I hear Prop Joe can turn filaments and plastic tubing into a toaster in a few hours.

And she's like(Real name) sounds like a Mormon name....is he?

Raised Southern Baptist and named-by-proxy (being a Jr.) after 1950s Alabama basketball coach Hayden Riley, who was a friend of my granddad's. Got no idea about his religious bent, but there aren't a whole lot of Mormons in Alabama.

I don't want you to think I do that all the time.

You don't do that all the time?

Not so far... what, is your image of me blown now?

It's just because it's sort of last-name-firstish, like Mormon names can be. Nothing intended, one way or another. Indian guys end up with names like that, too, butr she neglected to ask if you're a partial dirt-worshipper like us. Gotta unload some of that salvage...I'm not wearing any pants.(/Bubbles) They're having a real problem with local fiends moving into ritzy neighborhoods and stealing the pipes out the ACs. And in local news teaser fashion they asked why. I got it right. Mom wasn't sure whether to get me a badge or an intervention.

Last night was Deadwood S1Ep9: No Other Sons or Daughters. Funniest one yet. Al's scene with Johnny, about Charlie Utter's new enterprise and Persimmon Phil, which causes Al to "flee his own office in horror," left me breathless with laughter. Particularly the look on Al's face as he leaves, boggling at the awesome level of Johnny's cluelessness. Then when Johnny comes down and asks Al right in front of Dan, "Any reason I can't share with Dan the proceedings of the talk you and me just had about me taking over for Persimmon Phil?" and Al responds "Yeah. Keep Dan in the dark." damn near killed me with laughing. And Dan too.

As if that wasn't funny enough, we are also rewarded in this episode with some of the funniest Jane moments yet. Every single moment she's on screen is an absolute treasure, and this episode was no exception. What kills me about Jane is how vulgar and insulting she is to just about everybody, and yet nobody ever takes umberage at her for her speech. It's just Jane's way. Her scene with the poor, fucked up reverend was a perfect example (though I don't think the rev would take umberage at anyone). When the reverend says he no longer feels Christ's love as he once did and Jane responds "Is that so? Well join the fuckin' club of most of us." Priceless.

As I was saying, the scenes between her and Doc, and her and Charlie, while she stands propping up a building with her head, were so very sweet and funny, and truly classic Jane. When Charlie offers her a position at his new business, and she responds that she's "in a fuckin position, you eternally meddling cocksucker," I just about died. And then she really did kill me with "I have seen some stupid fuckin' outfits in my time, Charlie Utter, but that one takes the prize."

Also priceless? E.B. Farnum blasted off hiss ass and getting hand jobs from the whores at the Gem, right out in front of everybody. Yes folks, that's the brand spaking new mayor of Deadwood.

Also, between this episode and the previous one, it has been made clear that, while Al is surely a dangerous, lethal hardass, it's Cy Tolliver who's the actually evil one.

I'm so absolutely enraptured by this show, I honesly have no idea why I didn't start watching it sooner. Oh wait, yes I do. I didn't have HBO while it was on.

A couple more things from NOSoD:

Dan telling Al, right in the middle of the meeting, that a piano has come in from Montgomery Ward.

Sol's aboslutely heartbreaking scene trying to call on Trixie, while she's at work at the Gem.

And Seth's absolutely heartbreaking scene with Alma Garrett when he tells her he's going to bring his wife and son to the camp, while Alma's secret hopes that Seth would make a good replacement for her dead husband shatter in an instant.

Also? Did we know that Ricky Jay (Eddie) has his own web site?

And how can I forget??? Doc is a graverobber! Seven times over!

I love how much you love this show, Sean. I'm all a-burstin' with pride.

It's just because it's sort of last-name-firstish, like Mormon names can be.

Ohhhhhh, I get it. See, that's also a Southern thing.

Very fuckin' cool, Sean. Now, I need to make you a Wirefiend. Funny how those missonary genes worked out.

I love how much you love this show, Sean.

I KNOW! It's totally making me want to go back and rewatch from the beginning. I've forgotten so much.

It's always fun to watch the new convert catch up, isn't it?

I was thinking today -- Deadwood, in one very specific way, reminds me a lot of Farscape. They cram so much into each episode. There are literally no wasted moments, and each new scene brings more revelations and changes, and propells the story forward. So much of TV is locked into the formulaic structure imposed by the studios. Things need to hit beats at very specific points. It's so refreshing when a show isn't compelled to keep that structure, and can keep its own pace.

So yes, Deadwood reminds me of Farscape in that way, in that they both crammed a lot of story in per episode.

Tonight's Wire kicked lots of ass.(Even if it leaves me hopelessly woobifying Prez, which somehow seems less than West Baltimore of me...gotta watch that kiss-it-and-make-it-better thing.) But...damn, I'm not worthy...yaknowwhatI'msayin' Each time I think I got some gift for the written word, those assholes at Blown Deadline make me realize I'm just a newbie looking for the "methane probe". I love them so much. Bastards.