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WeDriftEternal t1_ivalxet wrote

Reply to comment by LoretiTV in Deadwood : 3 seasons and a movie . by Extension-Carry2584

It was a pretty big hit when it was on. I don't think much would change now vs then. It was made for a more niche audience and would have stayed that way. The first season especially is much more of a western than the others and that is a pretty hard sell to a general audience for such a slow show. Deadwood is fantastic but its also a show where they go 2-4 episodes with almost nothing much actually happening, and in an ensemble show, in that time you only get a little bit of each storyline. Sure we have ensembles today, but this one was slow and wordy in a different way, Succession looks like rocket's pace in comparison

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NoNefariousness2144 t1_ivb7ihv wrote

Is it like Black Sails where season 1 is a bit slow but it's worth sticking with?

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WeDriftEternal t1_ivb80zq wrote

Its not at all like Black Sails. Deadwood is more like a Shakespeare history play in an old west mining town with a lot of exposition and slow pace. Black Sails is more like an action adventure in comparison.

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nunchukity t1_ivctxwh wrote

I'm gonna disagree with the other guy, it reminded me a lot of black sails. Deadwood definitely has better writing but there's a lot of similarity in the characters imo. Maybe it's just the time period and accents

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ThingsAreAfoot t1_ivb405c wrote

Yeah I agree. I think the streaming age could have potentially saved it from cancellation but by its very nature its audience was always going to be limited.

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