They had no idea. The world/life was not perfect during the days depicted in Deadwood or at any other period; it was dangerous, cold, hard, & often bleak beyond description. But, ..Jesus!, ..what it & we have become in the time since! Given the chance, I'd go back without an eye batted or an ounce of regret for what'd be left 'behind' here in this lifeless digital-cellular- socially obsessed screen age. Fuck the 21st Century & the meaningless void of an America that made itself into what it is today. I smile evilly at the thought of the short work Al & Woo's pigs would have made of one Donald John Trump if he'd ever gone strutting up the thoroughfare & into the Gem. Swearengen would have wiped (or more likely cut) that arrogant smirk right off his face, called for Johnny with the sled, had Jewell take care of the bloodstain on the office floor, & gone happily back to Dolly & his whiskey or a nice tin cup of coffee. Ahhh, ..better days.
he was literally referring to posting advertisements on bulletin boards for dead wood. news paper publishers served that function as well as printing news papers.
This writing is as good as it gets. Find me anything that remotely compares to this level of writing anywhere. David Milch combined a Victorian sense of proper, formal grammar with an absolute, unchecked blue vulgarity and from that marriage came a remarkable work of art. He invented this language. Deadwood has no rival.
@@-108- Completely agree! The very proper, overly formal construction of the Victorian prose is absolutely of the time. What Milch did was mix it with hyper vulgarity. That is what I feel he invented. So what you have is the echoes of the civilized world (Victorian language) mixed with the brutal reality of a land with no law (the vulgarity). I've never seen anything like it, before or since.
@@unprofoundRight. The vulgarity is also supposedly of the time and place, is what I meant. I read in multiple places that he wanted it to be hyper vulgar as an exercise in historical accuracy. But maybe the writers of those pieces didn't know wth they were talking about. It was The Media, after all.
One of my favorite scenes in a brilliant series chock full of them. It’s long-established at this point that Al Swearingen is a very bad man indeed. But his regard for Merrick is genuine. He’s very familiar with the rules of the world they’re both obliged to live in, and in that context his attempt to set the timid publisher straight is almost touching.
Right after this scene, Joanie goes to Cy, discouraged from continuing her newly opened brothel because of what Wolcott did there. And Cy gives her a poisonous talk that exploits her insecurities in order to put her again under his control. It's a subtle but stark contrast between the "parenting" styles of these two crime bosses.
This is quite simply the best scene from any series ever and no one will ever convince me otherwise...if they did it'd have to be another scene from Deadwood. Milch is a treasure.
Tombstone is classic cowboy film. Deadwood is cable made trash and isn't in the same league. Oh hold on let inset all this unnecessary cursing because hey its cable and cursing makes it more dramatic and adult. What a piece of shit show.
After listening to the sputtering bullshit that passes for dialogue in the new Rings of Power train-wreck, I had to come find some Deadwood scenes to re-calibrate my senses.
"You ever been beaten, Merrick?" If Al asked any other person in town that question, they would be terrified and in fear for their life. Merrick readily says his only "beating" was the time he got slapped for being hysterical. Then he gets slapped again and just whines: "Stop it, Al!" He's irritated, but not intimidated or scared at all. A testament to their friendship.
“Pain or damage don’t end the world nor despair or beatings, the world ends when your dead till then you’ve got a lot more punishment coming your way, stand up and take like a man and give some back.
"Stand it like a man, and give some back"....I can't wait till the day when some sports coach of a major team uses this phrase as a rallying cry to motivate his team to victory...no truer words have ever been uttered
One of many great lessons one must learn going through life is to take the punishment and giving it right back when it is needed. This series was a master class in examining the human condition. Not one scene was wasted or without meaning. Not one weak role played by the actors. The writing is superb. A masterpiece.
I'm sorry, but whilst I absolutely agree that this show was one of the greatest ever, Mr Olyphant delivered one of the most atrocious and abysmal takes on a character I've ever seen. And never improved much throughout the run of the show. Here's to hoping he did a better job in The Movie I just found out about!
All the supposed "Wisdom's" by all the religious nutjobs in the world could not equal what Al could say in a few sentences....I now "give some back" whenever possible.
This pairs well with my favorite scene from Six Feet Under. "You can do anything, you lucky bastard-you're alive! What's a little pain compared to that?" czcams.com/video/8-Jw6AomiBs/video.html
Incredible, incredible American accent for an English actor here. Ian completely nails the characters sound. Perfection.
They just don't make shows like this anymore.
I love it!
I rewatch this show just for Al’s advice 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
"...Stand it like a MAN, and *give some BACK* ..." === 🖤💛💯🏴☠
"Posting, rather than publishing" I just realized that this became relevant in our day and age.
They had no idea. The world/life was not perfect during the days depicted in Deadwood or at any other period; it was dangerous, cold, hard, & often bleak beyond description. But, ..Jesus!, ..what it & we have become in the time since! Given the chance, I'd go back without an eye batted or an ounce of regret for what'd be left 'behind' here in this lifeless digital-cellular- socially obsessed screen age. Fuck the 21st Century & the meaningless void of an America that made itself into what it is today. I smile evilly at the thought of the short work Al & Woo's pigs would have made of one Donald John Trump if he'd ever gone strutting up the thoroughfare & into the Gem. Swearengen would have wiped (or more likely cut) that arrogant smirk right off his face, called for Johnny with the sled, had Jewell take care of the bloodstain on the office floor, & gone happily back to Dolly & his whiskey or a nice tin cup of coffee. Ahhh, ..better days.
he was literally referring to posting advertisements on bulletin boards for dead wood. news paper publishers served that function as well as printing news papers.
