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All Julia wants for Festivus
Filed under: OpEd, Deadwood, Festivus, The Office, Project Runway, Ugly Betty  Wow - an invitation to list all of my TV-related wishes for the coming year. This is just like sitting on Santa's lap except without the horrible awkwardness and guilt. When I was a kid, I felt like I had to ask for world peace instead of a bike. That's what happens when you grow up Catholic. It was selfish to have "wants" and worse to state them aloud.
This would explain why it was such an unprecedented joy for me to spend time reveling in...
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On the 6th day of Festivus, TV gave to me
Filed under: OpEd, Deadwood, Lost, Nip/Tuck, Festivus, Heroes, The Wire, Dexter  ...Six Creepy Killers.
Murderers, psychopaths, homicidal nut-jobs, and guys that like to eat fingers. Killers, they come in all shapes and sizes, all forms, and they're all over TV. We love to hate them and in some cases we hate that we love them. But you can't avoid them because more often than not, they lead to some great storylines on many of our favorite shows. Here's a look at some of the big ones from 2006. 1.) Sylar [Heroes] - Mild-mannered watch maker turned super-powered brain craver, Sylar has been...
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Ian McShane on Deadwood's early grave
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, HBO, Industry, Deadwood  Brace yourself, Deadwood fans. In an interview with ComingSoon.net, Ian McShane reveals that the cast and crew is still waiting for word on whether or not the two Deadwood movies will be made. "Today they say yes, they will be done, but who knows what they'll say tomorrow. I've got a feeling in me that it's not completely dead in some way, but who knows what they could do it?"
As you may recall, Deadwood was nixed by HBO because of their supposed enthusiasm for Milch's next project John from Cincinnati. HBO offered...
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More on Milch's John from Cincinnati
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, HBO, Industry, OpEd, Deadwood  Monday's New York Times features a story on David Milch and the writing process behind his forthcoming HBO pilot John from Cincinnati. If you've been reading our reports on the series' casting, you know that HBO's enthusiasm for this project is what brought about the earlier-than-anticipated-end of Milch's other HBO outing, Deadwood.
Most Deadwood fans, including myself, were pretty pissed to find out that Deadwood was getting the boot thanks to a show about the first family of surfing, but what are you...
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Luke Perry joins cast of David Milch's latest
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, HBO, Industry, Deadwood, Celebrities  Former 90210 heartthrob Luke Perry has joined the cast of Deadwood scribe David Milch's latest outing for HBO, John from Cincinnati. Production on the series began this month with Perry in a guest starring role that has turned full-time.
If you've been following news about Deadwood, you know that John from Cincinnati is the project responsible for truncating our beloved Black Hills-set episodic. HBO chief Chris Albrecht told reporters back in July that he was the guy who suggested ending Deadwood early to get started on John, a project for...
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Let's visit the 100 Acre Deadwood
Filed under: HBO, Deadwood, Animation, Web  As some of you may know, Cracked Magazine recently relaunched with a more "grown up" style far removed from its original focus on the junior high set. The new mag features contributions from television writers from such series as Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and Chappelle's Show. One item that didn't make it into the first issue though, is a lovely little tribute to both Winnie the Pooh and the HBO series Deadwood titled, appropriately, "100 Acre Deadwood." Now, before those of you who are at work, or have a heart condition, or...
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Deadwood: Tell Him Something Pretty (season finale)
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, HBO, Premium Cable, OpEd, Deadwood 
(S03E12) Maybe I sit alone with this belief, but I was royally disappointed with this finale. This entire season has been building up to this episode. It was supposed to be a magnificent explosion with guns a blazing as Bullock and Swearengen delivered Deadwood from the clutches of Hearst and his Pinkerton pistoleros. There was none of that. For the most part it was calm. It's clear that this finale was written with a full-length fourth season in mind and I only hope now that the remaining four hours of...
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Deadwood: The Catbird Seat (late review)
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, HBO, Premium Cable, OpEd, Deadwood 
(S03E11) Forgive the extreme lateness of this review folks, but between work and my cable being out for a day, I just haven't had the opportunity to sit down and watch this episode. But now that I have... wow. Words cannot describe how excited I am for tonight's season three finale. So take this review as sort of a refresher on the season as a whole as we prepare ourselves for the final stand-off between Hearst's men and the camp of Deadwood. Continue reading Deadwood: The Catbird Seat (late review) Other Drama Shows, HBO, Premium Cable, OpEd, Deadwood 
(S03E10) Once again, great as usual... but man, they are really building up to this season's climax at a snail's pace. As much as that fact has me agitated, you still have to admire it though. Every move, every scene, every choice bit of dialogue in this show means something. It all ties together. It's just so meticulously laid out and that's why we're unfortunately not being treated to a full fourth season. It's too bad that series renewal relies on viewership and not the quality level of the program, because let's...
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Deadwood: Amateur Night
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, HBO, Premium Cable, OpEd, Deadwood 
(S03E09) Since there are only three episodes left this season, I was expecting this to be a much tenser hour. Don't get me wrong, it was great, but David Milch and Co. are being very economical about when, where, and how they're doling out the really explosive stuff. If anything, the final three installments will be brimming with what this whole season has been building up to: a final confrontation between the people of Deadwood and George "Boy the Earth Talks To" Hearst. Continue reading Deadwood: Amateur Night
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