All the Fanfare

All the Fanfare

'Deadwood' Primer, Part 2: Welcome to Deadwood

"Believe me, we're stuck here a fuckin' while."

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Eric Pierce
Feb 19, 2025
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This is the second in a series going deep into the 2000s era HBO show Deadwood.

“You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.” ~ Ben Kenobi

“Welcome to fucking Deadwood!” ~ Al Swearengen

I have an admission so unbelievable you might’ve seen it on Taxicab Confessions in an earlier era: My favorite part of Deadwood is undoubtedly lame, …

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