My wife quit Deadwood after two episodes when I first tried to foist it upon her. This time I got her to commit to watching through the third before she decides whether to stick it out or give it up. She's hooked.
Time for some thrilling heroics.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
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Hayden - Jul 29, 2008 8:23:00 am PDT #1976 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
erikaj - Jul 29, 2008 10:13:27 am PDT #1977 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!
It's a lot at first, I thought about giving it up. I think it took one whole disc for me to become...invested.
le nubian - Jul 29, 2008 9:12:55 pm PDT #1978 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
what was it do you think? the language? the brutality?
it took me a bit to get into it as well.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 30, 2008 3:28:32 am PDT #1979 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
what was it do you think? the language? the brutality?
That combined with the deliberate pace made it disconcerting at first. Also adjusting to notion that Bullock/Swearingen (heh!) weren't going to be a simple good guy/bad guy dichotomy.
Hayden - Jul 30, 2008 6:05:39 am PDT #1980 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
All of the above, I'm thinking.
erikaj - Jul 30, 2008 8:43:12 am PDT #1981 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!
Mostly for me, because it was majorly graphic, and I was kind of stuck on "Really? A Western?" Not to speak for Mrs.Industries.
Hayden - Jul 30, 2008 10:28:32 am PDT #1982 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I think she was expecting Keith Carradine to clean up and be the hero of the show. That obviously didn't happen. I reminded her that he didn't fare too well in McCabe and Mrs. Miller, either.
erikaj - Jul 30, 2008 3:30:09 pm PDT #1983 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!
Yes, it does work against what years of TV has taught us.
Hayden - Aug 01, 2008 9:28:12 am PDT #1984 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
erikaj - Aug 01, 2008 11:28:42 am PDT #1985 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!
Fuzzy Dunlop signed off on that shit. Yikes! Of course being on the record as being opposed to something doesn't mean you don't indulge: Larry Craig or Lindsay Graham, I'm looking at you. It's funny how many of my friends send me articles with drugs in them and say "I saw this, and it made me think of you," It's funny, but it will probably keep me out of the Junior League for life.