Ian(and the writers) ripped westerns out of the ground and created a legend. A staple. True western fans love this guy. I tried so hard to not cuss like him in this comment.
Deadwood - best series on television, period. There have been others that have been good, well written and acted but nothing like this. Ended way before it should have. Acting,writing,direction,set design, all of it superlative. I have watched the series several times through and am amazed at how I see/hear things I have missed, even after watching the series repeatedly ! The writing is "dense" in a way, at least some of it is, so you have to think about it for a moment, what did I just hear ? Other parts are immediate and direct without chance of mistake or wrong interpretation. Absolutely brilliant !!!!
And the irony is the "can be combative" bit was direction in the script, NOT a actual line, it was referring how he should say "Welcome to fucking Deadwood."
Best series ever ! Also al had some of the best one liners ever. IMHO the entire cast is top notch, each character was interesting and engaging, even the chick sweeping gave the whole thing depth. I watch the entire series every once in a while.
I can't wait to see him on GOT ! He is one of the finest actors out there. I know whatever role he plays he will do it with style and a little bit of Al Swearengens twinkle in his eye ! Love this man ! 💖
I'm watching this series for the umpteenth time and I just noticed something new - which, of course, is one of the reasons why this series is so incredible. Al Swearengen has a phrase he uses to describe certain people to others who don't know them (yet): "He's (she's) alright". And the wonderful thing is, those he describes as "alright" ARE alright - good people of integrity. Just another demonstration of the depth and complexity of this incredible character.
“What’s your posture, Bullock?” I just finished the show for the first time and that was some of the best dialogue I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching… Incredible all around, but Ian… 👏👏👏👏👏 Hats off to you sir! 🙇♂️🎻🤠
Manny Suarez Yup, they announced they hired him for next season. No word on what character he will play but he should fit right in perfectly in GOT's crazy nasty world :)
Deadwood, Rome, the new Battlestar Galactica, 24, and Boston Legal are all in my pantheon of great TV Series...and only one of them remains on air. This, by far, was one of the greatest series ever and Swearengen the best character.
Something I just noticed - although I have seen the series countless times - is when Swearengen says someone is "alright," they actually are. He is a good judge of personal integrity. He used "alright" to describe Merrick, Langrish, and Joanie Stubbs - and probably others.
reminds me so much of my old man. looked like him, same voice, about the same height, same eyes. rip the old geezer, was a top bloke. Old age wouldn't have suited him
From the main cast to the extras, Deadwood was a masterpiece. Those end credit songs were awesome. The movie had me tearing up during that auction scene. ~_~
Ian(and the writers) ripped westerns out of the ground and created a legend. A staple. True western fans love this guy. I tried so hard to not cuss like him in this comment.
sopranos and wire are about equal. deadwood is above everything. David Milch is a genius wordsmith. Combining the poetic/theatrical "elevated" language with the vulgarity was the perfect combination. Some people criticize deadwood for the rampant swearing, but are they listening to the words in between?
Okay. So I couldn't sleep the other night. Went to my Ultimate History Channel quiz app. One of the questions was who was killed by Ford in the late 1880s. The choices were Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and Ian McShane. NOT kidding!!
"Now, I wanna know who cut the cheese... I'll say right now, that who ever farts in this office and doesn't own up to it, is going off the fucking balcony head-first into the fucking muck! Let's see how you like farting from that fucking position!'
I haven't watched this show before. I just watched the movie Hot Rod with Ian McShane and Andy Samberg; I liked Ian's character so much that I just started looking up other things he's been in. He is now one of my favorite actors. He is an extremely versatile actor.
Aw man, Terra812, I'm struggling to think of some sort of line that Ian McShane's Al Swearengen didn't deliver during the course of this brilliant programme. I found it hard to believe his best can be summed up in 7 minutes and 54 seconds. But you did the business, baby! This is absolutely cool. It's wonderful. It's memorable. It takes me me back to 2006. Well done! I can only imagine the effort that went in to seeking out and editing these clips. Good for you! I'd like, if I may, to put in one of my favourite lines: "They dance on, Chief, however much at home, as if yours and mine, comfort and love await... unhurt, it appears." 😉🧡
Thanks. It's nice that you recognized the effort that went into these. I did a series of "Best of Al Swearengen" Al talks business, Al talks Love, Al the badass. A couple have been deleted by UA-cam. These are the benefits of me losing a job in the 2008 crash.
