Deadwood--A little late but I love this show

[Henry]

As an addendum, I found this curiously appropriate addition to the Wikipedia:

Cable TV series: Deadwood

"HBO's series Deadwood had a reputation for salty dialogue even before the first episode aired. It was nearly impossible, they said, to keep count of the number of f-words spoken during each program. We took it as a challenge."

* Total in series: 1930
* Cumulative series FPM: 1.48

* Total in Season Two: 1099
* Average per episode: 91.6
* Cumulative Season Two FPM: 1.76

* Total in Season One: 831
* Average per episode: 69.3
* Cumulative Season One FPM: 1.23 [7]

Now that is some SERIOUS planning for profanity.

 

[devilbat]

This is not a representative sample of 1800s westerners, but rather an assortment of bottom-feeders dredged from the scum of the populace.

True. On the "making of" documentary, found in the extras disk of the DVD box set, it's repeatedly mentioned that a very, very high percentage of the people who re-located to Deadwood were of the criminal variety. The type that either wanted to get rich quick, or the type that needed to hide out in a camp that prided itself on not having laws or government. Thus the language.

 

[Storm Raven]

True. On the "making of" documentary, found in the extras disk of the DVD box set, it's repeatedly mentioned that a very, very high percentage of the people who re-located to Deadwood were of the criminal variety. The type that either wanted to get rich quick, or the type that needed to hide out in a camp that prided itself on not having laws or government. Thus the language.

The leading cause of death for residents of Deadwood was homicide. There was, on average, a killing every day. That should tell you just about everything you need to know.