Show Info

Genre(s): Western

Created By: David Milch

First Air Date: June 11, 2006

Summary

Starring Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver, W. Earl Brown, Dayton Callie, Kim Dickens, and Brad Dourif

This final season of HBO's profanity-laden western will be followed by two movies that will wrap up the various storylines.

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Vote Now!The average user rating for this show is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 84 User Votes

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hal b gave it a9:
Have yet to view seasons 2 and 3, but if they're anywhere close to the level of season 1, then they deserve AT LEAST a "9". This is amazingly good television, one of the best series I've ever watched. Granted, I had to get past the language at first (every other exclamation seems to include the "f word" or c**k-s**ker)... and I had at least one female co-worker tell me she just couldn't get past the depiction of women as whores and drunks and/or crippled lackeys)... But I think, on balance, most of the male characters are portrayed as MUCH worse than the women, who are simply trying to survive in a world dominated by violent machismo, evil and pestilence. This is not Gunsmoke, that's for sure. It's more like Cormac McCarthy's incredibly dark/violent novel, Blood Meridian, brought to roaring life. One of the central themes is the challenge of holding onto one's essential humanity in the midst of such a violent and amoral culture. Olyphant, McShane, Dourif and Parker (Alma Garrett) are particularly excellent in their roles; but really, ALL the cast -- including relatively minor supporting characters -- are top notch. Don't miss Robin Weigert as Calamity Jane! Kudos to Milch (sp?) and HBO for creating such an amazing cast of characters and such an incredible story line. The dialogue, acting, cinematography and sets are all top-calibre. Just an incredibly gripping and entertaining series.

Dave R. gave it a10:
charles, I highly doubt you know much, if anything about your American history. Over 90% of the population of Deadwood was male and a good portion of that percentage were prospectors or miners. The women who where there (with the exception of the character Alma Garrett) were brought there in large part to be prostitutes or workhands in saloons. As a result of their disposition they ended up turning in large part to alcohol and opium to numb the pain of everyday existence. Many committed suicide. ...you did know Deadwood was a real place, with a real history, didn't you?

Mike A. gave it a10:
A more complex McCabe and Mrs Miller as Shakespeare might have written it. Perhaps the best TV ever, and one of the few series I could watch over and over: the acting of even minor players is revelatory, the scripts are stunning, the photography is striking and rarely gimmicky, the whole town is fully realised and populated. I think the profundity of its characterisations is revealed in the way that the hearts of even the most repulsive characters are somehow illuminated and invite compassion -- and even some self-discovery.

[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Will remain a favorite of mine for years to come. Fabulously written, flawlessly executed, but laid to rest long before it's time. I would have loved to have seen another season or a TV movie after it's cancellation in order to complete the story properly, in the manner the series deserved.

Brian L gave it a10:
Not just one of the best television series of all time, but rather one of the best exercises in narrative form across all mediums.

Cody E. gave it a10:
Greatest series ever on Television. People at HBO were absolute idiots to have stopped it. Was the best ever.

Dan B. gave it a10:
Brilliant. Whole dang show was. Dialogue was incredibly inventive and often hilarious, and there's a history lesson or ten in there, somewhere. Shame there won't be more seasons, nor two wrap-up films as originally promised.

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