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...and settle in for a re-watch of Deadwood, the brilliant TV series that features far better acttors & depictions of Jane & Bill. This thing is a train wreck that dares to take these names in vain. Muddled and incoherent from the start, with ill-placed soundtrack music that just adds to the irritation.

Now, for the rest of the required word count - my favorite westerns, among which I count the above-mentioned TV series - The Unforgiven, The Good, The Bad & the Ugly, Hell Or High Water, The Long Riders, a whole bunch more Eastwood films, Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, Lone Star, McCabe & Mrs. Miller. Lonesome Dove TV series...

I had read about Jason Mitchell's purported acting-out & exit from The Chi before I watched it. So as the 2nd season wound down, I prepared myself for a loss of what I'd hoped would be 4 seasons+ of engaging content... but thought, "Oh, it can't be that bad." Well, sad to say that the drop from the first two seasons to the 3rd could require therapy, for some. I would have given this show 9-10 stars for the first two seasons. But I end up angry at not getting to stay with the characters I grew to know and love in the first two seasons. 'Cause the first episode of the 3rd season is so bad, I stopped watching about 30 minutes in... I so wish the show could have worked things out with Mitchell. Whatever he may have done off-screen, he was a perfect central protagonist for the season. I'm in withdrawal now... :(

...with only about six hours of content total. But so good. By the end of the last couple episodes of the 2nd season, I started wondering how all the plot lines could possibly be resolved by the end; knowing there's no 3rd season. The writers did an admirable job of resolving those plot lines. The 2nd season is a little weaker than the first, which has a lot more LOL moments for me. But I was very sad at having to leave a group of characters that I found both likeable and interesting. Wish this had gone on for a couple more seasons.