A lot of oldddd comments here, i just finished this last night - binged the last season and the movie until like 4 in the morning.. god i wish we coulda got a fourth season and *then* the wrap up movie.
Why HBO Max isn’t busy making a Deadwood prequel I’ll never know. I can think of at least 3 off the type of my head 1. Al Swearengen as a young kid helping raise his brother (the one with seizures) into his earlier years 2. Explore years before when Al was on the run and his adventures with Jack the theater actor up until he heads out and helps build Deadwood with Dan, Tom Nuttall, Johnny, and EB 3. Set the story from Bullocks point of view. It could start in Montana with him as a marshal and maybe introduce him mentor and tell his brothers story. That’s just three potential versions from a fanboy. Writers could do something really good.
When it was back on HBO, I have no idea what was going on. Years later, still have no idea where the story was going on. But I remember I loved it so like rescue me. It's just..you ask yourself...what is going on here?
One of the greatest characters of all time. It’s unfortunate not very many people have heard of or even watched this masterpiece of a show.
@@allureofthelens8858 I would have given anything for a few more Al vs Wild Bill scenes, they were amazing to witness.
did u like the movie?
So tremendously agreed. He is genius .
I dropped it cuz it was so frickin boring and the characters were all annoying
@lifeisberserk9566 just admit you have the attention span of a child lmao go watch Marvel shows then, that would be more on your level
I just rewatched the whole series again (for the 3rd time) and am almost brought to tears that there are only 3 seasons. This show was exceptional.
4th round going now:)
Im on the 4th go around also.
They've made a movie now dude wrapping up the finale of the show.
Sometimes I get as mad as Bullock when I think: Big Bang Theory-11 seasons. Deadwood-3 seasons.
if i could warp to a different demention i'd choose the one where deadwood didn't get cancelled
One of the best characters in the history of television.
I'm in love!
Believe it or not, the real guy was even worse.
💯💯💯
"anyhow, thanks for brushin against my prick" the delivery
Ian McShane is ridiculously good in this, it's frightening👏👏
Sometimes a man is born to play that one role. This is that one role for Ian...
He's been great since his days on the BBC playing a dodgy antique dealer.
I saw him in Game of Thrones and Ray Donovan , as recurrent character ! He is a great actor !!
Ian(and the writers) ripped westerns out of the ground and created a legend. A staple. True western fans love this guy.
I tried so hard to not cuss like him in this comment.
My daughter and I pay homage to David Milch's Deadwood: ua-cam.com/video/1HXC9azwn2U/v-deo.html
Deadwood - best series on television, period. There have been others that have been good, well written and acted but nothing like this. Ended way before it should have. Acting,writing,direction,set design, all of it superlative. I have watched the series several times through and am amazed at how I see/hear things I have missed, even after watching the series repeatedly ! The writing is "dense" in a way, at least some of it is,
so you have to think about it for a moment, what did I just hear ? Other parts are immediate and direct without chance of mistake or wrong interpretation. Absolutely brilliant !!!!
Lol
I watched Deadwood for the first time in 2024. Amazing show
Al was easily the best character by far.
Yes, I chose Al as my favorite character but he had to grow on me. Second fav would be Joni Stubbs.
My daughter and I pay homage to David Milch's Deadwood: ua-cam.com/video/1HXC9azwn2U/v-deo.html
Who still watching in 2019
Deadwood is the best western show to this day!!!😍
Al's helping me in spirit while i'm recovering from surgery.
"Announcing your plans is a good way to make God laugh" wow!
Yep, and actually it's from an old yiddish saying, "if you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans." But way better delivered by Ian McShane!
during COVID it seems even more to be the case. that is if you're a believer.
