Script of Deadwood's Pilot Episode

 Here's the script to the pilot episode of the show Deadwood.

Was reading David Milch's autobiography last night and when he got to the part on how the show Deadwood came about, I felt the desire to read the script to the pilot episode. And this morning I felt the need to share it.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." - C.S. Lewis

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."- Stephen Hawking

"Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke." - Hermann Hesse

"Absent action, all animals are sad," - David Milch

Currently Reading

Currently reading David Milch's Life's Work: A Memoir. Long been a fan of Milch's work - he was co-creator of NYPD Blue, creator of Deadwood, and also the greatly underrated John from Cincinnati.  About half-way through and thoroughly engrossed in the book.

One thing does pang the conscious though is the fact that with Milch now suffering from dementia I wonder if one of the motivations behind the book was one last payday for his children. Milch famously lost his fortune due to his gambling addiction. Wonder if that's covered in the book later on?

Deadwood (the Movie)

Alan Sepinwall has a must read article on the upcoming Deadwood HBO movie for any self-respecting Deadwood fan.

The movie is made all the more poignant by the fact that show creator David Milch is suffering from Alzheimer's.

The movie debuts on HBO at the end of May and I can't wait!

Deadwood

The Deadwood movie is real and might be coming sooner than people think. Hard to believe its been 16-years since the last episode.

Interesting interview with one of the producers of the movie.

Even for hardcore fans - some facts you might not know about Deadwood.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Sad - David Milch is broke because of his gambling addiction. Makes you wonder if the proposed Deadwood movie is just a money grab on his part.

- Heh heh

- Gary Sinise is the man

- Paul Pierce - if the 76ers picked me they would have two championships by now

- Who knew? Bill James is both a great writer and a fan of The Simpsons

Titus Welliver - Al Swearengen Auditions

If you are a Deadwood fan - you'll love this.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting and thought I'd share.

- This "fishing" video was just plain fun to watch

- Very cool business idea. I think this is a winner. I remember years ago when those beepers for when your table was ready first came out and this idea trumps that hands down.

- Neil deGrasse Tyson on UFO's

- HBO's upcoming series Luck looks really good. Big fan of David Milch.

- The NHL re-signs with Versus (or whatever NBC decides to call the channel) for another 10 years