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Friday, July 11, 2008
“Deadwood” officially dead … no movie planned
If you’ve been holding your breath about “Deadwood,” you can now exhale.
The HBO western drama is officially, categorically, absolutely dead — with no possibility of a movie to wrap up storylines that have been dangling for nearly two years.
“Deadwood” departed in August 2006 when creator David Milch, apparently weary of the project, moved on to “John From Cincinnati,” a truly bizarre sci-fi drama starring Austinite Austin Nichols that caught on with a few critics (including me) but very few viewers. It was deemed a gorgeous head-scratcher by most.
After “Deadwood” ended, HBO tried to calm frantic fans with the promise of a future movie that would address the conclusion of the violent goings-on in the Dakota Territory. But as time dragged on, the prospect faded. Actors moved on to other projects, and now Milch is working on another HBO series about a corrupt NYPD squad in the 1970s.
So R.I.P. “Deadwood.”
HBO drama in New Orleans
Speaking of dead HBO series, “The Wire” may be over, but David Simon hasn’t finished examining urban blight.
His new HBO project (following the Iraq War miniseries “Generation Kill,” which begins Sunday) is set in New Orleans in a pilot called “Treme,” named for a neighborhood where lots of musicians live. The drama series will chronicle the lives of performers who live there in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Off to Hollywood now
That’s it from Austin. I’m flapping off to Los Angeles for the TV critics summer press tour. The first of my twice-a-day blogs arrive Monday morning and will continue through the week and next weekend.
At the midway point of this festive dog-and-pony show, we’ll attempt a live chat (barring technical difficulties with the hotel’s Web access) on Wednesday at 3 p.m. to assess what’s happened, what’s going to happen and what you guys might want to know that I haven’t yet reported.
It’s never too late when you’ve got a huge chunk of the TV industry sitting in the hotel lobby, so come and chat.
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