Deadwood

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Season 3
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 21, 2004
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 233 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 212 out of 233
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 233
  3. Negative: 12 out of 233
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  1. Bairdo
    Oct 14, 2010
    10
    Astonishingly good. With a cast of characters that boasted better villians than fellow TV titans The Wire and The Sopranos, Deadwood was one of a kind. The show died far too young, but it's three seasons shine brighter for it.
  2. JenB
    Sep 20, 2006
    4
    Well-acted, as usual, but I was bored and confused and skeptical all season about the inclusion of certain subplots, and the writers' ability to pull them together in a meaningful way. I was right to have doubts. The acting was strong as always, but this season otherwise was a long, boring, anti-climactic mess.
  3. charless
    Dec 14, 2006
    2
    Terrible show, despite swearing. All the women in this drama are portrayed as drunks, drug addicts, prostitutes, idiots, and worse. I can't believe that more viewers don't recognize the woman hating nature of Deadwood.
  4. ReggieM
    Aug 21, 2006
    0
    Blech. I heard about all of the hype surrounding DeadWood. the show is as entertaining as watching wood rot. Boring and bland. how could this possibly be the best show on TV? It's nowhere near as good as Lost or House.
  5. Eeowyn7
    Sep 11, 2012
    1
    This show is overrated and no wonder it was cancelled. The only people who get some type of sick entertainment out of this are misogynists. I agree with a previous poster on here,the show portrays all women as whores, easy without a sign of intellect. Personally am disappointed with Ian McShane , a very talented actor who has somehow been brainwashed into producing this tripe. Oh andThis show is overrated and no wonder it was cancelled. The only people who get some type of sick entertainment out of this are misogynists. I agree with a previous poster on here,the show portrays all women as whores, easy without a sign of intellect. Personally am disappointed with Ian McShane , a very talented actor who has somehow been brainwashed into producing this tripe. Oh and before I'm labelled a prude on here, which I could care less, I've seen my share of profanity , violence and sleaze, but this show is way too much and deserved to be put off the air.… Expand
  6. [Anonymous]
    Jun 15, 2006
    10
    Awesome Show
  7. MICkG
    Aug 1, 2006
    9
    1-5 episodes I rate a 10. But 6-8 were downers. So, hopefully 9-12 will rise to greatness.
  8. RickF
    Aug 21, 2006
    10
    The first season included some of the most realistic violence (Wild Bill's murder, Bullock's Near-Death Experience at the hands of the Sioux warrior)I've ever seen. This season, its last, seems to be approaching the same violent crescendo - only in an ever-so-tantalizing fashion. And I find myself cheering the derringer-toting whore onward through the hotel to her target....
  9. DaveL.
    Aug 7, 2006
    10
    I am very disapointed the its going away, shame,shame,shame,shame. Al and Seth are two of the best charactors ever, in TV or film. I would go to see these people again at the theater, no doubt. i guess I will just have to go to bed early on sunday nights now.
  10. keithr
    Jun 20, 2006
    10
    great
  11. jiggaboy
    Jun 9, 2006
    10
    Best tv show ever!
  12. DANM
    Jul 1, 2006
    10
    I cannot begin to say what i feel about this work of art,because so many superlatives have been whirled about,that anything I say would surely be redundant.Ian Mcshane and Earl Brown/the entire cast-blows my mind.It is the Shane of the 21st century and I am glad that I lived to see it.I am not old just lucky.
  13. BobT
    Jul 30, 2006
    10
    Damn.........I can't give it an 11
  14. RossV
    Jul 6, 2006
    10
    Truly the most worthy hour spent watching Television. Spend the entire week waiting for the drama to commence. To those that find the program garish with it's use of speech? "Sweep on, you fat and greasy citizens,
  15. TomM
    Jul 9, 2006
    10
    "Deadwood" has raised the bar on what can be achieved on television or film. A true highpoint in entertainment. David Milch has secured himself within the pantheon of writers such as David Mamet. Bravo!
  16. MichaelS
    Aug 1, 2006
    10
    Simply put, it's the best written, produced and acted material I've ever watched.
  17. KathyV
    Aug 30, 2006
    10
    Deadwood brought an entire new level to excellence on TV. My husband and I looked forward to each episode as if we were high school kids waiting on the prom. It is a tragedy that Deadwood has been cancelled, our Sundays will never be the same...sigh!
  18. SteveJ
    Aug 30, 2006
    10
    What a great show! I saw each episode (more than once) and enjoyed the nuances more each time I watched them. The writing was superb, the acting the best on tv....just a great show. I will miss it sorely.
