Deadwood, HBO's hour-long western adventure, was nominated for 11 Emmy awards and won 2 of them, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. Now those of you who didn't get in on the action can catch up this
February 8th, as the DVDs get released just in time for the premium cable channel to start airing the second season of the show.
Deadwood - The Complete 1st Season stars Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver and Brad Dourif (who jumped into the series fresh from his role as Grima Wormtongue in the
Lord of the Rings films). It takes place in 1876 in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Deadwood, SD is a lawless town inhabited by a mob of restless misfits ranging from an ex-lawman to a scheming saloon owner to the legendary Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. And that's the scene of the richest gold strike in American history...which is where we join the story, just a couple of weeks after Custer's defeat at Little Big Horn.
The 6-DVD set runs 720 minutes for all 12 episodes from the 1st Season. Price is $99.98 SRP. 16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen video is accompanied by audio tracks in English 5.1, French 2.0, and Spanish 2.0, plus Subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. There is also a long list of Extras:
- Featurette: "Making Deadwood: The Show Behind The Show" - A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process under "Making of Deadwood"
- Featurette: "The Real Deadwood" - A documentary feature on the history of Deadwood and how it came to be; includes interviews with local historians.
- A 2-part conversation with Deadwood creator David Milch (NYPD Blue) and star Keith Carradine"
- "The New Language of the Old West" (30 minutes)
- "An Imaginative Reality" (30 minutes)
- 4 Audio Commentaries with David Milch and cast members
HBO has also made the cover art available:
