanum. "Women like her were expected to be quiet and ornamental, which is why many women of her class became laudanum addicts." 'Shakespeare of the Old West' Calamity Jane, portrayed by Robin Weigert, is known for her colorful language. The language of "Deadwood" is decidedly mixed. While some characters talk like rough-hewn prospectors, others reflect East Coast roots. Hawkes likens it to "Shakespeare of the Old West" -- a pioneer-meets-patrician dialect that can be difficult to deliver. "I sometimes have to translate it first to understand exactly what I'm saying," Parker says, laughing. About the series' profanity, Milch says: "This is the type of world you are in. Don't expect any law." Perhaps the most astonishing realism is delivered by the army of extras who often populate the main street. "We have a core group of about 150 guys and 30 to 40 women," explains assistant director Kenny Roth, who's responsible for making sure each muddy prospector is performing a bit of "business" that will add to the street scene's realism. "They basically have us do 'Deadwood 101' -- just stand in front of your shop and sell something," says Richard McMullen, who plays the gun shop owner. "I love those days where the whole street's working," says Timothy Olyphant, who plays Seth Bullock. "I find I'm really taking them in, and it really helps us to connect into the environment and make it real." Dressing such a legion is the job of Le Dawson, the show's wardrobe supervisor, who keeps about 360 costumes in a constant state of distress. "These aren't people who had money to go to a tailor and say, 'Hey, I'm missing a button. Please fix it,' " says Dawson. The outfits were heavily researched by costume designer Katherine Jane Bryant, who gathered ideas from around the country. "So many people that came from everywhere ended up in Deadwood," she said. The "Deadwood" set is located on the site of Gene Autry's old Melody Ranch, where his "singing cowboy" films were shot, and the new town utilized many of the existing structures. "(Milch) told me he wanted the town of Deadwood to be a character," explains production designer Maria Caso, and the set is literally loaded with thousands of authentic props. Her staff is constantly buying antiques. "We can never have enough set dressing -- the street just eats it up," she says. The realism created for "Deadwood" appears to be working -- at least for Parker. "I sometimes arrive at 4 in the morning for makeup and walk down (the main street) in the dark ... It's totally magical," she says. "Who knows what it would have felt like to be there. But you can at least imagine for a moment what it might have been like. Hard." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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