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Sly · 07-30-2006, 09:59 PM

How much of Deadwood is based on true events? I know that the way Bill Hickock died was real, and he really was one of the more feared and excellent marksmen of the time. Saw a special about him a couple weeks ago and everything tied in with Deadwood. So now I'm wondering how much of the show is based on events that were happening at the time.

Any input?

MaddCaz · 07-30-2006, 10:01 PM

n9t a lot i imagine

Niko Bimini · 07-30-2006, 10:03 PM

From what I have read from interviews with the writter/director it is fiction based on a real place and some real characters.

EXAMPLE: they just brought in Wyatt and Morgan Earp who were real characters in history and did spend time in Deadwood.......................the rest is made up.

BV · 07-30-2006, 10:06 PM

It's tru that they used foul language back then. Except for the fact that the words they used back then are pretty much mild cussing for today.

So the HBO writers made the cussing very extreme in order to get the point across that yess they cussed badly in those days in that atmosphere.

here check this out sly:

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-DeadwoodHBO.html

harvey · 07-30-2006, 10:22 PM

well, I know a lot of people with "dead wood"

sorry, what wa your question again?

Kimo · 07-30-2006, 11:10 PM

deadwood sucks

kane · 07-31-2006, 01:46 AM

I read some cool stuff about the show. I'm a big fan of the show and did some research into it. The creator said that when they first shot it they used curse words that would have actually been curse words during the time of the real deadwood but that it sounded silly so they made it a little more modern. Many of the characters are real people. As hard as it may be to grasp they actually make Swearengine out to be nicer then he was in real life. Some of the events are real and the politics and growth of the area are real, but many of the confrontations and relationships are not. In real life Bullock and Swearengine basically split the town and half and neither crossed over to the other's side and they never talked to each other because of thier hatred for each other.

07-30-2006, 09:59 PM	#1
Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,328	Deadwood: Fact or fiction? How much of Deadwood is based on true events? I know that the way Bill Hickock died was real, and he really was one of the more feared and excellent marksmen of the time. Saw a special about him a couple weeks ago and everything tied in with Deadwood. So now I'm wondering how much of the show is based on events that were happening at the time. Any input? __________________ Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted Windows VPS now available Great for TSS, Nifty Stats, remote work, virtual assistants, etc. Click here for more details.

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Niko Bimini Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vast Desert Wasteland aka Phoenix Arizona Posts: 2,372	From what I have read from interviews with the writter/director it is fiction based on a real place and some real characters. EXAMPLE: they just brought in Wyatt and Morgan Earp who were real characters in history and did spend time in Deadwood.......................the rest is made up. __________________ ... ICQ# 264612090 Proudly hosting with www.MOJOHOST.com

07-30-2006, 10:06 PM	#4
BV wtf Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bikini State, FL USA Posts: 10,914	It's tru that they used foul language back then. Except for the fact that the words they used back then are pretty much mild cussing for today. So the HBO writers made the cussing very extreme in order to get the point across that yess they cussed badly in those days in that atmosphere. here check this out sly: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-DeadwoodHBO.html Last edited by BV; 07-30-2006 at 10:08 PM..

07-30-2006, 10:22 PM	#5
harvey Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 9,266	well, I know a lot of people with "dead wood" sorry, what wa your question again? __________________ This post is endorsed by CIA, KGB, MI6, the Mafia, Illuminati, Kim Jong Il, Worldwide Ninjas Association, Klingon Empire and lolcats. Don't mess around with it, just accept it and embrace the truth

07-30-2006, 11:10 PM	#6
Kimo ... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maryland ICQ:87038677 Posts: 11,542	deadwood sucks __________________ ...

07-31-2006, 01:46 AM	#7
kane Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: portland, OR Posts: 20,684	I read some cool stuff about the show. I'm a big fan of the show and did some research into it. The creator said that when they first shot it they used curse words that would have actually been curse words during the time of the real deadwood but that it sounded silly so they made it a little more modern. Many of the characters are real people. As hard as it may be to grasp they actually make Swearengine out to be nicer then he was in real life. Some of the events are real and the politics and growth of the area are real, but many of the confrontations and relationships are not. In real life Bullock and Swearengine basically split the town and half and neither crossed over to the other's side and they never talked to each other because of thier hatred for each other.