tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post452643449890053026..comments2024-03-13T14:53:58.150-04:00Comments on MUSINGS OF A SCI-FI FANATIC: Deadwood S1 Ep1: DeadwoodSFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-61758437977632320582010-06-14T19:59:36.171-04:002010-06-14T19:59:36.171-04:00Shoot! [pun intended] But I know you've been b...Shoot! [pun intended] But I know you've been busy. Still, glad to have you back and certainly enjoy your input as always.<br /><br />Yes, it's nice to step out of the proverbial comfort zone for something entirely uncomfortable, but enjoyable [as you put it].<br /><br />I'm juggling a bit between Farscape and Deadwood at the moment.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-90148634809244042332010-06-14T19:25:35.987-04:002010-06-14T19:25:35.987-04:00Hey Sci-Fi Fanatic:
It was very cool for you to f...Hey Sci-Fi Fanatic:<br /><br />It was very cool for you to feature Deadwood here -- even though it's a western and not "our genre" so-to-speak. <br /><br />I have to admit, I also absolutely loved this show from start to finish. My goodness...the language. The language alone made the show appointment television every week. It was just....fascinating.<br /><br />I agree with your comment too that Deadwood is "mildly sick" yet also incredibly (and somewhat inexplicably...) enjoyable.<br /><br />Great review. I'll be curious to see how you enjoy the rest of the series...<br /><br /><br />best,<br />JKMJohn Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-2233558872970507952010-06-10T22:21:04.668-04:002010-06-10T22:21:04.668-04:00Boy is it ever that! "Criminal centric."...Boy is it ever that! "Criminal centric." BUT, characters like Seth Bullock lend a bit of balance, though it's too early for me to say how much I will love it going forward. It's certainly not my normal schtick, but it's good to open it up once in a while.<br /><br />I like the work I've seen so far, but I certainly don't discount your very valid critique of the show. It is a mildly sick show and I'm not sure I should be enjoying it that much. : )<br /><br />Hex looks intriguing. We'll see.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-35793177515999648372010-06-10T22:02:00.113-04:002010-06-10T22:02:00.113-04:00You really did go off the beaten path with this mi...You really did go off the beaten path with this mini-review of Deadwood, Sci-fi Fanatic. I watched the first season of Deadwood when it ran on HBO. I too am an Ian McShane fan, but I absolutedly dispised his character Al Swearengen, which took some of the enjoyment out of show for me. Deadwood, which at its start, is a town run by crimanals,is so dark, dirty and filled with vile human beings that I just couldn't continue to watch it. For me, good fiction depends on conflict and good conflict is best when it is between oposing viewpoints. Deadwood seemed to me to be a Western Godfather - a show about feuding gangsters - and I've never been a fan of stories with a criminal centric veiwpoint.<br /><br />Speaking of westerns: the new Jonah Hex movie looks good; although having read many of the comics, I don't remember Hex having any supernatural powers, as is hinted at in the trailer.Fritz "Doc" Freakensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209589620766485745noreply@blogger.com