  19. StellaS
    Jan 4, 2007
    10
    I miss Ian McShane's magnificent acting. This show featured one of the greatest television ensemble casts I can ever remember. Shame on HBO for cancelling this show, as well as the Televsion Academy for not bestowing McShane an Emmy for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series.
  20. DaveG
    Jan 4, 2007
    10
    One of the best programs aired in years; and leave it to HBO to cancel it....Tomorrow at this poiint, I will no longer be subscribing to this entertainment giant.
  21. TomG
    Feb 16, 2007
    10
    Shame on HBO? If no one watches the series, they have no choice but to cancel it. They're in the business for the money; usually the better the show the more money they get. Shame on those who don't appreciate this show for its greatness. Otherwise it would still be running.
  22. AndyD
    Feb 2, 2007
    10
    Easily the most elaborate set ever put together, Deadwood shoves the softcore to the side and shows the bloodiness behind America's West.
  23. DamienS
    Jun 11, 2006
    10
    TV at its best! HBO execs canceling it..TV at its worst!
  24. TheGypsy
    Jun 10, 2006
    10
    Deadwood is the main reason I refuse to give up HBO
  25. J.Shepardson
    Jun 22, 2006
    6
    I continue to be mystified by this show's real appeal. It's always seemed like a one-trick pony to me, and it's one I don't enjoy riding. Well done, nicely scripted, fine enough acting. But it doesn't thrill me. Sorry!
  26. StriverG
    Jun 28, 2006
    10
    Best dramatic TV series - ever. As long as shows like Deadwood, the Sopranos, and Battlestar Galactica exist, owning a TV is justifiable.
  27. Lisa
    Jun 9, 2006
    10
    Get real. Anything other than a 10 would be a tragedy!!!!!!!!
  28. TanyaT
    Jun 9, 2006
    10
    Deadwood will forever remain the most brilliantly written, acted, directed and beautifully filmed televsion program I've ever had the great fortune to come across. It's unbelievable that HBO is cancelling this wonderful series before it's rightful full fourth season conclusion.
  29. caseyh
    Jul 5, 2006
    10
    Un-fuggin-believable... one of the greatest shows ever on television and it's been cancelled with only a minor uproar (by the die-hard fans that watch religiously) because people "can't stand the profanity". If there's EVER been a more ridiculous reason to not watch a show like this, I haven't heard it. I don't know about you all but having been a soldier, a Un-fuggin-believable... one of the greatest shows ever on television and it's been cancelled with only a minor uproar (by the die-hard fans that watch religiously) because people "can't stand the profanity". If there's EVER been a more ridiculous reason to not watch a show like this, I haven't heard it. I don't know about you all but having been a soldier, a trucker and a fricken teenager, I've heard just about every cuss word out there and heard them used with at least as much frequency as they're used in this series. Heck, sitting at a bar with some of my boys towards the end of the night, we've had some conversations that would make Swearengen blush. This is overstating it a bit but not watching "Deadwood" because of cussing is like not looking at the "Venus de Milo" because you can see her boobies. Anyways, great show and at least we get to end with 4 hours worth of specials!… Expand
  30. ryanh
    Aug 20, 2006
    9
    People should take a page from how this season is being managed. When it wraps up, it concludes with 2 TV movies. The best part? It leaves before its worn itself thin. It'll conclude on a high note and not tarnish its greatness byt stretching itself too thin over 2, 3, or 4 more seasons than it needed to (Sopranos anyone?). Ending this way will set a new trend on how to end a good People should take a page from how this season is being managed. When it wraps up, it concludes with 2 TV movies. The best part? It leaves before its worn itself thin. It'll conclude on a high note and not tarnish its greatness byt stretching itself too thin over 2, 3, or 4 more seasons than it needed to (Sopranos anyone?). Ending this way will set a new trend on how to end a good series properly and, more importantly, CONCLUSIVELY. Something too many good shows neglect too do by sticking around too long, then ending on a cliffhanger leaving a sour taste in the loyal viewer's mouth.… Expand
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#9 Best TV Season of 2006
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#28 Most Discussed TV Season of 2006
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#23 Most Shared TV Season of 2006

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Gillian Flynn
    83
    Like last season, the plots are thick and quick-flying. (Also like last season, the abstruseness can sometimes feel showy.)
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: John Leonard
    70
    What makes Deadwood so fascinating is not the action we put up with; it’s the language we listen to.
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  3. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Nancy Franklin
    90
    A gorgeously living thing.
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