Forgot about that. Excellent scene, although I thought more for the Doc, but yeah, he was conflicted, and played it well. Also his interaction with the greenhorn, and then killing him so coldly...
If you really like the show, HBO has done a pretty good job with its promotion on their website. Here's a quote from one of the executive producers that shows some of the writing process: (taken from: http://www.hbo.com/deadwood/cast/interviews/greggfienberg.shtml) HBO: Tell us about the creative process of making Deadwood. Gregg Fienberg: [Executive Producer] David Milch's writing process is the most fascinating process I've ever seen. He's sort of famous for putting out pages at the last minute and writing pages on the day you shoot or the day before you shoot. A television show is almost like a baby. It's born, and you don't really know its destiny. You have an idea of what it's meant to become, and what you want it to be, but it's a living, breathing thing. Two hundred people are here every day creating this thing and what David does is he watches what the actors are doing every day then he writes. He sees them perform, and then it starts talking to him. He literally will come up with a completely new story line just by watching an actor do something that he never expected him or her to do in a particular scene. So, day by day, the, the stories develop and the show develops. David is such an adept writer he can write the most amazing scene two hours before you need to shoot it. I'm so entertained by what we're doing, I can't wait to see the next day's pages, the next scenes, where the next episode is going to go. It's a different way of working than normal filmmaking, but I've come to think that maybe this is how it should always be, strangely. Here's some great lines taken from: http://www.hbo.com/deadwood/episode/bestlines.shtml “August commencement to my administration, standing stymied outside a saloon beside a degenerate t*tlicker.” —E.B. Farnum “Glad I taught you that f*ckin' word.” —Swearengen, realizing that "c*cksucker" wasn't the best word to teach Wu. “Anything the mayor should know?" "The name of another tailor.” —Farnum & Swearengen “Even money, this'll end in a bloodbath.” —Swearengen “Get a f*cking haircut. Looks like your mother f*cked a monkey.” —Swearengen to Adams. “Mr. Farnum's doing a land-office business. Or should I say "Mayor" Farnum." "Don't unless you feel like you have to.” —Merrick & Bullock “Did that blood stain get you the special rate?” —Eddie Sawyer to Joanie “In life you have to do a lot of things you don't f*cking want to do. Many times, that's what the f*ck life is... one vile f*cking task after another.” —Swearengen “This is God's purpose, but not knowing the purpose is my portion of suffering." "If this is His will, He is a son of a b****.” —Rev. Smith & Doc Cochran “I'd do well in a camp or settlement or township, but that don't make me a camp or settlement or township type.” —Charlie Utter “I've seen some stupid ****ing outfits in my time, but that one takes the prize.” —Jane, to a dressed-up Utter. “I'm declaring myself conductor of this meeting as I have the bribe sheet.” —Swearengen “I only raised my hand because I didn't want to be sheriff.” —Seth Bullock “How horrifying!” —Alma, upon learning of Farnum's being appointed mayor. “God bless you, Mr. Swearengen." "Well, not likely. But my prospects have just improved.” —Swearengen and rider “That's what the 'B' in E.B. Farnum stands for ..." "Bold.” —Swearengen and Dority “Why did you strike me?" "To secure your attention.” —AW Merrick & Doc Cochran “Is that a fresh scalp I see hanging from your belt?” —Cy Tolliver, following Joanie's night with Flora “Is the technical term 'bonanza?' It's a bonanza, Mr. Farnum.” —Alma Garrett, on her claim “I wouldn't trust a man who wouldn't try to steal a little.” —Swearengen “Find out how much Tolliver paid Wu. Don't want to be sucking hind tit on disposal fees.” —Swearengen “Here's what to understand about the f*cking specialists.-they pay a premium and they never make f*cking trouble. Sometimes I imagine in my declining years running a small joint in Manchester England catering to the specialists exclusive - to let them know they're amongst their own maybe I'll operate from the corner hanging upside down like a f*cking bat.” —Swearengen “Our stock's depleted, but we are offering a one-hundred percent discount on any item that catches your eye. Our special "Get-Acquainted-With-Those-We'd-Like-to-Get-Acquainted-With sale.” —Sol to Trixie “I was upset. On the other hand, he was a stupid son-of-a-b****, and rough.” —Flora, on leaving her boyfriend “I ain't pissed off. I'm in f*cking wonderment. I'm waiting to be kept happy by another f*cking fairytale.” —Swearengen “I though I only had to act it to them that want to stick it in me." "You never know who that might be, Flora.” —Flora and Joanie “They're nice here. And Mr. Swearengen's funny as all hell.” —Miles “I wouldn't surprise if you had a lesion in your goddamned head, and that's what's givin you the seizures and generatin your chats with the ******* divinity. No ******* offense inteneded.” —Doc Cochran to Reverend Smith “So here you come in, all nobility. Threatenin' me with a dire result.” —Swearengen to Bullock “So I take it this was a fair f*ckin fight, yeah? Two free drinks for everybody. And drinks all night for them that helps with the disposal.” —Swearengen “May I say Dan, having resumed drinking alcohol, I cannot for the life of me understand how I ever could've given it up.” —AW Merrick “Don't play that sh*t where you make me drag your words out. Declare, or shut the f*ck up.” —Swearengen to Farnum “Let's go to the cage, or should the three of us leap up on tables, and shout questions to one another across the room?” —Cy Tolliver “Sayin' questions in that tone and pointin' your finger at me will get you told to