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I’m just getting caught up. I was away and taped some episodes.
last week was great. I thought it was “Perambulators” not “Ambulators” but they both make sense. I didn’t really understand his strong desire to start a club.
Swearingen is simply awesome.
From two episodes ago: “now THAT’S how you scrub a fuckin’ bloodstain.” He was so pissed off because Trixie wouldn’t let him grab her crotch or something.
The Garret-Alma thing ought to be interesting. They seem like a good couple. We’ll see how the “wife” showing up complicates matters.
Al was pissed because Trixie was missing. He was thinking out loud (and partially to The Gimp) about why she hadn’t returned. He figured she was pissed about the crotch grab.
I’m curious about one thing, because this is the first episode I have seen in a couple weeks. Has there been much development in the Chinatown area? When Al was giving his fake tirade in front of Wu’s shop, they seemed to linger on one younger guy in particular, and then I noticed him getting a lot of screen time in all the Chinatown shots. Is he a known character? It seemed like he was being foreshadowed as important, as though he might have understood English perfectly, but I’m not sure if that had been previously developed.
Chinatown has been a fairly blank slate up to this point. I hope it will be a big part of the show from now on.
I noticed some foreshadowing with the people too. I hope it’s not just wishful thinking on my part.
He’s always been itching for friends. He just gets to talk to Bullock, Star, and Utter at breakfast. A social club will allow for more gossip and talking he seems to love so much.
Plus, I think that those 4 are the only people belonging to the “administration” that are not saloon owners, brothel keepers or lackeys of eith Al or Cy.
I also think that “clubs” or “leagues” were very much the thing at that time.
It was my first episode so I was highly confused for alot of it but it was quite good.
Some of the people who work on Deadwood seem just as excited about it as the viewers.
W. Earl Brown (Dan Dority) and Keone Young (Mr. Wu) and someone who calls himself E.B. Farnum (who has inside info but hasn’t explained why) post regularly on the HBO message board.
At the Yahoo group, DeadwoodHBO, Earl posts occasionally, as does Jim Beaver (Ellsworth, the well-spoken miner), and Jennifer Bloom, who plays one of the Bella Union whores (the one Joanie Stubbs kissed a few eps back).
And in interviews, the major players seem to understand that they’re working on something special.
What surprises me is that none of these folks are turning up on talk shows or doing any promo work. Is the show not a verified hit? Isn’t that what happens with a hit TV show? Or do HBO and David Milch not do that?
Its ratings are low relative to the broadcast shows, the stars are as yet unlikely to draw viewers. Deadwood did a 4.3 last week, by comparison The Sopranos had a 9.5 and WWE wrestling on Spike had a 5.3. The numbers are still good for HBO, the show was renewed for a second season after only its second episode. Unfortunate that most mainstream press articles I have seen dwell on the language rather than the great characters the show has developed.
David Milch never has been big on doing press, particularly television. He turned down numerous interviews during the heyday of NYPD Blue.
I’m stunned by those numbers.
I wonder where the Sopranos viewers are going. What are they watching, that they’re not watching Deadwood? The Practice?
Just watched this episode and I just had to say that the reverend breaks my f**king heart.
Just had to get that off my chest. Carry on.