Can’t stop hitting the replay button.
"we teach a special sweeping technique here...follow her lead" lol one of his best lines
"Welcome to fucking Deadwood." One of my favorite lines. Badass, even after a brutal fight. One of my favorite lines. Love this show.
And the irony is the "can be combative" bit was direction in the script, NOT a actual line, it was referring how he should say "Welcome to fucking Deadwood."
Brilliantly written and perfectly acted. One of the most vivid characters and greatest creations in the history of television.
"Centuries of fucking inbreeding, attuned him to the necessities of the times"
Deadwood easily have the best dialogues I have ever seen in my life.
Al and Trixie shitting on jews is the best part of the whole show. Back when people in show business still had balls.
@@kaj7135nothing to do with balls. They’ve amassed immense power over our culture since this show.
"...anyhow, thanks for brushing against my prick."
One day I was so bored finished every single animations streaming/free. "I'm gonna watch something new" I binged watch Deadwood and I love it.
Al is the heart and soul of deadwood
Al Swear Engine
This comment is too underrated.
Lmfao
Best series ever ! Also al had some of the best one liners ever. IMHO the entire cast is top notch, each character was interesting and engaging, even the chick sweeping gave the whole thing depth. I watch the entire series every once in a while.
THE theatre angle from season 3 is awful
RonnyUniverse They’re alright.
I can't wait to see him on GOT ! He is one of the finest actors out there. I know whatever role he plays he will do it with style and a little bit of Al Swearengens twinkle in his eye ! Love this man ! 💖
"I'm a fucking Septon"
"John Wick, what have you fucking done on fucking continental fucking grounds"!!!
I'm watching this series for the umpteenth time and I just noticed something new - which, of course, is one of the reasons why this series is so incredible. Al Swearengen has a phrase he uses to describe certain people to others who don't know them (yet): "He's (she's) alright". And the wonderful thing is, those he describes as "alright" ARE alright - good people of integrity. Just another demonstration of the depth and complexity of this incredible character.
Quite possibly the greatest actor I've ever seen.
Definitely the best TV show.
I miss this show so much, I almost wish I never saw it.
My daughter and I pay homage to David Milch's Deadwood: ua-cam.com/video/1HXC9azwn2U/v-deo.html
“What’s your posture, Bullock?” I just finished the show for the first time and that was some of the best dialogue I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching… Incredible all around, but Ian… 👏👏👏👏👏 Hats off to you sir! 🙇♂️🎻🤠
"First one to touch me, I kill." Losing a finger and yet he still refuses to show weakness, how can you not love this guy?
Al / Ian . . .
Another G O A T .
Greatest
Of
All
Time.
Great video. Al Swearengen has to be one of the best charcters on TV ever.
Al's conversations with Wo were fantastic.
"I lose patience with cunts too ignorant to know when their lots improved." Best fucking line ever. I love Al Swearengen.
Christian Hoffmann True! Hard to top.
The dynamic with him and jewel was my favorite.
One of the best characters I've seen - admirable character - incredible acting.
One of the best performances ever imo. can't wait to see him on GOT
No freggin way !really he got cast on Got?
Manny Suarez Yup, they announced they hired him for next season. No word on what character he will play but he should fit right in perfectly in GOT's crazy nasty world :)
Awesome he fits perfectly there's a few others I'd love to be in it especially considering how this guy murders you fave characters
+Manny Suarez not sure though who he will play, the description sounds like it could be a greyjoy......hmm
+kozzy420420 BEST... NEWS...EVER!!!!
"stay the fuck away from him, I'm having mine served cold"
Such a badass.
Deadwood, Rome, the new Battlestar Galactica, 24, and Boston Legal are all in my pantheon of great TV Series...and only one of them remains on air. This, by far, was one of the greatest series ever and Swearengen the best character.
Something I just noticed - although I have seen the series countless times - is when Swearengen says someone is "alright," they actually are. He is a good judge of personal integrity. He used "alright" to describe Merrick, Langrish, and Joanie Stubbs - and probably others.
