Deadwood: HBO's Western Masterpiece

[@JoJoJoker]

Deadwood died a hero while GoT lived long enough to become a villain.

[@nikosgreek352]

They did deliver a minor strike at its dignity with the movie (it had some muted woke elements) but it pulled through. GOT....it went the same way House of Cards did. Deprived of proper material it was given to corporate, wokified and served shitty and stinky just to wrap it up.

[@rubenvrioni]

Agreed .House of cards bbc series had two great follow-ups after house of cards ,to play the king and the Final Cut .Now people will say but in The UK the system is different.You chould have achived the uk version.The uk version was no afraid of making Francis the villain.The US version ,not so much .I mean frank of s1-s2 was completely different from Frank of s3-s5 and that thing in s5 e13,him joining the secret societies.That is shit because we have been following nothing for over the past seasons cause he did everything to get power and now he wants to join private sector.In the UK version Frank was the villain and they gave him people who were victims who were lesser evil than him.But in the US they wanted him to pit him against worse of the worse ,that’s okay for a while but the show had no point after s2 ,just like breaking it was a show that had a beginning-middle-end while shows like boardwalk,sopranos were different.They had no important plot .They had multiple plots in a season that were either resolved or saved for the next season .But yes house of cards entered into woke territory if we can call it like that and got was way before , we just had not noticed due to the first four seasons .They also turned Clare in hoc into another one of those generic wives .Like Carmella,Skyler or Margaret .First two seasons Claire was good but she became annoying after s2

[@jtooley6554]

Haha, true

[@rogueprince1341]

Rome is another underrated HBO show that got canceled way to soon. Only 2 seasons.

[@joemccandless1278]

Agreed. Tidus Pullo was the best character ever.

[@rogueprince1341]

@@joemccandless1278 when he got to have sex with Cleoparta because Lucius couldn't do it. That still makes me laugh. The way Lucius just rolls over at all the noise coming from the tent.

[@SquagelZ]

And Carnivale

[@rogueprince1341]

@halljustin4306 I never got to watch that, but I always wanted to. The guy that plays The Bunk in The Wire is in it, right?

[@model7374]

Anything written by John Milius is great.

[@JackG79]

This show is a MASTER Class in acting. Ian McShane, Timmy Olyphant, George Hurst (Major Dad) Powers Booth,

[@longacre1041]

….. Brad Dourif, W. Earl Brown, Molly Parker, William Sanderson, etc…..

[@sharpenflat6002]

I remember Major Dad. I'm not much of a TV guy, but I liked that show.

[@tedwojtasik8781]

Al Swerengen was the best anti-hero ever written. He was more menacing than either Tony Soprano or Walter White, yet sympathetic, sarcastically comical without coming across as a psychotic yet sincere. IMO he was more an extremely pragmatic paternal figure to the camp who was not averse to a bit of skullduggery for personal gain.

[@Hotsaucedeluxe]

The greatest show of all time that doesn't get its due.

[@JoJoJoker]

1. Band of Brothers 2. Deadwood

[@Hotsaucedeluxe]

@@JoJoJoker Band of Brothers is more like a limited series.

[@Censored4UViaGoogle]

Sopranos is GOAT period

[@davemccombs]

@@Censored4UViaGoogle ;)

[@CheesecakeXIII]

This and The Shield

[@schmaudog]

Thank you for spotlighting this show. It is my favorite series of all time. It demonstrates how to bring all elements of a population into a community.

[@jackhovatter]

I think it gets less discussion because it’s so flawless it’s painful that it ended suddenly

[@rogueprince1341]

It's such an awesome show. It sucks how it got canceled. At least we got the follow-up movie, though.

[@lucasproctor7464]

I've rewatched Deadwood four times. Sounds like its time for five.

[@maluminse6013]

One of the greatest shows ever. I've watched the whole series probably half a dozen times. Shakespeare in the Old West

[@ericstrickland7374]

While cut short, Deadwood truly was a masterpiece of television.

