Gunsmoke
Posted on | June 14, 2004 at 10:40 pm | 2 Comments
I forgot to mention the season finale of HBO’s Deadwood yesterday. That’s the show where everyone talks like my friends and I. Spoilers are ahead…
I really liked the finale and I thought it did a good job of giving a bit of closure to some plot threads while opening things up for a second season. And it did it all with the moral ambiguity that’s been the trademark of the series so far. Even if you’re unfamiliar with the history of the actual Deadwood, you just knew that Bullock would pick up that sheriff’s badge before too long.
But speaking of that actual history, the show is obviously diverging from it. Though they did get it right that Preacher Smith died a few weeks after Wild Bill Hickok, they took a lot of liberties with the actual demise. According to this City of Deadwood website, Smith was killed by a bullet in the chest while traveling from Deadwood to nearby Crook City. (Note how much the picture of Preacher Smith resembles the actor from the show.) The killer(s) were never discovered. There is no mention of any health problems. (In the show, Smith had a brain tumor and was eventually put out of his misery by salonkeeper/ townrunner/ villain Al Swearengen, who suffocated him.) It makes you wonder what else will be different in the show from recorded history. I guess anything can happen now. Though I predict that sometime around the fourth season, a fire will destroy much of the business district…
Latre.
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2 Responses to “Gunsmoke”
June 15th, 2004 @ 11:04 am
But what about the cereal switcheroo?
June 15th, 2004 @ 11:13 am
I’m afraid the cereal switcheroo story will have to wait. I don’t think I’m going to have time for an update tonight, but maybe tomorrow. It’s a fascinating story filled with twists and turns. Well, not really. But it is a story.
But let me pose this question in advance: "When is a Corn Flake not a Corn Flake?"