Tag Archives: David Milch

August 5, 2011

DEADWOOD—S1E6

This incredibly foul-mouthed, frequently violent, sex- and greed-driven show is one of the most deeply religious programs ever produced for television. Continue reading →

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July 21, 2011

Throughout this episode—and from this point forward—we’ll see that, in the absence of the law, there is just the hope of grace, manifesting itself (in ways often mysterious) through the actions of human beings. In this way—through random acts of kindness, and individual acts of justice—Deadwood will begin to become a community Continue reading →

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July 1, 2011

DEADWOOD—S1 E3–4

Few movies or TV shows capture history as flux in quite the way that Deadwood does. Creator David Milch understands that time is a river, not a lake, and he very intentionally sets his story in some serious rapids. Deadwood provides a microcosm of American history that seems to develop before our eyes like time-lapse photography, in a time when the Old West is disappearing, and “progress” is coming on a daily—even hourly—basis. Continue reading →