# Deadwood on HBO

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-on-hbo/237017>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 29, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-on-hbo/237017 "2004-03-29T04:18:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-on-hbo/237017/1 "2004-03-29T04:18:52Z")

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Is this show an exercise in how many times they can use the words “fuck” or “cocksucker” in less then an hour?

Marc

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**Author:** ![Kaotic\_Newtral](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@Kaotic\_Newtral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaotic_Newtral)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-on-hbo/237017/2 "2004-03-29T04:22:04Z")

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> [@MGibson](#):
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> Is this show an exercise in how many times they can use the words “fuck” or “cocksucker” in less then an hour?
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> Marc

Mgibson…there’s a pretty good thread on it here.

> **[Deadwood (new HBO show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=246486)**
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> Did anybody watch this tonight? I watched without really knowing what to inspect and I was totally drawn into it. It’s got more violence and profanity than the Sopranos and it’s already established a solid cast of interesting characters. the...

I agree with your point. While not offended…it didn’t seem very 1800’s to me. I still really dig the show though.

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-on-hbo/237017/3 "2004-03-29T06:18:56Z")

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I beleive the 3/28 episode of Deadwood was the first time I’ve ever seen an actor holding his limp wang on television.

What was he yelling about though? I was distracted by seeing a grappled wang, and couldn’t make out what his problem was.

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**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-on-hbo/237017/4 "2004-03-29T06:21:55Z")

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> [@Kaotic Newtral](#):
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> Mgibson…there’s a pretty good thread on it here.
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> [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=246486](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=246486)
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> I agree with your point. While not offended…it didn’t seem very 1800’s to me. I still really dig the show though.

I’m not offended either. I’d just like to see a little more creativity with their swearing. Maybe they did say stuff like that in the 1800’s.

Marc

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**Author:** ![LorieSmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a587f6/32.png) [@LorieSmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LorieSmurf)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-on-hbo/237017/5 "2004-03-29T06:44:34Z")

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> [@Happy Lendervedder](#):
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> I beleive the 3/28 episode of Deadwood was the first time I’ve ever seen an actor holding his limp wang on television.
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> What was he yelling about though? I was distracted by seeing a grappled wang, and couldn’t make out what his problem was.

I was on the phone with my boyfriend while he was watching it. He said a hooker bit his dick.