Tell Him Something Pretty

Most anti climatic episode in history... gave it a one for sheer frustration of the pathetic ending!!!

I absolutely love this show and cannot believe that HBO is stupid enough to let this one go!! I agree that this show and Soprano's are the only reason I let Comcast bend me over for HBO. And honestly, the Soprano's has been a train wreck for the past few seasons. i read that HBO offered Milch half a season to finish the show and he said no. it wouldn't be enough to wrap up the loose ends. What i am curious about is how two two-hour movies(4 hours) is any better of an ending than half a season? i have been waiting for 7 months to find out when HBO will announce the season 4 premier and i have to find out through IMDb blogs that it isn't coming back?! Surely they don't think that people keep their subscription just to watch City of Angels (or any other movie HBO gets their hands on) 22 times in 2 weeks. I just checked, right now they are abusing us with The Siege...thanks HBO, it was nice having you around, I'll be switching to Showtime now for Dexter.

The series started off great. Weaving reality into the story line as with Wild Bill Hickok's character made the show compelling. All of the characters played their unique roles perfectly. The writing is brilliant, playing unexpected subtleties against each other. Couldn't wait to see what happened with this last episode. But then ...

How could HBO stop this show when it did? The expense of running the show doesn't justify cutting it off at the kneecaps, leaving the audience frustrated and depressed.

To the HBO executive who made the call to cancel the show before completing the story, you and George Hearst are of the same ilk.

Deadwood was my favorite western series, exotic and multi colors characters, all them with smart lines in every single scenes, philosophical dialogues, quite often on Shakespearian style, between comings and goings all bad men had their final days on a tombstone, the town pulse of living people, however when arrives the evil George Hearst (Gerald McRaney) l was angry for an upcoming events for someone made his coffin dully adorned by dead flowers to bury him in high style, nonetheless Hearst triumphs over the dead souls that he leaves behind, by far the dubious Al Swearengen (Ian MacShane) was miles ways from the remainder casting, Deadwood survives at his presence, pristine like water it was a fictional series, no one on those days could expatiates such speech, such level of intellectuality implied on purpose by the writer, conceptive idea taking in the edge of human understanding, now no more Deadwood!!!

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First watch: 2020 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.5

I am almost twenty years behind seeing Deadwood for the first time in 2023. All the accolades are accurate, this could possibly be the best tv series ever. The writing, the acting, the costuming, the sets are absolute perfection. In reading archival entertainment articles I know a fourth season was expected but never came to be. Ergo the last episode of season 3 must serve as the series finale. Lots of questions unanswered, regular characters not accounted for (Doc Cochran...does he have TB or not?), and story lines left hanging as we see the final shot. Advice to all readers, if you get the opportunity to visit the actual town of Deadwoon you must. Calamity Jane and Wild Bill rest next to each other in the cemetery, the Bullock Hotel still stands, Saloon #10 is waiting for you. I am eager to see the HBO follow up Deadwood movie. If it is half as good as the series I will be well entertained.