McShane performance in this thing was huge. Absolutely stole the show in every occasion.
TheGrandeperuzzi ... i think Calamity Jane stole it.
He's an amazing guy. Like Hopkins. The Bounty and Silence of the Lambs!
TheGrandeperuzzi: exactly my idea!
I came for Wild Bill and I stayed for Swearengen.
His best work after Lovejoy of course
reminds me so much of my old man. looked like him, same voice, about the same height, same eyes.
rip the old geezer, was a top bloke. Old age wouldn't have suited him
I heard this is coming back in 2018!!! Please!!! I need more Deadwood!!!
Status??
Jacqui Harper 2019 spring break 3 hour HBO movie with all actors coming back , already filmed
"He's alwayyyyys draggin' that fuckin' leg." Brilliant
She*
Season 2 Episode 7 "He"*
Jewel to Al. One of the best moments of the show. You don't remember?
Ehh, I prefer when Al says it.
She "not He"
"Us! You and me! Come to me in a vision, you stupid bastard" sheer gold lmao
Every scene he's in is the best!
I really cant think of another actor who would have done it this well.
One of the best characters ever written and performed.
Probably the most interesting character in TV history.
There's a reason he swears so much and so well. His name is SWEAR ENGINE. :-)
Ahh ha ha good one 😊
Happy Birthday to the great Sir Ian McShane!!❤❤❤
From the main cast to the extras, Deadwood was a masterpiece. Those end credit songs were awesome. The movie had me tearing up during that auction scene. ~_~
Y'all please keep the DEADWOOD comin'!
Andrew Fury
"Welcome to fuckin' Deadwood!.....Can be combative!!!!....Ouch!!!
Fuckin' love it!
If only I had a way to post the Holiday Season DEADWOOD pics I contrived . . .
"Tonight, I plan on drinkin' IN!"
Andrew Fury
That's alright Jane...I know your canvassing techniques.
I don't need any casualties on my conscience.
One of the best performances by an actor in a tv show ever...I'd say it even beats bryan cranston from breaking bad
My daughter and I pay homage to David Milch's Deadwood: ua-cam.com/video/1HXC9azwn2U/v-deo.html
Far better
Not even close buddy lost me in translation buddy
Tony Soprano beats Cranston too
@@GrimReader😂😂 bullshit
If you haven't seen this show you don't know what your missing
A lot of old people saying cocksucker and fuck
This has already been said a million times: Al Swearengen = Best Tv Character EVER!
Ian(and the writers) ripped westerns out of the ground and created a legend. A staple. True western fans love this guy.
I tried so hard to not cuss like him in this comment.
"clean somewhere where I can't see you"
When he ain't lyin, Al is the most honorable man you'll ever meet
"y'know i'm half-way thinking this exaggerates the condition rather than alleviates it."
FUCKIN DEAD
Everyone always hyping up "The Sopranos" when both "Deadwood" and "The Wire" are superior in pretty much every way.
sopranos and wire are about equal. deadwood is above everything. David Milch is a genius wordsmith. Combining the poetic/theatrical "elevated" language with the vulgarity was the perfect combination. Some people criticize deadwood for the rampant swearing, but are they listening to the words in between?
Im Italian and say the sopranos was over hyped and ntm stereotypical af ... like we all sit around in track suits and eat cold cuts
One of my most favorite characters of all time!
Ian McShane is an amazing guy! He's in a movie with Stacy Keach from 1977 called The Squeeze.
But Deadwood is a tour de force...
BEST SHOW!!!! & Alotta The Actors/Actresses From This Show Are Now In "SOA!" Another FABULOUS SHOW!!! BRING DEADWOOD BACK!!!
Ian McShane playing him is like David Duchovny playing Fox Mulder!
There is no way any other actor cud pull it off!!
Best show ever!
Okay. So I couldn't sleep the other night. Went to my Ultimate History Channel quiz app. One of the questions was who was killed by Ford in the late 1880s. The choices were Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and Ian McShane. NOT kidding!!
Well, it was obviously Ian McShane.
Nikki Moth Gotta be. Huzzah!
