Deadwood: The Complete Seasons 1-3

Will take a while to find time to watch this, but have personal promises this will be great.

I bought this not having any idea what the series was about. All I knew going into was that I enjoyed westerns and this series happened to be WESTERN! I just love this series. I could not stop watching them once I received them. I would give it 5 stars but in the third season I think some of the acting was lacking.

"the world ends when you're dead. until then you got more punishment in store. stand it like a man, and give some back." Al Swearengen

This series is so good and so well-written. The dialogue between the players, while often course and not for the faint of heart, is brilliantly put together and makes the viewer think. There are so many good quotes throughout this series that I had to start recording them in a journal.

The characters are wonderfully acted, most notably the town's ringleader, Al Swearengen, played by Ian McShane. As horrible as this man is, I dare you to try to not love this guy. Many an episode ends with one of his venting diatribes, that bring together the complexity of his character, all at once villainous yet heroic, menacing yet humanistic.

Everyone else brings the story together wonderfully, and shows us a glimpse into the rough lives our pioneering ancestors led in paving the way for us to live so comfortably.

I don't know if there any more plans for continuing this series, but I will be in hopeful anticipation of Season 4.

Deadwood is definitly one of my favourites. but i wouldnt watch this show if dont like swearing, violence or nudity. because it contains a lot of it. i think thats what makes it great though. the packaging is pretty good as well. australias packaging for deadwood is terrible. i recommend this show for anyone who loves stories based in the old days and who likes learning and watching how business was made back then.

Quite a bit of profanity but it doesn't bother me. If you have sensitive ears, this isn't the show for you. Otherwise this is a great show