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Another Deadwood alum, another Deadwood perspective. Last week, it was Timothy Olyphant dishing Deadwood and on Monday it was Ian McShane, aka Al Swearingen. Appearing at a panel for the new NBC drama, Kings, in which Mr. McShane plays -- can you guess? -- a king, someone asked for his thoughts/feelings on the sort of sad, undignified way that Deadwood ended. Mr. McShane likewise lamented its passing, and more to the point, the way it passed. "They (HBO reps) said the reason was he (creator David Milch) was working on another show -- well, he was always working on another show. He had signed a three-show deal. You're familiar with David Milch and how he works. I suspect what happened was HBO saw that this was the most expensive show on television and went to David and said 'how about we just do maybe eight episodes this season. And he said 'how about we do [expletive] none?' I always knew it was over, that was the end. Everyone involved did. That 'two movies' idea that was floated about was just a smoke screen. Pathetic. It left me with a bad taste for a while." |
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