[@OneRedKraken]

Deadwood has the best dialogue of any TV Show I've ever watched. Like it's said in the video. You can feel the care and attention given to every line like the guy was writing some old west prose.

[@AK13133]

Absolute classic. It doesn’t get talked about as much as it should. There’s not one bad episode throughout all 3 seasons. I’m glad you’re covering it!

[@gofastandwynn]

So happy, one of my favorite series

[@mattblackwell789]

The writing is soooo good

[@NexX35]

What a pleasant surprise to see this being recommended Deadwood is an amazing series and its always great to see new videos being made about it

[@PerfidiousAdrian]

A Deadwood retrospective?! You gotta hire the Pinkertons to find someone to do that. Great work Kino

[@rudi_tabootie]

Fuckin pinkerton I hate that cocksucker

[@deborahfay102]

You are spot on about the dialog! I could hardly wait for the next line on that show! 😊 Shakespearen is a good description.

[@boshrek4759]

I see Deadwood not as show but rather music. I love every track and all three albums!! I often return to this show just to hear the actors recite their dialogue. Sweet music to my ears!!

[@JackG79]

Kino!!!! I've wanted u to watch and break this down for years. Look back at your video asking for suggestions!!!!

[@sdad6378]

Top 5 Drama of all time. Milch is one of a kind with dialogue that is unmatched. "Cunt-Brine" was one of my faves 🤣

[@lesscotford1419]

Our father who art in heaven..... Let him fuckin stay there. RIP Al. What a show, watch it at least once a year finishing off with the film.

[@Guyvermectin]

David Milch getting dementia is the cruelest twist of fate ever. One of the best writers that will never get the amount of credit he deserves.

[@JosephMichael23]

This is such a great show; I am correctly rewatching it. For me, this show IS right up there with The Sopranos and The Wire.

[@MrZadir-nu7bd]

It sure is

[@laziofarid]

The deadwood is an incredible show. You learn so much about the society and American principles and values even today. Masterpiece truly Highly recommend the show

[@Mister413_]

Great video. I had often said that the writing was she Shakespearean, but was never able to argue the point as well as you did this video great job!

[@WoefulPie]

"I am a sinner who does not expect forgiveness. But I'm not a government official." Favorite show ever, even if they did Calamity Jane dirty.

[@uberchris511]

I really appreciate this video. Deadwood has been on my top 3 list of favorite shows for 20 years. I usually revisit the series once a year or so. I had always heard rumors about why it was canceled but never heard it explained in this detail before. It’s such a shame, they really had something special.

[@djdksf1]

Deadwood really was about the best dialog ever done for TV. Milch's writing rivals some of Paddy Chayefski's best work. You literally have to acclimatize your ears before you start getting it. I believe one or more episodes was even literally written in iambic pentameter, ala Shakespeare.

[@lifeisberserk9566]

Watch True Detective Season 1 and Mr robot

[@babylonian.captivity]

I'm so happy you got around to Deadwood! It's one of my favorites. At its best it's right up there with Sopranos, Mad Men, and The Wire in my book. The language, yes, of course. It's exquisite. But also, the range, depth, and timelessness of humanity on display. All the elemental themes of community and friendship and death and fear and change and redemption...just all of it. And an incredible sense of pathos. And outstanding character development. (Where's my arc, Paulie?) And tragedy. Deep deep tragedy. It's so rich and it makes me feel the whole range of emotions. And lines. You want lines? It's a fucking treasure trove of lines. "I am a sinner, who does not expect forgiveness; but I am not a government official." But then also, it's the complexity and high register, the figures of speech and rhetorical flourishes and rich imagery that make plainspoken, humble sentiment just so gut-wrenching, as for example the reverend: ""An evening stroll with friends, I would much enjoy that."" And of course, it's this same reverend who speaks in riddles to the point of driving poor Seth to distraction: "Which part of your part is my part? Is my hand your foot?" It's fucking genius.

[@chainsawsubtlety9828]

The fact that YT's closed captioning misspells "Swearengen" as "Swear Engine" is just fantastic.

