# Hell on Wheels **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 19, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-on-wheels/625596 "2012-06-19T01:26:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GreedySmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-on-wheels/625596/1 "2012-06-19T01:26:42Z")
I saw a recommendation online, that if you liked Deadwood, you’d like _Hell on Wheels_. From what I can gather it’s set in the mid 1800’s, and centres around the railroad barons. Before I go and try and chase down a copy of season 1, anyone watched it? Recommend or not? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-on-wheels/625596/2 "2012-06-19T01:42:26Z")
I couldn’t get into it, but perhaps somebody else can be more positive. It was nowhere near the series that Deadwood was, so perhaps that was the problem. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-on-wheels/625596/3 "2012-06-19T01:45:58Z")
I agree that it really doesn’t compare to Deadwood but I did like it, especially the first 1/3 and the last 1/3 of the season. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-on-wheels/625596/4 "2012-06-19T01:55:53Z")
I loved Deadwood and gave up on Hell on Wheels after three or four episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-on-wheels/625596/5 "2012-06-19T03:25:28Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > I loved Deadwood and gave up on Hell on Wheels after three or four episodes. Same here. I really do let a series stand on its own merit and don’t usually compare to other series. This one was just. . .off, I guess. I just couldn’t get interested in the characters or the story line. ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-on-wheels/625596/6 "2012-06-19T14:44:44Z")
Echo the above. It’s of a similar style with not a lot of black and white characters, but it’s no Deadwood, which IMHO, is one of the best shows ever made. Sort of a C+ or B- ---
**Author:** ![MacdaddyC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@MacdaddyC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacdaddyC)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-on-wheels/625596/7 "2012-06-19T15:11:57Z")
Hell on Wheels started well, but the writing towards the end left me wanting more. Proceed with caution. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-on-wheels/625596/8 "2012-06-20T00:09:18Z")
I liked it, FWIW.