DEADWOOD SEASON 3 DVD REVIEW SERIES

There are some amazing bits of character interaction here, and several times a character will say something truly impactful and even insightful, without it coming off as self-indulgent speechifying. Early on, the show got a lot of attention for its huge amount of profanity, and it certainly is notable РІР‚вЂњ Al Swearengen alone would make any censor blush and then some РІР‚вЂњ but don't let that distract you from how excellent Milch's dialogue is.

Meanwhile, Milch crafted one memorable and powerful story after another for his cast. Special note also has to go to the always terrific Garret Dillahunt (now on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), who played two very different roles on Deadwood, each equally unique. Earl Brown, Brad Dourif, Jeffrey Jones, Dayton Callie, Keone Young and Jim Beaver also are all excellent, with each coming off as utterly believable in their roles. Deadwood benefited from a phenomenal ensemble cast, who vividly brought to life the very different types of people in the town РІР‚вЂњ from the wealthy Alma Garrett (Molly Parker), who finds herself in a very different scenario than she's used to to Al's rival, the vicious Cy Tolliver ( Powers Boothe) to Al's favorite among his girls, Trixie ( Paula Malcomson), who forms an unlikely relationship with Sol. Olyphant gives the best performance of his career to date as Bullock РІР‚вЂњ who is certainly this show's version of the classic western hero, but who finds himself troubled by compromises he finds himself making and the constant trouble being sheriff in a town like Deadwood can bring. Yet he displays his own unique sense of loyalty and honor, protecting those he cares for and standing up when he feels a true injustice is being done РІР‚вЂњ especially if it threatens the town he obviously loves. He's a true scoundrel through and through РІР‚вЂњ not in the Han Solo sense, but in the 'he has an innocent man murdered to get what he wants' sense.

Brought to vivid life by the amazing performance of Ian McShane, Swearengen is truly one of the best television characters ever created. Right from the start, this was clear in the portrayal of Al Swearengen.

DEADWOOD SEASON 3 DVD REVIEW SERIES

Like those series, Deadwood takes place in a familiar genre РІР‚вЂњ a western rather than a police drama РІР‚вЂњ but shows that it's possible to use the similar archetypes of earlier stories while also crafting a series that feels incredibly different and obviously has an original take on a genre we all know.

Deadwood was created by David Milch, a writer who'd worked on two groundbreaking police dramas, Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue, the latter of which he created.

So begins Deadwood, a series set in the real life South Dakota town that was the home of many notable historical figures, including the real Bullock and Swearengen, not to mention others we'd get to know in the series - such as Wild Bill Hickock (Keith Carradine) and Calamity Jane (Robin Weigert), both of whom would have a notable impact on storylines in Deadwood. Swearengen is as fierce and determined as Bullock is, and willing to go to pretty ruthless lengths to get his way. But Seth can't let all of the chaos and disorder he sees in town stand and soon is back to being a lawman РІР‚вЂњ and finding he has one tough opponent in Al Swearengen ( Ian McShane), the owner of a local saloon and brothel. Seth Bullock ( Timothy Olyphant) has given up his life as a former Montana sheriff when he comes to Deadwood in 1876, simply looking to start anew РІР‚вЂњ which soon leads to opening a hardware store with Sol Star ( John Hawkes).

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