[@vodeankandosii3982]

Bro forever i thought that was Al's name.

[@rustyshackleford3244]

Deadwood really was so fantastic. I wish I had found it sooner.

[@DJsDomain_]

I just discovered this show and I can’t believe what I’ve been missing. I find myself rewinding often because as you said the dialogue is very Shakespearean 😅

[@oaa-ff8zj]

Best show ever

[@lempo222]

I understand why someone would call Jane a coward, but If you read the subtext of the scene where Swearengen forces himself into Doc's cabin, it becomes pretty clear that she was sexually abused as a child and she has her own burden to carry. That's why she's so scarred of even Mose grabbing her hand in the season 3.

[@subnormality5854]

"I know he's a politician now, so that could explain his drop in IQ..." fuckin gold

[@babylonian.captivity]

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[@martyjohnstone8226]

Haven't actually seen Deadwood, but with a write up like this it would be rude not to. Great stuff as always, Kinoccio ❤

[@roscoemuttley]

My favorite part is how Olyphant gave everyone a look like "I very well may beat you to death at any moment".

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Stands alongside _The Sopranos_ as the greatest television series ever made.

[@Censored4UViaGoogle]

Nah. Nothing stands equal to Sopranos. Honestly I’ll take Curb Your Enthusiasm and Eastbound and Down over deadwood.

[@davemccombs]

@@Censored4UViaGoogle lol stop with that, it hardly scrapes top 5 HBO shows these days Too many plot holes and poorly done segments. JG's acting and a novel cast of characters really can't cover for the fact that the plot stopped serving the theme of the show after Nancy Marchand's death forever, and it was little more than a bang!bang! good guy vs. bad guy war that played out really conventionally and unoriginally after that point, too. Repetitive formula for each season.

[@MWG87]

​@@davemccombsseems like half the themes of the sopranos went over your head and you just saw the superficial story

[@eleanorrigby41]

​@@davemccombsstill going this asshole

[@JackG79]

​@Spooky_515 then u bumped your head.

[@sandralucasmelvoin292]

The BEST Mo’ Fo’ Drama 🎭 on broadcast television EVER. DAVID MILCH slayed me every week!

[@Kleen6288]

Very Underrated Show, alot of good information about the shows ending that I didn’t know, Good Job Kino👍💯

[@seth5143]

Best series of all time for the writing alone. The dialogue is on par with the best of McCarthy. The finest performance ever put to screen is just icing on the cake.

[@Nefare1781]

I just started watching this series, perfect timing.

[@blackscotydog]

Ian McShane is just GREAT.

[@KB-313]

Great stuff Kino, I love that you covered this. I haven't been able to rewatch it yet, but 6 Feet Under could be a great show to cover.

[@Jangocat]

Deadwood is one of the best series I've ever seen in any genre. It's a damn shame it ended early with unresolved story lines.

[@jamesgatz5301]

One of the best shows of all time. Would love to see more Deadwood content

[@MattBDavisRuns]

So excited for this! I finally starting watch a couple weeks ago. Mid 2nd season right now. Will watch this as soon as I finish!

[@CDProjekt7]

Loved this show

[@foodank_atr817]

It had been a loooong time since I caught a show where I was thinking about it and the characters through the day. Deadwood was it.

[@alexandrapalomares6177]

I don't usually get into drama, my family are a huge fan of Breaking Bad. Ten years ago my brother convinced me to start watching breaking bad and stopped watching animations. Since I have nothing to watch so I started something new, Deadwood caught my eye and I binged watching on weeknights. Of course Deadwood, SD on my bucket list.

[@noheroespublishing1907]

Honestly, the show "Jericho" is also an underrated series.

