Guns of the Old West – August 2019

hile the fictional

world

of Game of Thrones

hogged the TV

spot-

light this past spring,

another HBO series made a
return with a bit less fanfare, yet
it fulfilled the hopes of its fans.

Deadwood:The

Moviedebuted

onMay31,offering

ashortbut

sweetreturntot

heminingcamp

that waspopulate

dbyrogues,

bandits, prospectors, prostitutes,

opportunists, immigrants and

even the occasional good spirit

simplylooking

forabetterlife.

Fortheshow’sfa

ithfulfans,

itwassomuch

morethanjusta

reunionspecia

l.Thirteenyears

havepassedsince

theshow

ended abruptly after its third

season, with more of a whimper

GUNS OF THE OLD WEST

15

FALL 2019

By PETER SUCIU • Photos Courtesy HBO