num_pages: 232
description: There is nothing on television like the award-winning HBO series Deadwood. Beautiful, profane, complex, and sublime, the show is dreama at its very best. Entertaining and illuminating, Deadwood: Stories of the Black Hills offers a mesmerizing portrait of the most dangerous settlement in the West. This unprecedented look at the people, places, and history of Deadwood comes straight from the show’s creator, chief writer, and executive producer, David Milch.Through in-depth discussions of the themes and motivations that course through the lawless camp, Milch sheds some light on the characters and events in Deadwood. Fresh interviews with the Deadwood cast, scores of never-before-seen photographs, and historical images and illustrations bring the show and the place to life.Much more than a companion to the series, Deadwood: Stories of the Black Hills is an essential part of the show’s story, and required reading for every fan.Dramatis personae --"It's all either fear or faith": the making of Deadwood --The language of men: lies, profanity, and greed, and how words can lead us to the apprehension of our common existence --The color: gold makes a man a man, and lifts us up above the baboons --Intoxicants: drinking, gambling, dope, and the rule of the fetish in Deadwood --Whores: the blow job monologues, the tittylicker, and the job of the pimp --Love and marriage: love as a foreign condition, doomed relationships, and men of few words --The badge and the gun: law and order are not the same thing, and tend to have little to do with one another --The mystery of the peaches: the politicians will always screw you, but there are circumstances in which we would rather have them around --Ordinary and extraordinary violence: "tell your God to ready for blood" --In his last extremity: the good doctor's approach to dying, the Reverend Smith, and the death of Wild Bill Hickok --And Mr. Wu: to the celestial is given the last word --Afterword --Episode guide
language: English
title: Deadwood: Stories of the Black Hills
titlecomplete: Deadwood: Stories of the Black Hills
characters: Seth Bullock, Calamity Jane, Alma Garret, Sol Star, Joanie Stubbs, Al Swearengen
genres: History, Tv, Reference, Westerns, Film, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 267
places: The United States of America
publisher: Bloomsbury USA