[@AndréVilaFranca]

DEADWOOD became my favorite tv series of all time. I can't put in above The Sopranos and Mad Men in terms of quality only bacause of length, we are comparing a 7 season series to a 3 season series + a film. But I'm 100% certain that if David Milch had gotten the chance to continue the series as he intended (6 or 7 seasons) DEADWOOD would've been the best tv series of all time. It's criminal it got cancelled, how can they cancel such tremendous stories? Everybody in the cast was great but Ian McShane was superb. But it all comes down to David Milch's brilliant writing. Thank you sir for creating this masterpiece and in my opinion the best tv character ever Al Swearengen as well as the best dialogue.

[@JoJoJoker]

Apparently Rome took Deadwood’s budget and GoT took Rome’s.

[@tris421]

Amazinggg. Yes I think both Deadwood and Rome had the writing team to be acclaimed with The Wire and Sops but of course, the premature cancellations of the shows means they can't be compared fully as a piece of work.

[@tomz5704]

I always hated how it seemed to build up to a big fight and then it never happened

[@LucLB01]

I got that feeling too sometimes. Probably due to the limited budget.

[@hoagiemacintosh781]

I was tripping balls on acid when I watched the fight between Daniel and the Colonel

[@Censored4UViaGoogle]

Definitely underrated but I can’t say it’s one of my all time favorites. Still an interesting look at a show that never got it’s due

[@TiberiusGracchusII]

Al Swearengen - "Welcome to @#$%-ing Deadwood"

[@kimphilley621]

Thank you.I have been bitterly complaining to whom ever would listen about whom ever it was cut that magnificent series for a stupid surf series that lasted one season or less. Turns out it was David Milch and not enough audience to appreciate just how good it was. Nothing to be done about the sheep, and looks like Milch has enough problems already. Thank you for edifying me.

[@rockyaoki8929]

You can put Rome and True Detective (s1) too.

[@StockImageOfaRat]

I think another show that also has some historic elements that has a complete mastery of dialogue is black sails would recommend

[@hoagiemacintosh781]

“WOO, SWEDGIN, HANG DAI!”.

[@liberalideas8224]

I have heard many people point out how inaccurate Deadwood was to the real lifetime period. The irony there is that this show is so much more accurate to the time period than any other western, that it makes all those other westerns look closer to a show like Firefly than Deadwood, even the ones supposedly "based" on historic events.

[@caiuscosades362]

I wish Milch had the full context of Deadwood's place in television history when HBO made him that 4th season offer.

[@rumplestilskin5776]

I loved Deadwood

[@CDProjekt7]

I’d say Succession had masterful dialogue too

[@SaltyChip]

The show’s audience after season 3 was gonna be the shows audience if it went 5 or 6 seasons. This is like a hardcore “art” piece and isn’t made for GOT general audiences. It’s amazing they even got the 3 seasons with that type of subject matter vs the high production cost. And personally, I’m happy it didn’t keep going. Then 3 seasons was a perfect filet mignon dinner. The steak is only 8 ozs, but it tasted amazing and wasn’t hungry afterwards. We want to watch these characters do the things they do and the longer the show goes on, the more likely they will have adapted and “grown” for better or worse. I love that those characters are going to always be who they were and never changed. Then lack of Hurst getting his shit kicked in is the only gripe with the ending. Everything else was perfect!!!

[@quitcallinmebill1699]

Oz and 6 feet were extremely popular

[@TiesOfZip]

Deadwood and The Wire are, in my opinion, the two best things HBO ever did, and are probably in the top 5 of all shows ever. Phenomenal. Also, Fuck HBO for their shitty endings to their series’s

[@NewDrovack]

I’d add the first season of True Detective to that.

[@northstar5]

I always go back and forth as to what my favorite show of all time is, based on how recently I have seen Deadwood, The Sopranos and The Wire. I agree with your take on Deadwood The Movie. It pales compared to the series.

[@pranksterj0009]

I realized I was watching a masterpiece about halfway through Farnum’s soliloquy in season 1.

[@CalizdeM]

Deadwood is definitely a top 5. I just found your channel but do you have a video on Carnivale? That was another slept on classic

[@opusepynomus9995]

Kino, if you liked Timothy Olyphant in this..I highly recommend watching Justified.. another underrated masterpiece.

[@guysmiley925]

The greatest.

