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>>>And David Milch stopped doing Deadwood so he could do John from Cincinnati.
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>>>AAARGH
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>>That series had its moments. HBO had set the bar so high I think it got a bit of a bum rap.
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>I watched it and though I thought it was self indulgent drivel I found some of it entertaining. But Deadwood was high art. Cardine's Hickock , the amazing Ian McShane, and the smaller parts of Calamity Jane and Trixie were about as good as it gets. Sheer poetry.

Oh, I agree Deadwood was the better show. Smiling remembering Mr. Wu and "Swengen" trying to communicate, and succeeding as much as they needed to.