Gothamist: Subway to Deadwood

degustibus

Sat, 26 Feb 2005 14:18:35 -0500

Lord god a mercy, just watched Deadwood on DVD. They should have started with the 6th disk, to introduce the show. No matter. Good stuff.

Michael

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:24:36 -0500

Oh yeah, I watch it. Deadwood is one of the best shows on TV. I can't wait for the new season.

rich weaver

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:59:35 -0500

what was on the free DVD a new episode or an old one????

toyochin

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:18:10 -0500

I was going to be a total nerd and complain about y'all being too lazy to do color correction on the subway photo. Then I realized it's meant to be all greenish looking, not because of the fluorescent lights. Good thing I caught myself before making an ass out of myself.

Jimbo

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:03:02 -0500

Deadwood (along with The Wire) is the best show HBO (or maybe anyone) has put on TV. As mentioned above, no characters are spared, language is both accurate and coarse, and it has drama that goes beyond just being a "period piece." The main charcter's laconic demeanor and seething anger, are like watching a ticking bomb in a modern thriller, only with real emotional meaning. It's also, in setting, history, and broad character strokes, a true story. The only problem is that watching it, you begin to imagine the smells of the scenes, and it ain't pretty.

zey

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 13:54:06 -0500

excellent show. unlike above posters, i also like carnivale but i think all the period shows run their course over 3 years.

aaron

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:53:51 -0500

Excellent show. Really stands up against The Sopranos considering story, depth of characters, writing. It IS violent. Small cute white children for instance are not spared when caught running a scam. But it's realistic nonetheless and due to the prodigious use of the word 'cocksucker', it has potential to be the best drinking game show ever.

scott

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:26:43 -0500

Deadwood is the best show on television. It's also HBO's best bet for a long-running hit, too, and they know it. Unfortunately, it was overshadowed in its first season by The Sopranos--bad move, HBO. They should have given it its own 9pm slot from the beginning, especially if it could have spared us 12 more weeks of the loathsome Carnivale. But, I think it will catch on big with Season 2. It's never going to be the smash that The Sopranos was (although it's a better show), because it's a little too esoteric for some, way too coarse and violent for others. But it's gaining a huge cult following. I think it's gonna be similar to Six Feet Under, in that it will develop a sizable and loyal following, but won't reach the popularity of Sex and the City or Sopranos./

ThorNYC

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:51:00 -0500

The S shuttle between Grand Central Station and Times Square always confounded me. Since the platform is on the far west side of Grand Central and the far east side of Times Square, I always felt the short train would enter a tunnel about the length of the train, shutter and rattle for 30 seconds, and then come out the other end. In other words, barely worth the effort of using it. No wonder that in fair weather during rush hour you'll see a masses people walking west along 42nd Street, which -- until Giuliani & Disney & Co. decided to raise the real estate values -- I felt was a primary factor why the blocks of 42nd Street between Sixth and Eighth Avenues were lined with porn stores.