So, a few weeks ago, we ran across this interview on CHUD with Hitman star and former sherriff of TV's Deadwood Timothy Olyphant, and it totally bummed us out.
Now that it appears that the Deadwood TV movies are probably not going to happen, what are your thoughts on the show's legacy?[...] Do you feel kind of gypped that you won't have a chance to go back and finish up with those bookend films?
Honestly? It always feels a little... I could really give a shit. I mean it in the most respectful way. I had a great time on that show, and I am thankful to have that experience. To look at it from any other angle is, I think, a slippery slope. I don't think anybody owes me anything. I walk away from that saying thank God it existed. I have great relationships from that show. And you know what's better than seven or eight years on TV? Three years on TV.
OK, well, nuts. As some of you no doubt know, Deadwood was unceremoniously canceled by HBO after its third season, by which time it had developed its own very profane taxonomy, about 30 ongoing story arcs, and a cult following that, while never Sopranosish in size or intensity, nonetheless would probably have stuck with the show through thick, thin, and possibly even messianic surfers. There were rumors of wrapping up the plots with a few movie length installments, but nothing's come of it, despite the continuing dedication of the fans. And if this interview is to be believed, it'd be hard to imagine the show coming back without Olyphant as Sherriff Seth Bullock anyways.
Well, cut to last week, and Ian McShane talking about doing Pinter onstage with Time Out New York.
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