f*ck yourself.” —Tolliver to Swearengen “I'll try touching the moon before working on a w****'s thinking. Only know this Trixie - if that woman ain't muddle-headed the next time Farnum sees her, you pay.” —Swearengen to Trixie “First story for your next issue Mr. Merrick -- "Town Drunk Walks Upright.” —-Farnum talking about Jane “I'm calling on the widow and the little one in her care, and if I was you I wouldn't try to stop me." "Be brief." "Be F*cked! "Her gutter mouth, and the widow in an opium stupor: a conversation for the ages.” —Calamity Jane and E.B. Farnum “Sometimes I wish we could just hit 'em over the head, rob 'em, and throw their bodies in the creek." "But that would be wrong. ” —-Swearengen & Tolliver “Hickok. Breaks my balls from the afterlife.” —-Swearengen “True or not Eddie? -when a man wets his end in Nebraska p*ssy, his life is changed forever." "Speaking only for myself, I still mark the anniversary.” —-Tolliver and Sawyer. “Mr. Hickok will lie beside two brothers, one he likely killed, the other he killed for certain, and he's been killed now in turn. So much blood...” —-Reverend Smith “Buy me a drink and I'll make my mark." "Stick around camp Jack, I'll make mine for you.” —-McCall & Swearengen “A wife inevitably feels she has some part in what befalls her husband.” —Alma Garrett “My visions of locusts return. I see Pinkertons coming in swarms.” —Al Swearengen “No matter how your day's gone Jack, you're always fun to talk to.” —Varnes to Jack McCall, responding to a string of profanity. “How about a nap, a bath and sex with a unfamiliar woman?” —Cy Tolliver to Andy Cramed “Double f**king solitaire? Where's your f**king ball gowns? Break out the chips boys, and let's get a poker game going.” —Tom Nuttall “Some ******* point a man's due to stop argueing with hisself and feeling twice the goddam fool he knows he is 'cause he can't be something he tries to be every goddam day without once getting to dinnertime and f*cking it up. I don't want to fight it anymore, understand me Charlie? -- and I don't want you pissing in my ear about it. Can you let me go to hell the way I want to?” —Hickok to Charlie Utter “You know the sound of thunder Mrs. Garret." "Ofcourse" "Can you imagine that sound if I asked you to?" "Yes I can Mr. Hickok." "Your husband and me had this talk, and I told him to head home to avoid a dark result. But I didn't say it in thunder. Ma'am, listen to the thunder.” —Hickok & Alma Garret “He may get you anyway E.B. -- but if your nerve goes he'll get you for sure.” —Eddie Sawyer to E.B. Farnum “I don't think he took your point, quite.” —Hickok, speaking with Utter about Brom “I want to know who cut the cheese. ” —Al Swearengen “I wonder how cavalier your attitude'll be if a pig is gnawing through your vitals.” —E.B. Farnum “If I'm stooped when next you see me, Alma, it won't be worry weighing me down, but bags of our recovered gold.” —Brom Garret “If you wish to see more of the West let's leave now and see it, or else return back to New York. I don't think we should linger here.” —Alma Garret to Brom “Don't weaken Pilgrim. 'Twixt nuggets and nothing she's usually going to show you some flake.” —Ellsworth to Brom Garret “I see more misery out of them moving to justify theirselves as them that set out to do harm.” —Doc Cochran “Let's leave it all alone. I'm stupidest when I try to be funny.” —Al Swearengen “You don't want to interfere with me." "You think I'm scared of you?" "Sure you are. And if I take a knife to you you'll be scared worse and a long time dying.” —Al Swearengen & Calamity Jane “If irritating me is the jackpot, you got the job done.” —Hickok to Jack McCall “I suppose a community such as this draws a certain type of man.” —Alma Garret “Here's my counter-offer to your counter-offer: go f**k yourself.” —Al Swearengen “That man's gun never left his holster Mr. Hickok." "He meant me harm." "You killed my brother..." "And now I killed you.” —Stapleton, Hickok & Tom Mason “Any more gun play gets answered. You call the law in Sampson, you don't get to call it off just cause you're liquored up and popular on payday.” —Seth Bullock “Separate rooms, I'll arrange that by tomorrow, but today I can't fix it,... unless you kill a guest.” —E.B. Farnum to Wild Bill Hickok “Comin' out with your fly down might strike the wrong note.” —Sol Star, offering business advice to Bullock. “Should we shake hands or something, relieve the atmosphere. I mean how stupid do you think I am?" "I don't know, I just met you.” —Jack McCall and Wild Bill Hickok “Was that you or me Montana? My money'd be on you.” —Wild Bill Hickok & Seth Bullock
Great stuff. "“God bless you, Mr. Swearengen." "Well, not likely. But my prospects have just improved.” —Swearengen and rider " I could have sworn he said 'immediate prospects', but guess I was doing my own editing.
Another distracting moment from that movie: 'Slaaaves are made in such ways', as Mel's eyes roll back in his head as if he's a shark taking a dinner bite.
I just got it, "swear engine" that's funny. Swearegen in real life died a hobo, penny less. In the original thread that I started a while back, I had a web site on the real Deadwood. There is some good history in it. Even on the gem, and it had pictures of Jane, and one of Al in front of the gem.
Well.....I just realized that last night's episode of Deadwood was also it's season finale. I'm a bit sad. Ian McShane should get an emmy for last night's performance.
I thought the finale was next week? The Swearingen "bj" scene at the end of this week's show was great. If McShane doesn't win an emmy the whole thing is a sham.
haha... more BJ's on HBO! The Soprano's and now Deadwood. I watched my first episode of Deadwood last night... too bad I missed the earlier ones. What exactly is the Reverends problem? Is he going crazy naturally or did the Doc prescribe him something that messed him up?
