Customer Reviews
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. - By: Christian Wingrove-Rogers, 02 Jul 2008 
Deadwood puts all the other stuff to be found on the telly way into the shade...in fact it kicks the rest into crapdom. The dialogue here is excellent, the story-lines are believable, intelligent & clever, & the suspense kicksin from the beginning. The characters are superb, human, real. Someone here has made a lot of effort to get things right & should be commended for their work. I will repeat myself here....the dialogue, the script, is excellent. If I could give this 6 or more than 5 stars I then would. Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. Thank you Mr Milch.
Be warned - By: Rich, 06 Oct 2007 Yes, this series is better than the already fantastic first, but for anyone just getting into Deadwood then be warned that the morons at HBO have cancelled it after the third series. And there aren't going to be any of the promised movie specials to tie up the loose ends. Once you start watching you will realise what a tragic turn of events this is for those of us who absloutely love Deadwood!
Almost too good - By: Crest of a Wave, 17 Jul 2007 Series one was such an unexpected, unprecedented delight, I was almost loathe to get into series two, knowing it couldn't possibly have been as good.
But what did I know? It's even better.
The storylines are never less than fascinating, the characters, dialogue & situations as raw, filthy, poetic, deceiving, unexpected, resourceful & colourful as the pioneer culture they inhabit. Swearengen is the most wonderful, eye-wateringly human creation.
But all this has made it really hard for me to watch because the more I watched, the closer I got to the end... If you feel the same way (how could you not?!), rest assured that the final episode is a corker, & I can't wait to start series three. Though as there's no series four, I shall no doubt be backin re-run land before too long.
The Wild West - By: Taffy, 23 Feb 2007 Its nice to see something different to a lot of the other TV shows out there at the moment. This show is all about Deadwood. A small mining campin Dakota which has gradually grown with each season from a small mining camp to becoming a major town. All the story is told through the eyes of the characters who have helped shaped its community. From the foul mouthed saloon saloon owner "Al Swearengen" (McShane) & his vicious rival "Cy Tolliver" (Booth), the story is intricately told through the inhabitants interactions & sometimes violent confrontations.
At times the dialogue can be heavy going as it accurately reflects the type of language spokenin the old west. Just listen to "Merrick", the town's resident newspaper editor & printer, this guy definitely has word of the day toilet paper as he rarely uses words less than three syllables. Then we come to the resident & reluctant sheriff Bullock (Olyphant), who is forced to endure the bloodshed & rivalries.
The camp is riddeled bribary & rivalries as each of the inhabitants try to stake their claims on land & wealth, some arein it for themselves, while others are outsiders trying to shape & influence the town for other more powerful charactersin the cities.
The violence is strong but infrequent. Anybody expecting blazing gun battles every episode should get the A-Team. The violencein the show is very often as a result of tensions that build up & then explode, holding back no punches with its portrayal.
The characters are the what makes this show so addictive. The brilliant & sometimes hilarious Swearengen, (Just watch his conversation with Mr Wuin season 1), delivers some great one liners & is without a doubt the heart of Deadwood. Lovejoy RIP.
A truly great western drama.
Top Class ! - By: pablo, 03 Sep 2006 
Deadwood is a unique TV series.
Never has the Old West been portrayed so uncompromisingly with a grim, foul mouthed reality. The cast are brilliant, especially Ian McShane & the atmosphere of the South Dakota town is realizedin all the mucky glory of the time. There is much humour beneath the surface as well & it never becomes too grim to be depressing.
The lack of special features on the Region 2 version is disappointing but should not put you off. I found Series 2 better than better than the first series as we are now familiar with all the characters & their motives .
