Back in 2005 I posted a link to a clip from the HBO series, Deadwood. In this episode Al Swearengen (Ian McShane) is sick as a dog from a kidney stone. So sick he cannot speak. Doc Cochran is about to surgically remove the stone (which could kill Al) but at the last minute, they opt to let Al try to pass the stone, with help from Johnny, Dan and Trixie.
The link to this video clip rotted and and I’ve been looking for the clip for almost a year. Deadwood is in reruns on HBO and I’m pleased to share it here [Download video file]. I don’t want to put this on YouTube (for the obvious reasons) but you can download the Quicktime file. The clip –which runs 2 1/2 minutes– is excruciating and contains just the right amount of strong, adult language. Not safe for work.
Bonus clip: I’m thinking of putting this on my answering machine (6 seconds)
I’m looking for someone with Deadwood DVD’s. Not sure which season it was in (I saw it in 2005), but the scene where Swearengen passes the kidney stone. If you have it (own or rent), please get in touch. I’ve got a busted link in a post from 2005 that I need to fix.
Since the beginning of this season of Deadwood, I’ve been wondering if this is the end. Scott points us to the answer at TVseriesFinale.com.
When it was announced that HBO would we cutting the series short after three seasons, fans signed petitions, took out an ad in Variety, sent letters and made calls indicating that they would cancel their HBO subscriptions at the end of Deadwood’s third season (next week). http://www.savedeadwood.net/
As a result, Deadwood will return next season, but instead of a full-blown 12-episode season to complete the series, HBO and (creator) Milch will instead produce a pair of two-hour movies.
Milch has said that he wasn’t in favor of doing a six-episode season because each episode of Deadwood has typically represented one day in the lives of the characters and South Dakota area. Shifting to two-hour movies will allow him to break that format and to be able to complete the storytelling he had for the final season.
Darin explained why the actor playing George Hurst on the final episode of Deadwood looked familiar. It was Gerald McRaney who older readers will remember was one of the Simon’s on Simon and Simon which aired on CBS for eight seasons and then went on to star in and produce Major Dad. My favorite Gerald McRaney triva is that he was the last guest star to meet Matt Dillon in a gunfight on Gunsmoke (1955).
And if you happened to catch CSI on Thursday, you saw Robin Weigert who did such an amazing job as Calamity Jane on Deadwood. And a month or so back, Swearengen’s right-hand-man, Dan (W.Earl Brown), showed up in a small part on CSI: Miami.
David Milch was fond of bringing actors back in different roles on NYPD Blue so it shouldn’t be too surprising to see him do it on Deadwood. But it was long-time friend Pam that twisted sister Woolcot is played by the same actor (Garrett Dillahunt) that played Black Jack McCall, the scuzz that shot Wild Bill. Damn.
PS: Wasn’t it great to see NYPD Blue’s Mike Roberts (Michael Harney) show up as the leader of the rioting hoopleheads.
Two excellent interviews on NPR’s Fresh Air: Gary Leffew is a former bull-riding champ, actor, stunt coordinator and consultant to HBO’s Deadwood. He punches up scripts for David Milch’s Deadwood, making sure the cowboys talk like real cowboys do. David Milch is the creator, executive producer and head writer of the series, a Western drama set in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
A world of pain and suffering and relief…summed up in seven seconds where not a word was spoken. I’m a big Deadwood (HBO) fan and Sunday’s episode was a doozy. Scott is bothered by the mannered, period speech. I have no idea if that is how they spoke at that place and at that time but the writers and actors make it work. And Dan gave us the ultimate ring-tone.
Update: Heart breaker! I moved some files around and lost the MP3 file. It’s a clip where Dan tells Johnny what a “tough fuckin’ day” he’s had. If you’ve got the DVD, get in touch. I’d really like to put that clip back on line.
Back in 2005 I posted a link to a clip from the HBO series, Deadwood. In this episode Al Swearengen (Ian McShane) is sick as a dog from a kidney stone. So sick he cannot speak. Doc Cochran is about to surgically remove the stone (which could kill Al) but at the last minute, they opt to let Al try to pass the stone, with help from Johnny, Dan and Trixie.