A show set in the old west is definitely a concept
that can go far. It’s probably been decades since a show has had this setting.
This series is about the town of Deadwood, a place where there is no law and
almost anything goes. As such, there are great opportunities and great danger. The
show has a varying range of characters, from a former sheriff to a brothel
owner to a window running a gold claim. Each character brings their own
perspective to the town in question.
Some
of the characters, like Al Swearengen (played by Ian McShane) are so interesting
and deep. It is difficult to establish heroes or villains in this show as
everyone that we get to spend time with we end up sympathising with to some
degree. Most of the characters have good development which helps making the
show more relatable. The problem though lies with the story and pacing. It
feels very slow and without much development. There is not much change to the
status quo and even when a big event happens, the overall coming and goings of
the show do not alter much.
Deadwood
has a great production value. The sets look just like I would imagine the old
west to be. Everything has a feel of dirt and grime over it. It always feels
like its nasty and that the smell is just awful. Even when there’s nudity it’s
not even sexy, it’s just too gross in this town for that to turn anyone on.
Season
1 isn’t bad at all. The characters are interesting, the setting is spot on and
you fully fell like you’re in the old west. The pacing and story progressing
though just don’t move fast enough for me and given the extremely high quality
of television we’ve been blessed with in the last decade or so I have to say
Deadwood would not figure in the top ones.
Score: 6.5 / 10
Hotfoot - Bronze - Travel 25 kilometers while riding the rails
Watch That First Step - Bronze - Defeat an enemy by destroying the object they stand on