OMG Ian is SO EFFING GOOD!!! Greatest character ever played. Bar none.
Advice to live by.
I want to know if the newspaperman doled out some punishment after this advice.
Ian McShane’s Al Swearegen is up there with the very best TV leads ever
He has a point
I needed to see this worst ur my life but when your going thru hell keep on going
This writing is as good as it gets. Find me anything that remotely compares to this level of writing anywhere. David Milch combined a Victorian sense of proper, formal grammar with an absolute, unchecked blue vulgarity and from that marriage came a remarkable work of art. He invented this language. Deadwood has no rival.
The language is actually meant to be a fairly accurate take on the actual language patterns of the time and place.
@@-108- Completely agree! The very proper, overly formal construction of the Victorian prose is absolutely of the time. What Milch did was mix it with hyper vulgarity. That is what I feel he invented. So what you have is the echoes of the civilized world (Victorian language) mixed with the brutal reality of a land with no law (the vulgarity). I've never seen anything like it, before or since.
@@unprofoundRight. The vulgarity is also supposedly of the time and place, is what I meant. I read in multiple places that he wanted it to be hyper vulgar as an exercise in historical accuracy. But maybe the writers of those pieces didn't know wth they were talking about. It was The Media, after all.
One of my favorite scenes in a brilliant series chock full of them. It’s long-established at this point that Al Swearingen is a very bad man indeed. But his regard for Merrick is genuine. He’s very familiar with the rules of the world they’re both obliged to live in, and in that context his attempt to set the timid publisher straight is almost touching.
Right after this scene, Joanie goes to Cy, discouraged from continuing her newly opened brothel because of what Wolcott did there. And Cy gives her a poisonous talk that exploits her insecurities in order to put her again under his control. It's a subtle but stark contrast between the "parenting" styles of these two crime bosses.
Still the greatest all-time 2 minutes of television.
al would nevr give this advice to the hundreds he killed, he liked merrik,
Al with those good nuggets of wisdom. Ian McShane was so good in this role!
He's one of the few Al genuinely seems to respect.
The long stare and subtle nod from Al at the end…classic
Carnivale should be on that list as well
This reminds me of my fathers advice... "If you're going to be a man, and do it right... You'll need to learn to make all kinds of pain your friend"
This is quite simply the best scene from any series ever and no one will ever convince me otherwise...if they did it'd have to be another scene from Deadwood. Milch is a treasure.
...it'd have to be another scene from Deadwood... featuring Al Swearengen.
After getting laid off for the second time in 7 months last week, I needed this advice myself.
He is a man of great wisdom
Tombstone is classic cowboy film. Deadwood is cable made trash and isn't in the same league. Oh hold on let inset all this unnecessary cursing because hey its cable and cursing makes it more dramatic and adult. What a piece of shit show.
Powerful scene.
After listening to the sputtering bullshit that passes for dialogue in the new Rings of Power train-wreck, I had to come find some Deadwood scenes to re-calibrate my senses.
"You ever been beaten, Merrick?" If Al asked any other person in town that question, they would be terrified and in fear for their life. Merrick readily says his only "beating" was the time he got slapped for being hysterical. Then he gets slapped again and just whines: "Stop it, Al!" He's irritated, but not intimidated or scared at all. A testament to their friendship.
Al asking Merrick if he knew the walkway connected them was his way of saying 'If you need help just ask'.
It was his way of introducing a new plot device
When I first started watching I hated Al, but as time wore on I changed into his fan.
“Pain or damage don’t end the world nor despair or beatings, the world ends when your dead till then you’ve got a lot more punishment coming your way, stand up and take like a man and give some back.
Right on, and subscribing, by God. Thank you.
I live by this!!!! Everyday!!!
Al .... the man of harsh truths.
The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. Truer words were never spoken.
Easily one of the best moments in this series, words to live by.
"Stand it like a man, and give some back"....I can't wait till the day when some sports coach of a major team uses this phrase as a rallying cry to motivate his team to victory...no truer words have ever been uttered
One of many great lessons one must learn going through life is to take the punishment and giving it right back when it is needed. This series was a master class in examining the human condition. Not one scene was wasted or without meaning. Not one weak role played by the actors. The writing is superb. A masterpiece.
Well said!!!
I'm sorry, but whilst I absolutely agree that this show was one of the greatest ever, Mr Olyphant delivered one of the most atrocious and abysmal takes on a character I've ever seen. And never improved much throughout the run of the show. Here's to hoping he did a better job in The Movie I just found out about!
Do I wish I was born in these times Righteousness still existed
One of my favorite scenes ever. Deadwood was an excellent show.
I googled this guy after he was in John wick apparently he was a real lady's man 20 years ago
All the supposed "Wisdom's" by all the religious nutjobs in the world could not equal what Al could say in a few sentences....I now "give some back" whenever possible.
Tv show, old western, claim to be real talk back when, I don’t care! This speech has been pushing me
He should have slapped him two times for being a cp weirdo
This scene changed the entire direction of my career.
Stand like a man and give some back! Wise words.
It does not get better than Ian McShane's Al Swearangen.
I'm saving this and putting it on my desktop for the next time I need to hear it.
This pairs well with my favorite scene from Six Feet Under. "You can do anything, you lucky bastard-you're alive! What's a little pain compared to that?" czcams.com/video/8-Jw6AomiBs/video.html
One of the finest and truest scenes in cinema period. Ian rocked the part of Al Swearengen 💯