Deadsies

I've been watching a lot of Scrubs lately. In one of the episodes there was a reference to the show Deadwood, only I didn't even know Deadwood was a show so I didn't get it at the time. JD asks Turk if he knew that Cowboys swore in olden times.

Now that I've finished watching season five of scrubs and the dvd's we got of Smallville season four aren't working I've started watching Deadwood with my brother. Turns out they really do cuss a lot. About five seconds into the first episode a womens drops the c-bomb! Seems like they just can't stop cussing, every second sentence includes the word "cocksucker".

Despite my reservations about watching a tv show based on the Wild West it has turned out to be really good. The characters are interesting and likeable, especially Wild Bill, and the plot line is engaging. The episode structure is a bit odd though. I'm not sure how to explain how it's different from most other shows. Some shows like Scrubs have a problem and resolution in most episodes and some shows have a problem and resolution most of the time but with a larger plot that gets advanced in bits and pieces. Well Deadwood doesn't have a clear cut larger plot just yet besides the slow-brewing conflict between the main characters and the antagonist. And there are problems that arise in episodes but they aren't always resolved in the episode that they come up in. It makes it feel like the episodes lead into each other a lot more. As the episode ends it always leaves me feeling like I need more. It's a different kind of needing more than say watching Veronica Mars where I just have to watch another episode because I like the show so damn much. I do really like Deadwood but I'm not sure I could handle waiting a week between episodes.

I guess I'm lucky I have it on dvd.