Deadwood

[MikeyN]

I thought I remembered reading that HBO was going to do 2 x 2hr episodes as movies for HBO films. Kind of a follow up to the series with the same cast writers etc. I don't know if that is still in the works or gone to the dogs.
Deadwood, Rome, The Wire were all great series. I canceled my HBO after The Wire ended.

[MikeyN]

HBO: ?Deadwood? Not Quite Dead; Milch Cop Drama Update

Deadwood (HBO)?Deadwood? fans: It?s not quite over. But, once again, it?s not looking good.

HBO broke its silence on recent reports that the ?Deadwood? sets have been dismantled with a statement that gives a slim ray of hope for fans of the acclaimed series, while shedding some new light on showrunner David Milch?s next project.

?There are no current plans to make the movies,? an HBO representative told TelevisionWeek, adding that Milch says the dismantling of the sets makes little difference to the fate of the project. The pair of two-hour movies take place after the town of Deadwood is destroyed by fire and floods, thus the sets are unnecessary.

However: Milch is developing a new drama for HBO set in the New York Police Department (a reunion of sorts for the showrunner, who got his start working on "Hill Street Blues").

HBO gave some fresh detail about the project: The drama is set in the 1970s and involves the Knapp Commission investigations. The Knapp-era gave rise to the story of patrolman Frank Serpico, whose revelations about corruption within the department were made into a popular book and film.

As with the short-lived ?John From Cincinnati,? HBO expects Milch to focus on one project at a time. So if the NYPD drama gets a series order, there?s very little chance the ?Deadwood? films will be made. Even if the NYPD drama fizzles out, Milch could, as he did after ?Cincinnati,? turn his attention to a new project.

So: Very little chance either way, but neither HBO nor Milch will rule out the movies.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007
http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/james-hibberd/2007/

[beans]

Originally Posted by KeninDC

I dug Deadwood, but I kind of faded after they killed Sam Elliott.

I just started watching the first season of "The Wire" and I'm getting sucked in.

Ken

While we're at it, talking about vulgarities, in the 1st season of the Wire there is a scene with McNulty and Bunk where about a minute and a half of dialog consists of NOTHING BUT the "F" word. I'm sure whoever wrote that scene thought they were real cute 'n' clever.
This last season of The Wire was the best.
Deadwood was pretty good. I hear they set a record for F-bombs per episode, but that's not what I liked about it.
It may sound boring, but you have to see John Adams. Very interesting. Every child over the age of 10 needs to see it. Full of things sadly no longer taught in school.