Watched 9 episodes after work yesterday.....only 2 left
Considering some of the turgid crap that gets churned out these days (True Blood got 8 seasons ffs) I can't believe it got shit-canned in full flow....
I notice the Earp's have just rocked up, surely you don't do that if you're about to shit-can something?
So what happened that meant HBO cut this sort of quality? They run out of whiskey or summit?
HBO gave a truncated fourth season, which would of been the last, the greenlight, six episodes apparently. Milch rejected the offer due to bad experiences with short order renewals, well, that's his story. A lot of people feel he just lost interest and wanted to concentrate on his new show, John From Cincinnati.
The reason for HBO cutting Deadwood short was a financial one, it was notoriously expensive, they basically built the town of Deadwood from scratch. In 2007 Milch and HBO agreed to make a two hour film, this fell by the wayside, the sets have now been demolished. Deadwood is dead.