[@amywood2828]

Loved Deadwood!!!!

[@MrTVintro]

Never again and never before in history could so much story, so much exposition and so much emotion be combined into one word... COCKSUCKAH!

[@foodank_atr817]

Nobody is sitting through John in Cincinnati after the freaking SOPRANOS FINALE! Especially ending the way it did... Boy that was a miss.

[@markec9262]

Six feet under is underrated too one of my fav shows

[@vito9674]

I've binged watched this masterpiece many times ! Sadly Milch was not physically or mentally available for the final Deadwood "movie* and it showed !

[@j-rey-]

I would LOVE a Deadlog for Deadwood. Or a Woodlog. Or a Log of Dead Wood.

[@patmccrotch5373]

Such a great show, although, I'll admit I started and stopped it around 2 or 3 times because it initially didn't grab me. But when I finally forced myself to get through the first 4 or 5 ish episodes, I couldn't stop binging it. Ian mcshane and Timothy olyphant are great, amongst so many other great actors in the show. It's a shame it got cut short, and the movie was cool too, but not the ending the series deserved.

[@Eggy79]

Imagine my disappointment, as I had here forewith assumed that PureKino hadn't provided the necessary criticism required for a masterpiece of cinematic effort thrust forth so many decades ago, and discovering my loss of entertainment in months past

[@sharpenflat6002]

Was David Milch involved in the movie? If not, that explains it.

[@nittamimi8842]

Yes.. I was Swarengen every episode 😂

[@platinumpagoda3079]

Six Feet Under is probably the most underrated show of all time.

[@lifeisberserk9566]

Hell on wheels is even more underrated

[@michaellalli7693]

Cancelled way too soon. Brilliant series.if Ian McShane is in the show, it’s going to be great.

[@andrkhor]

Holy shit I've just finished the final episode. Were you watching me?

[@PanikGrafik]

The real General

[@Belisaur]

This is a can get behind

[@milesmanges]

Deadwood was the best

[@juice_box_jax]

Carnivale, Rome, and Deadwood were all canceled too soon!

[@deathtoraiden2080]

13:23 PHEW! Video and opinion saved! I was worried this was gonna be another one of "those". The Deadwood movie is absolutely terrible, what a detriment to the show. I want to say i can't believe it gets any praise from so called fans but of course i believe it, it's the modern audience.

[@mazarine_44]

I wanted to watch this but I’m glad I didn’t. My heart can’t take another cancellation after the OA on Netflix lol.

[@ziggyhogan7560]

Favourite show since it came out. I was so upset when cancelled Ian mcshanes acting was top notch oscar worthy. So many of the actors just became the characters. Glad we got the movie but 4 more season would have been better.

[@j.a.1785]

Easily top 5 series of all time, and would have been top 3 with a proper ending. My personal favorite series of all time. That being said, I watched the movie once and it was abhorrent.

[@MultipleOffenses]

I liked the Deadwood movie, but in hindsight I wish we'd gotten a 4th season, even if truncated. Ironic that HBO wanted to go all in on John from Cincinnati and that only lasted one season.

[@timmian85]

The first time watching Deadwood you just get a rough estimation of what is going on. Took me 3-4 times before i could appreciate all of it. Its like playing Elder Scrolls Oblivion with no map markers.

[@claytonberg721]

I watched each episode at least twice as it was airing. If memory serves it was on a 9pm sundays MST. I'd watch the premier, and then they'd usually rebroadcast it on tuesday or something, which i would then watch. It took some concentration.

[@mccuegreene8157]

FINALLY !!!! 🤠

[@kremesauce]

Even unfinished it’s better than the wire

[@Kefka.]

Loved the Deadwood movie. It was well regarded by critics and fans (at least according to Rotten Tomatoes) though rated a bit lower on both scores overall (avg score). Considering the situation such as it being made 13 years after the end of the show, illness, deaths of actors, etc I was very impressed, though it would have been nice to get a proper 4th season. Regardless Deadwood is one of my fav shows of all time.