So at this point, all constructive work has ceased on said computer and I'm just perusing bollocks on youtube, though quality bollocks it is.
Loved that show
"why if im moving away from you do you fucking pursue me" "close the assflap"
best fucking character on any show ever
Damn fn right man.
Richard Harrow is cooler
My favourite character by far in Deadwood. Very sad they never made the final season.
"Now, I wanna know who cut the cheese...
I'll say right now, that who ever farts in this office and doesn't own up to it, is going off the fucking balcony head-first into the fucking muck! Let's see how you like farting from that fucking position!'
Everyone in this show was fantastic in their roles, but lan McShane was genius level- best monologues this side of Shakespeare.
The way he says "on the one hand and on the other hand" makes me laugh😂
Swearengen is god. Best character ever on TV for my money.
“Tell your god to ready for blood” Damn that was badass.
Swedgin.....cok sukkah!
"Tell your god to ready for blood" - love that line
Many times, that's what life is--one vile fuckin' task after another.
Justified..my new favorite
"A human being in his last extremity is a bag of shit." Haha, awesome.
Great show
Best character ever.
I haven't watched this show before. I just watched the movie Hot Rod with Ian McShane and Andy Samberg; I liked Ian's character so much that I just started looking up other things he's been in. He is now one of my favorite actors. He is an extremely versatile actor.
als kidney stone was one of the most beautiful, fucked up moments in television i can recall...
He made me laugh so much during the second season during all that agonny he endured XD
McShane steals every scene he is in. Compare this to my other favourite Lovejoy just shows you the depth of range he can play.
Ian McShane, absolute legend that even Titus Welliver had to watch and learn from.
4:44 Whenever I now hear anyone say "On the one hand", I remember this scene lol.
Best show ever
Thanks for making these.
5*****
Aw man, Terra812, I'm struggling to think of some sort of line that Ian McShane's Al Swearengen didn't deliver during the course of this brilliant programme. I found it hard to believe his best can be summed up in 7 minutes and 54 seconds. But you did the business, baby! This is absolutely cool. It's wonderful. It's memorable. It takes me me back to 2006. Well done! I can only imagine the effort that went in to seeking out and editing these clips. Good for you! I'd like, if I may, to put in one of my favourite lines:
"They dance on, Chief, however much at home, as if yours and mine, comfort and love await... unhurt, it appears." 😉🧡
Thanks. It's nice that you recognized the effort that went into these. I did a series of "Best of Al Swearengen" Al talks business, Al talks Love, Al the badass. A couple have been deleted by UA-cam.
These are the benefits of me losing a job in the 2008 crash.
“Close the assflap…” 😂
Lmao damn this character is fucking wild 😂
A lot of oldddd comments here, i just finished this last night - binged the last season and the movie until like 4 in the morning.. god i wish we coulda got a fourth season and *then* the wrap up movie.
Deadwood: the show in which nearly everyone you can recognise from other.now famous tv shows...
I thought that was oz lol
Why HBO Max isn’t busy making a Deadwood prequel I’ll never know. I can think of at least 3 off the type of my head 1. Al Swearengen as a young kid helping raise his brother (the one with seizures) into his earlier years 2. Explore years before when Al was on the run and his adventures with Jack the theater actor up until he heads out and helps build Deadwood with Dan, Tom Nuttall, Johnny, and EB 3. Set the story from Bullocks point of view. It could start in Montana with him as a marshal and maybe introduce him mentor and tell his brothers story. That’s just three potential versions from a fanboy. Writers could do something really good.
I love the "i speak french" line. Makes her look stupid but is a subtle way of implying that she can play the game too.
Best show ever made !
To the 67 people who disliked this: Throw yourselves off the balcony.
When it was back on HBO, I have no idea what was going on.
Years later, still have no idea where the story was going on.
But I remember I loved it so like rescue me.
It's just..you ask yourself...what is going on here?
I really gotta learn that special sweeping technique
The best!!,, David Milch's next series " John from Cinncinati" was extreme excellence as well!!
He's a hell of a good actor...