# HBO's Deadwood -- watch from the beginning **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 23, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-deadwood-watch-from-the-beginning/409154 "2007-06-23T20:38:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-deadwood-watch-from-the-beginning/409154/21 "2007-06-24T23:57:08Z")
Brilliant idea! NBC 30 Rockefeller Plaza NY, NY 10112-0002 Canned peaches are bulky. A powdery substance (even if it’s in a jar labeled “cinnamon”) might raise concerns. Cinnamon sticks! They don’t weigh much, and they don’t look like anything dangerous. Who’s with me? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-deadwood-watch-from-the-beginning/409154/22 "2007-06-25T00:13:08Z")
:smack: Too late to edit. Of course sending **anything** to NBC regarding Deadwood is just plain silly. HBO’s address is 1100 Avenue of the Americas, NY 10036. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-deadwood-watch-from-the-beginning/409154/23 "2007-06-25T06:56:28Z")
To respond to **archiveguy** : I remember the Fox series “Alien Nation” starring Gary Graham and Eric Pierpoint was canceled after one season with the final episode being a cliff-hanger. Several TV movies were produced through the 90’s with the original cast and characters. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-deadwood-watch-from-the-beginning/409154/24 "2007-06-25T12:29:12Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] Cinnamon sticks! They don’t weigh much, and they don’t look like anything dangerous. Who’s with me? 😃 [/QUOTE] Well, I reckon I of all people might have to do this. In any case, for those that are new to the show, check this out (definitely NSFW, link broken): http: [//www.youtube.com/watch?v=f31PLcCXD0U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f31PLcCXD0U) ETA: \*Farscape \*was canceled, then came back with a TV movie/miniseries thing later. ---
**Author:** ![Ichbin\_Dubist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ichbin\_Dubist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichbin_Dubist)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-deadwood-watch-from-the-beginning/409154/25 "2007-06-25T13:39:46Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] Cinnamon sticks! They don’t weigh much, and they don’t look like anything dangerous. Who’s with me? 😃 [/QUOTE] Or send a head in a box! The head of HBO could ask it questions … like, “Where have all our interesting shows gone?” ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-deadwood-watch-from-the-beginning/409154/26 "2007-06-25T16:16:20Z")
Jane: “Well, join the fucking club of the rest of us.” Damn, that show has fantastic dialogue, seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-deadwood-watch-from-the-beginning/409154/27 "2007-06-25T18:27:32Z")
[QUOTE=Unauthorized Cinnamon] In any case, for those that are new to the show, check this out (definitely NSFW, link broken): http: [//www.youtube.com/watch?v=f31PLcCXD0U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f31PLcCXD0U) [/QUOTE] Thanks for posting that link, **Unauthorized Cinnamon**! That was hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-deadwood-watch-from-the-beginning/409154/28 "2007-06-25T21:25:28Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] The Deadwood pilot is the best pilot I’ve ever seen. [/QUOTE] I think I’m alone in that the pilot did nothing for me. The DVD sat for a couple of days before I finally got around to watching the next few episodes. It definitely had to grow on me. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-deadwood-watch-from-the-beginning/409154/29 "2007-06-25T23:10:34Z")
[QUOTE=amarinth] I think I’m alone in that the pilot did nothing for me. The DVD sat for a couple of days before I finally got around to watching the next few episodes. It definitely had to grow on me. [/QUOTE] Nope not alone. I had the benefit of not catching the series until about epsiode 8 of season 1. I fell in love instantly. I didn’t see the pilot until I got the DVD set. The pilot is really weak in my opinion. If that had been my first exposure, I might not have tuned in to the second episode. Nearly a year went by between the pilot and the second episode. The change is remakrable. Milch (and HBO probably) got a better handle on what he wanted in the series inbetween that time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-deadwood-watch-from-the-beginning/409154.md?page=1)