I thought the concern over thread drift in Movies was the reason we're having this discussion.
Um, Corwood, you brought up that concern. Apart from a poster or two who said it was occasionally annoying but no big deal, I haven't seen any big movement to kick Deadwood out of Movies.
As one of the architects of the spillover of HBO into movies, I am firmly in favor of such an entity should our bloviation be offensive and/or annoying to moviegoers.
What I have seen strong objection to, and would agree with, is officially adding HBO to the purpose of the thread. So I think we can agree that that is off the table. But I don't think status quo is such a bad option here, personally.
Not that hearing from more frequent Movies denizens would be a bad thing, if only to clarify if there really is a problem here. And it doesn't address other premium channel shows, but then, the premium thread wouldn't address regular cable or broadcast shows that currently have no dedicated home. I'm not sure I see why premium channels need premium treatment.
On a lighter note, if you think searching Natter is a pain for Deadwood, try it with TAR, which isn't a searchable term. But it's pretty easy to scan for whitefont beginning around the time of the show's airing and continuing through the next morning.
(Also what Jon said about Open in New Tab/Window. It's hard to remember at first, but once you get in the habit it becomes pretty automatic.)