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Big Hext Finnigan

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For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« on: November 18, 2004, 06:29:02 AM »
I never saw an episode.
Read a bunch about it, good and bad.

$70 ain't small taters, but it's cheaper than one month of cable with HBO..  so lemme know!! 
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2004, 06:34:53 AM »
I would wait a few months, then it will be on sale at a more reasonable price, that's when I would buy it.
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2004, 06:45:53 AM »
Sorry Tom, I shoulda been more clear.
It's not even on sale yet.. it will be available in February.
I was thinking about pre-ordering.

Gracias,
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2004, 06:47:26 AM »
Don't really care what the price is, wouldn't buy it.
The few minutes that I saw of one episode at a pard's house put me off it for good.
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2004, 06:56:00 AM »
What I've been seeing, irritates me to no end.  The language is way to rough and watching men hit women, really pisses me off. >:( I find it hard to believe that folks actually spoke, that way. ::)
Big Hext. if you have HBO On Demand, has all the episodes from the first season. ;)
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2004, 07:01:32 AM »
See.. not communicating well..;)
I don't have HBO, that's why I didn't see the Deadwood episodes.  It would be cheaper to buy the DVD than subscribe to the digital cable and pay for all the upgrades. 
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2004, 07:26:55 AM »
Howdy......
I saw only two episodes and was not impressed..........NO
I do have LOMESOME DOVE  ;D

Good shootin......
Vern... 8)
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2004, 08:02:40 AM »
Yep, I would.....

Big Hext, you might want to consider getting HBO.  Season Two of "Deadwood" starts in March!

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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2004, 08:11:55 AM »
Nope.

Hext, I don' even have cable, let alone HBO, and I don' miss it! Hold off buyin iffin yer interested, it WILL get cheaper. New releases are always 'xpensive...and the price always come down quickly.
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2004, 08:22:22 AM »
Being the cheap #%$&*#@ that I am I wouldn't pay $70. However, in a principle guided rebellion against corporate greed and with determination to reward entrepreneurship, initiative, risk taking and the black market in general I did pay $20 for a set of bootleg DVD's I found on the internet. Aw who am I kiddin? I bought'em cause I'm a cheap #%$&*#@  ;D
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2004, 08:39:45 AM »
I thought Deadwood was an outstanding series, although admittedly an acquired taste. I, too, was surprised at the language at first, but managed to get past that and discovered what I thought was an extremely well-written series. And the fact that most of the characters are based on real individuals etc. makes it even better.

Nonetheless, don't think I'd pay $70 for the DVD. HBO has a tendency to overprice the DVDs of their series. Kinda like the inflationary "robbery" that occurred in the mining towns of the day.

I think my son also found a copy of the DVD set that LG mentioned above, but I haven't seen them yet so I don't know about their quality.
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2004, 08:50:48 AM »
I dunno, Hext!  70 bucks sounds a little pricey.  You might wanta check over in Amazon.  They may have it over there for a little cheaper  ???
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2004, 09:06:07 AM »
I just checked over in Amazon.  They have the first season of Deadwood up for grabs at $69.95 a copy.  There were some reviews written by customers...they seem to think it's pretty good  ???  I guess this would be an individual thing  ???  If you wanted to buy it, or not  ???
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2004, 09:11:14 AM »
Well, we all know that the real west was depicted by Roy Rogers ::).  Everyone said please and thnak you and extended their pinkies when they sipped their tea. ::) ::)

Hext, I thought it was an excellent show. Very well written and acted. But, I wouldn't pay $70 bucks for dvd's of the first season.  I'd split it with a couple other folks and burn myself a copy. ;)
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2004, 09:24:14 AM »
I watched a few minutes of one episode.  It appeared that the writers intent was to insert the "F" word in every line of dialog.  I'm not a prude and my language gets a little course at times, but I saw no point in it and after a few minutes found it to be distracting from the story line (if there was one) and annoying.  So, I said this is F$@%?$&  S#(+!  and changed the channel!
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2004, 09:25:49 AM »
Dang son.....I have the first season on VHS....heck I'd "loan" you them!  (Won't say I'd make a 'copy' for you so's all the busy bodies what that jumped me once afore don't get their knickers in a knot!)
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #16 on: November 18, 2004, 09:38:27 AM »
That'd be good.  I have gotten spoiled by DVD, but my VHS player still works.  Are you coming to the match this Saturday?

Regarding the language...
I recently began working in a manufacturing environment, with both men and women.. and no stranger to coarse language, I have been shocked  :o at the gutter words being used in common conversation by all the workers there, even a good number of the supervisors.  "Clean" only applies to the dust part of the environment!  I espect that the language in Deadwood may been coarse at a level that is indeed shocking..  I know that I have read diaries and letters from the middle ages that are incredibly vulgar. 

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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #17 on: November 18, 2004, 10:15:19 AM »
I'll probably buy it. My sentiments are much like those Irish Dave posted. The language shocked me at first, but when I got over that, I found it to be a very well written story with excellent characterisation.

It sure isn't all frills and ruffles.

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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2004, 12:11:33 PM »
$70 seems a little steep for a TV show.  I'd wait a bit and get it when the price comes back down to normal.  The language never bothered me, BTW.
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Re: For $70 bucks.. would you buy Deadwood on DVD?
« Reply #19 on: November 18, 2004, 04:12:49 PM »
Why pay that much for half a dozen discs to shoot at, when for the same price I could buy 3 or 4 cases of clay pigeons? ;D
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