Christ these people swear a lot.
Half way through the first season right now. Just saw Wild Bill get shot which broke my heart.
Never paid much attention to Ian McShane before, but he seems like the shit so far.
Just wait until you hit the second season. I still think the second season of this show is the finest series of episodes produced for a television audience in the history of the medium. It somehow has this vicious momentum without sacrificing the awesome pacing of the story and development of characters and a finale that somehow manages to wrap up every single subplot of the season in the most awesome way possible within a hour. No show has any right being as awesome as season two of this show.
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| Originally Posted by Cuchulain View Post finest series of episodes produced for a television audience in the history of the medium. |
I just got done watching all of Breaking Bad, so that’s a tall order.
We’ll see soon enough, though.
BREAKING BAD is fantastic. But DEADWOOD kicks the shit out of it. McShane is a force of nature. There is literally not a single average performance in the whole show’s run.
The dialogue is a language unto itself, I always tell people this is what Shakespeare would write if he were a mean, foul-mouthed son of a bitch. Al Swearengen’s oral sex soliloquies were a genius dramatic device.
There are just nuggets of profound, profane wisdom in every scene.
I just recently revisited the series and it really is the finest thing HBO ever produced. How virgins* feel about Firefly getting cancelled, I feel about Deadwood.
* I’m just messing, Browncoats. I love you** really.
**Ok, not really.
One of the greatest series ever made. Enjoy it, especially how they elevate swearing into a goddamn art form.
And oh man, wait until you reach the silk-tongued soliloquies of Racist Steve.
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| Originally Posted by joeypants View Post One of the greatest series ever made. Enjoy it, especially how they elevate swearing into a goddamn art form. And oh man, wait until you reach the silk-tongued soliloquies of Racist Steve. |
When he first arrived I thought he was this loathesome piece of shit who needed putting down, but with every scene he appeared in I became more and more enamoured with him. He became less vicious and hateful and more hilariously tragic. His final speech is one for the ages.
His line delivery was just remarkable and his voice really stood out from the crowd, not that there was a single actor on the show who didn’t completely dominate Milch’s gorgeous writing.
And that is the sign that this was a truly great ensemble, not one of them was intimidated by the dialogue and those were some fucking tall words they were being asked to deliver, and they delivered each and every syllable as if it were as natural as breathing.
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| Originally Posted by Weasels Rip My Flesh View Post He became less vicious and hateful and more hilariously tragic. His final speech is one for the ages. |
This. You should feel no guilt when you cackle maniacally at the ignorance of Steve the Racist.
McShane’s Swearengen is easily my favorite character in all of my TV-viewing history. Just a magical performance.
Yeah, Breaking Bad is great, but Deadwood, along with The Wire, is just that little tiny bit better.
I’ve been through this series twice and both times it took me weeks to get the language out of my system. Same with The Wire. Something about the poetry of the writing for shows like these just gets into you and comes out of your mouth, scaring your friends and family.
Ya know who doesn’t get nearly enugh credit when talking about DEADWOOD as a whole? Gerald MacRaney. Motherfucker is downright evil.
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| Pain or damage don’t end the world. Or despair, or fucking beatings. The world ends when you’re dead. Until then, you’ve got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man… and give some back. |
If that doesn’t do anything for ya, you’re dead inside.
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| Originally Posted by Weasels Rip My Flesh View Post The dialogue is a language unto itself, I always tell people this is what Shakespeare would write if he were a mean, foul-mouthed son of a bitch. Al Swearengen’s oral sex soliloquies were a genius dramatic device. |
If you guys haven’t caught Kings, it’s on Hulu and you really, really should. If you dig highly stylized dialogue, rigorous storytelling, and awesome performances for Ian McShane, it really is the show for you.
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| Originally Posted by Xion View Post I’ve been through this series twice and both times it took me weeks to get the language out of my system. Same with The Wire. Something about the poetry of the writing for shows like these just gets into you and comes out of your mouth, scaring your friends and family. |
Oh man, I fucking LOVE to call people “mopes” now. It just fits so well.
“Look at this mope.”
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| Originally Posted by joeypants View Post Oh man, I fucking LOVE to call people “mopes” now. It just fits so well. “Look at this mope.” |
I’ve long since taken to referring to all drunks as “hooples” and any commotion involving drunks as “hooplehead bullshit”. It’s just fun to say.
Oh yeah. Hooples is another great one. And of course, any excuse to throw out a “cocksucker” or two.
I love that Deadwood surely set a record for use of “cocksucker” and “cunt.”
“LOOPY FUCKIN’ CUNT!”
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| Originally Posted by joeypants View Post And of course, any excuse to throw out a “cocksucker” or two. |
Especially when done in your best Mr. Wu voice.*
*Side Note: the Al-Mr.Wu stolen heroin conversation is just about the greatest thing ever.
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| Originally Posted by Sean Blackwell View Post McShane’s Swearengen is easily my favorite character in all of my TV-viewing history. Just a magical performance. |
Totally agree, but when it comes to quotability, I prefer E.B.-- who is like Gollum crossed with some great, Shakespearean idiot.